1990s - QLs spotted in Uni shocker!

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1990s - QLs spotted in Uni shocker!

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A long... long... time ago, when dinosaurs roamed the earth*, well 1992-ish, a pimply faced youth (PFY) toured the electronic engineering facility of Edinburgh University. In one room, there were lots of QLs powered up. When the PFY asked what the QLs were doing, the head of department said the QLs were doing data-logging.

Although the PFY did not get into Edinburh, the PFY still wonders what happened to the QLs? Are they still data-logging in a forgotten room, somewhere? Or are they in data-logging heaven (like doggy heaven, but without the dogs, obviously)?

???


* Apparently.


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I remember reading that a lot of QLs were in use at Strathclyde university but that they soon fell out of favour when put against new PC XTs, and also lots "disappeared", especially around the end of term time.

I can't recall where I read that though, so take it with a pinch of salt


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When I went to uni we had sun sparc machines with an early optical mouse with a reflective silver foil mouse mat. They were awful!


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I remember reading that a lot of QLs were in use at Strathclyde university but that they soon fell out of favour when put against new PC XTs, and also lots "disappeared", especially around the end of term time.
I can't recall where I read that though, so take it with a pinch of salt
QL NEWS No. 2, page 5.
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid= ... GRiNWMzY2M
(BTW, anyone has the QL NEWS No. 1?)


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dex wrote:
I remember reading that a lot of QLs were in use at Strathclyde university but that they soon fell out of favour when put against new PC XTs, and also lots "disappeared", especially around the end of term time.
I can't recall where I read that though, so take it with a pinch of salt
QL NEWS No. 2, page 5.
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid= ... GRiNWMzY2M
(BTW, anyone has the QL NEWS No. 1?)
qlnews1.jpg
Scan of page 1 above. This was in a set of files from my old QL History material I sent to Urs, which were included on the last QL Today DVD. I can't seem to find the other pages, but if I do...


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