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Model Number 81-074
Model Number 81-074
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The KAYPRO 286 - the first IBM PC/AT compatible
computer — delivers exceptional speed, remarkable memory, and a list of standard features even IBM can't match. The ideal choice for growing businesses that have outgrown the PC standard. Look to Kaypro for quality and innovation second to none.<br>
Standard Specifications KAYPRO 286i Model C:
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| Processor: || 80286 microprocessor<br>Keyboard-selectable 8/10/16 MHz clock<br>Socket for 80287 math cco-processor
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| Video/Display: || Multivideo graphics adapter, EGA, CGA, MDA, and Hercules compatible on most monitors; 12-inch monochrome monitor
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| Memory: || 1 MB expandable to 8MB on CPU board
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| Disk Storage: || One 1.2 MB disk drive<br>One 40 MB hard drive, 35ms average access time
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| Ports: || AT-compatible serial and parallel
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| Expansion: || Eight slots, six available for user options
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| Keyboard: || Enhanced 101-style keyboard
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==Marketing info==
==Marketing info==

Revision as of 23:49, 29 June 2025

Model Number 81-074

The KAYPRO 286 - the first IBM PC/AT compatible computer — delivers exceptional speed, remarkable memory, and a list of standard features even IBM can't match. The ideal choice for growing businesses that have outgrown the PC standard. Look to Kaypro for quality and innovation second to none.
Standard Specifications KAYPRO 286i Model C:

Processor: 80286 microprocessor
Keyboard-selectable 8/10/16 MHz clock
Socket for 80287 math cco-processor
Video/Display: Multivideo graphics adapter, EGA, CGA, MDA, and Hercules compatible on most monitors; 12-inch monochrome monitor
Memory: 1 MB expandable to 8MB on CPU board
Disk Storage: One 1.2 MB disk drive
One 40 MB hard drive, 35ms average access time
Ports: AT-compatible serial and parallel
Expansion: Eight slots, six available for user options
Keyboard: Enhanced 101-style keyboard

Marketing info

Info World March 4, 1985


Creative Computing July 1985

"Kaypro now has four variations of the high-performance 286i, an IBM PC AT work-alike. The "A" model comes with 512K of RAM and a single 1.2-megabyte drive. The "B" version adds a second high-density drive and the software bundle. The 286i-C has 640K of RAM, a 20-megabyte hard disk and one high-density floppy drive but no software. The top-of-the-line 286i-D has 640K of RAM , one highdensity drive, a streaming tape drive for hard disk backup and the software bundle."
(Profiles V3 N6)

Note: While the marketing shows a black case the versions of the machine we see in the market are white/beige.

Example 286i Machines


Assuming this is the second version since the original was to have a 6MHz processor.

Machine posted on Reddit