Date   : Thu, 07 Jul 1988 16:07:30 GMT
From   : ea.ecn.purdue.edu!wieland@ee.ecn.purdue.edu (Jeffrey J Wieland)
Subject: Kaypro and Spinwriter 7710

In article <12412216898.11.D-ROGERS@EDWARDS-2060.ARPA> D-ROGERS@EDWARDS-2060.ARPA
writes:
>I received no reply on this before and i still need help.  I have a friend
>with a Kaypro 4 and an NEC 7710 Spinwriter.  They don't seem to talk to
...
>the Kaypro to dump a character stream?  It also has a parallel port, but 
>the software didn't have any procedures to reassign any logical devices.
>H E L P !
>                           [dale]
>-------

There should be a program on your system disk called "CONFIG.COM".  This
program permits you to change many of system's parameters, including the
assignment of the LST: device, baud rates, numeric keypad and cursor key
character generation, etc.  You may also reassign logical devices with
"STAT.COM" (also on your system disk).  It is documented in your CP/M
manual.  For example:

A0>stat dev:

will produce a listing of the logical device assignments.

The actual pin assignments on your Kaypro should be in your Owner's Manual.
Interfacing the Kaypro to a serial printer is discussed at some length in
"The RS-232 Solution", available from Sybex Computer Books.  Kaypro
apparently did some strange things to the RS-232 interface (but then who
hasn't!).

                       Jeff Wieland
                       wieland@ecn.purdue.edu