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<strong>Welcome to Kaypro Journal</strong><br>
<strong>Welcome to Kaypro Journal</strong><br>
<br>
<br>
This is the home for my notes and findings about Vintage Kaypro machines.  My focus is on Z80 Kaypros but I do have a few "DOS" based Kaypros as well.<br>
This is the home for my notes and findings about Vintage Kaypro machines.  My focus began with Z80 Kaypros but it has expanded to include "DOS" based Kaypros and Non-Linear Systems units as well.<br>
In my collection (as of Nov 2024) I have close to 80 Kaypro Machines.<br>
In my collection (as of March 2024) I have over 100 Kaypro/NLS Machines.<br>


==Company==
[[533 Stevens| Kaypro Campus]]
[[Kaycomp Trademark|Kaycomp Trademark Info]]
[[Kaypro Production Numbers]]
[[Machine Tags]]
[[Osbourne|The Competition "Osbourne"]]
[[Kaypro Stock]]
[[Hiring Stories]]
Production - [[Printed Circuit Board Production]]
[[Warehousing]]
[[Excess parts]]
[[Kaypro Leadership]]
[[Marketing]]
[[Tradeshows]]
[[Kaypro Decline]]
[[US Kaypro Districts]]
[[European office]]
[[Kaypro Factory Store]]
==Histories==
[[Kaypro: Thirty Years of Innovative Experience]]
==Models==
===Product Brochures===
[[Kaypro Brochures]]
===CPM Models===
[[CPM Kaypros]]
===PC Clones/DOS Computers===
[[DOS Kaypros|PC/DOS Machines Page]]
===Related and Similar Machines===
[[Similar machines|Similar Machines Page]]
===Other Kaypro/NLS Products===
[[Kaypro Printers]]
[[NLS HiFi]]
===NLS===
[[NLS]]


==Hardware==
==Hardware==
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[[Serial Number Tags]]
[[Serial Number Tags]]
[[Those weird round number stickers]]
[[Mainboards]]
[[Thoery of operations|Micro Cornucopia - Theory of Operations]]


[[Power Supplies]] - Work in Progress
[[Power Supplies]] - Work in Progress


[[Power switch wiring]]
[[Power switch wiring]]
[[Kaycomp Machines]]


[[Monitor boards]] - Work in Progress
[[Monitor boards]] - Work in Progress
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[[Floppy Drives]]
[[Floppy Drives]]
[[Drivetec Drives]]


[[Bits and pieces]]
[[Bits and pieces]]
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[[Kick Stand|Kick Stand transitions]]
[[Kick Stand|Kick Stand transitions]]


==Models==
[[International kits]]
 
===CPM Models===
 
[[Kaypro II No Model Number]]
 
[[Kaypro II (81-003)]]
 
===PC Clones===
[[Kaypro PC]]
 
[[Kaypro Micro 1]]
 
[[Kaypro LC15]]


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


===Video Output Boards===
===Video Output Boards===
[[Video output cards]]
[[Video output cards]]


===Networking===
===Networking/Computer Linking===
[[Adevco Networking]]
[[Adevco Networking]]
[[KayLink]]
[[Kaynet]]
[[Kaypro PC Network]]
===RAM Disks===
[[Advent RAM Disk]]
[[Microshpere RAM Disk]]


===ROM Expansions===
===ROM Expansions===
[[Handyman ROM Board]]<br>
[[Handyman ROM Board]]
 
[[Kayplus|KayPlus ROM Upgrade]]
[[Kayplus|KayPlus ROM Upgrade]]


===8086 Add On===
[[TurboROM]]
 
[[Pro8]]
 
===8088 Add On===
[[Swp copower 88]]
[[Swp copower 88]]


===Turbo Mods===
===Turbo Mods===
[[Advent TurboBoard]]
[[Advent TurboBoard]]
[[Sprinter K Speed Up Board]]
===Real Time Clock Board===
[[RTC mod boards]]
===Unique===
[[Unique Add Ons]]
===Unknown===
[[Gilderfluke|Gilderfluke Graphics Adapter?]]


