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In my collection (as of March 2024) I have over 80 Kaypro Machines.<br>
In my collection (as of March 2024) I have over 80 Kaypro Machines.<br>


==Company==
[[533 Stevens| Kaypro Campus]]


==Hardware==
[[Kaycomp Trademark|Kaycomp Trademark Info]]
[[Early power switches]]
 
[[Kaypro Production Numbers]]


[[Serial Number Tags]]
[[Machine Tags]]


[[Power Supplies]] - Work in Progress
[[Osbourne|The Competition "Osbourne"]]


[[Power switch wiring]]
[[Kaypro Stock]]


[[Kaycomp Machines]]
[[Hiring Stories]]


[[Monitor boards]] - Work in Progress
[[Warehousing]]


[[Keyboard models]]
[[Kaypro Leadership]]


[[Floppy Drives]]
[[Tradeshows]]


[[Bits and pieces]]
[[Kaypro Decline]]


[[Gotek Setup]]
[[US Kaypro Districts]]


[[Kick Stand|Kick Stand transitions]]
[[European office]]


==Models==
==Models==
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===CPM Models===
===CPM Models===


[[Kaypro II No Model Number]]
[[CPM Kaypros]]
 
===PC Clones/DOS Computers===
[[DOS Kaypros|PC/DOS Machines Page]]
 
===Related and Similar Machines===
[[Similar machines|Similar Machines Page]]
 
===Other Kaypro Products===
 
 
==Hardware==
[[Early power switches]]
 
[[Serial Number Tags]]
 
[[Those weird round number stickers]]
 
[[Thoery of operations|Micro Cornucopia - Theory of Operations]]
 
[[Power Supplies]] - Work in Progress


[[Kaypro II (81-003)]]
[[Power switch wiring]]


[[Kaypro 10| Kaypro 10 (81-005)]]
[[Monitor boards]] - Work in Progress


[[Robie]]
[[Keyboard models]]


[[Kaypro 1]]
[[Floppy Drives]]


====Modified Kaypro====
[[Drivetec Drives]]


[[Omni Logic Analyzer]]
[[Bits and pieces]]


[[K20]]
[[Gotek Setup]]


===PC Clones/DOS Computers===
[[Kick Stand|Kick Stand transitions]]
[[DOS Kaypros|PC/DOS Machines Page]]


===Related and Similar Machines===
[[International kits]]
[[Similar machines|Similar Machines Page]]


==Add Ons==
==Add Ons==
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[[Helix Hard Drive]]
[[Helix Hard Drive]]
[[Emerald Microware Hard drive]]


===Video Output Boards===
===Video Output Boards===
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===Networking===
===Networking===
[[Adevco Networking]]
[[Adevco Networking]]
===RAM Disks===
[[Advent RAM Disk]]
[[Microshpere RAM Disk]]


===ROM Expansions===
===ROM Expansions===
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==Software==
==Software==
[[Included Software]]


[[Rembrandt]]
[[Rembrandt]]


[[Infocom]]
[[Infocom]]
==Instructional Material==
[[Kaypro Manuals]]
[[Kaypro Quick Start Audio]]


==Vendors==
==Vendors==
[[Vendor Signs]]
[[Sales Management]]
[[Vendor Info|Vendor Info including News]]
[[Kelly Data]]
[[Kelly Data]]


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[[Kaypro Serial Number Sales Dates| Date of Sale with Serial Numbers]]
[[Kaypro Serial Number Sales Dates| Date of Sale with Serial Numbers]]


[[Vendor Info|Vendor Info including News]]
[[Kaypro Missing Parts]]


[[Kaypro Missing Parts]]
[[Kay Family]]


==Programing==
==Programing==
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===Profiles===
===Profiles===
[[Profiles]]
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Latest revision as of 14:03, 16 October 2025

Welcome to Kaypro Journal

This is the home for my notes and findings about Vintage Kaypro machines. My focus began with Z80 Kaypros but now I have a numerous "DOS" based Kaypros as well.
In my collection (as of March 2024) I have over 80 Kaypro Machines.

Company

Kaypro Campus

Kaycomp Trademark Info

Kaypro Production Numbers

Machine Tags

The Competition "Osbourne"

Kaypro Stock

Hiring Stories

Warehousing

Kaypro Leadership

Tradeshows

Kaypro Decline

US Kaypro Districts

European office

Models

CPM Models

CPM Kaypros

PC Clones/DOS Computers

PC/DOS Machines Page

Related and Similar Machines

Similar Machines Page

Other Kaypro Products

Hardware

Early power switches

Serial Number Tags

Those weird round number stickers

Micro Cornucopia - Theory of Operations

Power Supplies - Work in Progress

Power switch wiring

Monitor boards - Work in Progress

Keyboard models

Floppy Drives

Drivetec Drives

Bits and pieces

Gotek Setup

Kick Stand transitions

International kits

Add Ons

Hard Drives

Westwind Interface Card

Helix Hard Drive

Emerald Microware Hard drive

Video Output Boards

Video output cards

Networking

Adevco Networking

RAM Disks

Advent RAM Disk

Microshpere RAM Disk

ROM Expansions

Handyman ROM Board
KayPlus ROM Upgrade
Pro8

8088 Add On

Swp copower 88

Turbo Mods

Advent TurboBoard

Software

Included Software

Rembrandt

Infocom

Instructional Material

Kaypro Manuals

Kaypro Quick Start Audio

Vendors

Vendor Signs

Sales Management

Vendor Info including News

Kelly Data

Vintage Photos

Kaypro II
Kaypro Family
DOS Kaypros

Individual Machines

Kaypro 10 79763

Kaypro 1 288536 - Example of an intact inventory tag

Organizational Info

Kaypro price lists

Kaypros report Lost or Stolen to Kaypro Corp

Date of Sale with Serial Numbers

Kaypro Missing Parts

Kay Family

Programing

Graphics Programming

Magazine Collections

Profiles

Profiles

Profiles Magazine July 83
RetroArchive Almost complete collection
Missing V1N1,3,4 V2N9 V4N2 V6N1

MicroCornucopia

Bit Savers Complete Collection (no UI)
Archive.org Mostly complete from 1981 to 1985. The journal ended in 1990.

Other Sites

RetroCMP by Thomas Brase

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