Laser 128EX: An Apple //c clone that is better than the real thing
As a youth, I drooled over the specs of the Laser 128EX and I finally have one. This is my first time taking a look at this wonderful machine and I want to find out everything there is to know about this machine.
Part 1: This part!
Part 2:
Part 3: Coming soon
0:00 Intro
2:03 Laser 128EX Specs and what’s on the box
18:51 Close look at outside the Laser 128EX and keyboard
29:31 Powering up the Laser 128EX for the first time
32:27 Conclusion and Outro
-- Video Links
Support the channel on Patreon:
Adrian’s Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel)
Article on the history of the Laser 128:
-- Tools
Deoxit D5:
O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards)
Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe:
Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron:
Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope:
Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier:
TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro)
TS100 Soldering Iron:
EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:
DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:
Magnetic Screw Holder:
Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)
RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI)
Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five)
Heat Sinks:
Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)
--- Links
My GitHub repository:
Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group
--- Instructional videos
My video on damage-free chip removal:
--- Music
Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino
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Laser 128EX: An Apple //c clone that is better than the real thing