Computers by brand Kaypro

Brand: Kaypro
Founded: 1981
By: Andrew Kay
In: San Diego (California) USA
Defunct: 1992

Kaypro Corporation was an American manufacturer of personal and home computers based in San Diego in the 1980s. The company was founded by Non-Linear Systems (NLS) to compete with the popular Osborne 1 portable microcomputer. Kaypro produced a line of rugged, portable CP/M-based computers sold with an extensive software package that supplanted its competitors and quickly became one of the best-selling personal computer lines of the early 1980s.

Kaypro was exceptionally loyal to its original customer base, but was slow to adapt to the changing computer market and the advent of IBM PC compatible technology. It faded from the mainstream before the end of the decade and was eventually forced to file for bankruptcy in 1992.

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Some outstanding models of the brand Kaypro

Kaypro II

Manufacturer: Kaypro
Launches: 1982
Made in: USA
CPU: Z80 @ 2.5MHz
Memory: 64 KB
Support A: Diskette 5¼"
Support B: Diskette 5¼"
Hard drive: None
Operative System: CP/M

Despite being the first model to be commercially released, it was called the "Kaypro II" (at a time when one of the most popular microcomputers was the Apple II).
The Kaypro II was designed to be portable like the Osborne, housed in an aluminum case containing all the components and with a handle for carrying.

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Kaypro 10

Manufacturer: Kaypro
Launches: 1983
CPU: Zilog Z80
Memory: None
Support: Diskette 5¼"
Hard drive: 10 MB
Operative System: CP/M

The Kaypro 10 was one of the first computers to come with a hard drive as a standard component. It came with a 10-megabyte internal hard drive and a single DS/DD floppy disk drive.

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