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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