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by carlsson
Sun Feb 28, 2016 11:48 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Dick Smith Electronics - THE END
Replies: 2
Views: 5908

Re: Dick Smith Electronics - THE END

I don't know the company well enough, but compared to the situation over here where similar companies (e.g. Clas Ohlson, Kjell & Company) open new stores everywhere they can, it seems tough that they have no buyer and have to close down the entire chain. Actually I think most of those companies once...
by carlsson
Tue Jan 26, 2016 8:23 am
Forum: General Laser 2001 and Salora Manager Forum
Topic: Salora Manager Disk ROM
Replies: 49
Views: 37991

Re: Salora Manager Disk ROM

I wonder if a SuperCard Pro could help out. It doesn't yet "read" Apple ][ formats, but has an analyzer tool and in any case it is said with the right type of floppy drive, you could duplicate even foreign formats as this one has write functionality unlike FC5025 and others that focus entirely on re...
by carlsson
Tue Jan 19, 2016 12:06 am
Forum: General CreatiVision forum
Topic: Creative Computing on CreatiVision
Replies: 13
Views: 18186

Re: Creative Computing on CreatiVision

Thanks. I find that the various search engines can be a little moody sometimes, so you have to feed the right partial phrases for them to give out their secrets. Often I look for one thing, and then find something else by accident. Journal of the Copyright Society of the USA, October 1982. This is j...
by carlsson
Fri Jan 15, 2016 6:10 pm
Forum: General CreatiVision forum
Topic: Creative Computing on CreatiVision
Replies: 13
Views: 18186

Re: Creative Computing on CreatiVision

Video Technology and Creativision mentioned in Billboard, October 2, 1982 regarding the Pac-Man rip-off Crazy Moonie:
https://books.google.se/books?id=giQEAA ... &q&f=false
by carlsson
Fri Jan 08, 2016 11:04 am
Forum: General CreatiVision forum
Topic: Creative Computing on CreatiVision
Replies: 13
Views: 18186

Re: Creative Computing on CreatiVision

One more reference: In the weekly magazine InfoWorld on March 24, 1983 they had an article "In Focus: Home is where the computer is" where they listed available (??) home computers: Apple ][e, Mattel Aquarius, Atari 400, Atari 800, Atari 1200XL, Creativision (suggested retail price $159), Commodore ...
by carlsson
Tue Jan 05, 2016 3:47 pm
Forum: General CreatiVision forum
Topic: Creative Computing on CreatiVision
Replies: 13
Views: 18186

Re: Creative Computing on CreatiVision

CREATIVE COMPUTING VOL. 9, NO. 4 / APRIL 1983 / PAGE 18 COMPUTE! ISSUE 34 / MARCH 1983 / PAGE 24 http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue34/008_1_NEW_HOME_COMPUTERS_AT_THE_WINTER_CONSUMER_ELECTRONICS_SHOW.php I'll let you know if I find additional references. Electronic Fun with Computer & Games ...
by carlsson
Tue Jan 05, 2016 9:40 am
Forum: General CreatiVision forum
Topic: Creative Computing on CreatiVision
Replies: 13
Views: 18186

Re: Creative Computing on CreatiVision

At least COMPUTE! is available on Archive.org in reasonably good resolution.

Nice thing about the flyer. I wonder if any leftover items remained in the Illinois area, but those would be scattered by now.
by carlsson
Mon Jan 04, 2016 8:43 pm
Forum: General CreatiVision forum
Topic: Creative Computing on CreatiVision
Replies: 13
Views: 18186

Creative Computing on CreatiVision

David Ahl went to Winter CES in Las Vegas, January 1983. I'm not sure if this write-up is part of the regular CreatiVision gospel, but thought it would be worth a mention: Coleco had virtually their entire booth devoted to ColecoVision, and with good reason. With the VCS adapter, this system has got...
by carlsson
Wed Dec 30, 2015 3:36 pm
Forum: General Laser 2001 and Salora Manager Forum
Topic: Laser 2001 & Salora Manager - official thread
Replies: 162
Views: 140914

Re: Laser 2001 & Salora Manager - official thread

Are you using the right kind of floppy disk? I presume this is a double density unit, either single or double sided, so stay away from any 1.2 MB HD floppy disks you might have left over from a previous PC or so. What happens when you do DIR, do you get any output or just a READY statement? I suppos...
by carlsson
Wed Dec 23, 2015 11:44 am
Forum: Your collection
Topic: Carlsson's creatiVision / Laser 2001 collection
Replies: 53
Views: 78671

Re: Carlsson's creatiVision / Laser 2001 collection

Yeah, all seems to have been Swedish sold. The owner believes the Creativision bundle might have been included for free when purchasing a TV at some point, but he is not sure.