This is a feature of the Level 2/3 disc drivers. Unlike earlier drivers these do writes asynchronously because that is much faster. But then this also means that the call that ordered the write has already returned, so the driver cannot return an error retroactively! On Windows you would get an err...

Essentially an audible "bad or changed medium" error. Not quite - after that audible warning, the system will retry - If it doesn't come back with a real "bad or changed medium" then, the retry succeeded and the audible warning can be understood as a thorough reminder to create ...

Anyone know what it means when you copy a cart that all of a sudden it sounds like aliens are shooting me Any ideas? Thanks Bill Assuming you mean zaps etc from the QL speaker (as opposed to weird mechanical noises from a jammed cartridge etc) it can mean a corrupt cartridge. Some systems choose to...

vDrive For Sinclair QL Thanks to Andrei Tenu I've put ten freeware games for QL in .MDV format for the QL version of the vDrive interface on a new page on my site. There's also .MDV images of the Abacus, Archive, Easel and QL software too. The page is at http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/vdrive/index.html

Hi Tobias, I'm using QPC2 4.94/SMSQ-E 3.34 (version which Marcel sent me on 13/4/19 (there has been another Beta in early August which implements a sound chip emulation, but I haven't tried that one yet). 3.93 was issued as a Beta earlier in the month for some issue relating to laptop sleep mode. I ...

An update of Per Witte's Themes utility is now available to download from http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/gd2/index.html This is version 0.05, which fixes a couple of bugs in the software. On the page, scroll down to "themes05.zip" to download the package as a zipped file. The Themes package consi...

Hi everyone, I've been a member for a while, but this is my first post. I'm trying to repair a Rev 5 QL, am off to find correct forum to post my Minerva ROM questions! I'm a hobby-grade electronics repair guy, grew up with Sinclairs, Segas, and Commodores. So much more enjoyable than the business c...

Both look good. Depends on the kind of look you want - an extension of the QL or more like a microdrive (which vDrive kind of emulates).

Excellent - very retro, and very true to BBQL styling.

As no external microdrives were ever sold for QL (apart from people who used a ZX Spectrum one or cobbled one together from salvaged QL drives) this is a great way to add a vDrive!