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- Wed Jan 27, 2021 11:27 pm
- Forum: The Off-Topic Section
- Topic: My ZX81's stopped working. :-(
- Replies: 6
- Views: 111
Re: My ZX81's stopped working. :-(
I brought it down from the loft to give it a check-out before the 40th anniversary in March, plugged it in and switched it on without the RAM pack and it worked for a few seconds and then the output signal disappeared. Swapping the vLA81 ULA replacement out and putting the original ULA at least got...
- Fri Jan 22, 2021 9:09 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Cyberpunk Retro Futuristic QL Case Project
- Replies: 17
- Views: 652
Re: Cyberpunk Retro Futuristic QL Case Project
I did not like some of Ricks designs, there are some better solutions. Heresy!! I definitely like the red waferdrive design as it uses the same keyboard, seems a bit lower profile for easier typing, and the red wafer drive actually looks surprisingly good. It really does look like it could be the n...
- Fri Jan 22, 2021 9:05 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Cyberpunk Retro Futuristic QL Case Project
- Replies: 17
- Views: 652
Re: Cyberpunk Retro Futuristic QL Case Project
The Black Box PS/2 to USB converters all work with the Q68, but as you suggest,there is a update to the Q68 FPGA code. However, there is only a small quantity of the converter and no other supplies and Black Box have classified the converter as end of line. Maybe the converter can be copied, but th...
- Thu Jan 21, 2021 10:37 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Cyberpunk Retro Futuristic QL Case Project
- Replies: 17
- Views: 652
Re: Cyberpunk Retro Futuristic QL Case Project
Please say it’s the mini wafer tower! Is that what it was called? The one on the cover of the DELETE. I'm hoping to put a 60% keyboard into the left that's removable (or you can keep it in the housing to use like a QL) and the Q68 sits in where the wafer drive sits (with the cover removable to get ...
- Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:29 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Cyberpunk Retro Futuristic QL Case Project
- Replies: 17
- Views: 652
Re: Cyberpunk Retro Futuristic QL Case Project
1611245862873.JPEG That looks great. I have a plan for a new QL case for the Q68 that will pay homage to a Rick Dickinson design...waiting for the parts to come in and then see if it's dooable. It may not work out but I'm going to prototype it with easy material to see if could fit into place to sc...
- Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:18 pm
- Forum: The Off-Topic Section
- Topic: I hate BREXIT !
- Replies: 67
- Views: 1942
Re: I hate BREXIT !
Wow, I guess BREXIT never ironed out these things (sorry for my ignorance on this, our focus in the US was on a retarded president). Will this get ironed out eventually...is this just part of the transition part?
If I order something from the UK should I expect these type of export charges.
If I order something from the UK should I expect these type of export charges.
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 2:33 am
- Forum: For Sale
- Topic: Job Lot QL Hardware, Books etc ***Buyer Found***
- Replies: 16
- Views: 834
Re: Job Lot QL Hardware, Books etc
I think it takes a few posts to activate the PM feature...you may already be there with 3.
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 2:32 am
- Forum: The Welcome Area
- Topic: Hello from the SouthWest
- Replies: 4
- Views: 172
Re: Hello from the SouthWest
Welcome to the forum. I'm also a Z88 owner...need to fire that up again one day. I've been using a QL since '89 and only recently got a ZX Spectrum 48K...it probably needs some work I would guess.
- Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:07 pm
- Forum: For Sale
- Topic: Job Lot QL Hardware, Books etc ***Buyer Found***
- Replies: 16
- Views: 834
Re: Job Lot QL Hardware, Books etc
Would love to get the completely dead machine to Adrian of Adrian's Digital Basement. Noel and I had talked about getting him a dead QL during November. Would be interesting to see him debug a QL. I may have another dead QL but will need to sort out more boxes from the garage :) I'm assuming you wo...
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 9:28 pm
- Forum: Software & Programming
- Topic: The PC-FOUR, Psion's IBM Versions
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2054
Re: The PC-FOUR, Psion's IBM Versions
IIRC only MS Word was WYSIWYG. WordPerfect used text mode but had the famous 'underwater screen' where you could see al the format codes. But in the early PC days I preferred Quill too. WordPerfect has also produced a WYSIWYG version for MSW$, my brother used it in his company, but I don't know if ...