Hey everyone, wmh here! It's been over three years since I've posted on the VC forums, and it looks like a lot's changed since then. It's great to see most of you guys are still around though.
Anyways, for the past year or so I've been looking for a solid Kaypro II to add to my "collection." (It's not much of a collection but I guess that's besides the point haha.) I just picked up this one from eBay today. I realize the price was pretty high, but the SN seemed low and the machine looked to be in good condition so I didn't have a problem with that.
After making the purchase, I started Googling around to get more information on the machine, but it seems that there isn't much more than cursory information available. As a result, I have a few remaining unanswered questions regarding the Kaypro:
Thanks for any help you can give guys, it's really appreciated.
-wmh
Anyways, for the past year or so I've been looking for a solid Kaypro II to add to my "collection." (It's not much of a collection but I guess that's besides the point haha.) I just picked up this one from eBay today. I realize the price was pretty high, but the SN seemed low and the machine looked to be in good condition so I didn't have a problem with that.
After making the purchase, I started Googling around to get more information on the machine, but it seems that there isn't much more than cursory information available. As a result, I have a few remaining unanswered questions regarding the Kaypro:
- How early is the machine that I bought? It's SN is 002749, and I can tell it was made prior to the Kaypro 2 rebranding but I can't find out much else than that.
- Are there any good Kaypro II emulators available? MAME/MESS can supposedly emulate the Kaypro II, but I haven't found any way to make this work.
- Can I use a standard landline extension cable as a keyboard cable for the Kaypro? I saw it mentioned somewhere that I could do this, but I just wanted to double-check since the machine I bought is missing its cable.
Thanks for any help you can give guys, it's really appreciated.
-wmh
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