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by bwinkel67
Sat Jul 26, 2025 1:16 am
Forum: Compatibles Corner
Topic: QL Core on Spectrum Next KS3
Replies: 11
Views: 583

Re: QL Core on Spectrum Next KS3

Maybe they'll revise the QL core in the future to have some of the same features as the Spectrum core. If I recall correctly, you could run a Spectrum at speed, or also at 2x and 4x (maybe faster), so it would be nice if they added that feature to the QL core as well.
by bwinkel67
Sat Jul 26, 2025 12:55 am
Forum: Wanted
Topic: Wanted - Mobidapter
Replies: 0
Views: 68

Wanted - Mobidapter

Not directly related to QL but this beast lets you plug a USB into SD slot. Was used for mobile phones around 2011/12. I've had no luck tracking one down.

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by bwinkel67
Thu Jul 24, 2025 9:18 am
Forum: For Sale
Topic: Book with QL on the cover: 70 Years of Popular Music, The 80s
Replies: 2
Views: 120

Re: Book with QL on the cover: 70 Years of Popular Music, The 80s


Well, of course: QL users played around with the unearthly musical capabilities of their computer, got frustrated and bought their music at the record store. :twisted: :D


What's odd about this book is that it was published on January 1st, 1985. It's sheet music of the 80s which means they ...
by bwinkel67
Thu Jul 24, 2025 5:31 am
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: creating floppy disks with Greaseweazle
Replies: 6
Views: 228

Re: creating floppy disks with Greaseweazle

You can also use Q-emulator to write to an actual floppy -- it can be a USB floppy. OI forget if you can format it directly, but if not you can do the formatting on the QL-side.
by bwinkel67
Thu Jul 24, 2025 3:59 am
Forum: For Sale
Topic: Book with QL on the cover: 70 Years of Popular Music, The 80s
Replies: 2
Views: 120

Book with QL on the cover: 70 Years of Popular Music, The 80s

So I guess when one thinks of 80s music the Sinclair QL is one of the first things to come to mind:

https://www.amazon.com/70-Years-Popular ... 0863592821

A better look at the book cover:

PopularMusicThe80s.jpg
by bwinkel67
Tue Jul 22, 2025 1:29 pm
Forum: The Off-Topic Section
Topic: ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter 2 just launched
Replies: 61
Views: 37606

Re: ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter 2 just launched


Precisely, tofro. Despite being a relatively small community, we've had a pretty good choice of systems and emulators, considering the QL itself stopped being made so many years ago.

The Next with QL core will appeal to some, I'm sure. Probably a good way to bring the two communities out of their ...
by bwinkel67
Tue Jul 22, 2025 8:43 am
Forum: The Off-Topic Section
Topic: ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter 2 just launched
Replies: 61
Views: 37606

Re: ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter 2 just launched

A good article on the other kickstarter for the Commodore 64 (well, it's not a kickstarter, but something similar).

https://www.wired.com/story/the-risky-business-of-bringing-commodore-back-to-life/

Does anyone know the author? He seems pretty spot on on many things retro.

For me, I like the ...
by bwinkel67
Tue Jul 22, 2025 1:14 am
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: My current QL accelerator project
Replies: 112
Views: 20556

Re: My current QL accelerator project


Pah! I've been desperately trying to get this working before I go off to Spain for the summer, but it looks like I'm going to have to come back to it in September... thanks to everyone who has helped me with top QL hardware information. This has been a lot harder than I first imagined, the IPC ...
by bwinkel67
Tue Jul 15, 2025 4:48 am
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: Contact to Metacomco (and Lattice!) because of their C Development Kit? (The Lattice C compiler)
Replies: 25
Views: 5827

Re: Contact to Metacomco (and Lattice!) because of their C Development Kit? (The Lattice C compiler)


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"Pure" programs are programs that can be started through the Hotkey System multiple times and can share the same instance of code, but have a private data space - They have basically the same restrictions as ROMable code.

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"Impure" programs are in no way any "worse" than "Pure" ones ...
by bwinkel67
Tue Jul 15, 2025 12:03 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Odd Hardware Items
Replies: 15
Views: 3913

Re: Odd Hardware Items


Sorry, for the bad grammatical errors in my last message. I should not enter messages on mmy mobile phone. A case of big fingers and little screen keyboard.


No worries. I've given up trying to thumb things into my phone :-/


But I intended to say, I had a HP 14" Laptop, that I have a VGA to ...