Date   : Sat, 03 Dec 1988 04:41:51 GMT
From   : eve.usc.edu!mlinar@oberon.usc.edu (Mitch Mlinar)
Subject: GOOD terminal program(s) for Kaypro 10?

In article <17782@santra.UUCP> jjj@lupu.hut.fi (Joni Jaakko J{rvenkyl{) writes:
>I'm thinking of purchasing a Kaypro 10, but first I'd like to know
>if there were any good terminal programs for it? I just want to have

E-mailing you did not seem to work, so I am posting instead.

I am not sure about GOOD terminal programs for the Kaypro 10 and 84
series, but I used to use a home-brew one which emulated VT100.  (This
was before I made a termcap entry for the Kaypro 2/2x/4/10 on our un*x
system.)  It's quite stupid in that all it does is talk to the serial
port, exiting via two ^_ if I remember correctly.  Baud is set via the
command line at startup.  If this is what you are looking for, let me know.

In addition, I believe that simtel20 may also have one for the Kaypro
on-line already.  Keith would know more about that.

>PS. Any experiences of having a 30-70 Mb hard-disk installed on
>Kaypro 10? How to do it and are the costs reasonable?

Well, you can't do it without replacing the ROM that came with it.  There are
two aftermarket ROMs that are decent: KayPLUS by MICROCode and TurboROM by
Plu*Perfect.  Both have the capability to support up to two 64M drives (the
limit of the WD-1002 card).  The format/install programs are included in the
KayPLUS package and are available for an additional fee for the TurboROM.
I can tell you where to get either of these, but I suggest comparing them
first to see which suits your needs better.  I have a table put out by
CTM (?) in an article some years back comparing four ROMs for the Kaypro,
which I can post if you like.

As far as the cost - assuming the K10 already has a 10M hard drive (as it
should) - you only need buy a hard drive which has a standard ST506
interface (besides the ROM).

-Mitch