If you are not familiar with Olivetti (the company), or the founder's son (Adriano), you should.
In a parallel universe, Olivetti is the market leader in chip manufacturing, and Intel never existed.
In a parallel universe, Olivetti is the market leader in chip manufacturing, and Intel never existed.
Some of the stuff they were doing was really innovative. Every member of staff wore 'Active Badges' containing something that today sounds rather like an RFID chip. and sensors blanketing the building
You could Telnet into the main campus machine and Finger someone's name and get the response 'Andy Hopper was last seen 5 minutes ago, by the lifts, on the ground floor'.
I thought that was dead cool at the time.
http://www.storiaolivetti.it/percorso.asp?idPercorso=608
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivetti_Advanced_Technology_C...
It must be the air in Silicn Valley ...