| A Brief History of SMSQ |
knew right from the start I should not do it, but so many people were asking for SMS to come out from under its covers that, in early 1992, I outlined a strategy (with Miracle Systems and Jochen Merz) to make a “QL compatible” version of SMS available. |
Sinclair QL |
| Computers 101 (A Tutorial) Part 3 |
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| Documents in Text87 |
Your Document can consist of one part or be broken into parts called SECTIONS. LAYOUT(s) for your document PAGE(s) can have one or several FRAMES (rectangles) into which you wish to put the SECTION(s) of your document. Each PAGE of the final document can have the LAYOUT that you choose. |
Sinclair QL |
| Eindhoven Meeting |
This venue is developing into a regular international meeting place for Dutch, Belgians and German QL users living near the Dutch border. There was also representation from Britain, France and Switzerland. It is probably not very precise referring to “QL users” since Ataris running SMSQ/E and PCs enlivened by QXLs were very much in evidence |
Sinclair QL |
| Geneva Chatter |
There is nothing like an invitation to write an article to get one to sit in front of the keyboard. So, what will I write about? I wrote in QUANTA about a near disaster with my QL which they published in their October issue – now the French QL Club (QLCF) have made a translation |
Sinclair QL |
| Getting a Byte on the Page |
When I first got my QL the printer I had was a Brother M1009 – a nine pin dot matrix with both serial and parallel ports but only one font. This served me very well for many years but recent circumstances led me to look for a a better device to produce my documents. These |
Sinclair QL |
| Getting the Most Out of SBASIC |
More and more people are using SBASIC – the wonderful SuperBASIC compatible language which comes with any SMSQ for the GoldCard, SuperGoldCard, all ATARIs and the QXL. It offers far more facilies besides being very fast and able to be executed many times at the same time (we will make use of this feature in |
Sinclair QL |
| Notes - QL, Serial Ports & Modems |
This little article is about some things I’ve learned and observed while using my QL and its serial ports. This info may be common knowledge, especially to seasoned QL communications veterans but for the benefit of others, here it is. First of all, Hermes is highly recommended for anyone using a QL and its serial |
Sinclair QL |
| Organizing a QL Show |
It all started with a bit of leg pulling. I kept asking Bruce Nicholls when he was going to organise a QReview show now that Bob Dyl had organised his second Miracle In Newport. Bruce replied by challenging me to organise a QL show in the North West of England somewhere. Eventually, I gave in |
Sinclair QL |
| QD and QBASIC Review |
QD is an unusual editor for the QL for two reasons; firstly because it uses the Pointer Environment, and secondly because it is mainly aimed at programmers rather than those writing text. The Pointer Environment is now becoming more popular, and QD is one of many programs being actively developed in the QL marketplace. Much |
Sinclair QL |
| Repairing the QL |
The QL computer is a comparatively easy machine to repair as most it’s functions are controlled by specially designed ULA integrated circuits. |
Sinclair QL |
| The Problems I've Seen |
Dennis has asked me to add some comments about my experiences repairing QL motherboards. I haven’t taken detailed notes while making individual repairs so this will just be some general observations. Dennis follows a more structured approach than I do. However, his description of his work area fits mine as well. |
Sinclair QL |
| The Shape of Things to Come |
Finally, the QL is to get a major revamp of it’s graphics capability – rumours of this piece of hardware started a while back, when the Super Goldcard was still in development, and Stuart Honeyball himself finally put a stop to them – by making public the specifications – at the Reggio Emillia “Garage meeting’ |
Sinclair QL |
