website/content/museum/video-technology-laser-2001.md

title, categories, types, origins, years, cpus, params

title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
Video Technology LASER 2001	Computers	Home Computer	Hong Kong	1983	6502 A	name image logo company company_name specs tabs photos hardware comments software oc_id source LASER 2001 /media/museum/photos/vtech_laser2001_s.jpg /media/museum/logos/vtech_laser2001_logo.gif /companies/video-technology Video Technology label value NAME LASER 2001 label value MANUFACTURER Video Technology label value TYPE Home Computer label value ORIGIN Hong Kong label value YEAR June 1983 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE Basic v1.0 (Microsoft Basic) label value KEYBOARD QWERTY, 49 typewriter keys\ CTRL, 2 SHIFT and large SPACE BAR label value CPU 6502 A label value SPEED 2 MHz label value RAM 32 kb (up to 64 kb) label value VRAM 16 kb label value ROM 16 kb label value TEXT MODES 36 x 24 label value GRAPHIC MODES 256 x 192 label value COLORS 16 label value SOUND 4 voices (3 voice channels + 1 noise channel)\ from 245 to 12500 Hz label value I/O PORTS expansion port (system bus), audio output, composite video output, RF TV video output, cassette interface, 2 x joystick ports (Atari standard DB9), cartridge slot label value POWER SUPPLY External PSU (see exact specs in the MORE PICTURES section) label value PERIPHERALS 16kb RAM expansion\ Graphic printer\ 4 colors plotter\ Colecovision expansion module\ 5'' photos hardware software title subtitle text image THE SALORA MANAGER Thanks to S.Walgenbach for this picture /media/museum/photos/vtech_salora_manager.jpg title subtitle text image THE LASER 2001 /media/museum/photos/vtech_laser2001.jpg title subtitle text image LASER 2001 Thanks to Patrick Selten for this picture /media/museum/photos/vtech_laser2001_top_1.jpg title subtitle text image LEFT SIDE Thanks to Patrick Selten for this picture /media/museum/photos/vtech_laser2001_l-side_1.jpg title subtitle text image RIGHT SIDE ... with the cartridge slot compatible with Vtech Creativision console. Thanks to Patrick Selten for this picture /media/museum/photos/vtech_laser2001_r-side_1.jpg title subtitle text image FRONT notice the two joystick connectors Thanks to Patrick Selten for this picture /media/museum/photos/vtech_laser2001_front_2.jpg title subtitle text image BACK from left to right: - expansion bus\ - centronic port ?\ - cassette interface\ - audio output\ - composite video output\ - RF TV video output\ - power supply Thanks to Patrick Selten for this picture /media/museum/photos/vtech_laser2001_rear.jpg title subtitle text image UNDERSIDE Thanks to Patrick Selten for this picture /media/museum/photos/vtech_laser2001_underside.jpg title subtitle text image BOX - SIDE Thanks to Patrick Selten for this picture /media/museum/photos/vtech_laser2001_box-side.jpg title subtitle text image EXPANSION SKETCH /media/museum/hardware/vtech_2001_schema.gif title subtitle text image LASER JS20 JOYSTICK from Video Technology Thanks to Patrick Selten for this picture /media/museum/hardware/vtech_laser2001_joystick1.jpg author date text Scouter3d (Austria) Wednesday 23rd June 2010 Finally, after years of searching, i found the Pinout of the PSU for my Laser 2001 (thanks to Madrigal from Creativemu). I figured my Laser would have the same PSU as the CreatiVision Game, and i was right! (9V AC and 18V AC). But be carefull, there are different Versions of internal Laser PSU´s some need +5V DC, -5V DC and 12V DC ... There are some pictures at the Creativemu homepage. Greetings from Austria author date text Olivier (France) Tuesday 12th April 2005 Ask webmasters of this site :\ http://www.pelikonepeijoonit.net/index.html I know they have a Salora Manager Or... use the Woozgotwat function of www.old-computers.com to find collectors having these systems:\ http://www.old-computers.com/club/collectors/woozgotwat.asp Good luck author date text scouter3d (austria) Monday 11th April 2005 I am searching for the piunout of the Laser 2001 / Salora Manager Powersupply ... Please help !\ Greetings TOM:-) author date text Ansichrist // Antti Kolsi (Remorse1981) Wednesday 12th November 2003 I have a Salora Manager too... It's a nice lil' machine. Only thing I'mmissing is a decent drawing program for it. Btw. hi, Eero. author date text Eero Nevalainen (Finland) Wednesday 6th August 2003 I am a proud owner of a Salora Manager, and as a programmer I would just love to get to code something for the machine. Of course there's the BASIC, but getting to do something directly in assembly would be great... alas, there are no real specs for the machine anywhere. Does anyone know of any in-depth programming information for the computer in question? The floppies seem like they could be written on a PC with a floppy drive, so this might offer a possibility to code and compile on a PC and then execute the result on the Salora (unless the thing only reads BASIC off floppies, of course)... anyone knows what sort of binary format the Salora wants to see on the floppy? Any info would be greatly appreciated, as it would rock to see what this old steam engine of a computer can do if pushed to the limit.. ;) author date text Pertti Toivonen (Finland) Tuesday 26th February 2002 I've got an 'never used' Salora Manager. Anyone interested???? Mail me. /software/demonstration-tape /software/sonic-invader 43 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230601080123/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=43 2023-06-01

In June 1983, Video Technology presented a prototype of the Laser 2001 (and the Apple II compatible Laser 3000 the same day) which can use Colecovision and Atari VCS 2600 cartridges!

The Laser 2001 was also sold as the Salora Manager in Scandinavia

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.