There is absolutely no need to replace a microdrive for QL-SD.Simon_Carr wrote:Fair point, but I guess it is more the principle of the thing... I only bought a QL last year, having coveted (yet never even seen) one for the best part of 30 years. Part of the reason I wanted one was the built in microdrive units, so, even though they don't work very well, I am still loathe to change any of the internals.
You can put QL-SD anywhere inside your QL and use it like a "harddisk". No microdrive connector is used, and the QL-SD driver software is also independent.
It is helpful (but not required) to use a shorter ribbon cable then. The design also allows a direct connect of the two boards, resulting in one internal device.
Peter