题目内容
At his factory in Ivrea, he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter. Today the company's head
office is still in Ivrea, near Turin, but the company is much larger than it was in those days and there are
offices all around the world.
By 1930 there was a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13,000 machines a year. Some went to
customers in Italy, but Olivetti exported more typewriter to other countries.
Camillo's son, Adriano, started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss. He
introduced a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and design specialists. The
company developed new and better typewriters and then calculators (计算机). In 1959 it produced the ELEA
computer in Italy.
After Adriano died in 1960, the company had a period of financial problems. Other companies, especially
the Japanese, made faster progress in electronic technology than the ITalian company.
In 1978, Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss. Olivetti increased its marking and service networks and
made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office equipment. Soon it
became one of the world's leading companies in information technology and communications. There are now
five independent companies in the Olivetti group-one for personal computers, one for systems and services,
and two for telecommunications.
B. Olivetti earned more in the 1960s than in the 1950s
C. some of Olivetti's 700 staff regularly visited customers in Italy
D. Olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning
B. A period of financial problems.
C. Its faster progress.
D. Its agreements with other companies.
B. It designed the world's first mainframe computer.
C. It exported more typewriters than other companies.
D. It has five independent companies with its head office in Ivrea.
B. The Success of Olivetti
C. The History of Olivetti
D. The Production of Olivetti
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