It was introduced solely as a cheap SLR system for export.
The T60 shared little with the other T-series models except for a superficial styling resemblance.
Unlike them, it had only manual film loading, advance and rewind.
Also supported, of course, was full manual exposure, aided by the camera's built-in meter.
(Cosina subcontracted work for many other Japanese photographic firms as well as producing cameras to their own design.)