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Kaypro 16 Announcement (1984-11-14)

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                            KAYPRO 16

11/14/84  Kaypro Corp introduces upgraded personal computer

Solana Beach,  Calif.  -- Kaypro Corp. unveiled its most powerful
and expensive personal computer to date,  the long-awaited Kaypro
16, which company officials expect will retail for $3295.

As  it  has  successfully  done with its  other  inexpensive  and
strictly  utilitarian  machines,  Kaypro plans to  sell  the  new
computer  bundled  with a lavish software  package,  including  a
word-processing program,  a financial spread sheet program, and a
data-base management system.

The  company  said the Kaypro 16 computer,  more than a  year  in
development,  is  "slightly more powerful" than its other  models
and is the first Kaypro machine built to be compatible with those
by IBM.

The company said it already has begun shipping the new machine to
the  1200 stores in its retail network.   Kaypro is manufacturing
about 2,000 machines this month, company officials said.

The  Kaypro  16 is based on the 8088 processor  and  features  an
internal  10 mega-byte hard disk drive,  one DS-DD floppy  drive,
9-inch green  monitor,  MS-DOS,  256k RAM, an IBM style keyboard,
RGB monitor output, and  bundled with  MicroPro's  Word*,  Data*,
Calc*, Report*, and MITE.  It weighs the same  as the  Kaypro  10
at  near the 30 pound mark  and  is  classed  as "transportable."

Analysts  expect  the  machine to compete most closely  with  the
Compaq Plus,  manufactured  by Compaq Computer Inc, which retails
for $3995.  The Kaypro 16 is "a darn good bargain for the price,"
said  Kenneth  Lim,  an analyst with  Dataquest  Inc.,  a  market
research firm based in San Jose, Calif.

Still under development is a powerful lap-held computer that will
weigh  less  than 10 pounds.   Like the Kaypro 16,  the  lap-held
model will be capable of handling IBM 16-bit software.
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