CP/M Vintage Goodies - Osborne Portable Computer & Kaypro IV

A slew of CP/M, Osborne, Kaypro and Heath retro computing software and hardware. Any tips or additional info is appreciated!

The Heathkit / Zenith stuff is especially curious. I'm not sure what all it's actually for, system-wise. Possibly a H89/90.

Turns out the Kaypro is a 4/83 + 88 making it compatible with MS-DOS. I also got the floppy drive working.

There will be a proper and full-length review of these machines at some point.

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[maddmaxstar]

Holy geez that's a good haul. Huge treasure trove of dead tech. The Computer store I work part-time for has a Pseudo-museum of old PCs that's bigger than what I've got. One of their machines is an Osborne 1 like that one. Were you ever able to get the Osborne or the Kaypro to work?

[phreakindee]

@maddmaxstar Yes, I was thankfully able to get both of them working. The O1 still has some issues with disks in Drive B: on ocassion, and I haven't been able to get the 8088 addon for the Kaypro to work. But otherwise, they're working just fine for the majority of situations!

I still haven't gotten around to reviewing these, I need to remedy that. I did a review of a game on the Kaypro a while back though: Ladder.

[ukeleleboy97]

Do you want an Altair 8800

[phreakindee]

@ukeleleboy97 I'd love an Altair! Or really anything S-100 based.

[FuyuAkiWorld]

Could you do reviews of those?

[phreakindee]

@FuyuAkiWorld Someday, yeah. I've planned on it ever since I got them, just haven't gotten around to it.

[GutsOfChrist]

When I watch other types of reviews, I now use your show as the standard when judging them. You're genuinely into what you're doing, and extremely informative. I tip my hat to you, sir.

[SamuraiClinton]

I guess portable computers that were the size of a desktop computer fell out of fashion because of their bulk and weight.

[lazermunky25]

5:05 - 4Chan on floppy.

[IGotToTakeAPiss23]

OMg i thought that computer cover was a parachute

[xchrisxmanxgx]

hey phreakindee could you do a fmv game with real people like sierra games like phantasmagoria or phantasmagoria 2 a puzzle of flesh or gabriel knight 2 the beast within something like that it doesent even need to be a sierra game. thanks :)

[TeamRocketReviews]

@phreakindee Get the IMSAI, it's better. Besides, it was in Wargames.