Kaypro 286i - Revision history

FrankRahman: /* News */

2025-12-05T03:21:42Z

News

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	"Kaypro Corp., Solana Beach, Calif., said it had introduced a special, slimmed-down version of its 286i I.B.M. AT-compatible desktop computer, retailing for $2,995."<br>		"Kaypro Corp., Solana Beach, Calif., said it had introduced a special, slimmed-down version of its 286i I.B.M. AT-compatible desktop computer, retailing for $2,995."<br>
	(New York Times, May 9, 1985)		(New York Times, May 9, 1985)

	"The Kaypro 286i Model C uses its enhanced speed to process 30 MB of data from its new hard drive, a 50% increase in storage capacity over the original 20 MB Model C. Model A now retails for $2495, while the Model C has been reduced to $3995!"<br>
	~~(Kugram Sep-Oct 1985)~~

	"Kaypro now has four variations of the high-performance 286i, an IBM PC AT work-alike. The "A" model comes with 512K of RAM and a single 1.2-megabyte drive. The "B" version adds a second high-density drive and the software bundle. The 286i-C has 640K of RAM, a 20-megabyte hard disk and one high-density floppy drive but no software. The top-of-the-line 286i-D has 640K of RAM , one highdensity drive, a streaming tape drive for hard disk backup and the software bundle."<br>		"Kaypro now has four variations of the high-performance 286i, an IBM PC AT work-alike. The "A" model comes with 512K of RAM and a single 1.2-megabyte drive. The "B" version adds a second high-density drive and the software bundle. The 286i-C has 640K of RAM, a 20-megabyte hard disk and one high-density floppy drive but no software. The top-of-the-line 286i-D has 640K of RAM , one highdensity drive, a streaming tape drive for hard disk backup and the software bundle."<br>
	(Profiles, January 1986)		(Profiles, January 1986)

			"The Kaypro 286i Model C uses its enhanced speed to process 30 MB of data from its new hard drive, a 50% increase in storage capacity over the original 20 MB Model C. Model A now retails for $2495, while the Model C has been reduced to $3995!"<br>
			(Kugram Jul-Aug 1986)

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FrankRahman: /* News */

2025-12-05T03:14:34Z

News

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	"Kaypro Corp., Solana Beach, Calif., said it had introduced a special, slimmed-down version of its 286i I.B.M. AT-compatible desktop computer, retailing for $2,995."<br>		"Kaypro Corp., Solana Beach, Calif., said it had introduced a special, slimmed-down version of its 286i I.B.M. AT-compatible desktop computer, retailing for $2,995."<br>
	(New York Times, May 9, 1985)		(New York Times, May 9, 1985)

			"The Kaypro 286i Model C uses its enhanced speed to process 30 MB of data from its new hard drive, a 50% increase in storage capacity over the original 20 MB Model C. Model A now retails for $2495, while the Model C has been reduced to $3995!"<br>
			(Kugram Sep-Oct 1985)

	"Kaypro now has four variations of the high-performance 286i, an IBM PC AT work-alike. The "A" model comes with 512K of RAM and a single 1.2-megabyte drive. The "B" version adds a second high-density drive and the software bundle. The 286i-C has 640K of RAM, a 20-megabyte hard disk and one high-density floppy drive but no software. The top-of-the-line 286i-D has 640K of RAM , one highdensity drive, a streaming tape drive for hard disk backup and the software bundle."<br>		"Kaypro now has four variations of the high-performance 286i, an IBM PC AT work-alike. The "A" model comes with 512K of RAM and a single 1.2-megabyte drive. The "B" version adds a second high-density drive and the software bundle. The 286i-C has 640K of RAM, a 20-megabyte hard disk and one high-density floppy drive but no software. The top-of-the-line 286i-D has 640K of RAM , one highdensity drive, a streaming tape drive for hard disk backup and the software bundle."<br>

FrankRahman: /* Manual */

2025-09-15T12:05:20Z

Manual

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	==Manual==		==Manual==
	[[~~File~~:Kaypro 286i manual.pdf]]
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			[[File:Kaypro 286i Manual Cover.jpg\|200px]]
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FrankRahman at 04:27, 5 September 2025

