Re: My laser 128

["ict@ccess" <gids.rs@sasktel.net>]

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.


Then as a owner of a Laser 128EX, I highly recommend a Ramfactor card
in the external slot.  The RAMfactor can be set up to boot DOS3.3 and
ProDOS at the same time and set up as 1x 140 kb and 1x 800kb disk at
the same time.  I have 4 of them, if you want one for a small nominal
fee plus shipping.

Rob