On Mon, 13 Oct 1997, Doug Spence wrote:
>
> I just picked up a Kaypro 2 (with several missing keys) at one of the
> local Salvation Army stores.
>
> It won't recognize my Kaypro II disks, and it takes longer to come up with
> the "I cannot read your diskette" message than the Kaypro II does (when I
> shove MS-DOS disks in them).
>
> Is the Kaypro 2 broken, or does it use a different disk format from the
> Kaypro II? I notice that the startup message is different, so they must
> have different ROM revisions.
No, the format is the same, but the different ROM version requires a
different Kaypro revision of CP/M-2.2. I am assuming that your II has
full height drives and the 2 has half high ones. If a 2, they would
still be single sided, but if a 2X then double sided.
- don
> What are the differences (other than the obvious cosmetic differences)
> between these two models?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Doug Spence
> ds_spenc_at_alcor.concordia.ca
>
>
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