website/content/museum/video-technology-laser-350-500-700-750.md

---
title: Video Technology Laser 350 / 500 / 700 / 750
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Home Computer
origins:
- Hong Kong
years:
- '1985'
cpus:
- NEC D780c
params:
  name: Laser 350 / 500 / 700 / 750
  image: /media/museum/photos/vtech_laser500.jpg
  company: /companies/video-technology
  company_name: Video Technology
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: Laser 350 / 500 / 700 / 750
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Video Technology
  - label: TYPE
    value: Home Computer
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: Hong Kong
  - label: YEAR
    value: '1985'
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: Basic v3.0 (Microsoft Basic)
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: |-
      AZERTY / QWERTY, 77 mechanical keys\
      10 function keys\
      INS / DEL / DEL LINE / CLS HOME keys\
      4 cursor keys, CAPS LOCK key with led\
      2 SHIFT keys
  - label: CPU
    value: NEC D780c (Z80A compatible)
  - label: SPEED
    value: 3,58 MHz
  - label: RAM
    value: |-
      Laser 350 : 16 KB, up to 128 KB\
      Laser 500 / 700 : 64 KB (30 KB free), up to 128 KB\
      Laser 750 : 128 KB
  - label: ROM
    value: 32 KB
  - label: TEXT MODES
    value: |-
      40 x 24 in 16 colors\
      80 x 24 in 2 colors among 16
  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
    value: |-
      GR0 = 160 x 96 in 16 colors\
      GR1 = 160 x 192 in 2 colors among 16\
      GR2 = 320 x 192 in 2 colors\
      GR3 = 160 x 192 in 16 colors\
      GR4 = 320 x 192 in 2 colors among 16\
      GR5 = 640 x 192 in 2 colors
  - label: COLORS
    value: '16'
  - label: SOUND
    value: 1 voice, 6 octaves (Beeper)
  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
    value: 40 x 23 x 7 cm
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: |-
      Tape-recorder (600 bauds)\
      RGB DIN plug\
      Composite monitor out\
      Expansion port\
      Laser 350 / 500 : Memory expansion port\
      Laser 700 / 750 : 2 floppy disk drive ports\
      Laser 700 / 750 : Centronic port
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: |-
      Laser 500 : 9v 500mA - -(o- +\
      Laser 700 / 750 : Power supply built-in
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: |-
      Disk drive\
      64 KB & 128 KB memory expansion\
      Centronic Interface\
      RS232 Interface\
      Joysticks\
      Lightpen\
      Analogic/Digital converter\
      Digital/Analogic converter
  - label: PRICE
    value: 'Laser 500 : 457 with diskdrive (France, may 85)'
  tabs:
  - photos
  - hardware
  - emulators
  photos:
  - title: THE LASER 500
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/vtech_laser500.jpg
  - title: THE LASER 700
    subtitle: ''
    text: Thanks to Stephan Walgenbach
    image: /media/museum/photos/vtech_laser700.jpg
  - title: LASER 500 SIDE
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/vtech_laser500_side.jpg
  - title: LASER 500 REAR
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/vtech_laser500_rear.jpg
  - title: LASER 500 OPENED
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/vtech_laser500_opened.jpg
  - title: LASER 500 MOTHERBOARD
    subtitle: ''
    text: |-
      We can easily spot the CPU, the 2 ROMs and the memory chips...

      The mother board is quite small and can easily fit in a Laser 350 case.
    image: /media/museum/photos/vtech_laser500_inside.jpg
  hardware:
  - title: LASER 700 CONNECTIVITY SKETCH
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/hardware/vtech_laser700_schema.gif
  - title: CENTRONIC EXPANSION
    subtitle: ''
    text: This was for the Laser 350 / 500 as the Laser 700 / 750 had a built-in Centronic port on their side.
    image: /media/museum/hardware/vtech_laser500_centronic.jpg
  emulators:
  - title: MESS
    url: http://mess.emuverse.com/
    platform: Other platform
    text: MESS emulates the Laser 350/500/700 !
  comments:
  - author: Silvia Antes (Argentina)
    date: Wednesday 4th May 2005
    text: Alguien me puede enviar una imagen del disco de sistema DOS para la LAser 700?
  oc_id: 449
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601001043/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=449
    date: '2023-06-01'
---

Technically the Laser 350 / 500 / 700 / 750 are completely different from the Laser 100 / 200 / 300 family and thus non compatible with them.

All 4 computers are nearly identical but the Laser 350 uses a Laser 300 case while the Laser 500 / 700 / 750 use a "new" case.

Though the CPU is still a Z80A compatible one (the D780c from NEC), its capabilities are better.

There are now 6 graphical modes, ranging from 160 x 96 in 16 colors to 640 x 192 in 2 colors. The memory size is also bigger compared to the old series and ranges from 16K RAM for the Laser 350, to 128K RAM for the Laser 750. The Laser 500 and 700 have 64K.