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From: donk@dadla.WR.TEK.COM (Donald C. Kirkpatrick)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: Hard drive for Kaypro II?
Message-ID: <4445@wrgate.WR.TEK.COM>
Date: 6 Dec 90 17:34:04 GMT
References: <1990Nov29.190503.22637@simasd.uucp>
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Reply-To: donk@dadla.WR.TEK.COM (Donald C. Kirkpatrick)
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton,  OR.
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In article <1990Nov29.190503.22637@simasd.uucp> donm@pnet07.cts.com (Don Maslin) writes:
>Give Brian a call at Emerald Microware  503/641-0347
>                     P.O. Box 1726
>                     Beaverton OR 97075
>
>They market a kit that includes software, host board, and controller card for
>the Kaypro.  It is about $250.  You supply the drive.
>
>                                                - don

I read this note on Thursday, November 29. The next day I grabed a hard
disk, stuck my Kaypro under my arm, and drove over to Emerald Microware.
The following Tuesday, I had a Kaypro with a 20 Meg hard disk. I sure
can't complain about the service.

The kit cost $245 and I payed them $100 to install it. I'm glad I let them
install it because he worried about things I would not have considered.
For example, if the hard disk is too close to the floppy, the motor current
on the floppy will cause soft errors on the hard drive.

Thanks for the tip, Don.


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