<s>
The	O
VTech	B-Device
Laser	I-Device
200	I-Device
is	O
an	O
8-bit	O
home	O
computer	O
from	O
1983	O
,	O
also	O
sold	O
as	O
the	O
Salora	B-Device
Fellow	I-Device
(	O
mainly	O
in	O
Fennoscandia	O
,	O
particularly	O
Finland	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Seltron	O
200	O
in	O
Hungary	O
and	O
Italy	O
,	O
the	O
Smart-Alec	O
Jr.	O
by	O
Dynasty	O
Computer	O
Corporation	O
in	O
Dallas	O
,	O
Texas	O
for	O
the	O
USA	O
,	O
the	O
Texet	O
TX8000A	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Dick	B-Device
Smith	I-Device
VZ	I-Device
200	I-Device
(	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
VTech	O
VZ	B-Device
200	I-Device
(	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Technology	O
manufactured	O
calculators	O
and	O
LCD	O
pad	O
game	O
toys	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Game	I-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
)	O
at	O
a	O
rather	O
claustrophobic	O
multi-storey	O
factory	O
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VZ200	B-Device
is	O
a	O
development	O
of	O
an	O
earlier	O
monochrome	O
TRS-80	B-Device
copy	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
EACA	O
Colour	B-Device
Genie	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Mattel	B-Device
Aquarius	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
machine	O
ran	O
basic	O
games	O
on	O
cassette	B-Device
such	O
as	O
Hoppy	O
(	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Frogger	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Cosmic	O
Rescue	O
(	O
Scramble	B-Application
)	O
,	O
VZ	O
Invaders	O
(	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Dawn	O
Patrol	O
(	O
Chopper	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Moon	B-Application
Patrol	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Laser	O
200/210	O
and	O
VZ200	B-Device
computers	O
were	O
discontinued	O
in	O
1985	O
being	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Laser	B-Device
310	I-Device
and	O
VZ300	B-Device
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VZ200	B-Device
had	O
little	O
impact	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
where	O
it	O
sold	O
at	O
a	O
similar	O
price	O
to	O
the	O
16kB	O
Sinclair	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
in	O
USA	O
where	O
a	O
Timex	O
TS1000	B-Device
could	O
be	O
bought	O
for	O
$30	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Australia	O
it	O
was	O
bought	O
mostly	O
to	O
learn	O
programming	O
;	O
the	O
only	O
other	O
widely	O
available	O
systems	O
being	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
whose	O
BASIC	O
is	O
crude	O
and	O
slow	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
much	O
more	O
expensive	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
its	O
UK	O
launch	O
,	O
Texet	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
£98	O
(	O
)	O
TX8000-branded	O
version	O
was	O
the	O
cheapest	O
colour	O
home	O
microcomputer	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
enough	O
to	O
ensure	O
its	O
success	O
against	O
the	O
dominant	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
similar	O
machines	O
already	O
on	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Dick	O
Smith	O
"	O
-badged	O
VZ	B-Device
200	I-Device
was	O
more	O
successful	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
proved	O
popular	O
as	O
a	O
first	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
improved	O
version	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
VTech	B-Device
Laser	I-Device
310	I-Device
,	O
or	O
the	O
Dick	B-Device
Smith	I-Device
VZ	I-Device
300	I-Device
featured	O
a	O
full	O
travel	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
8K	O
ROM	B-Device
software	O
based	O
Floppy	O
Disk	B-Device
Controller	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1985	O
and	O
continued	O
until	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VZ200	B-Device
has	O
three	O
circuit	O
boards	O
,	O
the	O
video	O
board	O
and	O
voltage	O
regulator	O
being	O
separate	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Externally	O
,	O
the	O
VZ200	B-Device
resembles	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
and	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VZ200	B-Device
has	O
the	O
one	O
touch	O
command	O
keys	O
of	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
the	O
Sinclair	O
machines	O
,	O
their	O
use	O
was	O
not	O
mandatory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internally	O
,	O
the	O
VZ200	B-Device
is	O
a	O
workalike	O
of	O
the	O
Tandy	B-Device
TRS-80	I-Device
Model	O
I	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
micro	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
architecture	O
,	O
but	O
TRS-80	B-Device
programs	O
cannot	O
be	O
loaded	O
and	O
only	O
simple	O
TRS-80	B-Device
BASIC	O
programs	O
can	O
be	O
entered	O
as	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
memory	O
map	O
and	O
some	O
commands	O
in	O
BASIC	O
are	O
absent	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
substituted	O
by	O
significant	O
alterations	O
in	O
program	O
algorithms	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
cannot	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
true	O
clone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
connections	O
consist	O
of	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
an	O
unregulated	O
DC	O
power	O
supply	O
(	O
the	O
voltage	O
regulator	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
PCB	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
