The Elea was a series of mainframe computers that Olivetti began developing in the late 1950s, built entirely with transistors for high performance and conceived, designed and developed by a small group of researchers led by Mario Tchou, with industrial design by Ettore Sottsass. The ELEA 9003 was the first solid-state computer designed and manufactured in Italy, and about forty units of the Elea line were placed with customers before Olivetti sold its mainframe business to General Electric in August 1964.
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SignificanceThe Olivetti ELEA 9001 was the first solid-state computer designed and manufactured in Italy, completed in 1957. 1 FAQs
What does the name Elea mean?
It was an acronym that also honors the ancient Greek colony of Elea.
The name began as an acronym for Elaboratore Elettronico Aritmetico, meaning arithmetical electronic computer, which was later changed to Automatico for marketing reasons. It was also chosen as a tribute to the polis of Elea, a colony of Magna Graecia and home of the Eleatic school of philosophy.
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Wikimedia FoundationGenerations section, ELEA 9001 entry, sentence on its spring 1957 completion
The system was completed in spring 1957 and was later sent to Ivrea where for six years it controlled the Olivetti production warehouses.
Lead paragraph, sentence naming the ELEA 9001 as first Italian solid-state computer
The ELEA 9001 was the first solid-state computer designed and manufactured in Italy.
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Elea was a series of mainframe computers Olivetti developed starting in the late 1950s.
Invented By: Mario Tchou, Lead
The system, made entirely with transistors for high performance, was conceived, designed and developed by a small group of researchers led by Mario Tchou (1924-1961), with industrial design by Ettore Sottsass.
In Group: Early Commercially Sold Computers, Lead
The Elea was a series of mainframe computers Olivetti developed starting in the late 1950s.
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