Re: My laser 128

[Kevin Dady <kevin@hackaday.com>]

On Jan 7, 8:44 pm, Steve Nickolas
<lyricalnan...@usotsuki.hoshinet.org> wrote:
> On Sat, 7 Jan 2012, ict@ccess wrote:
> > On Jan 7, 3:03 pm, Bill Hicks <billwebz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> This week, while waiting for blank discs I ordered on eBay I wired up
> >> a serial cable using an old pc keyboard adapter and a 9 pinn to 25
> >> serial cable. Using Adtpro and a few old commodore plus 4 discs I was
> >> able to get a dos disk setup.
>
> >> Today I received the blank discs and they are not the ds dd 360k ones
> >> I expected, but ds hd 1.2 mb ones. Before I open the box, will they
> >> work? It has been so long I don't even remember if it mattered going
> >> from high to double, though I know you can't go the other way.
>
> >> Also, I pulled the keyboard apart on the 128, and was able to wash
> >> every bit if it. Works like a champ now.
>
> >> Bill
>
> > You were able to transfer data to your laser to create a DOS disk
> > setup without a bootup disk on your Laser?
>
> > Rob
>
> All it takes is the serial port.
>
> -uso.

and a hacked up old style keyboard cable, or a midi cable readily sold
many places