Kaypro 10 (81-005) - Revision history

FrankRahman: /* News before the release of the K10 */

2026-08-04T13:41:11Z

News before the release of the K10

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	Priced at $2,795, the Kaypro 10 will be available to dealers next year.<br>		Priced at $2,795, the Kaypro 10 will be available to dealers next year.<br>
	(Clipping)		(News Paper Clipping, but consistent with PR Tech Sheet from June 1983)
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2026-07-05T03:51:42Z

Kaypro 10's Predecessor (Kaypro 5)

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	Both units have 64K of RAM, run CP/M and include, in their purchase prices, SBasic from Topaz Programming, Profit Plan from Chang Laboratories and the Select word processing package from Select Systems.<br>		Both units have 64K of RAM, run CP/M and include, in their purchase prices, SBasic from Topaz Programming, Profit Plan from Chang Laboratories and the Select word processing package from Select Systems.<br>
	(Newspaper clipping, no citation)		(Newspaper clipping, no citation)
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			The Kaypro 5, scheduled to be available this quarter, is the same as the Kaypro II except that the Kaypro 5 includes one floppy disk and one 5.5 megabyte Winchester hard disk as storage media.
			(Small Computer Systems, December 1982)

			It also lists both the Kaypro II and 5 as not having Graphics
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2026-02-18T23:21:42Z

Light Pen?

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	(Profiles V3 N6)		(Profiles V3 N6)

	===Light Pen?===		===Light Pen===
	"... the light pen plug on the Kaypro 10 doesn't work. When the computer was designed, Kaypro had planned to have one, but never found time to finish it."<br>		"... the light pen plug on the Kaypro 10 doesn't work. When the computer was designed, Kaypro had planned to have one, but never found time to finish it."<br>
	(Profiles, September 1986)		(Profiles, September 1986)

2026-02-18T23:20:53Z

Light Pen?

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	"... the light pen plug on the Kaypro 10 doesn't work. When the computer was designed, Kaypro had planned to have one, but never found time to finish it."<br>		"... the light pen plug on the Kaypro 10 doesn't work. When the computer was designed, Kaypro had planned to have one, but never found time to finish it."<br>
	(Profiles, September 1986)		(Profiles, September 1986)

			The [[Video Chip]] an SY6545A-1 supports the use of a light pen.

	===K10 Known Errors===		===K10 Known Errors===

2026-01-01T18:46:53Z

← Older revision	Revision as of 18:46, 1 January 2026
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2026-01-01T18:46:35Z

Kaypro 10

2025-12-31T15:49:08Z

Kaypro 10

2025-12-31T15:47:09Z

Images from the Pre-Release Brochure

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	This pre-release version has a hard drive with a visible cover panel and horizontal drive configuration.		This pre-release version has a hard drive with a visible cover panel and horizontal drive configuration.

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2025-12-27T16:18:38Z

News before the release of the K10

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	The extra memory in the hard disk will accommodate graphics "somewhere between business and high-resolution quality, will allow for new enhancements like underlining, highlighting and reverse video, and will drive displays at 4 MHz," he said.<br>		The extra memory in the hard disk will accommodate graphics "somewhere between business and high-resolution quality, will allow for new enhancements like underlining, highlighting and reverse video, and will drive displays at 4 MHz," he said.<br>
	(Electrical Enginnering Times, November 22, 1982)		(Electrical Enginnering Times, November 22, 1982)
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			Kaypro will be shipping sample copies of its new Kaypro 10 computer, with a 10-Mb Winchester disk, to its dealers. The software bundled with the computer will reside on the hard disk. This will provide a lot more storage than the floppy drives, with an additional $1000 added to the price tag.<br>
			(Personal Computing, May 1983)
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2025-12-14T14:52:43Z

K10 in production

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	The software package for the Kaypro 10 is the same as for the Robie, plus software for backing up your hard disk onto floppy disks."<br>		The software package for the Kaypro 10 is the same as for the Robie, plus software for backing up your hard disk onto floppy disks."<br>
	(Profiles V3 N6)		(Profiles V3 N6)

			===Light Pen?===
			"... the light pen plug on the Kaypro 10 doesn't work. When the computer was designed, Kaypro had planned to have one, but never found time to finish it."<br>
			(Profiles, September 1986)

	===K10 Known Errors===		===K10 Known Errors===