The Sinclair QL Forum

Derek_Stewart wrote: Thu Jun 13, 2024 4:04 pm Or is there a need for a 68060 QL?

I'd love a 68060 QL assuming it was a sensible price.

Regards,
Peter.

BackToQL wrote: Thu Jun 13, 2024 6:23 pm I'd love a 68060 QL assuming it was a sensible price.

What is a sensible price?

I've only ever seen a Q40 for sale - so the rarity value alone would mean a reasonable price tag, but then you are getting a significant upgrade to a QL!

A new 68060 design would probably need to use a PCI bus, which is becoming old technology now too, unless of course you go down the route of using a bespoke bus.

Multiprocessor might be a nice idea?

Pr0f wrote: Fri Jun 14, 2024 8:38 am I've only ever seen a Q40 for sale - so the rarity value alone would mean a reasonable price tag, but then you are getting a significant upgrade to a QL!

I meant a new 68060 board. The historic board makes little sense because of the flatscreen monitor problem.
If interest depends on a sensible price, what figure do we talk about?

Pr0f wrote: Fri Jun 14, 2024 8:38 am I've only ever seen a Q40 for sale - so the rarity value alone would mean a reasonable price tag, but then you are getting a significant upgrade to a QL!

A new 68060 design would probably need to use a PCI bus, which is becoming old technology now too, unless of course you go down the route of using a bespoke bus.

Multiprocessor might be a nice idea?

OKay, sounds great, if we have a PCI Bus, and lots of new interface cards to plug in. The stumbling block is the the device driver to drive to PCI Card. Who writes that ? It was the same problem with the Q60, I had ISA card that would fit into the Q60 ISA Bus, but no device driver to drive hardware.

I only mentioned making a new set of PCBs, minimum usually 5, is one for me, as I produced the Q60, but now alas do not have one.

Oh, I have 3 Qbranch Q40 boards, that do not work due to rubbish components and very bad soldering, that will need in-spec components fitted and better soldering.

My QIMSI Gold has arrived safely! Many thanks Stephan/Peter

Am looking forward to giving it a run out over the next few days

Many thanks

This is probably a stupid question, but then I can be quite stupid

If I use my QIMSI SD card in the QIMSI Gold it works fine as a QIMSI

But when I use the QIMSI Gold SD card the QL hangs at the Minerva F1/F2 screen

Is it a case that when using the QIMSI Gold SD card I MUST have an external display connected please?

Many thanks

t0nyt wrote: Fri Jun 14, 2024 3:05 pm This is probably a stupid question, but then I can be quite stupid

Not stupid, but maybe you did not read the manual.

t0nyt wrote: Fri Jun 14, 2024 3:05 pm But when I use the QIMSI Gold SD card the QL hangs at the Minerva F1/F2 screen

It should start the support ROM for the accelerated CPU. There should be a message for that on the QL video output.

t0nyt wrote: Fri Jun 14, 2024 3:05 pm Is it a case that when using the QIMSI Gold SD card I MUST have an external display connected please?

Yes, if you want to see the output of the accelerated CPU.

Hi Peter,

Thanks for the reply

I have read the manual (multiple times), I just didn't put everything together correctly in my mind

(I do get the support ROM message)

From what you say then this is all expected behaviour with QL_ROM.sys present on the SD

I have a video adapter coming tomorrow

Many thanks

t0nyt wrote: Fri Jun 14, 2024 6:06 pm
From what you say then this is all expected behaviour with QL_ROM.sys present on the SD

Yes correct. All expected behaviour