---
title: "Portable Computing"
type: "article"
slug: "portable-computing"
url: "http://localhost/article/portable-computing/"
markdown_url: "http://localhost/article/portable-computing.md"
published_at: "2026-03-13T18:33:12+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-03-13T18:33:12+00:00"
featured_image:
  url: "http://localhost/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20230809-041332.jpg"
excerpt: "Describes connecting the QL to a Brother EP-22 printer over a serial cable for portable use while traveling, and covers customizing the Quill word processor's print driver to match the printer. A practical tip for mobile QL users taking the computer on the road."
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  - name: "The Sinc Times"
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    url: "http://localhost/category/periodicals/the-sinc-times/"
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model:
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    taxonomy: "model"
    url: "http://localhost/model/sinclair-ql/"
indiv:
  - name: "Steve Berg"
    slug: "steve-berg"
    taxonomy: "indiv"
    url: "http://localhost/indiv/steve-berg/"
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  id: 21222
  title: "The Sinc Times"
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  url: "http://localhost/periodical/the-sinc-times/"
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  - name: "Steve Berg"
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    taxonomy: "indiv"
    url: "http://localhost/indiv/steve-berg/"
volume: "3"
issue: "1"
issues_articles:
  - id: 50277
    title: "The Sinc Times Vol 3 No 1"
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    url: "http://localhost/issue/the-sinc-times-vol-3-no-1/"
pages: "13"
pubdate: "February 1987"
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---

Describes connecting the QL to a Brother EP-22 printer over a serial cable for portable use while traveling, and covers customizing the Quill word processor’s print driver to match the printer. A practical tip for mobile QL users taking the computer on the road.