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Sinclair QL Case Top with Blanking Plate
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 8:54 pm
by RWAP
I have a QL case top here with a blanking plate instead of the keys, and a cut out for you to pass a keyboard connector through - eg. for a jurgen falkenburg keyboard adaptor inside the QL.
If anyone wants it (it is heavy as the blanking plate is metal) then you can have it for the cost of postage.
The case top itself is not much use without the blanking plate, as you will have 4 screw-holes where the blanking plate was attached.
Re: Sinclair QL Case Top with Blanking Plate
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 9:38 pm
by XorA
nabbed!
Re: Sinclair QL Case Top with Blanking Plate
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 9:56 pm
by vanpeebles
I have one which looks the same as this
Re: Sinclair QL Case Top with Blanking Plate
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 5:12 pm
by XorA
Well I have assembled machine, now just to work out how to get driver on boot
Re: Sinclair QL Case Top with Blanking Plate
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 7:40 pm
by RWAP
Excellent - that is the main pitfall of the SuperHermes - that the keyboard driver has to be loaded from disk (or microdrive) when you start up the machine....
Re: Sinclair QL Case Top with Blanking Plate
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 8:36 pm
by XorA
RWAP wrote:Excellent - that is the main pitfall of the SuperHermes - that the keyboard driver has to be loaded from disk (or microdrive) when you start up the machine....
I am right in thinking the QL can autoboot off a floppy?
Re: Sinclair QL Case Top with Blanking Plate
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 9:09 pm
by dilwyn
XorA wrote:RWAP wrote:Excellent - that is the main pitfall of the SuperHermes - that the keyboard driver has to be loaded from disk (or microdrive) when you start up the machine....
I am right in thinking the QL can autoboot off a floppy?
Yes, although (to confuse matters) some peripheral ROMs may be able to "get in there first" as it's possible to have a BOOT device in ROM that takes precedence over that of disks.
To quote from SuperHermes manual:
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superHermes has an IBM AT keyboard interface. At bootup the normal start
keys (F1/F2) will be available, but IPCEXTCC_BIN needs to be loaded (RESPR)
in your normal boot file for a fully working IBM keyboard (CC is country code).
You will be able to boot from the supplied utilities disk. Many keyboard types
are supported (see updates_doc on utilities disk for full information).
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If you do not have a QL keyboard, then you MUST boot your QL off the disk provided. Then modify your BOOT (eg win1_boot) to include the above code.
The IBM keyboard (other than F1/F2) and most extra features in superHermes
will be inoperative without the extensions.
Re: Sinclair QL Case Top with Blanking Plate
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:12 pm
by RWAP
Yes - from memory the accepted order of precedence for auto booting is
ROM1_ (ROMDisk)
WIN1_ (Hard Disk)
FLP1_ (Floppy disk drive - maybe FDK1_ on early Sinclair / MicroP systems)
MDV1_
As far as I know, no interface has ever broken that chain.
I wonder where SD cards should fit? Maybe between ROM1_ and WIN1_
Re: Sinclair QL Case Top with Blanking Plate
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:47 pm
by XorA
Well with some googling (to find QDOS commands) HxC software, a little help creating images from Q-Emulator its all working.
Drivers loaded from flp1_boot off HxC hfe image.
Really happy now
Re: Sinclair QL Case Top with Blanking Plate
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 11:56 am
by XorA
Ok I am flying now, SMSQ/E installed and Xtrictor run!