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From: greyelf@wpi.wpi.edu (Michael J Pender)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Laser 128
Message-ID: <6849@wpi.wpi.edu>
Date: 17 Jan 90 01:02:38 GMT
References: <9001151507.AA29641@apple.com> <1990Jan15.174852.4491@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Reply-To: greyelf@wpi.wpi.edu (Michael J Pender)
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In article <1990Jan15.174852.4491@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> rnf@shumv1.ncsu.edu (Rick Fincher) writes:
>A frien d of mine who is a teacher has a Laser 128 with the 3.5 ROM.  She
>has had no compatibility problems until recently.  She can't get the new
>Mecc software (89-90) to run, and Children's Writing and Publishing Center
>from The Learning Company won't work.  Also Steps to Comprehension won't
>boot.  She gets errors saying that it needs 128K (it has 128K) or that an
>80 Column card is needed (built in and enabled from the front panel switch).
>
>Laser will sell her an upgrade to the 128EX, but the question is, will the
>128EX do any better with these programs?  Laser wants $175 for the upgrade.
>Any better prices out there?
 
The offer of an upgrade for $170 is excellent, she might want to consider
taking it, but if the programs don't run on a laser 128 with rom 3.5
it is not likely they will run on a 128ex.

If its legal you could send me a copy of one program and I could tell
you if it runs on a 128ex.

Sorry I couldn't be more helpful, but I've never tried those programs.

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