Help Needed: Kaypro 10 HDD Problems

From: Marvin <marvin_at_rain.org>
Date: Tue May 12 23:47:29 1998

Bill/Carolyn Pechter wrote:
>

> >
> > I'm not familiar with the Kaypro 10 HD Controller but I am guessing
> it
> > uses a WD HD controller. One of the things I *always* do before
> using
> > debug and the "g=c800:5" command is to unassemble that location
> first (u
> > c800:5) to make sure it contains a jmp instruction. Other locations
> > that I've seen include c800:6 and cc00:5.
> >
>
> Is this a troll?

I don't know, is it? My comment was addressing more the use of debug
and the "g" command than the Kaypro line of computers. A friend of mine
has about 6 of them stored in his garage, and it is probably time to
learn a bit more about them and help him gain some space :).

> This is only on the IBM PC Bus controllers that have bios roms for
> controller identification. OEM'd WD100x's like those in the Kaypro

Makes sense to me!
Received on Tue May 12 1998 - 23:47:29 BST