Telex 1186, Laser 128, and a hello

From: Greg Lindsey <glindsey_at_ssinc.com>
Date: Fri Aug 10 12:28:45 2001

First, I'd like to say hi, as I've just joined this list after researching
my old Telex 1186 and coming across archives that were almost exactly two
years old. I've always had an affinity for classic systems, so I decided it
made a lot of sense to join up, eh? Too bad I didn't realize how much I
liked them earlier... I might've been able to stop my parents from junking
an old CBM 4032 I used to play with.

Anyways, the 1186 in question was the first computer I ever had, bought used
for me when I was in third grade or so. A recent bout of nostalgia hit me,
and I've been wondering if anyone else has had any luck finding one, or even
some pictures of one on the Net... searches for "Telex 1186" only give me
the aforementioned ClassicCmp archives, perusing the VCF's links list has
proved fruitless, and looking for "MAD Computer" only gets me a bunch of
sci-fi links.

I would *love* to get one of those in my possession again; it holds a lot of
great memories for me. Unfortunately, my dad sold it when we upgraded to a
286. *grumble* If I had known then that it was an 80186 machine, I
might've been more inclined to keep it... but probably not, as I was about
ten...

Finally, would anyone be able to give me a general idea of the rarity of the
Laser 128 Apple II clone? The info I've found has led me to believe it's
not a particularly rare system...

Thanks a lot for any help you might be able to give! I really appreciate
it!

GSL

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Gregory S. Lindsey
SSI Embedded Systems Programming
Received on Fri Aug 10 2001 - 12:28:45 BST