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by lcww1
Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:06 pm
Forum: For Sale
Topic: For Sale: QL Books
Replies: 8
Views: 5929

Re: For Sale: QL Books

Sinclair QL books in good condition. All books priced at £5.00 each. Postage extra based on location, can post outside UK. Abacus Reference Manual by Stephen Morris Abacus Ref1.jpg QDOS Companion by Andrew Pennel QDOS Comp1.jpg QL Games Compendium by Tim Hartnell QL Games1.jpg QL Gamesmaster by Kay...
by lcww1
Sat Apr 13, 2019 6:26 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Optimal Flatscreen monitors for QL and Q68
Replies: 24
Views: 10467

Re: Optimal Flatscreen monitors for QL and Q68

Well, to my (admittedly rather imperfect) eyes, the BL912 looks good with the Q68 in all modes - I certainly struggle to perceive any significant blurring at all, in normal use. Perhaps my EM15A backlight is defective - it's certainly somewhat annoying, and to that extent I prefer to use the BL912. ...
by lcww1
Sat Apr 13, 2019 4:18 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Optimal Flatscreen monitors for QL and Q68
Replies: 24
Views: 10467

Re: Optimal Flatscreen monitors for QL and Q68

Here's a screenshot from my freshly booted Q68 connected to the Benq BL912: IMG_0186.JPG this looks good to me, and the other disp_modes also display well on this monitor. For comparison, here's the Q68 on the EM15A, set to contrast 50 and brightness 40: IMG_0187.JPG not bad, but the backlight shine...
by lcww1
Sat Apr 13, 2019 1:26 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Optimal Flatscreen monitors for QL and Q68
Replies: 24
Views: 10467

Re: Optimal Flatscreen monitors for QL and Q68

Peter - that's a really helpful summary of the ideal monitor setup for QLs, and I'm very interested to hear of your good experience with the Eyoyo EM15A. I bought an Eyoyo EM15A a little while ago, mainly to use with an Apple ][, as it has composite input. However, I have to say that I've been disap...
by lcww1
Wed Apr 03, 2019 11:02 pm
Forum: QL Emulation
Topic: Raspberry PI 3B+
Replies: 3
Views: 3353

Re: Raspberry PI 3B+

There’s also ZEsarUX which is available as a pre-built binary for the raspberry pi https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases - this package emulates a number of Sinclair computers, including the QL - I’ve mainly used it as a ZX81 emulator on the pi, so I’m not sure how the QL emulator compare...
by lcww1
Sun Mar 31, 2019 1:05 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: CST Thor 1 EPROM problem
Replies: 28
Views: 13153

Re: CST Thor 1 EPROM problem

Hello Witchy! Really glad to see you on this fine forum - and many thanks indeed for your very helpful and informative post- the mystery of the Thor 1 serial/watermark EPROM is solved! Whilst this EPROM rabbit hole hasn't fixed my Thor 1 problem, the investigation has been most rewarding! I've now r...
by lcww1
Fri Mar 29, 2019 12:20 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: CST Thor 1 EPROM problem
Replies: 28
Views: 13153

Re: CST Thor 1 EPROM problem

Russ - great pictures! Nice work on the Thor PCB, and I love the screenshot from the Sinclair monitor - it looks as though your Thor has a few extra ROMs on board! Dilwyn - I’d be delighted to put something together for the Thor section of your site, which is such a fantastic resource and one which ...
by lcww1
Wed Mar 27, 2019 11:20 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: CST Thor 1 EPROM problem
Replies: 28
Views: 13153

Re: CST Thor 1 EPROM problem

Wow! Thanks so much Russ! This is fantastic progress! I'm most grateful for your help with this serial EPROM. When I was back-powering the CST QL mainboard, I did indeed just apply 5v from the Thor board expansion connector to the QL expansion connector - before dismantling the Thor, I'd just happen...
by lcww1
Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:09 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: CST Thor 1 EPROM problem
Replies: 28
Views: 13153

Re: CST Thor 1 EPROM problem

Thank you vanpeebles! I’ve sent an email to Urs König, and also to Adrian Graham via his binary dinosaurs website, as he seems to have a working Thor 1 - http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/Museum/cst/index.php . Lastly, I’ve PMd forum member bagpuss22 whose thread here - https://qlforum.co.uk/viewtopi...
by lcww1
Tue Mar 26, 2019 8:03 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: CST Thor 1 EPROM problem
Replies: 28
Views: 13153

Re: CST Thor 1 EPROM problem

Hi Derek - thanks a lot for trying! Your experience and mine does suggest to me that perhaps there was not that much data on the Thor 1 serial number/watermark EPROM..... In terms of interfacing the Thor ROM board directly to a QL via the ROM connector, I’ll look at the Thor/QL schematics in the Tho...