The Sinclair QL Forum

The tape head on the QL is the same size as a normal cassette recorder...and if it doesn't have a sheath on it, I think is just wide enough to fit into the opening of the case...that part I need to look at more carefully (with regard to measurements).

both are new zealand . I was hoping some eu seller would stock them too . I don't believe Etsy is a New Zealand company but rather an E-Commerce company (its headquarters are in New York City). Some items on vRetro's Etsy site won't ship to the US and you have to go to vRetro (in New Zealand) itsel...

Wouldn't there also need to be some coupling to the motor wheel to move the 'tape'? Probably the development time and costs for such a project would make it a non starter. But I'd buy one! I think all that would be needed there is for the device to know when the motor was ON so as to then move the ...

I just saw a YouTuber using a floppy disk drive to record audio, without changing the floppy hardware. The magnetic head on the QL seems to be somewhat similar to what you get in a cassette deck. I'm guessing it transfers changes in magnetic pulses to the tape. I would guess if you could play the ta...

I have two...I should make a mold and try and cast top and bottom.

I've a 1GB one I bought for use in a camera back in 2004. Unfortunately I've not found a IDE-CF adapter which is will work with as it has a high power draw when spinning up. Interesting. I'm awaiting the arrival of my IDE-CF adapter. I did see this video below where the same adapter I'm getting wor...

My new microdrive arrived today


One inch form-factor hard disk. One of my side interest is mechanical miniaturizations -- I also do N-scale railroading...I'd do Z-scale but I'm too old to see it too clearly I could probably never get the train back on the tracks.

I really would love to have one of these, but 7 for over $100 is a bit too much.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/364413139332

Saw a few of these pop up on eBay (3 or 4 listings). Only 64K RAM upgrade and the board looks huge. Looks to be from 1984...I guess any amount of extra memory was considered a plus.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185634773667

Andrew wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:16 pm Merry Christmas!
Same old Santa, same owl, different gifts and a bit of bling!

I just came across Speccy game called Log Cabin Dizzy.