The Sinclair QL Forum

Ciao Cristian! do you see any other effects than the slow loading from floppy? Are any other operations with Minerva slow? Petri Nice to meet you, Petri. Actually the whole system speed has accelerated with Minerva (graphics, boot etc). If there is some other operation affected, I haven't found it ...

vanpeebles wrote:Yes I love discussing Italian cinemas on the chat, especially Nero, Testi or Merli

Well, actually I can not be defined as the "100% typical Italian", therefore I'm not so keen on Italian movies... except genuine Sergio Leone's westerns!

Hallo, I’ve recently got a centronics printer interface, but unfortunately its original plug has been cut and lost. Probably it had been modified for other computers (ZX spectrum, I guess?). In any case, I have to restore its wiring in order to match the Sinclair 6 pins SER1 port. The interface is t...

So I'm just registered and immediatly start to ask... I’m here to find the answer for a very curious problem. I’ve just upgraded my QL with a Minerva 1.98 Rom (and also a Hermes chip). Now the loading time of _scr pictures from floppy drive has become almost 3 times slower (about 8-9 seconds). The l...

Hallo, I’m an happy owner of a Sinclair QL (issue 6), with a 768K Trump Card, two self-made floppy drives, a just added Minerva Rom and Hermes chip. Eventually I've decided to go beyond the Italian limits and join this great international community :-) So, Im’ happy to be here and have the chance to...