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# QL – PC Fileserver

In the past, a number of articles have been written describing how to transfer files from a QL to a PC. These usually involved using terminal programs on both ends or writing some basic program to manage a file transfer. These methods are cumbersome at best. I will admit that I’ve always wished there was some way the QL could have access to PC devices and even more than that control those devices as if they were part of the QL’s own hardware.