Electromechanical calculating machines from the 1960's
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Olivetti Tetractys        
 
Manufacturer
  Ing. C. Olivetti & Co., S.p.A.
Ivrea, Italy
 
Mechanism
  oscillating rack
 
Capacity
  13
 
Years produced
   
 
Price when new
  $875 in 1964
 
Size (W x D x H)
  in.
cm.
 
Weight
  lb. oz. (kg)
 
Features
  dual results registers
shortcut multiplication
back transfer
  click on photo to enlarge    
         
Won iF design award in 1960. Although a memory is claimed for the machine, it only allows direct access to the control register, so it would be useless for any memory problems with require intermediate multiplication.
Marcello Nizzolli, Natale Capellaro (Lange,Arcoliv,Olivetti website)