Olivetti M28

The Olivetti M28 personal computer, introduced in 1986, was the successor to the Olivetti M24. It had an Intel 80286 CPU running at 8 MHz and 512 KB (expandable to 1024 KB on the motherboard) of RAM, featuring a 5.25" floppy drive and a 20 MB hard drive.[1] The operating systems were MS-DOS 3.2 and XENIX.[2] The computer had room to install three disk units, as opposed to only two on the M24. It was possible to install a 70 MB hard drive, a 80287 math co-processor and a enhanced CGA compatible graphic card capable of displaying 640x400 pixels with 16 colors.[2][3]

Olivetti M28
Also known asAT&T PC 6310, LogAbax Persona 1800
ManufacturerOlivetti
TypePersonal computer
Release date1986 (1986)
Operating systemMS-DOS 3.2, XENIX
CPUIntel 80286 @ 8 MHz
Memory512 KB (expandable to 1024 KB on the motherboard)
Storage20MB hard drive
Removable storageFloppy Drive
Display12" monochrome or 14" color monitor; proprietary DB25 interface; 640x400, 640x200 monochrome; 320x200 in 4 colors; 80x25, 40x24 characters in 16 colors
SoundInternal Speaker
ConnectivitySerial RS-232 port, Centronics parallel port
PredecessorOlivetti M24

The Olivetti M28 was rebranded as the AT&T PC 6310 by AT&T in 1987 and sold on the US market.[4][5][6]

It was available in France as the Persona 1800,[7][8][9][10] sold by LogAbax.[11]

See also
  • Brochure (in Italian)

References
  1. Schumann, Heiko (2016-10-16). "Olivetti M28". olivrea - sammler von klassischen olivetti personal computer & zubehör (in German).
  2. PERSONAL COMPUTER M 28 Caratteristiche tecniche (in Italian). Olivetti. November 1986.
  3. PERSONAL COMPUTER M 28 Caratteristiche tecniche (PDF) (in Italian). Olivetti. March 1986.
  4. Waurzyniac, Patrick (1987-01-19). "AT&T to Offer 286-Based AT Compatible". InfoWorld. Vol. 9, no. 3. p. 5.
  5. AT&T PC 6310 (PDF). AT&T. 1987. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-07.
  6. "No matter where you sit in your company, there's an AT&T PC for you". InfoWorld. Vol. 9, no. 10. 1987-03-09. pp. 40–41.
  7. "Logabax Persona 1600". Silicium (in French).
  8. NECK, Fabien (2018). "Logabax Persona 1800". System.cfg Collection d ordinateurs anciens et de consoles de jeux (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  9. Boucher, Henri. Catalogue informatique – Volume F - Ingénieur Général de l'Armement Henri Boucher (PDF) (in French). p. 20.
  10. "Micro Systèmes" (in French). No. 65. June 1986. pp. 34–35.
  11. "Logabax histoire". Silicium (in French).


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