Date   : Fri, 12 Jun 1992 16:01:35 GMT
From   : centerline!jimf@uunet.uu.net (Jim Frost)
Subject: Re: Kaypro Liquidation

wieland@ea.ecn.purdue.edu (Jeffrey J Wieland) writes:

>In article <jimf.708288304@centerline.com> jimf@centerline.com (Jim Frost)
writes:
>>My machine has a brother in Chicago!  I've got an '83 too.  I used it
>>regularly for word processing until buying a high-speed modem and
>>finding out it couldn't sustain 2400bps communications, much less 9600
>>or higher.  I had to buy an actual MS-LOSS machine.

>I've used my '84 2X as a terminal at 19200 bps.  How, you ask? Interrupts!

It was my impression that the '84 had more advanced hardware in a
number of places than the '83 (including serial I/O).  If this is not
the case then the three modem programs I tried all screwed the pooch.
I used the "TERM" program but it started loosing at 2400bps.  I used
the "mdm700" or some such but it wouldn't even try anything faster
than 1200.  The same limitation existed for one other program I tried.

>If you have a copy of Mite that came with your Kaypro, you're all set for
>speedy communications.

'Mite' didn't ship with the '83's so far as I can tell.

All of this became moot when I bought a PC to handle communications.
It took awhile but I finally got it talking to the modem at 38kbps and
everyone's happy.

>Use a Kaypro for a stool????  I think we could find it a good home
>somewhere.

Only occasionally.  It's got some very interesting games and my one
and only copy of my address list so it still gets used, just not all
the time anymore.

jim frost
jimf@centerline.com


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