26 Apr
1998
26 Apr
'98
1:17 p.m.
If nobody wants the Kaypro PeeCee, I suppose I could pull all of the cards
out for interested parties and ship them. If, however, someone wants the
machine whole, obviously it will be kept whole.
William Donzelli
william(a)ans.net
26 Apr
26 Apr
2:48 p.m.
On Sun, 26 Apr 1998, William Donzelli wrote:
If nobody wants the Kaypro PeeCee, I suppose I could
pull all of the cards
out for interested parties and ship them. If, however, someone wants the
machine whole, obviously it will be kept whole.
I remember Kaypro (Non-Linear Systems, wasn't it?) going up in flames when
they couldn't manage the growth that came from the original Kaypro (they
started hiring family members at all top positions in the company, and one
analysis quipped that they had too many Kays and needed more pros :-).
I don't remember ever seeing a desktop PC coming from them. Anybody know
how rare this box is? Sounds like a keeper.
-- Doug
3:14 p.m.
I don't remember ever seeing a desktop PC coming
from them. Anybody know
how rare this box is? Sounds like a keeper.
That is exactly why I really do not want to junk the thing. Now any of you
could have the thing for a song, but it just is quite large to ship (the
shipping bill would probably be five times what the thing is worth!).
Unless someone _really_ ($$$) wants it, I really do not want to ship it.
Just about eveything else is unclaimed. Am I the only person on the list
with an IBM 5103 printer (yes, it is the mate for the 5100)?
William Donzelli
Carmel, NY
william(a)ans.net
28 Apr
28 Apr
2:20 a.m.
William Donzelli wrote:
Just about eveything else is unclaimed. Am I the only
person on the list
with an IBM 5103 printer (yes, it is the mate for the 5100)?
No, you are not the only one. I have one that came with the IBM 5100 I got
some number of months ago. One of these days, I would really like to get it
up and running ... along with a couple of hundred others :)! I probably
missed your original post. What is the offer?
Marvin
26 Apr
26 Apr
5:03 p.m.
New subject: Kaypro PC's (was: Junk sale (new offer))
I remember Kaypro (Non-Linear Systems, wasn't it?)
going up in flames when
I don't remember ever seeing a desktop PC coming from them. Anybody know
how rare this box is? Sounds like a keeper.
Well, I'd thought Kaypro PC's were fairly common ~1986 time frame. One of
the local Computer dealers was Kaypro only. My Mom bought a Kaypro PC in
July of '86 right after I went into the Navy, and about a year latter I
bought a
Kaypro 2000 laptop (V20 based DOS PC) from the same dealer, and later a
base unit and Kodak Diconix printer.
IIRC they made both XT and AT clones, and were normally bundled with a
whole suite of productivity software the main piece being Wordstar. Pretty
good systems.
Zane
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27 Apr
27 Apr
12:02 a.m.
New subject: Kaypro PC's (was: Junk sale (new offer))
Zane H. Healy wrote:
I've got processor, memory and a planar board from a Kaypro PC and I've worked
on a bunch that a certain homestudy school included with their course material
around 1987. It wasn't NRI, they gave out a crap Sanyo silver demon. I think it
was ICS.
Anyway they are more closely related to the Zenith planar type machines of the
same period. Made for sure by Kaypro but not very well supported by them.
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I remember
Kaypro (Non-Linear Systems, wasn't it?) going up in flames when
I don't remember ever seeing a desktop PC coming from them. Anybody know
how rare this box is? Sounds like a keeper.
Well, I'd thought Kaypro PC's were fairly common ~1986 time frame. One of
the local Computer dealers was Kaypro only. My Mom bought a Kaypro PC in
July of '86 right after I went into the Navy, and about a year latter I
bought a
Kaypro 2000 laptop (V20 based DOS PC) from the same dealer, and later a
base unit and Kodak Diconix printer.
IIRC they made both XT and AT clones, and were normally bundled with a
whole suite of productivity software the main piece being Wordstar. Pretty
good systems. 
26 Apr
26 Apr
5:33 p.m.
On Sun, 26 Apr 1998, Doug Yowza wrote:
On Sun, 26 Apr 1998, William Donzelli wrote:
They started out as an offshoot of Andy Kay's Non-Linear Systems, and
later (1984?) incorporated a separate Kaypro Corporation. That was still
back in the Kaypro II/4/10 era.
If nobody wants the Kaypro PeeCee, I suppose I
could pull all of the cards
out for interested parties and ship them. If, however, someone wants the
machine whole, obviously it will be kept whole.
I remember Kaypro (Non-Linear Systems, wasn't it?) going up in flames when
they couldn't manage the growth that came from the original Kaypro (they
started hiring family members at all top positions in the company, and one
analysis quipped that they had too many Kays and needed more pros :-). I don't remember ever seeing a desktop PC coming
from them. Anybody know
how rare this box is? Sounds like a keeper.
-- Doug > > >
Actually, they made several iterations of desktops. Starting with the XT
model, and progressing to a '286, and later a rather compact package that
may have been either '286 or '386 - I'm not sure. Interestingly, the
processor card in the XT bore a striking resemblance to a card produced
by PCPI - personal Computer Products Inc. - another San Diego area company.
Kaypro, of course was forced into Chapter 7 in June of 1992 and ceased to
exist shortly after. PCPI is still in existence, although struggling, and
under another name now.
- don
6:41 p.m.
On Sun, 26 Apr 1998, Doug Yowza wrote:
Actually, you can hear complete rendering of the history of KayPro on the
VCF 1.0 Lecture Series that will be released this May. Stephen Stone, one
of VCF's speakers, did a lot of research and gave a very thorough
discourse on the life and times of KayPro.
If nobody
wants the Kaypro PeeCee, I suppose I could pull all of the cards
out for interested parties and ship them. If, however, someone wants the
machine whole, obviously it will be kept whole.
I remember Kaypro (Non-Linear Systems, wasn't it?) going up in flames when
they couldn't manage the growth that came from the original Kaypro (they
started hiring family members at all top positions in the company, and one
analysis quipped that they had too many Kays and needed more pros :-). I don't remember ever seeing a desktop PC coming
from them. Anybody know
how rare this box is? Sounds like a keeper.
Not really. I've seen a few around and have passed simply because of
their blandness. I didn't realize they were passive backplane though,
which makes them a little interesting. I'll pick one up eventually when
there's nothing else to grab one day. Again, Stephen discusses the Kays'
decision to release a desktop PC compatible on the tape.
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