MY REPLY - Re: HandyMan for Kaypro

[Roy J. Tellason]

On Sunday 31 August 2008 22:49, tonym wrote:
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> >If it's of interest, I have some pretty complete service data on Kaypro
> > 8-bit stuff, including the schematics of multiple versions of the power
> > supplies used in them, though I'm not sure it was necessarily all of
> > them. I remember California DC (?), Astec, and I'm not recalling the
> > others offhand, but they're around someplace. _This_ stuff I don't want
> > to sell, but I might be persuaded to make some photocopies. :-)
>
> Thanks for the offer. For the most part, I think MOST necessary parts of
> the Kaypro service manuals are out there - 1484-d, -e, and -f versions.
> Can;t hurt to check against what you have, though.

I recall getting some back when somebody (Micro-Cornucopia?) was selling them,  
and they didn't happen to include the power supplies.  Though in much of what 
I encountered resoldering at the connector usualy took care of the problem.  
I remember sending a couple of sets of them out to people,  like Jack Brown 
at FOG,  when they were still a going concern.

> On the EPROM, never heard of THAT one, but I can hunt around in my
> Pro-Files magazines and see if any ads pop-up, and any info. I HAVE found
> ads for the HandyMan, but that's about all!
>
> If you have the ability, dump the EPROM, and I can take a peek.

It would take some doing,  I think,  particularly since I don't know what chip 
it is without peeling back the label.

> Is it a 24-pin, or 28-pin EPROM?

It's a 28-pin part.

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