The Laser 200 / 210 was sold worldwide under different brands (Dick Smith, Texet, Salora, etc...). Maybe the most popular of these "foreign models" was the VZ-200 sold by Dick Smith Electronics.
The Laser 200 is the successor of the poor Laser 110 and was followed by the Laser 310.
It was a good choice if you wanted to buy a cheap computer for initiation.
We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system,
please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.
My first computer, I wrote an emulator for the VZ200 here: http://www.gstsoftware.co.nz/
The price for the computer 1984 in France was not 196 €. The Euro was implemented end of the millennium. The currency in France was franc in 1984.
Thursday 16th June 2016
Frank
TO: "Saturday 19th October 2013 Frank (Germany)" One is available here for some more days: http://szamitastechnika.vatera.hu/pc_asztali_szamitogep/retro_szamitogep_kiegeszito/egyeb/laser_color_computer_210_2236200248.html
Sunday 17th April 2016
Krisztian (Hungary)
NAME
LASER 200 / 210
MANUFACTURER
Video Technology
TYPE
Home Computer
ORIGIN
Hong Kong
YEAR
November 1983
END OF PRODUCTION
1985
BUILT IN LANGUAGE
Microsoft Basic
KEYBOARD
QWERTY, 45 rubber keys Basic instructions and graphic symbols
CPU
Zilog Z80 A
SPEED
3.58 MHz
CO-PROCESSOR
Motorola 6847 (video processor)
RAM
2 KB (Laser 200) / 6 KB (Laser 210/ VZ 200 / Salora Fellow) Up to 64 KB with memory addons
VRAM
2 KB
ROM
16 KB
TEXT MODES
32 x 16, 8 colors (Mode 0)
GRAPHIC MODES
128 x 64, 4 colors (Mode 1)
COLORS
8
SOUND
1 voice, 3 octaves
SIZE / WEIGHT
29 x 17 x 4 cm / 800 gr
I/O PORTS
Tape-recorder (600 bauds) RF video out Composite video out (DIN) Memory upgrade port Expansion port
(France, december 84)
