Jeff Thomas wrote:
I recently got in my possession an 'Laser 128 personal computer', but is
missing a power supply and matching cable. Underneath it says, 'Laser
Color computer', made in Hong Kong and from 1985.
The power connector requires DC15V and is a round 7 pin din plug. Could
I use a standard Apple IIc power supply (model no. A2M4016) with it? If
not, what would work e.g. modified PC, Commodore 64 or Amiga
computer/disk drive power supplies, etc?
Also, anyone know where I can find some documentation and software like
Laser DOS and Basic, etc?
What's the compatibly like with a real Apple II eg. 80%? I remember,
some clones were real shocking!
Just a curiosity is the Laser 128, better than the genuine Apple IIc?
Thanks,
Jeff.
The IIc power supply will work fine. Fortunately, as Laser ones seem
to be harder to find.
I hve no idea where you might find any docs online. I'm picking up
a Laser with manual next week so maybe I can do something then.
All the Apple II software I've tried on a Laser has worked but I don't
use a Laser all that often.
A lot of people would likely say that the Laser is the computer the
IIc should have been. The laser has a built-in UDC card so there's
a wider selection of drives the Laser can use. The Laser has a slot
which offers a lot of possibility. Inside mine I found an empty 1mb
card which I filled up.