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jbz
@jbz@indieweb.social  路  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

馃The Downfall of Olivetti - Exploring an Abandoned Computer Factory

https://youtube.com/watch?v=X7XEa7tC7xU

#olivetti #italia #innovation #retrocomputing

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Luca Ruggeri
@lcruggeri@mastodon.uno replied  路  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
@jbz it was called "the Italian Silicon Valley", then Italy happened
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Ken Milmore
@kbm0@mastodon.social replied  路  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
@jbz Great video. An interesting sidelight is that Olivetti ended up with a major stake in ARM when it acquired Acorn in the 1980s. That opportunity seems to have been missed along with all the others.
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/ellee-seymour/the-day-olivetti-stitched_b_1306101.html
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