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The software for the CL Systems Digitiser is attached - I assume it does nothing without the hardware (zip file is a folder to be attached to q-emulator).

Yes - it is a nice toolkit this one. He also wrote QL Expert.

I wonder whatever happened to Francesca Balena - it would be good to get these released into the public domain.

Hi Rich, Yes I have made backup copies of the 5.25" and microdrive cartridge. I will consider submitting the disk images to the QL Hompage, but I do not see what good it will do, as the hardware is not available and CP/M software is very out of date and very crude by todays standard. It is jus...

Quest CPM 68K Boot MDV.jpgI have found the Quest CP/M 68K boot micrdrive, it was very cleverly hidden in a case with other microdrives? See attached photograph I will make a copy of the microdrive, but the CP/M 68K boot loader needs the OS Module Card in the expansion slot. The problem now is that ...

The white wheel can jam for two main reasons in my experience: a) A bit of the felt pad has come off and stuck to the tape / wheel b) The wheel plastic is worn on the spindle side Potentially it has been pulled out of place by the tape itself jamming (again due to a bit of the felt pad making it sti...

Just a heads up - the issue with the library is that many of the programs were submitted to the library for use by Quanta members only. I talked things through with the Quanta committee at the time of the adoption of the latest constitution, and it was agreed then in 2020 to make free membership ava...

Great work everyone - at least this one is now recovered and up and working.

I will check with Tom, but cannot see any reason why it cannot be released as public domain

There is no need to worry about copyright here - this seems to be the only copy of the program - Tom Dolezal (Talent) did not even recall the program, and I have all of his original microdrive carts (this was not in there). The questions are indeed easy to fix - as they are plain text from memory I ...

All, I have unfortunately, had to take the decision to sell off my collection of original QL software - I have listed a range of software on sellmyretro and will be adding user manuals etc (I have big boxes of those) over the next few weeks. https://www.sellmyretro.com/category/retro-computers/sincl...

I now have a small stock of HERMES chips back in stock:

https://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/detai ... ement-2448

Still £18 + VAT and shipping.