My dad drug this monster “computer” out of storage and I have no idea what it is. It is all one piece and it weighs a ton. The keyboard is attached to the front by a couple of clasps and when you want to use it you flip the keyboard down to see the tiny green screen. There is a handle on the top so that it can be carried like a giant metal briefcase. I seem to recall someone referring to it as a capo or cato but googling those has been fruitless. If someone could help me out with my dilemma I would be eternally greatful. Thanks.
Well, a few things might help:
a manufacturer
a model number
pictures.
It sounds like what used ot pass for a “laptop” back in the day. But without any further information, we’ll never know.
From your description, it sounds like an Osborne.
That is it. Now a second question: What the hell can I do with it?
Do you have a boat? Do you need an anchor?
Provided it still runs, you can do word processing, simple data base stuff, spreadsheets of the non-drag-and-drop variety, and otherwise use whatever software came with it (probably not the big name software packages listed in the link, btw). If you look around on the internet or in your yellow pages, you might find people selling CP/M software for it. Don’t get too excited.
The Kaypro’s main claim to fame was that it was made by a company that specialized in making field test equipment for grunt engineers: it was big, bulky, heavy, and, by the day’s reckoning, nigh-indestructable. If you ever need to set up a computer in the field and you don’t want to use (or don’t have) a laptop, you could use this.
Yeah I figured that might be all it is good for.
Apparently, from the link, you can run Wordstar on it. If you had a copy on a 5.25 inch floppy drive.
-lv
What can you do with it?! Why, the possibilities are endless! You can balance your checkbook, organize your recipes, um, did I say balance your checkbook? 
Short answer, not much. These aren’t very rare. A quick search on eBayshowed they only go for about $35 to $90. Nor are computer museums very interested in them.
It might be worth a few bucks to a collector somewhere. Run it up on e-bay and see who salutes it.
I did some of my first digital telecommunications on a Kaypro. Yep. BBSing at 300 baud. Poke around on the hard drive. You might find a game that is Kaypro’s version of Donkey Kong, done with ASCII characters. It was much fun, in 1984.
What’s wrong with being able to do word processing, spreadsheets, and data bases? Those are still major uses for a computer. Wordstar 3 is surprisingly competent and most word processors will still read your files once you null-modem them over to your main computer. Or if you have an open slot on your desktop you can pop in a 5-1/4" drive and use conversion software to read your disks directly.
Kaypros retain a big chunk of Geek Chic you just can’t get with a newer model, especially if that flashy paint job is intact. What you could do is yank the old innards and put in a modern motherboard and the works from a small VGA monitor. You probably won’t be able to do better than 640x480 but that’s good enough for most uses, especially if you are willing to make sacrifices so that Normals give you funny looks.
If you are determined to get rid of it putting it on eBay is your best bet. Like Hail Ants says, you won’t get a lot of money and keep the shipping costs open because that sucker is HEAVY but some money is better than clogging up a landfill with it.