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excerpt: "My system had consisted of a daily QL with MINERVA (1.92) ROM; a backup QL with MGUS ROM/Tom Bent modified; two original QL power supplies, one for daily use and one for backup; GOLD CARD; two 3 1/2\" double ED drives and two 5 1/4\" QDDS drives."
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# Power Supplies? Don’t Trust What You’ve Got

My system had consisted of a daily QL with MINERVA (1.92) ROM; a backup QL with MGUS ROM/Tom Bent modified; two original QL power supplies, one for daily use and one for backup; GOLD CARD; two 3 1/2″ double ED drives and two 5 1/4″ QDDS drives.