3 Sep
1999
3 Sep
'99
9:46 a.m.
So why did Kaypro or, Non-Linear Systems as it really was I understand, go
out of business anyway.
I had gotten busy with other endeavers and when I looked about 1989 or 1990
or so, Kaypro was gone.
It seemed as if they had enjoyed a good reputation. What exactly went wrong
if anybody knows?
Jim
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3 Sep
3 Sep
5:46 p.m.
On Fri, 3 Sep 1999, Jim wrote:
So why did Kaypro or, Non-Linear Systems as it really
was I understand, go
out of business anyway.
Well the actual reason is that the Bankruptcy Court put them into Chapter
7 and closed them down. What led up to that is a rather longer and
involved story which includes expansion faster than they could manage well,
family problems, staying with 8-bitters too long, etc. There were
approximately $20 million in claims against the company at the time of
closure.
I had gotten busy with other endeavers and when I
looked about 1989 or 1990
or so, Kaypro was gone.
Well, not quite, as the actual terminal date was about 10 June 1992. At
that time they had produced and sold more than 750,000 personal computers
- the vast majority of which were the Z-80 based machines. (How does that
figure stack up against Z-80 cards for Apple IIs?)
- don
It seemed as if they had enjoyed a good reputation.
What exactly went wrong
if anybody knows?
Jim
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