sage@LL.MIT.EDU (Jay Sage) (01/19/91)
Lindsay Haisley wrote: >> Our BBS uses a Kenmore Ztime-I Calendar/Clock in our Kaypro 10. It was, I >> understand, widely used a few years ago as a Kaypro add-on clock. The >> company is Kenmore Computer Technologies, 71 Argonne Drive, Kenmore, NY >> 14217. Phone (716) 877-0617. I don't know if they are still in business. I use these clock daughter boards in a number of my computers and have always been very happy with them. Their one shortcoming is that they do not keep track of the year. There are some extra registers, and there is a common convention for storing the year in one of those registers. Then one just has to remember every January 1 to update the year value. I do not know what the status of Kenmore Computer Technologies is. They moved at one point, and we lost track of them for a while. In any case, Chris McEwen, sysop of Z-Node 32, is a source for these units. He even offers, I believe, a discounted price. Contact him at Chris McEwen 433 Frederick Ave. South Plainfield, NJ 07080 201-753-3735 On another note, Lindsay mentioned Uniform. The company that makes it, Micro Solutions, Inc., is definitely still in business. Their Uniform for the PC is my first choice for handling foreign formats on the PC (I have MediaMaster also. As far as I know, although no further development seems to be underway with the CP/M products, they can still be purchased. Contact them at Micro Solutions, Inc. 132 West Lincoln Highway DeKalb, IL 60115 815-756-3411 -- Jay Sage
gonzalez@bbn.com (Jim Gonzalez) (01/23/91)
In article <9101181347.AA08152@LL.MIT.EDU> sage@LL.MIT.EDU (Jay Sage) writes: > I do not know what the status of Kenmore Computer Technologies is. They >moved at one point, and we lost track of them for a while. In any case, >Chris McEwen, sysop of Z-Node 32, is a source for these units. He even >offers, I believe, a discounted price. Contact him at > > Chris McEwen > 433 Frederick Ave. > South Plainfield, NJ 07080 > 201-753-3735 If anyone tried the above number and it failed, try area code 908-753-3735. South Plainfield is in the part of New Jersey that moved to area code 908, and the grace period (during which 908 calls dialed to 201 are rerouted) may have ended by now. I left a message on his machine this morning before leaving for work, and will report what I learn this evening. -Jim.
gonzalez@bbn.com (Jim Gonzalez) (01/24/91)
In article <62254@bbn.BBN.COM> I wrote: >I left a message on his machine this morning before leaving for work, and >will report what I learn this evening. Well, I'm a little late in reporting, but here's what I found out: Kenmore Technologies is still in business, and is still producing the clock. Their price is $99.95. Chris is buying bare boards from them (he could simply copy the board design but he's "not in the business of ripping off people's intellectual property"), and populating the boards himself. He's offering the finished product for $79.95, including shipping. The board plugs into the Z-80's socket, and then the Z-80 plugs into the board. For machines which lacke the clearance above the CPU socket for the addtional board, there is a version that connects with a ribbon cable, allowing the board to be sited elsewhere. One needs to be careful of how the cable is routed, avoiding RF noise from switching power supplies, etc (the only failed installation Chris ever heard of was with an Altos whose switcher drove the CPU nuts). The device (a National 58167) appears at I/O address 0xE0 (0E0h for you old-timers :-), and can be moved to a different address with trace cuts and jumpers. Checks should be written to Chris McEwen, and sent to him at: P.O. Box 12 South Plainfield, NJ 07080-0012 908-755-6186 The above phone number is covered by an answering machine, whereas the one Jay gave earlier may not be. You're more likely to reach Chris directly in the evening, by the way. Around 8pm seems to work. -Jim.
ahm@rick.att.com (Andy Meyer) (01/24/91)
In article <9101181347.AA08152@LL.MIT.EDU> sage@LL.MIT.EDU (Jay Sage) writes: [re: sources of Kenmore Ztime-I Calendar/Clock] > I do not know what the status of Kenmore Computer Technologies is. They > moved at one point, and we lost track of them for a while. In any case, > Chris McEwen, sysop of Z-Node 32, is a source for these units. He even > offers, I believe, a discounted price. Contact him at [home address deleted] (As I write this, I have Chris on the phone. He doesn't have net access "yet?") Chris would prefer that people contact him at: Socrates Z-Node 32 P.O. Box 12 S. Plainfield, NJ 07080 (908) 755-6186 BTW, this is the same address for _The Computer Journal_ (plug, plug) which ensures that if you need to leave a message it will get to him. Andy [Disclaimer: I am affiliated with _TCJ_ only as a satisfied reader.] . . Andreas Meyer, N2FYE ahm@rick.att.com . O _ AT&T Computer System Technical Services _/=/ South Plainfield, NJ ..!att!rick!ahm | _/ \_ "Jugglers do it 'til they drop."
wilker@descartes.math.purdue.edu (Clarence Wilkerson) (01/24/91)
Does the Kaypro have any 28 pin EPROM sockets? If so one could use the Dallas Semiconductor "SMART WATCH". You just slip it between the EPROM and the old socket. The usual price seems to be about $40, but I sometimes see it for $25. It does need some software, because it's not the usual read a RAM address or port. Clarence