I don't have time to do a thorough analysis (i.e., plugging it in) just now as I need to take care of some pressing Intellivision stuff (since last night I did our taxes), but I seem to have stumbled upon a bit of good luck x2. Even though that luck doesn't involve finding a mass of riches, in the world of retrocomputing, it's still kind of neat. I recently acquired what was purported to be a Dick Smith VZ200, which is the Australian version of the Video Technology (Laser) VZ200. To my surprise, this is an actually an NTSC version, which from all that I've seen, has been pretty much an unknown quantity to this point, at least on the Web. When I get a chance, I'll be doing a thorough analysis of this budget system, but I took a few quick snapshots in the meantime. (read towards the bottom for the bonus bit of good luck)

Here are some links to read more about the VZ200 and its variations in the mean-time:
http://vz200.ajlaird.id.au/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
http://vz200.tripod.com/
http://vzalive.bangrocks.com/
http://intertek00.customer.netspace.net.au/pocketvz/pocketvz.htm

Now, as for that bonus lucky find, I uncovered a mismarked (as an Apple II product), supposedly still factory sealed in the box "Loan Amortization" from APF for their Imagination Machine computer, which was one of the first ever videogame computer add-ons (for the M1000/MP1000 console, which was released in 1978, with the Imagination Machine released the year after). More on this when I take actual possession. It's just too bad I still only have the console part and not the rare and costly computer add-on (and those are tough to find working), but at least I got a neat and very, very little seen new software package for it.

This is the seller's photo, but it still gives a great idea of what it looks like:

For those interested in more on APF stuff, there's a new Yahoo Group started that already is making great inroads: http://www.armchairarcade.com/neo/node/1696

And more reading is available here:
http://www.nausicaa.net/~lgreenf/apfpage.htm
http://hcvgm.org/APF_Imagination_Machine.html
http://www.1000bit.net/scheda.asp?id=1298