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Subject: Laser 128
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Date: 23 Mar 89 06:16:44 GMT
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Dan Canfield writes:

>I have heard a lot of talk about the Laser 128 lately and I am wondering how
>good it really is.  I am thinking about investing in a dozen of them instead
>of the IIE.  I would appreciate any feed back I could get about them.

>I will specifically be using Appleworks and other ProDos programs and need to
>know if the Laser can handle it.  Also, any suggestions on where to get them
>at reasonable prices.  I have seen them advertised for around $400.

>Thanks,
>Dan Canfield

The Lasers are very compatible.  I've had problems with one card
that didn't work on my computer, a Cermetek 1200 modem.  I also
had problems with some old Scott Foresman (or was it Adams?)
text adventure games (ah the disks they're on are 8 years old..)
and I think it still doesn't like GPLE by Beagle Bros and Beagle
BASIC.  But out of the thousands of programs I've tried,
that's it.   (oops, almost forgot, it didn't like the last
version of Kermit I tried, I think it was 3.81).

I haven't tried the newest version of kermit on it, Proterm
is much better, and supports kermit protocol.

As for buying them, try mail ordering, don't buy from Sears,
they have some special version all their own thats not
like the rest of the Lasers on the market, and they're the
only ones that will fix them.  I have an original
version Laser 128, with a UDC card sitting out of the side,
inside a special thermoplastic shell for it my father made.

As for appleworks and prodos programs, they work fine
in general (with the exceptions listed above).

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P.S.  I help people too.
P.S.  I got my Laser from Programs Plus in Ct for $385 at the time.