djo7613@blake.acs.washington.edu (Dick O'Connor) (12/07/89)
What's up with Kaypro these days? I never see ads or mention anymore, which is somewhat pertinent, because... We have a Kaypro PC30 (XT-compatible) whose real-time clock doesn't respond, probably due to a dead battery. Inspection indicates (but this is my guesswork) that the culprit is a 3.6 volt lithium battery about an inch high, shaped like a drum, that is soldered onto the motherboard. Any Kaypro PC experts out there who can verify this? How does one replace this? Better yet, can a Kaypro handle one of those $35 clocks with the built-in 10-year battery that sit between the CPU card and the CPU chip itself? That I can do myself. Soldering?? Well... Thanks for any help. I'm also curious to hear speculation/facts/drivel about why Kaypro seems to have such a low profile these days. They *are* still around, aren't they?? "Moby" Dick O'Connor ** DISCLAIMER: It would Washington Department of Fisheries ** surprise me if the Olympia, Washington 98504 ** rest of the Department Internet Mail: djo7613@blake.u.washington.edu ** agreed with any of this!
crmeyer@voodoo.ucsb.edu (12/07/89)
In article <4791@blake.acs.washington.edu>, djo7613@blake.acs.washington.edu (Dick O'Connor) writes... > >What's up with Kaypro these days? I never see ads or mention anymore, >which is somewhat pertinent, because... Kaypro is still around. They went through a slump a few years back but Mr Kay came back out of retirement and saved the day. He booted out Kaypro's top management and started agressivly coming out with new products at reasonable prices. One product is a super low profile XT computer that still has expandablity and a price that almost rivals the 'no-name' clones. If you want to contact then call for information for Solana Beach, CA (619 area code).