On 4/7/04 4:50 AM, in article 1hPcc.18386$J56.11329@edtnps89, "Wayne Stewart" wrote: > M. Pender wrote: > >> Only the newer Laser 128s included the UDC--the original Laser 128 and 128ex >> required an external UDC card to use 3.5" drives, even the Laser 3.5" drive. >> >> - Mike > > Strange, I have an EX and an EX/2 that will boot off a 3.5" drive > attached to the floppy drive port. Not so strange; I believe there were at least three major variations of the 128EX including: - removal of the Z80 coprocessor socket - changing the case style from the original "block" style case to the rounded corners - introduction of the UDC drive electronics - removal of the QHR graphics And IIRC the EX/2 was the very end of the line. - Mike "Bill Garber" wrote in message news:Zt6dnaIpgOz8dund4p2dnA@comcast.com... > > "David Chiu" wrote in message > news:c52lvn01rvm@news1.newsguy.com... > : > : "M. Pender" wrote in message > : news:BC9A31F7.9C83%mpender@hotmail.com... {SNIP} > : : - removal of the QHR graphics > : *WHAT* QHR? > > I am puzzled here as well. > Quad Hi Res graphics. I only know this because I was in another junk store yesterday that had a laser 128 complete with a Sears sticker on it. I stopped to read the box.