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# First Impressions (The Continuing Saga of a QL User)

Provides a wiring diagram for connecting the QL’s 9-pin serial port to a Hayes-compatible DB-25 modem, and notes that 300 baud operation requires additional Modapter hardware. A continuation of the author’s QL setup chronicles from earlier issues.