18 May
1998
18 May
'98
1:02 p.m.
On Mon, 18 May 1998, Nate Lawson wrote:
I recently obtained a Kaypro 2 from my great aunt, but it doesn't have
any floppies for booting.
It's also missing the cable to connect the keyboard to the main unit.
1. Can I just use a straight-through RJ11, 4 conductor wire for the
keyboard? It looks like this is the case. (Same cable used for phones).
Yes, it is the same as a handset cord. Make sure that it has the four
conductors though. There are some with only two.
2. Does anyone have the images for the boot disk(s)
or know where to
get them? I can rawrite them
to a SSDD disk once I have them.
I'll send you information by private e-mail to avoid clutter on this list.
3. A lot of the information on the OAK CP/M archive
is in a .lbr or
.tzt format. Is there an application for
DOS or Unix to read these, and where would it be found?
Tim's post pretty well covered that. I recommend CFX because it is all
in one program.
Thanks for any help. I plan to use the Kaypro as a
terminal via the
VT100 emulator. I'm reasonably
familiar (albeit, quite rusty) with CP/M.
-Nate
nlawson(a)scient.com
- don
donm(a)cts.com
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