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On a recent K10 (#128620) that I bought it had a 50 pin connector hanging out the back.
On a recent K10 (#128620) that I bought it had a 50 pin connector hanging out the back.


I suspected that it might be some type of SASI or similar interface.
I suspected that it might be some type of SASI or similar interface.  It turned out to be a hard drive connector.  While I haven't seen the actual hard drive modular I have seen a couple of the adapted computers now.


[[File:WW interface in situ.jpg]]
[[File:WW interface in situ.jpg]]
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[[File:WW interface no upper chips.jpg]]
[[File:WW interface no upper chips.jpg]]


1986 is late in the lifecycle for a Z80 Kaypro so it looks like the company was trying to sell this as a stop gap with the ability to transfer eventually to a PC.  Of course that assumes that you don't have any filetype issues.


==Ad==
==Ads==
From MicroCornucopia April 86
 
[[File:Westwind Ad.png|thumb]]


{|
|-
| [[File:Westwind Hard Drive AD.png]] || Kugram May June 1985
|-
|
[[File:Westwind Hard Drive close.png]]
|-
| [[File:Westwind Ad.png|400px]] || MicroCornucopia April 1986
|-
| [[File:Westwind dare to compare.jpg|400px]] || Kugram May June 1986
|}


==Other Files==
==Other Files==


[http://www.bitsavers.org/bits/Osborne/Osborne1/Drive_C/Drive_C_-_Users_Manual.pdf DriveC Manual for the Osborne]
[http://www.bitsavers.org/bits/Osborne/Osborne1/Drive_C/Drive_C_-_Users_Manual.pdf DriveC Manual for the Osborne]

Latest revision as of 22:46, 7 December 2025

On a recent K10 (#128620) that I bought it had a 50 pin connector hanging out the back.

I suspected that it might be some type of SASI or similar interface. It turned out to be a hard drive connector. While I haven't seen the actual hard drive modular I have seen a couple of the adapted computers now.


Ads

Kugram May June 1985

MicroCornucopia April 1986
Kugram May June 1986

Other Files

DriveC Manual for the Osborne