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by 1024MAK
Sun Dec 22, 2019 5:33 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: A Special Surprise Will be Unveiled on Christmas Eve!!
Replies: 9
Views: 3489

Re: A Special Surprise Will be Unveiled on Christmas Eve!!

@vanpeebles » your not going to breakout of a very large box wrapped in Christmas paper again are you :lol:

Mark
by 1024MAK
Sun Dec 22, 2019 3:52 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: QL Haul, list of Contents and questions!
Replies: 28
Views: 9078

Re: QL Haul, list of Contents and questions!

Atari ST mice, Amiga mice, Acorn 8 bit and Archimedes mice are all ‘bus’ type. They of course all use different connectors or pin-outs. But if an adaptor cable is made, they will work with other bus type systems.

Mark
by 1024MAK
Sat Dec 21, 2019 11:16 pm
Forum: The Welcome Area
Topic: Hello from Bristol
Replies: 5
Views: 2558

Re: Hello from Bristol

vanpeebles wrote:I can't help but think of a Two Ronnies, Newsdesk joke. And tonight we talk to a man from Bristol with a pair of QL's and another man from Queue-Ell with a pair of *pause* never you mind!
And it’s good night from him... :lol:

Mark
by 1024MAK
Sat Dec 21, 2019 7:59 pm
Forum: The Welcome Area
Topic: Hello from Bristol
Replies: 5
Views: 2558

Re: Hello from Bristol

Hello and Welcome to the forum :D

Yes, lots of fun still to be had.

Mark

PS I have just arrived home after being in Bristol for most of the day...
by 1024MAK
Sat Dec 21, 2019 7:53 am
Forum: Help for New Users
Topic: Dead BBQL from old Gold Card
Replies: 16
Views: 5999

Re: Dead BBQL from old Gold Card

Smells like a RAM fault to me. See this helpful web page and the online decoder/calculator is here . Could also be a dry solder joint, a poor connection (e.g. on an IC socket), or maybe a track that has a crack in the copper conductor. With all the disturbance, that may explain why it’s got worse an...
by 1024MAK
Wed Dec 18, 2019 10:39 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: The Investronica Starmouse from Spain
Replies: 27
Views: 11005

Re: The Investronica Starmouse from Spain

Chr$ wrote:I have enough trouble disassembling a cupboard.
Sledgehammers are good for that :lol:

Yes, sending a copy to a member who can preserve it and who can disassemble the code is a good idea.

Mark
by 1024MAK
Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:58 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Issue Tx boards discussions
Replies: 64
Views: 30553

Re: Issue Tx boards discussions

It’s always good practice to use a buffer or driver for a LED rather than driving it directly from a signal / transmission line. You can then drive the LED at a reasonable current without loading down the signal it is monitoring. A further benefit of having active circuitry, is you can include a pul...
by 1024MAK
Mon Dec 09, 2019 12:33 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Issue Tx boards discussions
Replies: 64
Views: 30553

Re: Issue Tx boards discussions

The male part in the U.K. is normally called a jack plug. However the 6.35 mm (​¼ inch) version is also known as a phone connector, phone jack, audio jack, or headphone jack. What it is called, partly depends on where in the world you are. These names / terms may also be used for the 3.5mm size conn...
by 1024MAK
Fri Dec 06, 2019 7:36 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Issue Tx boards discussions
Replies: 64
Views: 30553

Re: Issue Tx boards discussions

Further to the debate on the serial port pin-outs:
If there is space on the board, why not have links / jumper shunts to select which signals appear on which pins?

Mark
by 1024MAK
Sun Nov 24, 2019 12:52 am
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: The forum is nine (yes nine!) years old today!
Replies: 12
Views: 4476

Re: The forum is nine (yes nine!) years old today!

QLvsJAGUAR wrote:Congratulations! Let's do a big party next year for the 10th anniversary.
Cheers,
Urs
Will there be cake? If so, I’ll be there :mrgreen:

Mark