| 3.2 Meg Disk Drives |
We’ve located two suppliers in North America selling these drives. They are advertised as 2.8 or 2.88 meg drives, as this is all the PC will format to. Don’t buy a special controller, the Gold Card does not require it, the PC does. It is a straight forward hookup, using the same cable you presently |
Sinclair QL |
| Clocks, Clocks, Clocks! |
As the title suggests, this article is about clocks. When I initially plugged in my Gold Card, and Minerva ROM version 1.89 (which I had received at the same time), I suddenly had three external clocks (the third being the QIMI Mouse Interface with clock), all trying to work at once. This created an immediate |
Sinclair QL |
| Continuing Rumors! |
The rumors concerning MIRACLE SYSTEMS and their secret GRAPHICS CARD project continue to grow. A reliable source has reported to IQLR, that the proposed Graphics Card will be compatable with current hardware and software, and will support 1024 x 512 pixels in four colors (equal to four QL screens), and 512 x 256 pixels in |
Sinclair QL |
| Editorial |
As Fall approaches, many QLer’s are returning from vacations, others are stowing away the garden tools and lawn furniture, while others return to school. September ushers in the beginning of the computing season, and an exciting one it promises to be. So much is going on, you’d never know the QL is out of production. |
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| File Management Tips |
COPYING FILES – If you have Toolkit II and use the WCOPY command to copy a disk, you can enter WCOPY FLP1_,FLP2_ rather than the longer WCOPY FLP1_ to FLP2… |
Sinclair QL |
| IQLR Buyer's Registry |
Since our last issue Rob Martin of Gainesville, Florida organized and spearheaded a group buy of Miracle System’s Gold Card. A discount of 27% was agreed to by Miracle for a purchase of five or more units. Even though the response was overwhelming, it took a lot of work on Rob’s part as well as |
Sinclair QL |
| Network Flush |
Robin Barker of Di-Ren has sent in the following program which allows a QL Network Flush without using Toolkit II. |
Sinclair QL, Type-in program |
| Norwegian Connection |
It was good to hear that the QL continues on in the USA. Here in Norway we have a group of 40 members, and most have at least one QL. We publish “SINCLAIR MAGAZINE” 6-7 times a year. It’s 28 A5 (roughly 5 1/4″ by 8 3/4″ paper) pages filled with reviews. Our group also |
Sinclair QL |
| Public Domain Software Library |
We have recently acquired the public domain “C-68 COMPILER” from Dave Walker of the UK. It comes on seven disks which include not only the executable compiler, linker, library and tutorial, but also the the source code and extensive documentation. The tutorial is excellent , requires no prior knowledge of “C” and covers C programming |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Tidbits |
The average IQLR reader and we assume it holds true for the general QL population has 2.4 QLs. |
Sinclair QL |
| QLAW Update |
SUPER QL PROJECT: Up until now, we’ve been deliberately vague about future plans, so as not to raise expectations and then dash hopes. I now wish to share some thoughts aid perhaps generate some comments from you as well. |
Sinclair QL |
| The QL Hacker's Journal |
The QL Hacker’s Journal (QHJ) is a relatively new publication for the QL (first issue: Jan. 1991). As editor of the CATS Newsletter, I felt that many of the programming articles I’d written, or wanted to write, would not interest the majority of the CATS readership. I realized the need of a forum where QL |
Sinclair QL |
| Thor XVI Support |
We’ve recently been reminded of the many unanswered complaints Thor owners have expressed, as well as their inability to get a response to their inquiries from Thor International. This is a world-wide problem, and there is some question as to whether Thor is still in business. Our telephone calls and letters have gone unanswered as |
Sinclair QL |
| TOOLKIT II Tutorial Part 2 |
TKII improves file maintenance procedures in two ways. First, the existing commands COPY, DELETE, and DIR now use the default directories and secondly,the addition of wild card and overwrite operations significantly ease file handling. |
Sinclair QL |
| Tower Cased Super QL |
Qlympic Computer Systems of Germany, and COWO Electronics of Switzerland, have announced a SuperQL. The machine will consist of a standard QL motherboard, switching power supply, Gold Card, and Disk Drives, all packaged in a custom Tower Case. The production run is limited to 50 units world-wide, at a price of 900 Pounds Sterling. |
Sinclair QL |
