Qubide clone
Re: Qubide clone
Hi Jose,
There is a way to transfer files, if you know a friend with a QL with floppy drives. Just connect via the QLnet and copy from floppy to your drive. Getting the files to a floppy with Q.emu is quite easy and common.
QLObi
There is a way to transfer files, if you know a friend with a QL with floppy drives. Just connect via the QLnet and copy from floppy to your drive. Getting the files to a floppy with Q.emu is quite easy and common.
QLObi
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Re: Qubide clone
That does of course work - however, you ideally both need toolkit II so you can set up one machine as a fileserver !
The problem is finding someone else who has a disk drive so this is not a mass market solution....
The problem is finding someone else who has a disk drive so this is not a mass market solution....
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Re: Qubide clone
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There isn't a problem the TK2 extension. One of my test, I changed original JM rom with a 512K Eprom with minerva 1.98 + TK2 extension. I only had to change qubide eprom default direction.
But the scenario with two ql is complex for the idea of have a simple mass solution
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José Leandro
Totaly agree with you.RWAP wrote:That does of course work - however, you ideally both need toolkit II so you can set up one machine as a fileserver !
The problem is finding someone else who has a disk drive so this is not a mass market solution....
There isn't a problem the TK2 extension. One of my test, I changed original JM rom with a 512K Eprom with minerva 1.98 + TK2 extension. I only had to change qubide eprom default direction.
But the scenario with two ql is complex for the idea of have a simple mass solution
Bye
José Leandro
Re: Qubide clone
If only we could get hold of a copy of the old Di-Ren QL-PC Fileserver software to update it.RWAP wrote:Not at the moment - Daniele Terdina would need information on the format used by QubIDE for hard disks and hopefully try to replicate it....
Currently both QPC2 and q-emulator can handle qxl.win files.
There is a tool for the QL to read data from within a qxl.win file (eg. on a CD-ROM) - alas that tool supposedly only works under smsq/e so you need a Gold Card / Super Gold Card to run it....
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Re: Qubide clone
If the QubIDE schematic could be combined with a floppy interface schematic, this board would make a lot more sense. Using newer SMD components, it could also reduce power draw a LOT. Further, replacing the 7805 with a better regulation circuit would help too.
I am willing and able to do a run of these if they come to exist.
I am willing and able to do a run of these if they come to exist.
Re: Qubide clone
My QL has already a QubIDE clone.
Jose_leandro has produced the first batch, this is mine:
The kit is supplied with 512 KB RAM, eprom minerva+tk2 (optional) and software to transfer files from the PC (programmed by Habi).
The clone works fantastically, it is very stable and reliable. (Also it works fine with QL-SD).
Some photos:
Some links:
http://hardware.speccy.org/temp/qubide.html
http://www.retrowiki.es/fororw/viewtopi ... 69&t=31519
http://www.zonadepruebas.com/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=5885
http://foro.speccy.org/viewtopic.php?f= ... 8028b855a9
Jose_leandro has produced the first batch, this is mine:
The kit is supplied with 512 KB RAM, eprom minerva+tk2 (optional) and software to transfer files from the PC (programmed by Habi).
The clone works fantastically, it is very stable and reliable. (Also it works fine with QL-SD).
Some photos:
Some links:
http://hardware.speccy.org/temp/qubide.html
http://www.retrowiki.es/fororw/viewtopi ... 69&t=31519
http://www.zonadepruebas.com/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=5885
http://foro.speccy.org/viewtopic.php?f= ... 8028b855a9
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Re: Qubide clone
I'd love one too!
Just to add, what are you running with the nice leopard/cheetah desktop on? Standard QL?
Just to add, what are you running with the nice leopard/cheetah desktop on? Standard QL?