The Sinclair QL Forum

Aren't the D16s the ones with reliable microdrives? It all depends - after 30 years, most QLs have had work done on them, be it replacing chips, the motherboard, or the microdrive units - it all depends whether this still has the original components. Issue 7 motherboards were probably the most reli...

Mr_Navigator wrote:RWAP Master, what are the chances of a sample of text to entice the potential buyer?

Good idea - see the attached description for the OPEN command - the zip file contains a PDF extract

I don't want to blow my own trumpet, but a lot of people think that the best reference for SuperBASIC is the SBASiC/SuperBASIC Reference Manual - see: http://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/SBASIC%25SuperBASIC-Reference-Manual-for-Sinclair-QL-on-CD-2329 Must be dead tree version. I don't get on w...

There is definitely a market for disk interfaces out there. At the moment, this is what is really holding back the QL - whilst the ZX81 and Spectrum have seen a huge resurgence in interest and new software, this has mainly been driven by the availability of disk interfaces (be it IDE interfaces, SD ...

That is well over-priced - love how it's described as lots of software, but basically looks to be the Psion software and some cartridges with BASIC on it. I always have reasonably priced QLs available - just have no time to test and list them on SellMyRetro !! As for the D16 - all it means is that t...

I don't want to blow my own trumpet, but a lot of people think that the best reference for SuperBASIC is the SBASiC/SuperBASIC Reference Manual - see:

http://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/detail ... on-CD-2329

I'll keep my eye out for the manual - I am sure I have one here somewhere

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One problem is phpBB is not intended for or set up for storing files and software. There are a few solutions to this - some deeply technical like running a shared RADIUS authentication server, but others could be quite simple. One idea is to have a global username and password, updated annually and...

Would love to have suggestions of other venues as I am not certain that Snibston is the best venue - especially as they seem to lack a small room in which to hold intimate talks and the Quanta AGM (maybe the AGM could be in the pub afterwards?) It's not so much as just wanting Quanta's money for the...