C. Price: $129. 11 April 1901 , Ivrea - d. Olivetti & Co. Established in 1908 in Ivrea (near Turin) to manufacture typewriters, over the years Olivetti has undergone a series of transformations, displaying an impressive ability to adapt to continuous change in technology and on the information and communication markets. The company was founded as a typewriter manufacturer in 1908 in Ivrea , near Turin , by Camillo Olivetti . Adrianos formative years were spent under the tutelage of his mother, an educated and sober woman. Olivetti produced Italys first electronic computer, the transistorised Elea 9003, in 1959 .Ing.A. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. [2] Olivetti was also well-known for the caliber of the architects it engaged to design its factories and offices, including Le Corbusier , Louis Kahn , Gae Aulenti , and many others. In 1964 the company sold its electronics division to the USA company General Electric . From the 1940s to the 60s, Olivetti industrial design was led by Marcello Nizzoli , responsible for the Lexicon 80 (1948) and the iconic portable Lettera 22 (1950). Adriano Olivetti was known worldwide during his lifetime as the Italian manufacturer of Olivetti typewriters , calculators , and computers . Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobes Flash Player. Industry observers in Italy and worldwide have always admired Olivetti for its distinctive corporate style: a style based on technological excellence, innovation, quality and design, a strong focus on the market, as well as a keen interest in culture and the arts, attention to social issues and a commitment to continuous improvement in relations with employees and the territory. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.A. In and out of the factory, he both practiced and preached the utopian system of the community movement, but he was not an astute enough politician to have a mass following. Olivetti has moved successfully from mechanics to electronics, from office products to computers, IT systems and services and telecommunications. Olivetti & C. 27 February 1960 , on a train from Milan to Lausanne ) was an Italian entrepreneur , the son of the founder of Olivetti , Camillo Olivetti . Home > Browse by Company > Olivetti S. Olivetti was an entrepreneur and innovator who transformed shop-like operations into a modern factory. They also purchased the US typewriter company Underwood that year. In 1985 it acquired a controlling share in the British computer manufacturer Acorn Computers Ltd ; a third partner was Thomson SA , and indeed Olivetti was selling the Thomson MO6 and Acorn BBC Master Compact with brand names Olivetti Prodest PC128 and PC128s respectively. Adriano Olivetti (b. Olivetti S. Also, as a socialist , Camillo emphasized the non-differentiation between manual and intellectual work. By 1908 , 25 years after Remington in the United States , Olivetti started to produce typewriters. Initially, the factory (consisting of 30 workers) concentrated on electric measurement devices. The companys first typewriter , the M1, was presented at the Universal Fair in Turin in 1911. The firm was mainly developed by his son Adriano Olivetti , who is also famous for developing a new management system. The discipline and sobriety Camillo imposed on his family induced rebellion in Adrianos adolescence manifested by a dislike of his fathers workplace and by his studying at a polytechnic school of subjects other than the mechanical engineering his father wanted. C. This video has been added to your favorites . Get the latest Flash player . Already a member? This Articles Table of Contents Olivetti & C. Olivetti was famous for the attention it gave to design: [a] preoccupation with design developed into a comprehensive corporate philosophy, which embraced everything from the shape of a space bar to the color scheme for an advertising poster. Bellini designed the Programma 101 (1965), Divisumma 18 (1973) and Logos 68 (1973) calculators and the TCV-250 video display terminal (1966), among others. The company continued to develop personal computers until it sold its PC business in 1997 . Olivetti & C. His children, during their time away from study, worked with and under the same conditions as his workers.p.m production workshop with a weekly output of about 20 machines. Ing. [1] In 1952, the New York Museum of Modern Art put on the show Olivetti: Design in Industry and many Olivetti products remain part of the museums permanent collection., S. Olivettis Divisumma electric calculator was launched in 1948 . In other words, Olivetti successfully combines technology and culture, efficiency and social responsibility, innovation and design. .A. Already a member? The Ultimate Review of 2007., SpA. Anyway, it continued to develop on its own new computing products such as Programma 101 , regarded as the first personal computer produced by a company (that is, a desktop electronic calculating machine programmable by non-specialists for personal use). Later, Mario Bellini and Ettore Sottsass directed design. Michele De Lucchi designed the Art Jet 10 ink-jet printer (1999) (winner of the Compasso dOro ) and the Gioconda calculator (2001). Centigram and Olivetti develop Italian TruVoice text-to-speech software and provide other TruVoice languages to customers; Alliance provides OEMs with single vendor solution for multiple TTS languages. Web Site: www. - the first Italian typewriter factory was founded by Camillo Olivetti on 29 October 1908 . Sottsass designed the Tekne 3 typewriter (1958), Elea 9003 computer (1959), the Praxis 48 typewriter (1964), the very famous Valentine portable typewriter (1969), and others.p.olivetti. It had 20 employees and a 500 sq. Olivettis first modern personal computer, the M20 with Zilog Z8000 CPU , was released in 1982 . Camillo believed that his children could get a better education at home. Another major show, mounted by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in 1969, toured five other cities. The Olivetti empire was begun by his father Camillo. is an Italian manufacturer of computers , printers and other business machines. It opened its first overseas manufacturing plant in 1930 .p. Note: some videos not suitable for minors may still appear in search results..