Talk:Olivetti M24

Olivetti M24 US sales
This issue of BYTE has an ad for the M24 with a US number to call. So it was probably sold in the US under Olivetti's own brand too. I'm guessing it was rare though. Someone not using his real name (talk) 04:47, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
 * In terms of availability and dates, the Olivette M24 (with Olivetti brand label) was sold up here in Canada as late as 1986. I'm sure I have some computer store price lists around here that would back that up, not to mention my mother purchased one during that period. --Apple2gs (talk) 06:25, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

Olivetti M24 Compatibility, a dubious distinction
Around the time this machine was release (1983), there were a lot of clones of the IBM PC, that ran various levels of compatibility, most notable was the list of software that was used to establish compatibility: Those were primarily, IBMs Diagnostics, and Advanced Diagnostics, as well as a game, Microsoft Flight Simulator, and Some graphic Applications, Lotus 1-2-3, It seems that the Wikipedia article neglected to mention a few of these items, so I will have to just quote my source:

It is based on a M24 but its Intel 8086 is running at 10 Mhz, it has 512k RAM (still upgradable to 640k) and a 20Mb hard-disk. Conclusion : the Olivetti M24 was the first computer to be fully compatible with the IBM PC and to offer more features than original PC, for a cheaper price !

https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=535