About VCF 2.0 and system design

From: Hans Franke <franke_at_sbs.de>
Date: Mon Nov 2 07:35:33 1998

>> be helpfull. Do you have some, ode do you know someone who does ?

> Yes. Don Maslin, who reads this list, will send you CP/M and a bunch of
> other disks. He has almost every CP/M disk format known to man -- he does
> a great job.

Do you have his eMail address, so I could mail him ?

> There were a couple different models of the Kaypro 4 (Kaypro reused their
> model numbers even after making major internal design changes -- I detest this
> practice of reusing model numbers; so far Kaypro is the only company I've seen
> that does this). I think each needs a different version of CP/M.

I think this is better then just anounce every other month a
'new' model, while they changed only som screws.

> Take the case off, and look for a number like 8x-xxx-x on one or more of the
> chips on the motherboard. The last x may be a letter (probably A) or a number
> or might not be there at all. Kaypro's part-numbering system was rather
> erratic, it seems.

> 81-240 original (1983? maybe 1982) Kaypro 4
> 81-232 1983 Kaypro 4
> 81-184 1984 Kaypro 4 (a.k.a. Kaypro 4'84)
> 81-292 1984 Kaypro 4 (newest ROM version for this machine)
> 81-296 Kaypro 4X (with super-high-density floppies)
> 81-146 character ROM
> 81-187 character ROM
> 81-235 character ROM

On the Backside ther's some type number: 81-015 (if I remember
right) I don't know if it's for the whole machine or what and
can't see it fiting in your sceme.

Thank you
Hans

--
Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
HRK
Received on Mon Nov 02 1998 - 07:35:33 GMT

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