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From: djo7613@blake.acs.washington.edu (Dick O'Connor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Whither Kaypro??
Keywords: Kaypro PC30, real-time clock, battery replacement
Message-ID: <4791@blake.acs.washington.edu>
Date: 6 Dec 89 21:57:58 GMT
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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
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