Kaypro 386 - Revision history

FrankRahman at 00:20, 5 June 2026

2026-06-05T00:20:37Z

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	Standard Specifications KAYPRO 386 Model E		Standard Specifications KAYPRO 386 Model E
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	\| Processor: \|\| 80386 microprocessor<br>Keyboard-selectable 8/16 MHz clock<br>Socket for 80387 math ~~cco~~-processor		\| Processor: \|\| 80386 microprocessor<br>Keyboard-selectable 8/16 MHz clock<br>Socket for 80387 math co-processor
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	\| Memory: \|\| 2.5 MB 32-bit wide RAM		\| Memory: \|\| 2.5 MB 32-bit wide RAM
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			==Models==
			In September 1987 Byte Magazine<br>
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			! Model !! Price !! RAM !! Harddrive
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			\| A \|\| $4,495 \|\| 512KB \|\| None
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			\| E-40 \|\| $5,795 \|\| 2.5MB \|\| 40MB
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			\| E-130 \|\| $8,095 \|\| 2.5MB \|\| 130MB
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			\| N-240 \|\| $14,450 \|\| 2.5MB \|\| 240MB \|\| Network Server
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			\| N-330 \|\| $19,450 \|\| 2.5MB \|\| 330MB \|\| Network Server
			\|}([[Media:Byte Magazine Sep 1987 Kaypro.pdf\|Byte Magazine September 1987]])<br>

	[[File:Kaypro 386 PROFILES Volume 5 Number 1 1987-08 Kaypro Corp US.jpg]]<br>		[[File:Kaypro 386 PROFILES Volume 5 Number 1 1987-08 Kaypro Corp US.jpg]]<br>

FrankRahman: /* Motherboard */

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	This is also alluded to in an article in PC Magazine from August 1987, "Inside the shell of the Kaypro 386, the oscillator of Intel's prefabricated 80386 system board" and "In Short: 386 PC built around Intel's motherboard and other standard off-the-shelf components"		This is also alluded to in an article in PC Magazine from August 1987, "Inside the shell of the Kaypro 386, the oscillator of Intel's prefabricated 80386 system board" and "In Short: 386 PC built around Intel's motherboard and other standard off-the-shelf components"

	It is specified in Byte Magazine "All three models of the Kaypro 386 use the same motherboard, the Intel iSBC 386 AT, which has a 16-MHz 80386 microprocessor and ~~5 l 2K~~ bytes of 120nanosecond		It is specified in Byte Magazine "All three models of the Kaypro 386 use the same motherboard, the Intel iSBC 386 AT, which has a 16-MHz 80386 microprocessor and 512K bytes of 120nanosecond
	RAM."<br>([[Media:Byte Magazine Sep 1987 Kaypro.pdf\|Byte Magazine September 1987]])		RAM."<br>([[Media:Byte Magazine Sep 1987 Kaypro.pdf\|Byte Magazine September 1987]])
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	This is also alluded to in an article in PC Magazine from August 1987, "Inside the shell of the Kaypro 386, the oscillator of Intel's prefabricated 80386 system board" and "In Short: 386 PC built around Intel's motherboard and other standard off-the-shelf components"		This is also alluded to in an article in PC Magazine from August 1987, "Inside the shell of the Kaypro 386, the oscillator of Intel's prefabricated 80386 system board" and "In Short: 386 PC built around Intel's motherboard and other standard off-the-shelf components"

			It is specified in Byte Magazine "All three models of the Kaypro 386 use the same motherboard, the Intel iSBC 386 AT, which has a 16-MHz 80386 microprocessor and 5 l 2K bytes of 120nanosecond
			RAM."<br>([[Media:Byte Magazine Sep 1987 Kaypro.pdf\|Byte Magazine September 1987]])
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	===Documentation===		==Documentation==
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FrankRahman: /* News */

2026-03-05T20:02:46Z

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	"Enhanced versions of Kaypro's Series 386 models A and E will now be offered with a 25-MHz processor. The Model A comes standard with 1 megabyte of RAM, MS-DOS 3.3, and GW Basic. It will sell for $4,525. The Model E comes with an additional 1 megabyte of RAM, a 40-megabyte hard drive, and Microsoft Windows/386 and has a suggested retail price of $5,995. Both systems are pending FCC approval and will begin shipping within 30 days, according to Joseph W. Marcello, vice president of sales."<br>(InfoWorld, November 28, 1988)		"Enhanced versions of Kaypro's Series 386 models A and E will now be offered with a 25-MHz processor. The Model A comes standard with 1 megabyte of RAM, MS-DOS 3.3, and GW Basic. It will sell for $4,525. The Model E comes with an additional 1 megabyte of RAM, a 40-megabyte hard drive, and Microsoft Windows/386 and has a suggested retail price of $5,995. Both systems are pending FCC approval and will begin shipping within 30 days, according to Joseph W. Marcello, vice president of sales."<br>(InfoWorld, November 28, 1988)

