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by vanpeebles
Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:29 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: GBS-8220 RGB TO VGA Converter
Replies: 91
Views: 102737

Re: GBS-8220 RGB TO VGA Converter

I've not heard of it, would that mod support monitor mode on a normal tv or monitor?
by vanpeebles
Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:33 pm
Forum: The Welcome Area
Topic: RWAP
Replies: 4
Views: 5598

Re: RWAP

That was a great read, I'd love to get my hands on those QL Adventurers Forum magazines. Although I did get to read your review of ACT! And just to add, I remember the speaker was broke on my old speccy so I had to swop the ear to mic for the tape recorder and press play with no tape in for the soun...
by vanpeebles
Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:26 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: Guide on playing Infocom and Inform games on the QL
Replies: 11
Views: 8007

Re: Guide on playing Infocom and Inform games on the QL

http://www.zen70509.zen.co.uk/ql/zork.jpg A screenshot of minizork downloaded from the if-archive. I've found it works better if you set the data_use to flp2_ and that way you can keep your dat file games on the 2nd drive and your zip interpreter on the 1st drive. This way you don't strip the file ...
by vanpeebles
Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:21 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: GBS-8220 RGB TO VGA Converter
Replies: 91
Views: 102737

Re: GBS-8220 RGB TO VGA Converter

Two screenshots to compare the Cub monitor versus the RGB board.

CUB
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RGB
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by vanpeebles
Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:15 pm
Forum: QL Emulation
Topic: Q-emulator for OS X and Windows
Replies: 6
Views: 6310

Re: Q-emulator for OS X and Windows

It's a shame the later OSX version doesn't support PowerPC CPUs but I'll probably pick up the windows version sometime after the new year.
by vanpeebles
Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:25 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: QL Shows subforum?
Replies: 4
Views: 4867

Re: QL Shows subforum?

Is there many events to cover at the moment? :) I suppose we could always do a thread for the event and sticky it to the top of general until it's over? :geek:
by vanpeebles
Wed Dec 15, 2010 2:19 pm
Forum: The Welcome Area
Topic: Sparrowhawk aka Jean-Yves
Replies: 31
Views: 42158

Re: Sparrowhawk

Thanks I will be checking it out :) I'd love to see that unfinished QL version!
by vanpeebles
Wed Dec 15, 2010 1:03 pm
Forum: The Welcome Area
Topic: Sparrowhawk aka Jean-Yves
Replies: 31
Views: 42158

Re: Sparrowhawk

Hello and welcome! :D I have heard of Dreamlands but not got around to finding it yet. Could you tell me a bit on how you wrote it and the history of the game? I'm looking at learning ACT to do a few QL Adventures. I'm a huge gaming fan and Lords of Midnight is one of my all time favourite games. It...
by vanpeebles
Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:10 am
Forum: Wanted
Topic: Me pregunto en qué otro lugar se puede comprar un Sinclair Q
Replies: 7
Views: 7174

Re: Me pregunto en qué otro lugar se puede comprar un Sincla

Thread moved to the Wanted section. 8-)
by vanpeebles
Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:39 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: Guide on playing Infocom and Inform games on the QL
Replies: 11
Views: 8007

Guide on playing Infocom and Inform games on the QL

Just thought I'd post a bit of a guide on how to play Infocom and Inform games on the QL. A quick cobbled up introduction for you all first. Infocom was a large US company back in the 80's who made some of the finest text based adventure games ever made covering a wide range of genres. Everything fr...