stereophonic	O
earphone	O
jack	O
for	O
a	O
cassette	B-Device
recorder	O
,	O
an	O
RF	O
modulated	O
video	O
output	O
,	O
an	O
edge	O
connector	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
printer	O
and	O
disk	B-Device
drive	I-Device
port	O
,	O
an	O
edge	O
connector	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
joystick	O
port	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
composite	O
monitor	O
output	O
(	O
NTSC	O
60	O
Hz	O
output	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
PAL	O
50	O
Hz	O
output	O
in	O
the	O
British	O
Commonwealth	O
and	O
continental	O
Europe	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VZ200	B-Device
uses	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
a	O
Zilog	B-General_Concept
Z80	I-General_Concept
processor	O
(	O
made	O
under	O
licence	O
by	O
NEC	O
)	O
running	O
at	O
3.58	O
Mhz	O
(	O
3.54	O
Mhz	O
on	O
VZ300	B-Device
)	O
and	O
was	O
initially	O
sold	O
with	O
either	O
4	O
Kb	O
(	O
Europe	O
)	O
or	O
6	O
Kb	O
(	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
increased	O
to	O
8	O
KB	O
within	O
weeks	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
the	O
VZ200	B-Device
was	O
initially	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
8Kb	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VZ300	B-Device
was	O
released	O
with	O
18kB	O
of	O
RAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
8	O
kB	O
system	O
consists	O
of	O
6	O
kB	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
2	O
kB	O
of	O
video	O
RAM	O
,	O
and	O
16	O
kB	O
of	O
ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
,	O
both	O
memory	O
and	O
I/O	O
locations	O
are	O
mapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extended	O
RAM	O
was	O
available	O
above	O
top	O
RAM	O
using	O
the	O
remote	O
offset	O
addressing	O
method	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Z80	B-General_Concept
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
bank	O
switching	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VZ	O
includes	O
a	O
built-in	O
BASIC	O
interpreter	O
in	O
ROM	B-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
not	O
just	O
for	O
programming	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
accessing	O
the	O
OS	O
,	O
recording	O
programs	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
other	O
operations	O
on	O
the	O
micro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VZ200	B-Device
uses	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
BASIC	O
II	O
,	O
similar	O
but	O
not	O
identical	O
to	O
Level	O
II	O
BASIC	O
on	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
,	O
including	O
useful	O
commands	O
like	O
SET	O
,	O
PRINT@	O
and	O
IF-THEN-ELSE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
TRS-80	B-Device
BASIC	O
commands	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
RANDOMIZE	O
,	O
ON	O
and	O
the	O
really	O
useful	O
DEF	O
commands	O
(	O
only	O
subroutines	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
formulae	O
)	O
,	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
,	O
so	O
only	O
simple	O
TRS-80	B-Device
programs	O
can	O
be	O
entered	O
without	O
alteration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VZ200	B-Device
uses	O
the	O
Motorola	B-General_Concept
6847	I-General_Concept
video	O
processor	O
(	O
like	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
Color	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
)	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
256	O
×	O
192	O
pixels	O
made	O
from	O
either	O
8	O
×	O
8	O
pixel	O
character	O
blocks	O
in	O
a	O
32	O
×	O
24	O
block	O
screen	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
monochrome	O
bitmapped	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
VZ200	B-Device
is	O
limited	O
to	O
only	O
2	O
kB	O
of	O
video	O
memory	O
since	O
only	O
4	O
kB	O
of	O
memory	O
in	O
total	O
was	O
initially	O
available	O
,	O
the	O
screen	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
only	O
16	O
lines	O
down	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
pixels	O
in	O
text	O
mode	O
256	O
×	O
128	O
pixels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VZ200	B-Device
has	O
nine	O
colours	O
,	O
an	O
eight	O
colour	O
palette	O
plus	O
black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VZ200	B-Device
has	O
256	O
predefined	O
character	O
blocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
using	O
intricate	O
video	O
timing	O
in	O
assembly	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
split	O
the	O
display	O
to	O
show	O
all	O
eight	O
colours	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
as	O
shown	O
in	O
the	O
VZ200	B-Device
Five	O
Finger	O
Punch	O
demo	O
'	O
2018AD	O
 '	O
and	O
Bushy555	O
's	O
demo	O
'	O
8	O
colours	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
internal	O
latch	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
cassette	B-Device
output	O
,	O
to	O
drive	O
the	O
piezoelectric	O
loudspeaker	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
casing	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
control	O
two	O
signals	O
for	O
the	O
6847	O
video	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
~	O
70	O
known	O
1-bit	O
music	O
players	O
that	O
are	O
written	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
will	O
also	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
VZ/Laser	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Laser	B-Device
310	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
