| 32K Buffer Chip/Panasonic Printers |
In a recent issue of the LISTing Newsletter (LIST User Group publication) there was.an interesting offer for a 32K buffer chip for $12.50 plus $1.00 shipping each. Panasonic charges over $50.00 for a similar chip. One of the major advantages of increasing the size of your printer buffer is to allow you to download additional |
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| 3Rd Annual Italian QL Fair |
QITALY CLUB in conjunction with SPEM of Italy will host the 3rd Italian QL User Fair on Sunday the 12th of January 1992, at Via Ponchielli 26/A, Turin, Italy. |
Sinclair QL |
| CORRECTION |
In the last issue of IQLR (#4) there was a typographical error in the Assembly Language listing in Will Horton’s article on “LINKING ASSEMBLER INTO C PROGRAMS“. |
Sinclair QL, Type-in program |
| CST THOR Support |
We recently received a flyer from COWO ELECTRONIC, in Sursee, Switzerland expressing their continued support of the THOR range of personnel computers. COWO Electronic are the authors of THOR-DESK which was to have been incorporated into the Thor XVI system. |
Sinclair QL |
| Datadesign: Review Of A New Database |
I am a big fan of PSION’s ARCHIVE Database and a promoter of the use of databases in general. Bob Dyl recently loaned me a copy of DATAdesign by PROGS (PROfessional and Grafical Software – programmers Joachim & Nathan Van der Auwera) of Belgium to review. To my knowledge, the QL only had ARCHIVE and |
Sinclair QL |
| Editorial |
Two new products have made their way onto the QL scene, the long awaited TEXT87 PLUS4 wordprocessor (see News Release in this issue). It is a major rewrite of their TEXT 87, and we look forward to reviewing it. Jurgen Falkenberg has released his “Hard Disk Interface” (Gold Card version due this spring). This interface |
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| Exeqtor Limited Edition |
Some time ago I wrote you conceming our projected ‘SuperQL’, and discussed the possibility of offering it in kit form (see IQLR issue #3, page 13). COWO Electronic of Switzerland, and we at QLYMPIC Computer Systems here in Germany, are proud to announce to your readers, that we are NOW building the “SuperQL’, which we |
Sinclair QL |
| Mega Disk Drives & The Gold Card |
Recently we’ve discovered that when married to the Gold Card, not all 3.2 meg disk drives are created equal. After further research, numerous calls to Miracle Systems, and the expenditure of $160.00, we are convinced that the 3.2 meg disk drives listed in issue #3 of TQLR are not FULLY compatible with the Gold Card. |
Sinclair QL |
| News Release - Text87 Plus4 |
TEXT87 PLUS4 is finally out of wraps. Based on the proven technology introduced in the previous releases of text87, the new PLUS4 is a complete rewrite in object orientated ANSI C and 68000 assembly language using state of-the-art development tools and crosscompilers not availabie for ine QL. These tools have enabied us to surpass the |
Sinclair QL |
| PC Pursuit |
In the article “ONLINE WITH THE QL” by Ron Blizzard in issue #4, Ron mentioned PC PURSUIT, an online service that let’s you call BBS’s in all major cities in the evenings for a flat monthly fee. PC PURSUIT is a service of US SPRINT, their regular membership fee is $30.00 per month. That includes |
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| QL Survivor's Source Book |
We are happy to announce the release of the second edition of the “QL SURVIVOR’S SOURCE BOOK” (QLSSB). It’s been completely rewritten and expanded with the addition of three new categories. |
Sinclair QL |
| SBYTES and the Gold Card |
A number of years ago, it was determined, that heat buildup could be reduced in the QL by replacing the ROM’s with an EPROM. EPROMs run cooler than ROMs and one EPROM can replace both of the original ROM chips. The SBYTES command allows the code on the ROM to be copied to disk or |
Sinclair QL |
| What Use Is The QL In Education |
For over a year now I have had three QLs set up in my classroom at Chapel Hill High School where I teach introductory Spanish and am the speech and debate team coach. The QLs are expanded to at least 640K of RAM, have three and a half inch disk drives, and RGB monitors (2 |
Sinclair QL |
| Why Minerva? |
This question is asked over and over again. The simple answer would be in the form of another question. DO YOU WANT AN ENHANCED QL OPERATING SYSTEM??? If you answered in the affirmative, but require more, then read on. The Minerva ROM is available in two versions, the standard model is designated the MK I, |
Sinclair QL |