==Software==
==Software==
[[Included Software]]
[[Kaypro Diskettes]]
[[Type-It]] (Kaypro's own software to aid int he transition from Typewriters to Word Processing)
[[Uniform]]
[[Media Master]]


[[Rembrandt]]
[[Rembrandt]]
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[[Infocom]]
[[Infocom]]


==Vendors==
[https://scs-draw.com/index.html SCS-Draw]
 
==Instructional Material==
 
[[Kaypro Manuals]]
 
[[Kaypro Quick Start Audio]]
 
==Dealers/Sales Vendors==
 
[[Dealer Advertising]]
 
[[Dealer Support]]
 
[[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]]
 
[[Kay Family]]


==Programing==
==Programing==
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[[Graphics Programming]]
[[Graphics Programming]]


==Magazine Collections==
==Books==
 
[[Books]]
 
==Magazines and Newsletters==


===Profiles===
===Profiles===
[[Profiles]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/index.html RetroArchive] || Almost complete collection<br>Missing V1N1,3,4 V2N9 V4N2 V6N1
! 1983 !! 1984 !! 1985 !! 1986 !! 1987 !! 1988
|-
| [[Media:Profiles Jul 83.pdf|July/Aug]]
||
[[Media:Profiles Jan Feb 1984.pdf|Jan/Feb]]
|| [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v2n6.pdf Feb] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v3n6.pdf Jan] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v4n7.pdf Feb] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v5n6.pdf Jan]
|-
| [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v1n2.pdf Sept/Oct] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v1n5.pdf Mar/Apr] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v2n7.pdf Mar] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v3n7.pdf Feb] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v4n8.pdf Mar] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v5n7.pdf Feb]
|-
|
[[Media:Profiles Nov Dec 83.pdf|Nov/Dec]]
|| [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v1n6.pdf May/June] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v2n8.pdf Apr] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v3n8.pdf Mar] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v4n9.pdf Apr] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v5n8.pdf Mar]
|-
|  || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v2n1.pdf July/Aug] ||
[[Media:Profiles May 1985.pdf|May]]
|| [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v3n9.pdf Apr] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v4n10.pdf May] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v5n9.pdf Apr]
|-
|  || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v2n2.pdf Sep] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v2n10.pdf June] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v3n10.pdf May] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v4n11.pdf June] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v5n10.pdf May]
|-
|  || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v2n3.pdf Oct] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v3n1.pdf July/Aug] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v3n11.pdf June] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v4n12.pdf July] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v5n11.pdf June]
|-
|  || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v2n4.pdf Nov] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v3n2.pdf Sep] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v4n1.pdf July] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v5n1.pdf Aug] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v5n12.pdf July]
|-
|  || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v2n5.pdf Dec/Jan '85] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v3n3.pdf Oct] ||
[[Media:Profiles Aug 1986.pdf|Aug]]
|| [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v5n2.pdf Sep] ||
[[Media:Profiles aug 1988.pdf|Aug]]
|-
|  ||  || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v3n4.pdf Nov] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v4n3.pdf Sep] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v5n3.pdf Oct] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v6n2.pdf Sep]
|-
|  ||  || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v3n5.pdf Dec] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v4n4.pdf Oct] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v5n4.pdf Nov] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v6n3.pdf Oct/Nov]
|-
|  ||  ||  || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v4n5.pdf Nov] || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v5n5.pdf Dec] ||
|-
|  ||  ||  || [http://www.retroarchive.org/docs/magazines/profiles/profiles_v4n6.pdf Dec/Jan '87] ||  ||  
|}
|}


