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Kaypro IV	Computers	Transportable	U.S.A.	1983	Z80	name company company_name specs tabs photos links docs comments related oc_id source Kaypro IV /companies/kaypro Kaypro label value NAME Kaypro IV label value MANUFACTURER Kaypro label value TYPE Transportable label value ORIGIN U.S.A. label value YEAR 1983 label value END OF PRODUCTION 1985 label value KEYBOARD Detachable, 72 key typewriter style keyboard with 18 programmable keys. label value CPU Z80 label value SPEED 2.5 Mhz label value RAM 64 KB label value VRAM 2 KB label value ROM 2 KB label value TEXT MODES 80 chars x 25 lines (character matrix : 5 x 8 dots) label value GRAPHIC MODES None label value COLORS built-in 9'' non-glare green phosphor screen label value SOUND built-in speaker (CPU controlled) + keyboard 'key click' and beep label value SIZE / WEIGHT 45 x 36 x 21 cm / 15kg label value I/O PORTS 1 RS232c serial port, 1 Centronics-type parallel port, keyboard interface label value BUILT IN MEDIA two 5.25'' DS/DD full-height floppy drives (390 KB per disk) label value OS CP/M 2.2 label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in PSU photos links docs title subtitle text image PARIS DAKAR **A KAYPRO IV IN ACTION SOMEWHERE IN AFRICA** 8 Kaypro IV and 2 Kaypro 10 were used by the doctors of the Paris-Dakar race 84's edition. The Kaypro IVs were used to store medical information about the 1000 participants. Power was provided by the Mercedes cars through the 12v cigarette lighters. The Kaypro 10s were kept in the "communication" plane during the day, and were used to centralize all the informations in the evening. At the end of the race, and after 12000 km of tracks, there were all running fine ! One of the Kaypro 10 is said to have been thrown out of the plane, mistaken with a common metallic tool box... And it still worked ! null title url text Web Wiz CAPTCHA http://www.webwizcaptcha.com title url cover text KAYPRO TECHNICAL MANUAL null /media/museum/docs/couvs/kaypro_technical_manual.jpg **KAYPRO TECHNICAL MANUAL**\ written by Kaypro  compiled/archived by Unknown\  type of document : Online reader **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** author date text Sharon Wertz (United States) Saturday 29th December 2018 We had four Kaypro IVs that we souped up with a speed doubler and four half height drives. Later we put in four double sided 3.5" drives, and still later a hard drive. I did Masters Theses for college students with Perfect Writer, because it was so versatile. Printed them out on a 32 pin dot matrix printer, and later on a postscript laser printer. Took our souped up Kaypro to Bend Oregon to the SOG (SemiOfficial Get Together) a CP/M group. It was a nine day wonder. author date text Bill (VA / USA) Thursday 24th September 2015 It had a 4Mhz processor. I''ve owned many computers since that one, but it was my favorite. That and Turbo Pascal 1.5 were a tough pair to beat. It saw me through 4 years of college and then some. author date text kathy (calif usa) Tuesday 1st October 2002 Just wondered what a kaypro 4 would be worth now /museum/kaypro-1 /museum/kaypro-10 /museum/kaypro-2x /museum/kaypro-4 /museum/kaypro-ii /museum/kaypro-robie 549 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230329073143/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=549 2023-03-29

The Kaypro IV (aka IV'83 later) is not to be confused with the Kaypro 4 (aka 4'84) released one year later. I know, Kaypro model names are REALLY confusing...

The Kaypro IV is basically a Kaypro II with DS/DD full-height floppy drives.

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