Re: Laser 128EX RAM

["william strutts" <wrstrutts1@nospam.home.com>]

"Mitchell Spector" <a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca> wrote in message
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> Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.bc.ca> wrote:
>
> >I had the cover off a Laser 128EX and was wondering if anyone knew what
> >the extra 64k on the motherboard was for? Odd it being separate from the
> >other
> >128k..
>
>     That extra 64K is dedicated video RAM. From what I remember, the Laser
> used it for shadowing techniques to help speed up video screens when the
> built-in accelerator was active. It also had built-in support for driving
a
> digital RGB/TTL monitor.
>
>     Hm, another thing unique to the Laser that I remember hearing about is
> an interlaced mode very much like that of the Apple III Plus (280x384 and
> 560x384).
>
> Mitchell Spector
> a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca

I saw one of those the other day at a thrift store (Laser 128) but it was
missing the power cord and many of the cables for the ports
seemed unusual.  Reminded me a lot of the IIc ports.  Din-5
connectors if I recall right.  It had a built in 5.25 drive.  The box
claimed it could have 1 meg of RAM.

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