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American computer manufacturer of the 1980s
Kaypro Corporation was an American home and personal computer manufacturer based in Solana Beach, California, in the 1980s. The company was founded by Non-Linear Systems (NLS) to compete with the popular Osborne 1 portable microcomputer. Kaypro produced a line of rugged, luggable CP/M-based computers sold with an extensive software bundle which supplanted its competitors and quickly became one of the top-selling personal computer lines of the early 1980s. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: KayproA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Kaypro word processing, plain & simpleThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Software Reviews : FYI 3000 Staff review Publisher: Software Marketing Associates, 4615 Bee Cave Rd., Austin. Tx 79746 (telephone: 512-346-0133) Year of Publication: 1984 Materials: One system disk (not copy protected) and tutorial disk manual. Machine Specificity: IBM Pc and all compatibles; TI Professional; DEC Rainbow with MS DOS or CPM; Apricot, Victor 9000, and Executive ; Zenith z-100 and z-150; Kaypro 2, 4, and 10; Epson Qx 10; Osborne 1 and Executive; Eight Inch Standard; Televideo; Hewlitt Packard 110, 125, and 150; Intertec Superbrain; Morrow MD2 and 3; NEC PC 8001A and 8801A; Otrona Attache; Xerox 820. System Requirements: IBM PC, XT, or AT or 100% compatibles, 128k RAM or computer with z-80 cPU and a word processor that writes ASCII files. Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: GoodCited 0 times
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Software Reviews : FYI 3000 Staff review Publisher: Software Marketing Associates, 4615 Bee Cave Rd., Austin. Tx 79746 (telephone: 512-346-0133) Year of Publication: 1984 Materials: One system disk (not copy protected) and tutorial disk manual. Machine Specificity: IBM Pc and all compatibles; TI Professional; DEC Rainbow with MS DOS or CPM; Apricot, Victor 9000, and Executive ; Zenith z-100 and z-150; Kaypro 2, 4, and 10; Epson Qx 10; Osborne 1 and Executive; Eight Inch Standard; Televideo; Hewlitt Packard 110, 125, and 150; Intertec Superbrain; Morrow MD2 and 3; NEC PC 8001A and 8801A; Otrona Attache; Xerox 820. System Requirements: IBM PC, XT, or AT or 100% compatibles, 128k RAM or computer with z-80 cPU and a word processor that writes ASCII files. Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Good
Software Reviews : SEEKEASY Reviewed by Michael Minor, Vanderbilt University Publisher: Correlation Systems, 81 Rockinghorse Road, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90274 (telephone: 213-833-3462) Date: 1984 Materials: Program disk, sample data file, forty-page manual. Price: $87; Demo disk $15 Machine Specificity: MS/PC-DOS. and c/PM. Runs on Apple II; Compaq; DEC Rainbow; Epson Qx-10; Franklin 1200; IBM; Zenith; Kaypro 11, 4, and 10; Osbome; Televideo; Radio Shack Models 2, 4, 12, 16; etc. System Requirements: cP/M Version 2.0-2.2, 56k RAM or more, 24 x 80 display; MS/PC-DOS version 2.0 or higher, 128k RAM. Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent
đź“š Books worth reading
- 📕Kaypro word processing, plain & simpleLenfest, David., David Lenfest · 1985
- 📕The Kaypro--plain & simpleWilliam C. Houze · 1984
The instant expert's guide to the Kaypro IIM. D. Bennett · 1984- 📕The compleat KayproSteven M. Frankel · 1984
- 📕Ken Uston's Illustrated guide to the KayproKen Uston · 1984
- 📕Kaypro user's handbook · 1984
Using the Kaypro II personal computerKenniston W. Lord Jr. · 1984- 📕Word processing on the KayProPeter McWilliams · 1983
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