Summary
Olivetti Model DE 523 word processor, comprising integrated unit with screen, 2 cassette tape drives and keyboard in single casing. Keyboard has 24 special function keys devoted to word processing. Made by Olivetti in Italy about 1975.
This unit had a "futuristic" design, with the monochrome monitor supported by an arm reaching up from behind the keyboard, Unfortunately the design dated rapidly.
Physical Description
Comprising integrated unit with screen, 2 cassette tape drives and keyboard in single casing. Cassette tape jammed in left hand cassette drive.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Toyota Australia Pty Ltd, 05 Jul 1993
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Inscriptions
Label on front: olivetti DE 523 Right hand cassette drive: 0765219 Left hand cassette drive: 751507 Cassette: (handwritten) Side B 26-7-82 / (Olivetti logo)
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Overall Dimensions
480 mm (Length), 480 mm (Width), 460 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Computers, Computing, Electric Typewriters, Microcomputer Systems, Word Processors