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Unusual SPEM Disk Interface

Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 9:54 am
by RWAP
One of the Italian QL users on Facebook has uploaded some images of a rather rare SPEM QL Disk Interface - called SPEM INT-Disk
SPEM - QL INT-Disk Interface.jpg
I never even knew that SPEM made a disk interface - I certainly don't recall any adverts etc - does anyone have any details?

Re: Unusual SPEM Disk Interface

Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:26 pm
by Dave
Hehe. I remember these. Like everything made by SPEM, they were badly assembled so of poor mechanical quality. The chipsets and firmware were fairly standard.

Re: Unusual SPEM Disk Interface

Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 9:18 am
by belg4rion67
Dave wrote:Hehe. I remember these. Like everything made by SPEM, they were badly assembled so of poor mechanical quality. The chipsets and firmware were fairly standard.
:D
is not really true that Italians do it better !
;)
Another piece of hardware by SPEM
Another piece of hardware by SPEM

Re: Unusual SPEM Disk Interface

Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 9:45 am
by chriskgnr
belg4rion67 wrote:
Spem_System2-inside.jpg

yikes!!! :lol: :lol:

Re: Unusual SPEM Disk Interface

Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 9:49 am
by vanpeebles
That looks brilliant! What is it? :ugeek: :ugeek:

Re: Unusual SPEM Disk Interface

Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 2:00 pm
by belg4rion67
Ok..made by SPEM Italy (Torino) and recovered from an old fan of QL near Milano by another fan also in Milano (this is a link to see whole story...sorry only in italian: http://compvter.blogspot.it/2013/10/spe ... liano.html )
There are some interesting picture of this strange system...
Ciao
Paolo

Re: Unusual SPEM Disk Interface

Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 2:06 pm
by belg4rion67
...but 2 picture are here:
front view
front view
inside
inside

Re: Unusual SPEM Disk Interface

Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 2:22 pm
by vanpeebles
Great pics there. The quest memory expansion looks huge too!

Re: Unusual SPEM Disk Interface

Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 2:26 pm
by Derek_Stewart
Hi,

I like the QL Keybaord solution.

I visited the URL with Chrome Browser and it translated it in English.

Re: Unusual SPEM Disk Interface

Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 8:19 pm
by RWAP
Who owns that stuff - would like some more details and photos of the SPEM System-2 (?) box - I see there is a manual, and the Quest memory expansion too for the QL Wiki :D