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==Change in Focus== | |||
"As a major step in achieving our goal, our product line will be significantly enhanced and diversified in 1985 by the addition of several exciting new products which mark our entry into the market for computers which can employ the software and the hardware accessories designed for I.B.M. personal computers. We are already shipping our "Kaypro 16", which has been hailed as a "superb" price/performance value by independent market analysts. We also expect to introduce a computer similar to the powerful IBM-AT computer as well as a fully-functional ten-pound notebook size computer."<br> | |||
(Annual Report, 1984) | |||
==Bent Vents== | |||
Notice that the "bent" vents on the various PCs that Kaypro makes are intended to represent the K in Kaypro according to David Kay. | |||
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==DOS Versions used== | |||
[[Switch to MS-DOS|From CPM to MS-DOS]] | |||
[[DR-DOS|From MS-DOS to DR-DOS]] | |||
==Models== | |||
===First true 8088 but not truly PC compatible=== | |||
[[Kaypro 16]] | [[Kaypro 16]] | ||
===Early Laptops=== | |||
[[Kaypro 2000]] | [[Kaypro 2000]] | ||
[[Kaypro 2000+]] | |||
[[Kaypro 2020]] | |||
===Kaypro's first beige boxes=== | |||
[[Kaypro PC]] | [[Kaypro PC]] | ||
[[Follow IBM or Compaq]] | |||
[[Kaypro 286i]] | [[Kaypro 286i]] | ||
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[[Kaypro 386]] | [[Kaypro 386]] | ||
===Kaypro Monitors=== | |||
[[Kaypro Monitors]] | |||
===Small Machine=== | |||
[[Kaypro Micro 1]] | [[Kaypro Micro 1]] | ||
KC line | ===KC line=== | ||
[[Kaypro KC1|Kaypro KC-1 (AKA MC-10)]] | |||
[[Kaypro | [[Kaypro KC2|Kaypro KC-2]] | ||
[[Kaypro | [[Kaypro KC-3|Kaypro KC-3 (?AKA MC-30)]] | ||
===Late Laptop?=== | |||
[[Kaypro LC15]] | [[Kaypro LC15]] | ||
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In progress [[PC BIOS]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:48, 20 August 2026
Change in Focus
"As a major step in achieving our goal, our product line will be significantly enhanced and diversified in 1985 by the addition of several exciting new products which mark our entry into the market for computers which can employ the software and the hardware accessories designed for I.B.M. personal computers. We are already shipping our "Kaypro 16", which has been hailed as a "superb" price/performance value by independent market analysts. We also expect to introduce a computer similar to the powerful IBM-AT computer as well as a fully-functional ten-pound notebook size computer."
(Annual Report, 1984)
Bent Vents
Notice that the "bent" vents on the various PCs that Kaypro makes are intended to represent the K in Kaypro according to David Kay.
DOS Versions used
Models
First true 8088 but not truly PC compatible
Early Laptops
Kaypro's first beige boxes
Kaypro Monitors
Small Machine
KC line
Late Laptop?
__________________
In progress PC BIOS