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== Log (most recent first) == | |||
* 2A fuse on mains side blew, probably when RIFA capacitor failed | |||
* RIFA film capacitors in PSU replaced, they're notorious for failure after a long time. PSU still does not seem to provide rails. Fault in other components? | |||
* Floppy seems fine, fault is in PSU. While diagnosing, got single arc in some PSU component. Does not boot, does not provide rails. | |||
* Discover that disconnecting floppy allows boot to BIOS, suspect fault there causing overcurrent | |||
* Does not boot, squealing/chirping noise, manual indicates short in a component | |||
* Initial boot(s): HDD error of some sort | |||
== Reference == | == Reference == | ||
[https://www.element14.com/community/people/mfetting/blog/2019/09/15/kaypro-10-mfm-hard-drive-emulation Kaypro 10 with MFM Hard Drive Reader/Emulator] | === MFM === | ||
[http://www.retroarchive.org/maslin/ Retrocomputing disk images, including CP/M and Kaypro stuff] | * [https://www.pdp8online.com/mfm/mfm.shtml David Gesswein's BeagleBone-based MFM emulator] | ||
* [https://www.element14.com/community/people/mfetting/blog/2019/09/15/kaypro-10-mfm-hard-drive-emulation Kaypro 10 with MFM Hard Drive Reader/Emulator] | |||
* [https://github.com/GlasgowEmbedded/glasgow/tree/687268482737c04e9784bf100ff5d93ef45177ce/software/glasgow/applet/memory/floppy floppy (*not* HDD) MFM in Glasgow] | |||
** whitequark seems to intend to do MFM drives at some point | |||
=== Software === | |||
* [https://www.dougmahugh.com/scs-draw/ SCS-Draw: teaching the Kaypro to draw] | |||
* [http://www.retroarchive.org/maslin/ Retrocomputing disk images, including CP/M and Kaypro stuff] | |||
== Misc. == | == Misc. == | ||
* [https://retrocmp.de/kaypro/kay-p1_vers.htm Kaypro versions guide] | |||
[http://www.chrisfenton.com/dd9-kaypro-edition/ A developer ports his game to Kaypro] | ** See also [https://retrocmp.de/kaypro/kay-p2_hrdw.htm Part 2] for hardware information | ||
* [https://obsolescence.wixsite.com/obsolescence/introduction-to-cpm Introduction to CP/M] | |||
* [http://www.chrisfenton.com/dd9-kaypro-edition/ A developer ports his game to Kaypro] | |||
* [https://oldcrap.org/2020/05/31/kaypro-ii/ Information (and wonderful images) on the Kaypro II] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:27, 25 March 2022
Log (most recent first)
- 2A fuse on mains side blew, probably when RIFA capacitor failed
- RIFA film capacitors in PSU replaced, they're notorious for failure after a long time. PSU still does not seem to provide rails. Fault in other components?
- Floppy seems fine, fault is in PSU. While diagnosing, got single arc in some PSU component. Does not boot, does not provide rails.
- Discover that disconnecting floppy allows boot to BIOS, suspect fault there causing overcurrent
- Does not boot, squealing/chirping noise, manual indicates short in a component
- Initial boot(s): HDD error of some sort
Reference
MFM
- David Gesswein's BeagleBone-based MFM emulator
- Kaypro 10 with MFM Hard Drive Reader/Emulator
- floppy (*not* HDD) MFM in Glasgow
- whitequark seems to intend to do MFM drives at some point
Software
Misc.
- Kaypro versions guide
- See also Part 2 for hardware information
- Introduction to CP/M
- A developer ports his game to Kaypro
- Information (and wonderful images) on the Kaypro II
