Kaypro II help needed

From: SUPRDAVE_at_aol.com <(SUPRDAVE_at_aol.com)>
Date: Wed Aug 27 21:17:28 1997

I decided to drag out my kaypro II for testing/cataloging/photos and noticed
it's even worse than before. previously, i was able to boot a cpm disk but
got no keyboard activity. now, it powers on, spins the floppy a few
rotations, then prompts to place a disk in drive a: and no more than that.
hitting the reset button didnt do anything. it keeps coming back to the same
screen. while typing this note, i noticed it finally booted off a floppy in
about 5 minutes' wait and now i'm getting no keyboard input (not even ^M or
^G) and the floppy light is staying on but not spinning. i do get an a:
prompt though. someone mentioned the keyboard controller chip missing, but
it's there. this machine has two half height floppies which i assume
incorrect. would full height pc/xt drives be "correct"? what should i check
now?

david
Received on Wed Aug 27 1997 - 21:17:28 BST

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