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Mark
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- Sun Dec 22, 2019 5:33 pm
- Forum: General QL Chat
- Topic: A Special Surprise Will be Unveiled on Christmas Eve!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3524
- Sun Dec 22, 2019 3:52 pm
- Forum: General QL Chat
- Topic: QL Haul, list of Contents and questions!
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9148
Re: QL Haul, list of Contents and questions!
Atari ST mice, Amiga mice, Acorn 8 bit and Archimedes mice are all ‘bus’ type. They of course all use different connectors or pin-outs. But if an adaptor cable is made, they will work with other bus type systems.
Mark
Mark
- Sat Dec 21, 2019 11:16 pm
- Forum: The Welcome Area
- Topic: Hello from Bristol
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2604
Re: Hello from Bristol
And it’s good night from him...vanpeebles wrote:I can't help but think of a Two Ronnies, Newsdesk joke. And tonight we talk to a man from Bristol with a pair of QL's and another man from Queue-Ell with a pair of *pause* never you mind!
Mark
- Sat Dec 21, 2019 7:59 pm
- Forum: The Welcome Area
- Topic: Hello from Bristol
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2604
Re: Hello from Bristol
Hello and Welcome to the forum
Yes, lots of fun still to be had.
Mark
PS I have just arrived home after being in Bristol for most of the day...
Yes, lots of fun still to be had.
Mark
PS I have just arrived home after being in Bristol for most of the day...
- Sat Dec 21, 2019 7:53 am
- Forum: Help for New Users
- Topic: Dead BBQL from old Gold Card
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6104
Re: Dead BBQL from old Gold Card
Smells like a RAM fault to me. See this helpful web page and the online decoder/calculator is here . Could also be a dry solder joint, a poor connection (e.g. on an IC socket), or maybe a track that has a crack in the copper conductor. With all the disturbance, that may explain why it’s got worse an...
- Wed Dec 18, 2019 10:39 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: The Investronica Starmouse from Spain
- Replies: 27
- Views: 11308
Re: The Investronica Starmouse from Spain
Sledgehammers are good for thatChr$ wrote:I have enough trouble disassembling a cupboard.
Yes, sending a copy to a member who can preserve it and who can disassemble the code is a good idea.
Mark
- Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:58 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Issue Tx boards discussions
- Replies: 64
- Views: 31420
Re: Issue Tx boards discussions
It’s always good practice to use a buffer or driver for a LED rather than driving it directly from a signal / transmission line. You can then drive the LED at a reasonable current without loading down the signal it is monitoring. A further benefit of having active circuitry, is you can include a pul...
- Mon Dec 09, 2019 12:33 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Issue Tx boards discussions
- Replies: 64
- Views: 31420
Re: Issue Tx boards discussions
The male part in the U.K. is normally called a jack plug. However the 6.35 mm (¼ inch) version is also known as a phone connector, phone jack, audio jack, or headphone jack. What it is called, partly depends on where in the world you are. These names / terms may also be used for the 3.5mm size conn...
- Fri Dec 06, 2019 7:36 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Issue Tx boards discussions
- Replies: 64
- Views: 31420
Re: Issue Tx boards discussions
Further to the debate on the serial port pin-outs:
If there is space on the board, why not have links / jumper shunts to select which signals appear on which pins?
Mark
If there is space on the board, why not have links / jumper shunts to select which signals appear on which pins?
Mark
- Sun Nov 24, 2019 12:52 am
- Forum: General QL Chat
- Topic: The forum is nine (yes nine!) years old today!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4542
Re: The forum is nine (yes nine!) years old today!
Will there be cake? If so, I’ll be thereQLvsJAGUAR wrote:Congratulations! Let's do a big party next year for the 10th anniversary.
Cheers,
Urs
Mark