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title: "QL Serial Connections"
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published_at: "2026-03-13T18:36:51+00:00"
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excerpt: "Provides wiring diagrams for connecting the QL SER2 port to a modem and for a direct QL-to-PC serial cable. Includes a 10-line SuperBASIC program to establish a terminal connection from the QL to a PC via the serial port. Sourced via Timelinez and ZX Appeal."
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    title: "The RAMTOP Winter 1993"
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---

Provides wiring diagrams for connecting the QL SER2 port to a modem and for a direct QL-to-PC serial cable. Includes a 10-line SuperBASIC program to establish a terminal connection from the QL to a PC via the serial port. Sourced via Timelinez and ZX Appeal.