===MicroCornucopia===
===MicroCornucopia===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/ Bit Savers] || Complete Collection (no UI)
! !! 1981 !! 1982 !! 1983 !! 1984 !! 1985 !! 1986 !! 1987 !! 1988 !! 1989 !! 1990
|-
|-
| [https://archive.org/details/microcornucopia?sort=-date Archive.org] || Mostly complete from 1981 to 1985.  The journal ended in 1990.
| Jan ||  ||  ||  ||  || ||  ||  || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_39_Jan88.pdf Jan 88] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_45_Jan89.pdf Jan 89] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_51_Jan90.pdf Jan 90]
|-
| Feb ||  || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_04_Feb82.pdf Feb 82] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_10_Feb83.pdf Feb 83] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_16_Feb84.pdf Feb 84] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_22_Feb85.pdf Feb 85] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_28_Feb86.pdf Feb 86] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_34_Feb87.pdf Feb 87] ||  ||  ||
|-
| Mar ||  || ||  ||  || ||  ||  || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_40_Mar88.pdf Mar 88] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_46_Mar89.pdf Mar 89] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_52_Mar90.pdf Mar 90]
|-
| Apr ||  || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_05_Apr82.pdf Apr 82] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_11_Apr83.pdf Apr 83] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_17_Apr84.pdf Apr 84] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_23_Apr85.pdf Apr 85] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_29_Apr86.pdf Apr 86] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_35_Apr87.pdf Apr 87] ||  ||  ||
|-
| May ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_41_May88.pdf May 88] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_47_May89.pdf May 89] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_53_May90.pdf May 90]
|-
| Jun ||  || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_06_Jun82.pdf Jun 82] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_12_Jun83.pdf Jun 83] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_18_Jun84.pdf Jun 84] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_24_Jun85.pdf Jun 85] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_30_Jun86.pdf Jun 86] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_36_Jun87.pdf Jun 87] ||  ||  ||
|-
| Jul || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_01_Jul81.pdf Jul 81] ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_42_Jul88.pdf Jul 88] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_48_Jul89.pdf Jul 89]
|-
| Aug || || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_07_Aug82.pdf Aug 82] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_13_Aug83.pdf Aug 83] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_19_Aug84.pdf Aug 84] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_25_Aug85.pdf Aug 85] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_31_Aug86.pdf Aug 86] ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| Sep || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_02_Sep81.pdf Sep 81] ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_37_Sep87.pdf Sep 87] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_43_Sep88.pdf Sep 88] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_49_Sep89.pdf Sep 89]  ||
|-
| Oct || || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_08_Oct82.pdf Oct 82] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_14_Oct83.pdf Oct 83] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_20_Oct84.pdf Oct 84] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_26_Oct85.pdf Oct 85] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_32_Oct86.pdf Oct 86] ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| Nov || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_38_Nov87.pdf Nov 87] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_44_Nov88.pdf Nov 88] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_50_Nov89.pdf Nov 89]  ||
|-
| Dec || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_03_Dec81.pdf Dec 81] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_09_Dec82.pdf Dec 82] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_15_Dec83.pdf Dec 83] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro%20Cornucopia/Micro%20Cornucopia%2021%20Dec84.pdf Dec 84] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_27_Dec85.pdf Dec 85] || [https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Micro_Cornucopia/Micro_Cornucopia_33_Dec87.pdf Dec 86] || ||  ||  ||
|}
 
I was in Bend, Oregon in 2026 and stopped by the place listed as the business address of MicroCornucopia in it's business listing with the state.<br>
[[File:MicroC business location.jpg]]<br>
155 NW Hawthorne, Bend, Oregon 97701
 
<blockquote>
Micro Cornucopia, Inc. is a Domestic Business Corporation organized under the laws of the State of Oregon. The business was filed on November 2, 1984 and is currently listed as Ina: Inactive with the Oregon Office of the Secretary of State. The official file number for this entity is 204655-14.
 
The principal office address is located at 155 Nw Hawthorne Bend, OR 97701.
 
The Registered Agent on file is C.E. Francis, located at 1199 Nw Wall St Bend, OR 97701.
 
The company's leadership includes David J Thompson, who serves as President and is associated with an address at 1259 Nw Iowa Bend, OR 97701 and Sandra S Thompson, who serves as Secretary and is associated with an address at 1259 Nw Iowa Bend, OR 97701.<br>
([https://www.bizapedia.com/or/micro-cornucopia-inc.html Bizapedia listing] 2026)<br>
Note that the home address for David and Sandra has sold at least once since then so it is no longer valid.
</blockquote>
 
===Kugram and ONKUG===
Kugram was the Kaypro User's Group Newsletter.  It was issued every other month.  There are 5 volumes with 6 releases in each (about a year per volume) except for Volume 5 which has 1 regular release.  The second release is just a cover over the newly merged with Scroll newsletter (the newsletter of the W/Pug, Word Processing user group). The third is the "Special KUG Bulletin #1".  The fourth and last one I can find is the "Special KUG Bulletin #2".
 
