Date   : Thu, 08 Nov 1990 19:45:03 GMT
From   : sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!emory!hubcap!ncrcae!ncr-sd!simasd!simasd!pnet07!donm@decwrl.dec.com (Don Maslin)
Subject: Kaypro II-84: SSDD to DSDD Change

donm@hpnmdla.HP.COM (Don Montgomery) writes:
>This may have been asked many times previously, but I missed it-
>
>I have a "stock" Kaypro II-84 with 191K SSDD drives.  What do I need to
convert
>to DSDD drives besides the drives themselves? (The originals are indeed
single-
>sided, one head with a rubbing block on the other side.)  Does anyone have the
>code for the monitor ROM changes?  What other hardware changes are required,
if
>any?  With the demise of MICROCORNUCOPIA magazine and the advent of MS/DOS,
all
>the advertisers for this sort of thing have disappeared.
>
>Can anyone offer any help?              Thanks
>
While it is true that uC magazine is gone (and much lamented), they are still
selling their products for Kaypro and other CP/M machines.  A friend recently
purchased their PRO 884 MAX ROM for his KP-4/84.  uC also markets a decoder
board to permit up to four floppy drives on the KP.  Their mail address is:
                
                        Micro Cornucopia, Inc.
                        P.O. Box 223
                        Bend OR 97709

Another possible source of KP stuff is:

                        Emerald Microware
                        P.O. Box 1726
                        Beaverton OR 97075
                        503/641-8088

                        Advent Products, Inc.
                        3154-F East La Palma Ave
                        Anaheim CA 92806
                        714/630-0446

Good luck.

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