I rescued two ( more like 1 3/4 ) KAYPRO 10 machines headed for euthanasia.
I repaired the LVPS in the first unit and it comes up (?) but I think it is
waiting for something ( like a BOOT disk ? ). They both ( machines ) have
one half-height 5 1/4 floppy drive and one half-height 10 MByte hard drive.
So far both of the CPU boards do exactly the same thing, after RESET it puts
up the following prompt on the CRT;
* KAYPRO 10 v1.9e *
Anyone know what if anything it is waiting for ( I can't believe it wouldn't
BOOT off of the hard drive, but I don't know any better ) ?? The 10 MB Ready
light for the hard disk does come on ( for what it is worth...).
Better yet, anyone want a couple ( or one ) KAYPRO 10s to screw around with
and add to your collection ? They are built pretty tough ! Make an offer
that will cover my Super Bowl beer fund and you're in business ! Because of
their weight, probably limited to domestic USA shipping ( from Southern
CA ).
Best regards, Steven