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by bwinkel67
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:43 pm
Forum: The Off-Topic Section
Topic: X68000 Z
Replies: 5
Views: 138

Re: X68000 Z

Wasn't the Super QL design a tower? I'll have to grab my "Delete: ..." book to check.

Mike
by bwinkel67
Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:52 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: QL <-> MOXA Nport 5150A and Internet! Surf on Telnet connected BBS
Replies: 14
Views: 444

Re: QL <-> MOXA Nport 5150A and Internet! Surf on Telnet connected BBS

I use Retro WiFi (I bought the black version): 2018-12-06T14_01_46.872Z-retro-wifi-rs232-serial-hayes-modem-usb.jpg Here is the website: https://wiki.simulant.uk/index.php?title=Retro_Wifi_SI_(rs232_serial_port_Hayes_compatible_modem) Worked flawlessly on my BBQL (using my homegrown terminal program...
by bwinkel67
Wed Mar 06, 2024 5:17 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: what is the difference between a ql microdrive and the spectrum version ?
Replies: 10
Views: 662

Re: what is the difference between a ql microdrive and the spectrum version ?

The net effect for me is that the single ZX Microdrive I have has trouble reading QL formatted cartridges. It formats and reads fine on my Spectrum/IF1 after I refurbished it a bit. I think on a few occasions I got a directory listing connected to the QL, but could never get it to read anything. Her...
by bwinkel67
Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:48 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Hooking up modem that draws power from serial port
Replies: 4
Views: 254

Re: Hooking up modem that draws power from serial port

I haven't been able to find any documentation on the modem. It was sitting in my drawer for 20+ years. It matches the QL look (actually more the ZX81 with its red lettering). I wonder if it's designed to deal with the range of voltages. On wikipedia it says that some "RS232 compatible" dev...
by bwinkel67
Mon Feb 26, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Hooking up modem that draws power from serial port
Replies: 4
Views: 254

Hooking up modem that draws power from serial port

I'm playing with an old modem and am trying to create a cable for it to use on my QL. It's tiny and doesn't have a power input (Stowaway 2400 Vocal). Modem.png I initially thought it used the power from the phone line (like telephones did) but plugged it into my WIndows laptop and got it to recogniz...
by bwinkel67
Sat Feb 24, 2024 10:02 pm
Forum: The Off-Topic Section
Topic: Spectrum Interface 1 Replacment by vRetro
Replies: 2
Views: 229

Spectrum Interface 1 Replacment by vRetro

Looks like Charlie Ingley has been busy creating more awesome stuff. He posted this on facebook (I'll include the link but I think you must be part of the group to see it). https://www.facebook.com/groups/spectrumforeveryone/permalink/2166658943680565 Here are a some images: 428610192_70045253863313...
by bwinkel67
Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:33 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: QL serial to PC
Replies: 9
Views: 492

Re: QL serial to PC

My SD card reader was broken for a while last year so I had to rely on microdrives. Had to rebuild some carts through serial link from my PC and it worked pretty well. Basically used the copy command from the serial port to a file (i.e. I didn't need to write a BASIC program but just used QDOS comma...
by bwinkel67
Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:12 am
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: The Sinclair QL in North America
Replies: 4
Views: 369

Re: The Sinclair QL in North America

I was part of NESQLUG (and editor for a few years). We had a few QL shows in Boston in the early 90's, bringing the Miracle Systems crew out. I think one year they flew into Logan and rode their folding bikes to the show. I bought my QL from Sharps in Mechanicsfille, Virginia. I got a bunch of stuff...
by bwinkel67
Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:39 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: In the market
Replies: 14
Views: 1437

Re: In the market

I haven't quite figured out how to install software sourced from Dilwyn (thank you Dilwyn). Is there a resource you can point me to that would instruct? There's a bit of a chicken-and-egg issue there. For all the zip files on the site you need the QL unzip utility, which is an executable -- well, y...
by bwinkel67
Mon Feb 05, 2024 11:20 am
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: QL Screen View online
Replies: 18
Views: 1044

Re: QL Screen View online

Oh, that's so handy. I was just playing around with Photon over the holidays so this tool is nice to have to see what the _scr file looks like.