Re: Need help identifying this drive?

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labelas@hotmail.com (Labelas Enoreth) wrote:

>> You can use buttonless Mac drives on Apple II computers
>> with the addition of a Universal Disk Controller (UDC) sold
>> by Video Technology under the Laser brand, though.  The
>> drives will also work on all but the earliest model of Laser
>> 128 computer (later model Laser 128, 128EX, and 128EX/2
>> units had UDC controllers built in).
>
>How do I know which revision of the 128 I have? Is there specific numbers on
it?

The UDC equipped Laser models have a redesigned case.
The air vents on top are in the shape of a check mark.
They swoosh down from left to right diagnally, then turn
and go directly horizontally.  The cases look great.

The earliest model Laser 128 without the UDC looked
ugly.  The air vents are all vertical and space relatively
widely apart.

The label is also different.  The earliest ugly Laser 128
had a metalic label with black lettering.  The later
Laser models had plastic molded metalic characters.