1985	O
throughout	O
parts	O
of	O
Europe	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
Mainland	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
Zilog	B-General_Concept
Z80A	I-General_Concept
CPU	O
with	O
a	O
slightly	O
updated	O
16k	O
ROM	B-Device
version	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
driven	O
by	O
a	O
television	O
colour	O
burst	O
(	O
3.54	O
MHz	O
)	O
crystal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
came	O
with	O
16k	O
of	O
RAM	O
for	O
programming	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
2k	O
of	O
Video	O
Ram	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Laser	B-Device
200	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VZ300	B-Device
had	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
physical	O
upgrades	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
completely	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
VZ200	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
three	O
models	O
of	O
keyboard	B-Device
released	O
for	O
the	O
VZ300	B-Device
-	O
being	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Technology	O
used	O
higher	O
capacity	O
memory	O
ICs	O
for	O
the	O
VZ-300	B-Device
,	O
having	O
18kb	O
of	O
memory	O
(	O
16kb	O
CPU	O
RAM	O
+	O
2kb	O
video	O
RAM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VZ200	B-Device
16kb	O
RAM	O
expansion	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
,	O
but	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
chip	O
select	O
pins	O
were	O
arranged	O
,	O
only	O
8kB	O
would	O
actually	O
be	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ETI	O
magazine	O
in	O
Australia	O
published	O
an	O
electronic	O
circuit	O
which	O
would	O
enable	O
VZ300	B-Device
owners	O
to	O
use	O
all	O
16kB	O
of	O
the	O
VZ200	B-Device
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
64k	O
VZ300	B-Device
unit	O
-	O
There	O
is	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
VZ300	B-Device
known	O
to	O
exist	O
with	O
66k	O
of	O
memory	O
(	O
64K	O
RAM	O
+	O
2K	O
Video	O
)	O
,	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
motherboard	O
,	O
built	O
by	O
Video	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Laser	O
100	O
and	O
110	O
were	O
released	O
just	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
Laser	B-Device
210	I-Device
/	O
VZ200	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
computers	O
were	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
TRS-80	B-Device
Model	O
1	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
BASIC	O
ROM	B-Device
's	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
video	O
part	O
,	O
instead	O
,	O
it	O
uses	O
a	O
MC6847	B-General_Concept
(	O
as	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
Color	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
MC6809-based	O
,	O
not	O
Z80-based	O
like	O
the	O
Laser	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
computers	O
were	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
orange	O
coloured	O
keyboard	B-Device
'	O
chicklet	O
 '	O
style	O
keyboard	B-Device
on	O
a	O
black	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
computers	O
also	O
had	O
the	O
same	O
BASIC	O
in	O
ROM	B-Device
,	O
of	O
which	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
at	O
least	O
three	O
versions	O
:	O
1.0	O
,	O
1.1	O
and	O
1.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Essentially	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
Laser	B-Device
310	I-Device
motherboard	O
placed	O
inside	O
the	O
Laser	B-Device
200	I-Device
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
of	O
which	O
,	O
anyone	O
with	O
these	O
two	O
computers	O
could	O
perform	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Seltron	O
200	O
Color	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
is	O
quite	O
unique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Seltron	O
's	O
motherboard	O
contained	O
the	O
same	O
custom	O
VZ300/Laser310	O
single	O
packaged	O
GA003	O
and	O
GA004	O
chipsets	O
(	O
which	O
replaced	O
discrete	O
VZ200/Laser200	O
-210	O
components	O
)	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
design	O
eliminated	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
the	O
GA008	O
(	O
clock	O
register	O
and	O
DRAM	O
controller	O
)	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
16Kb	O
VZ300/Laser310	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
usual	O
2Kb	O
of	O
video	O
RAM	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
2Kb	O
of	O
user	O
RAM	O
(	O
Same	O
as	O
the	O
Laser	B-Device
200	I-Device
)	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
motherboard	O
allowed	O
for	O
further	O
expansion	O
of	O
another	O
2KB	O
or	O
4Kb	O
of	O
RAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
adding	O
an	O
additional	O
2x	O
2KB	O
user	O
RAM	O
it	O
would	O
bring	O
the	O
Seltron	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
spec	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
8K	O
"	O
VZ200/Laser210	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Seltron	O
also	O
had	O
the	O
standard	O
16k	O
ROM	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
motherboard	O
allowed	O
for	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
either	O
a	O
single	O
16Kb	O
ROM	B-Device
package	O
or	O
2x	O
8Kb	O
ROM	B-Device
chip	I-Device
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sold	O
as	O
the	O
Salora	B-Device
Fellow	I-Device
throughout	O
Finland	O
,	O
Sweden	O
&	O
