Date   : Thu, 23 Jan 1992 06:59:32 EST
From   : Paul V. Pullen <pvpullen@crdec7.apgea.army.mil>
Subject: Re: Kaypro1

Eric Wu writes:
>When I was looking for a copy of Kermit to run on my Kaypro II (83),
>I got a copy from Simtel that was patched for the Kaypro I.  The
>program runs reasonably well on my machine but I have become curious about
>the history of the Kaypro I.  I have never heard of this machine before and
>I was wondering if someone could give me some information
>about it (hardware/software specs etc).  Thanks!

I purchased the Kaypro1 that that version of Kermit was compiled for in 1987
by mail from a distress merchandise seller.  The unit was in the same type 
of case that all portable Kaypro's was shipped in.  It has double sided double
density floppys that give the machine a storage capacity of 390K per disk.  I
found in all cases that it could run anything that had been configured for any
Kaypro.  I ran software from 83 vintage Kaypro II on it with no problems.  The
Z-80 apparently runs at 4 MHZ.

The version of Kermit is set up as a Kaypro II Kermit with the exception of the
sign-on screen which I customized for the Kaypro1.  I put it in SIMTEL20 to 
simplify others use of Kermit without the hassle of assembling and loading the
software.  Injoy!

Paul Pullen

Paul V. Pullen
U. S. Army Chemical Research, Development & Engineering Center
Individual Protection Division
Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD                        DDN Mailbox
Comm 1-410-671-2519                              pvpullen@apgea.army.mil