{|  class="wikitable"
|-
! 1982 !! 1983 !! 1984 !! 1985 !! 1986 !! 1987
|-
|  ||
[[Media:Kugram Feb 1983.pdf|Feb]]
|| [https://archive.org/details/KugramV2N1 Jan/Feb] ||
[[Media:Kugram Jan Feb 1985.pdf|Jan/Feb]]
|| [https://archive.org/details/KugramV4N1 Jan/Feb] ||  [https://archive.org/details/KugramV5N1 Jan/Feb]
|-
|  ||
[[Media:Kugram Apr May 1983.pdf|Apr/May]]
|| [https://archive.org/details/KugramV2N2 Mar/Apr] ||
[[Media:Kugram Mar Apr 1985.pdf|
Mar/Apr]]
|| [https://archive.org/details/KugramV4N2 Mar/Apr] ||  
[[Media:Scroll trans.pdf|KUG to Scroll]]
|-
|  ||
[[Media:Kugram Jun Jul 1983.pdf|Jun/Jul]]
|| [https://archive.org/details/KugramV2N3 May/Jun] ||
[[Media:Kugram May Jun 1985.pdf|May/Jun]]
  || [https://archive.org/details/KugramV4N3 May/Jun] ||
[[Media:KUG Special 1.pdf|KUG Special 1]]
|-
|  ||
[[Media:Kugram aug sep 1983.pdf|Aug/Sep]]
|| [https://archive.org/details/KugramV2N4 Jul/Aug] || [https://archive.org/details/KugramV3N4 Jul/Aug] || [https://archive.org/details/KugramV4N4 Jul/Aug] ||
[[Media:KUG Special 2.pdf|KUG Special 2]]
|-
|  || [https://archive.org/details/KugramV1N6 Oct/Nov/Dec] ||  [https://archive.org/details/KugramV2N5 Sep/Oct]||
[[Media:Kugram Sep Oct 1985.pdf|Sep/Oct]]
|| [https://archive.org/details/KugramV4N5 Sep/Oct] ||
|-
|
[[Media:Kugram Dec 1982.pdf|Dec]]
||  || [https://archive.org/details/KugramV2N6 Nov/Dec] || [https://archive.org/details/KugramV3N6 Nov/Dec] || [https://archive.org/details/KugramV4N6 Nov/Dec] ||
|}
 
"KUG's receive periodic mailings and ONKUG, The Official Newsdiskette of Kaypro Users Groups.  ONKUG, compiled by KUG Manager Jim Durkin, is full of handy public domain software and interesting text files-a great way to get programs without the expense and hassle of downloading."<br>
(Profiles, September 1986)
{|
|-
| [[File:Onkug diskette.jpg]]
|}
|}


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[https://retrocmp.de/kaypro/index.htm RetroCMP by Thomas Brase]
[https://retrocmp.de/kaypro/index.htm RetroCMP by Thomas Brase]
[https://archive.org/details/VCF1-StephenStoneTheLifeAndTimesOfKayproComputers/VCF1+%E2%80%94+Stephen+Stone+-+The+Life+and+Times+of+Kaypro+Computers.wav *]

Latest revision as of 00:43, 1 September 2026

Welcome to Kaypro Journal

This is the home for my notes and findings about Vintage Kaypro machines. My focus began with Z80 Kaypros but it has expanded to include "DOS" based Kaypros and Non-Linear Systems units as well.
In my collection (as of March 2024) I have over 100 Kaypro/NLS Machines.

Company

Kaypro Campus

Kaycomp Trademark Info

Kaypro Production Numbers

Machine Tags

The Competition "Osbourne"

Kaypro Stock

Hiring Stories

Production - Printed Circuit Board Production

Warehousing

Excess parts

Kaypro Leadership

Marketing

Tradeshows

Kaypro Decline

US Kaypro Districts

European office

Kaypro Factory Store

Histories

Kaypro: Thirty Years of Innovative Experience

Models

Product Brochures

Kaypro Brochures

CPM Models

CPM Kaypros

PC Clones/DOS Computers

PC/DOS Machines Page

Related and Similar Machines

Similar Machines Page

Other Kaypro/NLS Products

Kaypro Printers

NLS HiFi

NLS

NLS

Hardware

Early power switches

Serial Number Tags

Those weird round number stickers

Mainboards

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/Computer Linking

Adevco Networking

KayLink

Kaynet

Kaypro PC Network

RAM Disks

Advent RAM Disk

Microshpere RAM Disk

ROM Expansions

Handyman ROM Board

KayPlus ROM Upgrade

TurboROM

Pro8

8088 Add On

Swp copower 88

Turbo Mods

Advent TurboBoard

Sprinter K Speed Up Board

Real Time Clock Board

RTC mod boards

Unique

Unique Add Ons

Unknown

Gilderfluke Graphics Adapter?

