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[td]It was stated in one publication<ref name='pct_1983_05_p09' /> in early April 1983 that the Texet-branded model had been on sale since the end of March. However, it is not clear whether this claim was verified<ref name='pct_footnote' group='Notes' /> nor how many- if any- made it to shops or were actually sold.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Following a legal reorganisation of the original Texet company,{{refn|group=Notes|The original Texet Ltd. (which whom the agreement had been made) went into receivership and its assets and brand were sold to a new company under different ownership, Texet Sales Ltd.<ref name='popcom_1983_04_20' />}} the future of the TX8000 was in doubt and "still to be decided" as of mid-April 1983.<ref name='popcom_1983_04_20' /> With no sign of further activity,<ref name='pcn_1983_07_13' /> the TX8000 version quickly became seen as having "disappeared almost as quickly as it arrived".<ref name='pcn_1983_08_18' />[/td]
[td]Following a legal reorganisation of the original Texet company,{{refn|group=Notes|The original Texet Ltd. (which whom the agreement had been made) went into receivership and its assets and brand were sold to a new company under different ownership, Texet Sales Ltd.<ref name='popcom_1983_04_20' />}} the future of the TX8000 was in doubt and "still to be decided" as of mid-April 1983.<ref name='popcom_1983_04_20' /> With no sign of further activity, the TX8000 version quickly became seen as having "disappeared almost as quickly as it arrived"<ref name='pcn_1983_08_18' />.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]====Laser 200 via "Computers for All" stores====[/td]
[td]====Laser 200 via "Computers for All" stores====[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]<ref name='ms_1983_09'>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/Micro7-09/page/n7/mode/2up?q="laser+200"|magazine=Micro 7|date=October 1983|page=9|title=Un Laser d'initiation|quote=[Laser 200] sera commercialisรฉ en France au prix de 990 F par la firme Video Technology. Il apparaรฎt comme une machine d'initiation pour dรฉbutants ร rapprocher de l'Oric 1, du ZX 81 ou de Alice|trans-quote=[Laser 200] will be marketed in France at a price of 990 F by the firm Video Technology. It appears to be an introductory machine for beginners, similar to the Oric 1, the ZX 81 or the Alice}}</ref>[/td]
[td]<ref name='ms_1983_09'>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/Micro7-09/page/n7/mode/2up?q="laser+200"|magazine=Micro 7|date=October 1983|page=9|title=Un Laser d'initiation|quote=[Laser 200] sera commercialisรฉ en France au prix de 990 F par la firme Video Technology. Il apparaรฎt comme une machine d'initiation pour dรฉbutants ร rapprocher de l'Oric 1, du ZX 81 ou de Alice|trans-quote=[Laser 200] will be marketed in France at a price of 990 F by the firm Video Technology. It appears to be an introductory machine for beginners, similar to the Oric 1, the ZX 81 or the Alice}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td] [td]<ref name='pcn_1983_07_13'>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/mag_Per...3/page/n17/mode/2up?q=texet|magazine=Personal Computer News|date=13 July 1983|title=Routine Enquiries [Letters] - Timing the Laser's fazer|quote=[Reply] The Laser [is now on sale but] the same can't be said for the Texet 8000, [its] 8K twin. Texet seems to have disappeared for a quick rethink.}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td]
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[td]It was stated in one publication<ref name='pct_1983_05_p09' /> in early April 1983 that the Texet-branded model had been on sale since the end of March. However, it is not clear whether this claim was verified<ref name='pct_footnote' group='Notes' /> nor how many- if any- made it to shops or were actually sold.[/td]Revision as of 17:13, 30 August 2025
[/td][td]It was stated in one publication<ref name='pct_1983_05_p09' /> in early April 1983 that the Texet-branded model had been on sale since the end of March. However, it is not clear whether this claim was verified<ref name='pct_footnote' group='Notes' /> nor how many- if any- made it to shops or were actually sold.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Following a legal reorganisation of the original Texet company,{{refn|group=Notes|The original Texet Ltd. (which whom the agreement had been made) went into receivership and its assets and brand were sold to a new company under different ownership, Texet Sales Ltd.<ref name='popcom_1983_04_20' />}} the future of the TX8000 was in doubt and "still to be decided" as of mid-April 1983.<ref name='popcom_1983_04_20' /> With no sign of further activity,<ref name='pcn_1983_07_13' /> the TX8000 version quickly became seen as having "disappeared almost as quickly as it arrived".<ref name='pcn_1983_08_18' />[/td]
[td]Following a legal reorganisation of the original Texet company,{{refn|group=Notes|The original Texet Ltd. (which whom the agreement had been made) went into receivership and its assets and brand were sold to a new company under different ownership, Texet Sales Ltd.<ref name='popcom_1983_04_20' />}} the future of the TX8000 was in doubt and "still to be decided" as of mid-April 1983.<ref name='popcom_1983_04_20' /> With no sign of further activity, the TX8000 version quickly became seen as having "disappeared almost as quickly as it arrived"<ref name='pcn_1983_08_18' />.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]====Laser 200 via "Computers for All" stores====[/td]
[td]====Laser 200 via "Computers for All" stores====[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]<ref name='ms_1983_09'>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/Micro7-09/page/n7/mode/2up?q="laser+200"|magazine=Micro 7|date=October 1983|page=9|title=Un Laser d'initiation|quote=[Laser 200] sera commercialisรฉ en France au prix de 990 F par la firme Video Technology. Il apparaรฎt comme une machine d'initiation pour dรฉbutants ร rapprocher de l'Oric 1, du ZX 81 ou de Alice|trans-quote=[Laser 200] will be marketed in France at a price of 990 F by the firm Video Technology. It appears to be an introductory machine for beginners, similar to the Oric 1, the ZX 81 or the Alice}}</ref>[/td]
[td]<ref name='ms_1983_09'>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/Micro7-09/page/n7/mode/2up?q="laser+200"|magazine=Micro 7|date=October 1983|page=9|title=Un Laser d'initiation|quote=[Laser 200] sera commercialisรฉ en France au prix de 990 F par la firme Video Technology. Il apparaรฎt comme une machine d'initiation pour dรฉbutants ร rapprocher de l'Oric 1, du ZX 81 ou de Alice|trans-quote=[Laser 200] will be marketed in France at a price of 990 F by the firm Video Technology. It appears to be an introductory machine for beginners, similar to the Oric 1, the ZX 81 or the Alice}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td] [td]<ref name='pcn_1983_07_13'>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/mag_Per...3/page/n17/mode/2up?q=texet|magazine=Personal Computer News|date=13 July 1983|title=Routine Enquiries [Letters] - Timing the Laser's fazer|quote=[Reply] The Laser [is now on sale but] the same can't be said for the Texet 8000, [its] 8K twin. Texet seems to have disappeared for a quick rethink.}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td]
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