Re: Laser 128

[Andy Molloy <awmolloy@landsnail.com>]

I purchased my Laser 128 in 1986 or 1987 from Central Point, which
included a copy of their popular Copy II Plus software program. The
Laser had a small panel on the bottom where you could swap out the
roms with "improved" versions. I only remember being offered one
upgrade for $25.  It was a great computer for a college kid with too
little money for a real Apple.

Andy

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On Sat, 12 Aug 2000 04:46:43 GMT, Bryan Villados
<news001@nospam_macgeek.org> wrote:

>In article <pu0l5.201$hg.19279@dca1-nnrp2.news.digex.net>, Frank
>Townsend <ftownsen@iamdigex.net> wrote:
>
>> Just got one of these machines.
>> 
>> Aside from the build quality which is middling, really a fairly elegant
>> machine, and quite fast.  Very configurable (not saying much, I suppose, in
>> comparison to the closed box design of the IIc).
>> 
>> Kind of like an expandable IIc Plus.
>
>What I thought was cool about the Laser 128 is their expansion cabinet
>(sold separately), which could hold one or more Apple II-compatible
>cards.
>
>But to twist the subject a bit... I lack quite a bit of information
>about the legal matters of the Laser 128. I was wondering why the Laser
>128 was able to be manufactured in the early 90's when Franklin was
>shot down quickly for doing the same thing in the early 80's, that is
>manufacturer an Apple II clone? Did the people who made the Laser 128
>approach the box differently than that of Franklin?