Eprom board?

[Pr0f]

You might consider a writeable ROM - such as a FLASH ROM - so you could load your own software without needing to remove the chip, program it, and then insert it back - and also - if you do go the route of using an EPROM - then consider (if it will fit) using ZIF sockets.

NOTE - as far as I know - there is no public free software to write FLASH for the QL - but it certainly does not mean it's not possible.

[Wicksy]

If ZIF sockets are what I've been calling IC sockets Prof, then yes that's what I've asked for.

[Derek_Stewart]

The QFlash Chip board never came to the marketplace, TK Computerware, never seeme to confirm it was available.

I did buy a battery backed ram board, which nearly worked.

[Wicksy]

TK did list an eprom expansion card for 4 months which I took to be that, I think later in '87.
Edit - checked Nov edition. Listed with the memory boards.

[Pr0f]

I was thinking along the lines of this:

[RalfR]

The QFlash Chip board never came to the marketplace, TK Computerware, never seeme to confirm it was available.

It exists, I have one

[Wicksy]

There were 2 designs - an original concept to hold 4 16k that you could swap in and out using software control then it was revised 2 months later as a 3 x 64k board for larger software or two boards could be slotted together for the maximum 256k.

[Wicksy]

I was thinking along the lines of this:

Didn't you post a ROM emulator elsewhere in the forum too?

[Pr0f]

I don't recall that - but I may have...

[Wicksy]

I decided to give up on the idea of getting software transfered over to rom, I had the fanciful idea of having a handful of cards with m/c apps and games on just for the hell of it.
The Sinclair rom card looked like something that could be easily exchanged as it has the hand grip, but I am probably way off on this and it was more a "fixed" item.