bixio60 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 3:35 pm
- QL K/B to PS/2 adapter: i was not aware of this, my opinion is that this interface could be a success. I used a Spem keyboard until it broke, now I am using happily in one of my QL the QIMSI to interface also mouse/keyboard
You are aware this was QL matix keyboard to PS/2, not vice versa?
bixio60 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 3:35 pm
- Q68 is very close to perfection, I don't want to reopen an old discussion with Peter about the speed of the Q68 at maximum graphics resolution, a solution should be found to reach perfection (cache?)
The Qzero has dual SDRAM onboard, allowing more than 100% speed increase in 1024x768 highcolor mode over the Q68. A new Q68 could re-use this hardware, either by Qzero as a module (faster development) or an all-in-one PCB (cheaper). I diverted to the QIMSI project for a while. But if interest in the Q68 remains, a follow-up is something I would seriously consider.
bixio60 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 3:35 pm
- Q60, lovable and perfect fast unit. Mine it is still operative and in good shape after more than 20 years of daily operation. I am using the CPLD that Peter gave to me without any major issue.
Thanks for the flowers. But for me, the black screen area
is a major issue.
I have been thinking about this for over a decade. And a Q60 replacement remains tempting to overcome the video problem. A board with just 64 MB SDRAM (onboard, no module) and Q68 style peripherals, CP2200 ethernet, etc. would not even be terribly hard to design. But that would not be 100% backward compatible, and the nice old, resource-saving Linux distros would no longer run.
On the other hand, a fully backward compatible high-end solution with 512 MB SDRAM modules, fast ATA, ideal overclocking, etc. would be an insane amount of work. The fastest 68060 mainboard on the planet, 30 years after the CPU was released. Crazy.
Most likely, neither a Q68 nor Q60 replacement would go into the QL case, so we're getting off topic here I guess.