Hurrah for me, I was given a QL for Xmas.
So I thought I would come here.
It seems to be a stock machine so I assume no roms and only 128k.
Any top tips?
So far I have bought a few mags and a superbasic book from eBay and a couple of software titles from the rwap guy.
Toot toot!
Merry Xmas from scotland!
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Re: Merry Xmas from scotland!
Welcome to the QL forums - top tips?
Hmm.... Enter the command PRINT VER$ to check what ROM version you have as the way in which some programs work is dependent on the ROM version (for example, if you have a JM or earlier ROM), you need to enter the NEW command after linking in an extra toolkit...
Ideally, if you are going to make some good use of the QL, you need to look out for a disk interface with extra memory and a 3.5" disk drive, as a lot of software is now only available on disk (plus they are more reliable than microdrive cartridges).
Hmm.... Enter the command PRINT VER$ to check what ROM version you have as the way in which some programs work is dependent on the ROM version (for example, if you have a JM or earlier ROM), you need to enter the NEW command after linking in an extra toolkit...
Ideally, if you are going to make some good use of the QL, you need to look out for a disk interface with extra memory and a 3.5" disk drive, as a lot of software is now only available on disk (plus they are more reliable than microdrive cartridges).
Rich Mellor
RWAP Software
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Retro-Printer Module - add a USB printer to your QL
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RWAP Software
RWAP Adventures
SellMyRetro
Retro-Printer Module - add a USB printer to your QL
Also Involved in:
Icephorm
Re: Merry Xmas from scotland!
The QL user group Quanta is still going - see http://www.quanta.org.ukwgoodf wrote:Hurrah for me, I was given a QL for Xmas.
So I thought I would come here.
It seems to be a stock machine so I assume no roms and only 128k.
Any top tips?
So far I have bought a few mags and a superbasic book from eBay and a couple of software titles from the rwap guy.
Toot toot!
QL Today magazine - see http://www.qltoday.com
Loads of free software and information to download from my site at http://www.dilwyn.me.uk and plenty of reading matter (replacement manuals and articles) there too at http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/docs/index.html
There's a QL Users Email Mailing List, a kind of forum by email - further details at http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/gen/emaillst/maillist.html or http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
So, welcome and if in need of help, remember we're a friendly bunch here, don't be afraid to ask.
Dilwyn
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Re: Merry Xmas from scotland!
Hello and welcome! As already said I think the best investment is a floppy drive plus a memory expansion.
Re: Merry Xmas from scotland!
And I take it these things are generally held by the chickens with the toothy smiles?vanpeebles wrote:Hello and welcome! As already said I think the best investment is a floppy drive plus a memory expansion.
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Re: Merry Xmas from scotland!
It depends on the type your after really Gold cards tend to go for a lot of money but you might get lucky finding a trump card or something similar quite cheap. The disk drives tend to go for more than the expansion cards. It's worth keeping an eye on ebay or trying RWAP?