Kaypro PC's (was: Junk sale (new offer))

From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh_at_ix.netcom.com>
Date: Sun Apr 26 16:03:39 1998

>I remember Kaypro (Non-Linear Systems, wasn't it?) going up in flames when
>
>I don't remember ever seeing a desktop PC coming from them. Anybody know
>how rare this box is? Sounds like a keeper.

Well, I'd thought Kaypro PC's were fairly common ~1986 time frame. One of
the local Computer dealers was Kaypro only. My Mom bought a Kaypro PC in
July of '86 right after I went into the Navy, and about a year latter I
bought a
Kaypro 2000 laptop (V20 based DOS PC) from the same dealer, and later a
base unit and Kodak Diconix printer.

IIRC they made both XT and AT clones, and were normally bundled with a
whole suite of productivity software the main piece being Wordstar. Pretty
good systems.

                                Zane




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