			<blockquote>
			Despite dire warnings about shortages of the 80386 chip, most hardware vendors using that platform aren't complaining<br>
			...<br>
			The only vendor interviewed to acknowledge problems was Kaypro Corp. According to a spokeswoman, the company currently has an order backlog it can't fulfill because of the low supplies.<br>
			(Computer Systems News Weekly, July 20, 1987)
			</blockquote>

	==Motherboard==		==Motherboard==

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2026-03-05T19:49:19Z

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	While I haven't seen an actual Kaypro 386 machine, I have the User Guide for one. I saw on [https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/intel-301-system-board-pba-451213-xxx The Retro Web] a reference to the Intel 301 motherboard also as the "KayPro/NLS 386 E". After close investigation of the jumper settings and slot descriptions referred to in the user guide and Profiles article above to the motherboard below it does appear to be the same board.		While I haven't seen an actual Kaypro 386 machine, I have the User Guide for one. I saw on [https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/intel-301-system-board-pba-451213-xxx The Retro Web] a reference to the Intel 301 motherboard also as the "KayPro/NLS 386 E". After close investigation of the jumper settings and slot descriptions referred to in the user guide and Profiles article above to the motherboard below it does appear to be the same board.

	This is also alluded to in an article in PC Magazine from August 1987, "Inside the shell of the Kaypro 386, the oscillator of Intel's prefabricated 80386 system board"		This is also alluded to in an article in PC Magazine from August 1987, "Inside the shell of the Kaypro 386, the oscillator of Intel's prefabricated 80386 system board" and "In Short: 386 PC built around Intel's motherboard and other standard off-the-shelf components"
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FrankRahman at 20:15, 15 October 2025

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	Intel documentation:		Intel documentation:
	[[Media:Kaypro 386 motherboard iSBC 386AT User guide comp.pdf\|iSBC 386AT User's Guide]]		[[Media:Kaypro 386 motherboard iSBC 386AT User guide comp.pdf\|iSBC 386AT User's Guide]]

			<!-- Byte magazine, Sept 87-->

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	==News==		==News==
			"... and the Fall COMDEX [Nov 10-14, 1986] show ... the new 80386 machines were the highlight at COMDEX. Six companies showed off new 386 based computers including Convergent, Kaypro and Zenith."
			(Computer Chronicles, Ramdom Access File Segment, Nov 1986)


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	Kaypro Corporation has reduced prices on the Kaypro 386 line of supermicros, the Kaypro EXTRA! EXTRA! complete desktop publishing systems, the Kaypro 16E, and the 162E.		Kaypro Corporation has reduced prices on the Kaypro 386 line of supermicros, the Kaypro EXTRA! EXTRA! complete desktop publishing systems, the Kaypro 16E, and the 162E.

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	===Documentation===		===Documentation===
	Kaypro ~~Users Guide:~~		{\|
	[[File:Kaypro 386 ~~Manual~~.~~pdf~~]]		\|-
			\| [[Media:Kaypro 386 Manual.pdf\|Kaypro 386 Manual]] \|\|
			[[File:Kaypro 386 UG Cover.jpg\|200px]]
			\|}



	Intel documentation:		Intel documentation:
	[[~~File~~:Kaypro 386 motherboard iSBC 386AT User guide comp.pdf]]		[[Media:Kaypro 386 motherboard iSBC 386AT User guide comp.pdf\|iSBC 386AT User's Guide]]

FrankRahman: /* Motherboard */

2025-08-18T13:36:28Z

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	==Motherboard==		==Motherboard==
	While I haven't seen an actual Kaypro 386 machine, I have the User Guide for one. I saw on [https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/intel-301-system-board-pba-451213-xxx The Retro Web] a reference to the Intel 301 motherboard also as the "KayPro/NLS 386 E". After close investigation of the jumper settings and slot descriptions referred to in the user guide and Profiles article above to the motherboard below it does appear to be the same board.		While I haven't seen an actual Kaypro 386 machine, I have the User Guide for one. I saw on [https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/intel-301-system-board-pba-451213-xxx The Retro Web] a reference to the Intel 301 motherboard also as the "KayPro/NLS 386 E". After close investigation of the jumper settings and slot descriptions referred to in the user guide and Profiles article above to the motherboard below it does appear to be the same board.

			This is also alluded to in an article in PC Magazine from August 1987, "Inside the shell of the Kaypro 386, the oscillator of Intel's prefabricated 80386 system board"
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FrankRahman: /* Documentation */

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	===Documentation===		===Documentation===
			Kaypro Users Guide:
			[[File:Kaypro 386 Manual.pdf]]


	Intel documentation:		Intel documentation:
	[[File:Kaypro 386 motherboard iSBC 386AT User guide comp.pdf]]		[[File:Kaypro 386 motherboard iSBC 386AT User guide comp.pdf]]