Re: Laser 128EX RAM

[a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

"Kim Heui Jung" <spix2000@kornet.net> wrote:

>"Mitchell Spector" <a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca> wrote in message
>
>>     There were actually four Laser models, released in this order:
>> Laser 3000, Laser 128, Laser 128EX and Laser 128EX/2.
>
>What is Laser 3000?

    An Apple II compatible that predates the Laser 128. I'm not too
familiar with its capabilities, though I do recall it having extended
video modes that went beyond the standard Apple II (they were
latter dropped in the '128' models). Here's a crude GIF scan:

ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Misc/laser.3000.A2.CLONE.GIF

>Is it a IBM PC compatible machine?

    Nope, though I think VTech may have gotten into the PC clone
market at some point (I've seen at least three different keyboards
with the Laser name and logo).
    
Mitchell Spector
a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca