13 Oct
1997
13 Oct
'97
3:04 a.m.
I just picked up a Kaypro 2 (with several missing keys) at one of the
local Salvation Army stores.
It won't recognize my Kaypro II disks, and it takes longer to come up with
the "I cannot read your diskette" message than the Kaypro II does (when I
shove MS-DOS disks in them).
Is the Kaypro 2 broken, or does it use a different disk format from the
Kaypro II? I notice that the startup message is different, so they must
have different ROM revisions.
What are the differences (other than the obvious cosmetic differences)
between these two models?
Thanks.
Doug Spence
ds_spenc(a)alcor.concordia.ca
13 Oct
13 Oct
9:53 a.m.
On Mon, 13 Oct 1997, Doug Spence wrote:
I just picked up a Kaypro 2 (with several missing keys) at one of the
local Salvation Army stores.
It won't recognize my Kaypro II disks, and it takes longer to come up with
the "I cannot read your diskette" message than the Kaypro II does (when I
shove MS-DOS disks in them).
Is the Kaypro 2 broken, or does it use a different disk format from the
Kaypro II? I notice that the startup message is different, so they must
have different ROM revisions.
No, the format is the same, but the different ROM version requires a
different Kaypro revision of CP/M-2.2. I am assuming that your II has
full height drives and the 2 has half high ones. If a 2, they would
still be single sided, but if a 2X then double sided.
- don
What are the differences (other than the obvious
cosmetic differences)
between these two models?
Thanks.
Doug Spence
ds_spenc(a)alcor.concordia.ca
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23 Oct
23 Oct
1:41 a.m.
On Mon, 13 Oct 1997, Don Maslin wrote:
<about the Kaypro 2 not seeing the Kaypro II's disks>
No, the format is the same, but the different ROM
version requires a
different Kaypro revision of CP/M-2.2. I am assuming that your II has
full height drives and the 2 has half high ones. If a 2, they would
still be single sided, but if a 2X then double sided.
Hmmm. Actually, my 2 also has full height drives. Or at least, the
faceplates are full height. I haven't opened it to see what size the
actual mechs are.
I guess it's a bad sign that the 2 doesn't see anything on the II's
disks. Possibly the drives just need cleaning, though. I just wish I had
a cleaning kit for 5.25" drives (ugh!). I think it's already been
mentioned where those are available.
I think I'll end up using your services to get proper system disks for
both my Kaypro machines. The II had a boot disk left in it, but it has
WordStar on it, and I can't copy or format new disks with what I've got.
It's about time I got at least one of the machines to be a bit more
useful. :)
Hopefully I can get the 2 working, as it's the nicer machine than the II.
It's got the stand in front, and a much nicer green phosphor monitor in
it. The II's monitor always looked pale and sickly to me, just because
it's a brighter shade of green.
donm(a)cts.com
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Don Maslin - Keeper of the Dina-SIG CP/M System Disk Archives
Chairman, Dina-SIG of the San Diego Computer Society
Clinging tenaciously to the trailing edge of technology.
Sysop - Elephant's Graveyard (CP/M) - 619-454-8412
*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*
see old system support at http://www.psyber.com/~tcj
Doug Spence
ds_spenc(a)alcor.concordia.ca
8:45 a.m.
On Thu, 23 Oct 1997 06:41:37 -0400 (EDT), you said:
On Mon, 13 Oct 1997, Don Maslin wrote:
<about the Kaypro 2 not seeing the Kaypro II's disks>
I had forgotten it, but there's a Kaypro hiding in my garage. A 2X,
but I don't know much about it and lack space right now to set it up
to check. I do have quite a few CP/M disks and *star progs. I also
have many original disks labeled Kaypro 4. I know even less about
them... (So much stuff, so little time, sigh!)
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