New User - Randy Kindig (Floppy Days)

[rkindig]

Hi, New member of the forum. My name is Randy Kindig. I host the Floppy Days Podcast (floppydays.com) on vintage computing and am coming up on 11 years in Feb. I also co-host the ANTIC Podcast about Atari 8-bit computers.

On Floppy Days I cover the computers in the order they were released. I'm currently in the year 1982, so it will be a bit before I get to covering the QL.

I never thought I would own a Sinclair QL (I have 2 ZX Spectrums, a TS1000, TS1500, TS2068, and a ZX81) but was able to acquire one recently. It needs a new keyboard mylar, which I got but haven't installed.

I'm really looking for modern upgrades for the machine, like an SD-based disk emulator, RGB-to-HDMI solution, additional RAM, and modern replacement power supply. Any suggestions are appreciated!

[Chris_68]

Hi Randy, welcome to the forum.

I'm a new QL user myself, I can recommend QIMSI plus a memory expansion. If you like to emulate the Microdrives you have vDrive and micro Pico drive.
/Chris

[xelalex]

Hello Randy,

Happy New Year & welcome to the forum!

A third option for Microdrive emulation on the QL would be OqtaDrive, which would also work with your Spectrums.

Happy QL-Hacking!
Alex

[rkindig]

Hi Randy, welcome to the forum.

I'm a new QL user myself, I can recommend QIMSI plus a memory expansion. If you like to emulate the Microdrives you have vDrive and micro Pico drive.
/Chris

thanks! links???

[rkindig]

Hi Randy, welcome to the forum.

I'm a new QL user myself, I can recommend QIMSI plus a memory expansion. If you like to emulate the Microdrives you have vDrive and micro Pico drive.
/Chris

thanks! links???

[rkindig]

Hello Randy,

Happy New Year & welcome to the forum!

A third option for Microdrive emulation on the QL would be OqtaDrive, which would also work with your Spectrums.

Happy QL-Hacking!
Alex

thank you! I do appreciate it!

[Derek_Stewart]

Hi,

I have listened to quite few of the Floppy Days Podcast.

The Podcasts are really good.

[rkindig]

Thank you! Some day I'll get around to talking about the QL!

Randy