LogAbax

The name is composed of two abbreviations: Log from logarithm and Abax from abacus.

[1] The company was created in 1942 as “La Société Française des Brevets LogAbax”.

The LX 500, a personal computer based on the Z80 microprocessor and running the CP/M operating system, is presented in 1978.

The Persona 1600, a PC compatible machine with an Intel 8086 CPU (similar to Olivetti M24) is presented in 1985.

In 1988 Olivetti France and Société Nouvelle LogAbax merge, becoming Olivetti-LogAbax.