Video technology Laser 500 Color Computer
Home computer, 1985, Video Technology. The Laser 500 belongs to the second generation of VTech home computers, together with the Laser 350 and 700, which are unrelated to the Laser 200 series: they have a faster Z80, 64 KB of RAM, an 80-column text mode and 640 x 192 graphics, a real keyboard with a numeric keypad and a Microsoft BASIC with extended graphics commands. The 500 was sold in Europe and Australia as a low-cost alternative to the MSX and Amstrad machines.
| Years | 1985 to 1986 |
|---|---|
| Processor | Zilog Z80A at 3.7 MHz |
| RAM | 64 KB, expandable to 128 KB |
| ROM | 32 KB with Microsoft BASIC |
| Graphics | custom gate array, 40 or 80 x 24 text, 320 x 192 in 16 colours, 640 x 192 in 2 colours |
| Sound | 1 channel |
| Storage | cassette; external floppy drives |
| Ports | expansion, cassette, joystick, printer, RGB, composite and RF video |
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