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From: fordke@ingr.com (Keith Ford x8614)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: laser 128
Message-ID: <9700@ingr.com>
Date: 10 Apr 90 23:40:18 GMT
References: <2851@leah.Albany.Edu>
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Organization: Intergraph Corp. Huntsville, Al
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in article <2851@leah.Albany.Edu>, hw547@leah.Albany.Edu (hw547) says:
> 
> My sister-in-law is considering a Laser 128 for her 7 year old.
> Is there a review published somewhere for me to read?
I had a Laser 128EX and it was great.  I have since gotten a Trackstar
board that goes into an IBM PC and runs Apple // software.  I like it
much more because I am able to use the hard disk of the PC.  If you
would like some info on the Trackstar, let me know.

> 1) What is it compatible with?  Apple II, IIe, IIc?
Pretty much all of these.

> 2) Is it 40 col. or 80?  How good is the color monitor vs. mono?
Both.  I got a Thompson RGB color monitor for $250 and it worked wonderfully.
There is a color/mono switch on the Laser that will kill the color burst
signal when a mono program is running on a color monitor.  (ie. Publish It!)

> 3) What is the difference between the 128 and 128EX?
The EX has a 3.6MHz accelerator, 1 Mb memory exapansion board, and one other
feature which escapes me.  Maybe it was the ability to handle 3.5" disks.

> 4) Are there other Apple II clones?
The Franklins are no longer made.  See my initial comment on Trackstar.

> 5) What is a good mail order store? price?
I bought my Laser 128EX from Computer Direct.  Current prices are around the
$450 mark for the machine itself, which includes Copy II Plus, an invaluable
piece of software.
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