Software

Included Software

Kaypro Diskettes

Type-It (Kaypro's own software to aid int he transition from Typewriters to Word Processing)

Uniform

Media Master

Rembrandt

Infocom

SCS-Draw

Instructional Material

Kaypro Manuals

Kaypro Quick Start Audio

Dealers/Sales Vendors

Dealer Advertising

Dealer Support

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

Books

Books

Magazines and Newsletters

Profiles

Profiles

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
July/Aug

Jan/Feb

Feb Jan Feb Jan
Sept/Oct Mar/Apr Mar Feb Mar Feb

Nov/Dec

May/June Apr Mar Apr Mar
July/Aug

May

Apr May Apr
Sep June May June May
Oct July/Aug June July June
Nov Sep July Aug July
Dec/Jan '85 Oct

Aug

Sep

Aug

Nov Sep Oct Sep
Dec Oct Nov Oct/Nov
Nov Dec
Dec/Jan '87

MicroCornucopia

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Jan Jan 88 Jan 89 Jan 90
Feb Feb 82 Feb 83 Feb 84 Feb 85 Feb 86 Feb 87
Mar Mar 88 Mar 89 Mar 90
Apr Apr 82 Apr 83 Apr 84 Apr 85 Apr 86 Apr 87
May May 88 May 89 May 90
Jun Jun 82 Jun 83 Jun 84 Jun 85 Jun 86 Jun 87
Jul Jul 81 Jul 88 Jul 89
Aug Aug 82 Aug 83 Aug 84 Aug 85 Aug 86
Sep Sep 81 Sep 87 Sep 88 Sep 89
Oct Oct 82 Oct 83 Oct 84 Oct 85 Oct 86
Nov Nov 87 Nov 88 Nov 89
Dec Dec 81 Dec 82 Dec 83 Dec 84 Dec 85 Dec 86

I was in Bend, Oregon in 2026 and stopped by the place listed as the business address of MicroCornucopia in it's business listing with the state.

155 NW Hawthorne, Bend, Oregon 97701

Micro Cornucopia, Inc. is a Domestic Business Corporation organized under the laws of the State of Oregon. The business was filed on November 2, 1984 and is currently listed as Ina: Inactive with the Oregon Office of the Secretary of State. The official file number for this entity is 204655-14.

The principal office address is located at 155 Nw Hawthorne Bend, OR 97701.

The Registered Agent on file is C.E. Francis, located at 1199 Nw Wall St Bend, OR 97701.

The company's leadership includes David J Thompson, who serves as President and is associated with an address at 1259 Nw Iowa Bend, OR 97701 and Sandra S Thompson, who serves as Secretary and is associated with an address at 1259 Nw Iowa Bend, OR 97701.
(Bizapedia listing 2026)
Note that the home address for David and Sandra has sold at least once since then so it is no longer valid.

Kugram and ONKUG

Kugram was the Kaypro User's Group Newsletter. It was issued every other month. There are 5 volumes with 6 releases in each (about a year per volume) except for Volume 5 which has 1 regular release. The second release is just a cover over the newly merged with Scroll newsletter (the newsletter of the W/Pug, Word Processing user group). The third is the "Special KUG Bulletin #1". The fourth and last one I can find is the "Special KUG Bulletin #2".

1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987

Feb

Jan/Feb

Jan/Feb

Jan/Feb Jan/Feb

Apr/May

Mar/Apr

Mar/Apr

Mar/Apr

KUG to Scroll

Jun/Jul

May/Jun

May/Jun

May/Jun

KUG Special 1

Aug/Sep

Jul/Aug Jul/Aug Jul/Aug

KUG Special 2

Oct/Nov/Dec Sep/Oct

Sep/Oct

Sep/Oct

Dec

Nov/Dec Nov/Dec Nov/Dec

"KUG's receive periodic mailings and ONKUG, The Official Newsdiskette of Kaypro Users Groups. ONKUG, compiled by KUG Manager Jim Durkin, is full of handy public domain software and interesting text files-a great way to get programs without the expense and hassle of downloading."
(Profiles, September 1986)

Other Sites

RetroCMP by Thomas Brase

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