| 3.2 Meg Disk Drives |
Miracle Systems has informed us that they have an upgrade ROM (version 2.24) for the GOLD CARD that they will provide free of charge when requested by individuals who purchased earlier versions. This replacement chip improves the use of the 3.2 meg drives = ie ag providing a “slow down” option that will make arcade |
Sinclair QL |
| Correction |
Issue #1 of IQLR contained a program listing for DIRECTORY-DEVICES. Unfortunately the listing acquired an error when I typed in a “+” instead of a “=” (both symbols are on the same key). I apologize for any inconvenience or frustration this may have caused. This is a useful little program and the author was in |
Sinclair QL, Type-in program |
| Editorial |
With this issue we have reached the milestone of issue #4, and are collecting articles and tidbits for issue #5. In recent conversations with subscribers, we found a widespread belief that we had all the material we wanted, so they had not sent anything in for publication. Nothing could be further from the truth. Folks, |
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| In The Pipeline |
Work continues on the GRAPHICS CARD from Miracle Systems, as well as TWO NEW PRODUCTS. The first is an honest to goodness, PARALLEL PORT, and the second is a true SERIAL PORT. While no delivery dates were given by Miracle on these last two items, they are expected in the not too distant future. All |
Sinclair QL |
| Linking Assembler Into C Programs |
With the advent of the C-68 “C” Compiler (available from IQLR), an entire library of QDOS functions are available. However, there may be times when you need a special purpose routine that isn’t available in this library, or if you use the Metacomco QLC which only comes with an all purpose QDOS trap function. |
Sinclair QL, Type-in program |
| Online With The QL |
The September/October IQLR mentioned that 41% of those responding to the questionnaire used their QL’s primarily for communications. Although, this number is larger than expected, it still indicates that over half of all QL owners DO NOT use modems, even though it is now cheaper than ever to get “online”. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL ROM-Card |
In our endeavor to bring you interesting developments in the QL world, we’ve discovered an ideal expansion board for those of you with unexpanded machines, or non TRUMP CARD RAM expansion and disk drive interface. |
Sinclair QL |
| Reflections |
What kind of year has it been for the QL? As an individual involved with the QL since it’s introduction in 1984, I can honestly say, that the level of co-operation and development has reached heights never before attained. I’d like to review some of the hardware and software developments, both commercial and public domain, |
Sinclair QL |
| Replace: An Archive Utility |
Database systems and database oriented software play an increasingly important role in personal computing. Computers are fantastic for sorting and using information, tasks that database systems are specifically designed for. When you purchased your QL you received a well designed and powerful database system in ARCHIVE. |
Sinclair QL, Type-in program |
| Super QL - The Next Generation |
In the past there were two major problems restricting the development of the QL. The first was Amstrad’s copyright of the QDOS operating system, and their unwillingness to license it to another party. The second major obstacle was the lack of a proper bus system. It was widely reported several years ago that this is |
Sinclair QL |
| Tidbits |
The following short routines may be useful to you. |
Sinclair QL, Type-in program |
| TOOLKIT II Tutorial - Part 3 |
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Sinclair QL |
