
The Laser110 was the first computer that Vtech produced back in 1983, and was part of a series range of Laser 100/200/300. The Laser 100/110 was the first attempt to enter the computer market and compete with the other companies. The Price tag was relatively cheap, and for what it had to offer, it was good value for money. As an introduction computer was very good and made a hit back then in the 80’s. The only drawbacks with these machines are the rubber keyboard that made it uncomfortable to type, and monochrome display. The interfaces and memory expansion are all interchangeable between the other series as the pin-outs where identical, you can check this under the download manual section. The only difference between each series model was memory, keyboard, case cosmetics and graphical display resolution, but software was not interchangeable between different series models due to memory and display resolution. The ROM was a clone of the TRS-80 Model 1 with slight modifications and basic interpreter very similar to Microsoft Basic.
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Laser 110 |
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UK: £88 US:$90 |
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V034944 |
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1983 |
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Zilog Z80A running at a frequency of 3.25Mhz |
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16K bytes Rom containing Basic, very similar to Microsoft Basic. 4K bytes Ram expandable to 16K bytes or 64K bytes through expansion Memory Port. |
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White and Brown coloured case with light brown keyboard keys. The computer is very small and the keyboard is a QWERTY style keyboard but with rubber keys which make typing fairly difficult especially while entering type-in programs. |
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Motorola 6847 video processor capable of displaying the following resolution modes:
Text mode 32×16
Graphic mode128x64
both resolutions use Monochrome colour |
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1 Channel sound beeper capable of producing different sounds by altering the pitch of the frequency sound. |
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1x Expansion Memory Port 44 pin male edge connector
1x Peripheral Port 30 pin male edge Connector
1x Tape port 3.5mm Jack female
1x RF TV out ch3 or ch4 selectable by switch
1x Composite Video out 75 Ohms 1V P-P |
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Standard 9V Power Supply 1000ma |
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Dimensions 290mm x 170mm x 40mm (W x L x H) Weight Approx 800g |
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More than 150,000 units |
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