Scandinavia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VZ200	B-Device
was	O
distributed	O
throughout	O
these	O
countries	O
by	O
Dick	O
Smith	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canada	O
:	O
The	O
VZ200	B-Device
was	O
distributed	O
throughout	O
Canada	O
by	O
Rocelco	O
Inc	O
.	O
24	O
Viceroy	O
Road	O
,	O
Unit	O
1	O
,	O
Concord	O
,	O
Ontario	O
L4K	O
2L9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Germany	O
:	O
The	O
VTech	B-Device
Laser	I-Device
200	I-Device
,	O
210	O
and	O
VTech	B-Device
Laser	I-Device
310	I-Device
sold	O
and	O
distributed	O
all	O
throughout	O
the	O
country	O
by	O
Sanyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VZ200	B-Device
was	O
sold	O
in	O
Germany	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
VTECH	O
VZ200	B-Device
"	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
more	O
sophisticated	O
Models	O
"	O
as	O
"	O
SANYO	O
VIDEO/LASER	O
XXX	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Packaging	O
of	O
German	O
LASER	B-Device
310	I-Device
's	O
were	O
labelled	O
"	O
SANYO	O
VIDEO	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
a	O
year	O
of	O
the	O
Laser	B-Device
310	I-Device
's	O
release	O
,	O
an	O
80k	O
disk	B-Device
drive	I-Device
unit	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
two	O
could	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
computer	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
plug-pack	O
cartridge	O
containing	O
the	O
DOS	O
ROM	B-Device
was	O
required	O
to	O
operate	O
the	O
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DOS	O
ROM	B-Device
and	O
diskette	O
drives	O
were	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Laser	B-Device
200	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
VTech	O
designed	O
plug-in	O
peripherals	O
were	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Laser	B-Device
200	I-Device
and	O
Laser	B-Device
310	I-Device
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
them	O
were	O
joysticks	O
,	O
cassette	B-Device
drive	O
,	O
light	O
pen	O
,	O
printer	O
plotter	O
,	O
75	O
baud	O
MODEM	O
,	O
word	O
processor	O
cartridge	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
16k	O
and	O
64k	O
extended	O
RAM	O
cartridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
numbers	O
of	O
users	O
grew	O
,	O
so	O
did	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
home-made	O
kits	O
which	O
were	O
on	O
offer	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
Speech	O
synthesizer	O
,	O
Music	O
Synthesiser	O
that	O
used	O
the	O
Texas	B-Device
Instruments	I-Device
SN76489AN	I-Device
chip	O
,	O
a	O
real	O
world	O
relay	O
interface	O
,	O
EEPROM	O
programmer	O
,	O
data	O
logger	O
,	O
300	O
baud	O
MODEM	O
,	O
full	O
101	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
128	O
Kb	O
sideways	O
RAM	O
extension	O
and	O
a	O
RTTY	O
Ham	O
radio	O
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
both	O
of	O
their	O
releases	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
England	O
,	O
USA	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
New	O
Zealand	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
other	O
countries	O
,	O
commercially	O
based	O
software	O
titles	O
grew	O
and	O
were	O
distributed	O
throughout	O
various	O
outlets	O
in	O
their	O
home	O
county	O
syets	O
store	O
fronts	O
throughout	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
sold	O
many	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
educational	O
and	O
graphical	O
games	O
,	O
finance	O
programs	O
and	O
various	O
software	O
utility	O
tools	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
found	O
and	O
transferred	O
for	O
the	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
various	O
emulators	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dick	O
Smith	O
Electronics	O
ran	O
a	O
program	O
buying	O
software	O
from	O
local	O
programmers	O
and	O
selling	O
them	O
through	O
their	O
stores	O
for	O
$12	O
a	O
cassette	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
VZ200	B-Device
programs	O
were	O
written	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
equivalent	O
of	O
the	O
Sinclair	O
ZX-81	O
in	O
Australia	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
never	O
really	O
available	O
because	O
of	O
production	O
problems	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
system	O
which	O
many	O
early	O
programmers	O
learnt	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
emulators	B-Application
for	O
various	O
platforms	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
written	O
for	O
these	O
models	O
of	O
computers	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
MAME/MESS	O
VZ/Laser	O
emulation	B-Application
by	O
Juergen	O
Buchmueller	O
and	O
Dirk	O
Best	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JEMU	O
(	O
for	O
Java	B-Language
)	O
by	O
Richard	O
Wilson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WinVZ300	O
/	O
DSEVZ200	O
/	O
Emulator	B-Application
2001	O
by	O
Gavin	O
Turner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VZ	O
SoundPaint	O
(	O
Java	B-Language
)	O
by	O
Jürgen	O
Reuter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VZ200	B-Device
Remake	O
java	B-Language
emu	O
by	O
C	O
Wahlmann	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Laser	B-Device
310	I-Device
Emu	O
by	O
ZZemu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FPGA	O
VZ	O
emulator	B-Application
by	O
ZZEMU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VZ	O
Emulator	B-Application
by	O
Paul	O
Anderson	O
.	O
</s>
