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by Pr0f
Fri Jul 26, 2024 7:34 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Yet another Qubata "Bad FAT" post...
Replies: 0
Views: 47

Yet another Qubata "Bad FAT" post...

I am seeing the same issue on a couple of machines - both have Qubata 3.10, but one is very simply setup - DOM or CF adapter plugged directly into the QUBIDE card. I run through the set of commands that I've seen in the manual and on various posts here, and it's when I get to the penultimate step of...
by Pr0f
Fri Jul 26, 2024 9:08 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Announcing the new "Gold Card" - QIMSI Gold
Replies: 126
Views: 16706

Re: Announcing the new "Gold Card" - QIMSI Gold

They serve different purposes, and if you by one of each they can talk to each other :-) (No, I'm not trying to sell them :-) ) My experience with both of these devices has been very positive, and the support has been excellent too. If you are coming back to the QL (like I was), then the Q68 is a go...
by Pr0f
Thu Jul 25, 2024 11:14 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Announcing the new "Gold Card" - QIMSI Gold
Replies: 126
Views: 16706

Re: Announcing the new "Gold Card" - QIMSI Gold

It has networking too - you just need to connect the I/O pin to suitable small circuit - similar to how it works on Q68, you also get one serial port - no hardware handshaking - that will run at good speeds.
by Pr0f
Thu Jul 25, 2024 8:35 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Hypothetical question - Gold Card + Qubide + QIMSI
Replies: 1
Views: 704

Re: Hypothetical question - Gold Card + Qubide + QIMSI

ok - so I should have read Marcel Kilgus' excellent notes on the Gold and SuperGold card boot sequences - it's all about where things are stored in the final phase. I had assumed that the patch part of the ROM was going to end up being resident at 0x01C000, but it doesn't - it's contents are there -...
by Pr0f
Thu Jul 25, 2024 8:23 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Breaking news: The QIMSI Interface
Replies: 162
Views: 142937

Re: Breaking news: The QIMSI Interface

Please be aware that you need PS2 mouse + Keyboard. Note that USB will not work, als I tested some USB mouses from the "working" list, but they don't. ... And before the question even comes up: I will definitely not write or port a full Windows/Linux-like USB stack for QDOS. Peter, I full...
by Pr0f
Wed Jul 24, 2024 11:26 am
Forum: Wanted
Topic: Wanted - QL bottom part of case
Replies: 0
Views: 106

Wanted - QL bottom part of case

Ideally not cut up too much, but if it's only minor or you've added a hole for socket for an internal extension - that's fine.

If you have a whole empty case, that would also be considered, as I was going to get a new top for one.
by Pr0f
Wed Jul 24, 2024 8:50 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Close, but no cigar..
Replies: 27
Views: 4694

Re: Close, but no cigar..

The partitions on the zip can be unlinked / unmounted, and the 'disk' in the zip drive changed, so not hot swappable, but "luke warm". It was more as a backup strategy that I included it, and as a possible means to transfer large numbers of files, as I have an XP computer that I have a zip...
by Pr0f
Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:04 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Close, but no cigar..
Replies: 27
Views: 4694

Re: Close, but no cigar..

Front and rear shots:
by Pr0f
Tue Jul 23, 2024 12:00 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Close, but no cigar..
Replies: 27
Views: 4694

Re: Close, but no cigar..

Well - it's now booting and loading a keyboard driver - and the compact AT keyboard that I saw recommended is working a treat. Now to format some mass storage and get things moving along a little - I will take some pics later today. I also want to try a ZIP drive. I think I've placed my 40 pin heade...
by Pr0f
Sun Jul 21, 2024 8:27 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: SuperHermes Questions
Replies: 3
Views: 286

Re: SuperHermes Questions

I think I got some or all of my answers from testing Qemulator with the floppy drive. I was able to read and copy the contents of my "SuperHermes" floppy - only to find it was more likely a Hermes version - their are no country specific files, and the main bin file is much smaller than the...