2025-09-05T04:27:56Z

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	\| Keyboard: \|\| Enhanced 101-style keyboard		\| Keyboard: \|\| Enhanced 101-style keyboard
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			\| BIOS: \|\| Award
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FrankRahman: /* Example 286i Machines */

2025-09-05T04:25:59Z

Example 286i Machines

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	[[File:417301 box.jpg\|400px]]		[[File:417301 box.jpg\|400px]]
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FrankRahman: /* Example 286i Machines */

2025-09-05T04:22:39Z

Example 286i Machines

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 ==286i Motherboard==
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FrankRahman: /* 286i Motherboard */

2025-07-31T19:43:24Z

286i Motherboard

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			==Manual==
			[[File:Kaypro 286i manual.pdf]]

FrankRahman: /* Development */

2025-07-20T15:43:56Z

Development

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	==Development==		==Development==
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	~~What I understood~~ was ~~that Andy had just written~~ a ~~giant check~~ to ~~some manufacturer in Taiwan~~, I ~~mean~~ a ~~giant check, so that we would have exclusive license to~~ it for a ~~year~~. ~~They [the Taiwanese Company]~~ had ~~illegally duplicated the IBM PC-AT~~.		Then they did the Kaypro 286i. Based on the Intel 80286 processor it was a gun-metal gray large desktop computer and a clone of the IBM PC AT – the first one in the United States. When I first got to Profiles, I got a Kaypro 286i because I needed it for evaluations. And people were angry with me. There were far more senior people who didn't have a Kaypro 286i sitting on their desk. I had a coprocessor, I had a Hercules graphics card. The head of sales would come by and just give me a dirty look.

	The 286i sold more and better than the Kaypro 16. The Kaypro 16 was an 8088, but ~~none of it was~~ going to stop the downward spiral. The Kaypro 386 came in ~~like~~ the last year that I was there.<br>		I also had it because I had to speak to Jerry Pournelle, to whom Kaypro had given a 286i. He was a renowned science fiction writer who with Larry Niven. He co-wrote ''Lucifer's Hammer''. He was also a columnist for Byte Magazine which is why he was on my radar and why we gave him a 286i.

			As to how we offered the first PC AT-compatible, what I understood was that Andy had written a giant check to some manufacturer in Taiwan -- I mean a GIANT check -- so that we would have an exclusive license to it for a year. They [the Taiwanese company] had duplicated the IBM PC-AT.

			The 286i sold more and better than the Kaypro 16. The Kaypro 16 was an 8088, but no sales were going to stop the downward spiral. The 286i’s successor, the Kaypro 386, came in the last year that I was there.<br>
	([[Interview with Marshall Mosley]])		([[Interview with Marshall Mosley]])
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FrankRahman: /* Development */

2025-07-20T00:33:44Z

Development

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	==Development==		==Development==
	<blockquote>		<blockquote>
	What I understood was that Andy had just written a giant check to some manufacturer in Taiwan, I mean a giant check, so that we would have exclusive license to it for a year. They had illegally duplicated the IBM PC-AT.		What I understood was that Andy had just written a giant check to some manufacturer in Taiwan, I mean a giant check, so that we would have exclusive license to it for a year. They [the Taiwanese Company] had illegally duplicated the IBM PC-AT.

	The 286i sold more and better than the Kaypro 16. The Kaypro 16 was an 8088, but none of it was going to stop the downward spiral. The Kaypro 386 came in like the last year that I was there.<br>		The 286i sold more and better than the Kaypro 16. The Kaypro 16 was an 8088, but none of it was going to stop the downward spiral. The Kaypro 386 came in like the last year that I was there.<br>
	([[Interview with Marshall Mosley]])		([[Interview with Marshall Mosley]])
	</blockquote>		</blockquote>

	==Marketing info==		==Marketing info==

FrankRahman: /* Marketing info */

2025-07-20T00:32:46Z

Marketing info

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			==Development==
			<blockquote>
			What I understood was that Andy had just written a giant check to some manufacturer in Taiwan, I mean a giant check, so that we would have exclusive license to it for a year. They had illegally duplicated the IBM PC-AT.

			The 286i sold more and better than the Kaypro 16. The Kaypro 16 was an 8088, but none of it was going to stop the downward spiral. The Kaypro 386 came in like the last year that I was there.<br>
			([[Interview with Marshall Mosley]])
			</blockquote>

	==Marketing info==		==Marketing info==