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These were the first machines produced by Kaypro. They include the "Kaycomp" Machines. | These were the first machines produced by Kaypro. They include the "Kaycomp" Machines. | ||
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"Before production got under way June 15 ... | "Before production got under way June 15 ... | ||
The first units were shipped under the name of Kaycomp II, but the product has been renamed Kaypro II because of the protests of a Pasadena software manufacturer with the name of K-Comp." (San Diego Evening Times, September 17, 1982) | The first units were shipped under the name of Kaycomp II, but the product has been renamed Kaypro II because of the protests of a Pasadena software manufacturer with the name of K-Comp." (San Diego Evening Times, September 17, 1982) | ||
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|| This image ran in one of the local papers for the week of June 2-8, 1982 showing the assembly of the 81-110A mainboards. (The Citizen Week, A12) | || This image ran in one of the local papers for the week of June 2-8, 1982 showing the assembly of the 81-110A mainboards. (The Citizen Week, A12) | ||
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! Vertical Drives !! Horizontal Drives | |||
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Main Serial Number Range: #3309 - 56111 | Main Serial Number Range: #3309 - 56111 | ||
Revision as of 14:41, 26 September 2025
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| Processor: | Z80, 2.5 MHz |
| Memory: | 64K |
| Disk Storage: | Two Double Density Single Sided Tandem floppy drives (195K) |
| Ports: | Modem/RS232C Interface, Centronics parallel printer interface |
| Keyboard: | Detachable full typewriter keyboard with 14 key numeric pad and 4 cursor control keys. Upper and lower case. |
These were the first machines produced by Kaypro. They include the "Kaycomp" Machines.
News
"Before production got under way June 15 ... The first units were shipped under the name of Kaycomp II, but the product has been renamed Kaypro II because of the protests of a Pasadena software manufacturer with the name of K-Comp." (San Diego Evening Times, September 17, 1982)
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This image ran in one of the local papers for the week of June 2-8, 1982 showing the assembly of the 81-110A mainboards. (The Citizen Week, A12) |
Machine Changes
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The original Vertical Drive arrangement. Also the contrast knob is on the front. | |||||||||||||
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Early on they changed to a Horizontal Drive arrangment with the contrast knob on the rear. | |||||||||||||
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Main Serial Number Range: #3309 - 56111
2 Additional Machines: #61029, #76302
This model used the Mainboard 81-110.
Vertical and Horizontal Drives (See Early Vertical Drives)
Various Power Switches (See Early power switches)