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by Ben.Wykes
Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:18 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: Stuart Honeyball
Replies: 28
Views: 20066

Re: Stuart Honeyball

Thank you Dave - that sounds very much like how I recall Stuart explaining the idea (halving the addressable area - the ability to Write being straightforward in software) (I incorrectly said firmware in my earlier post, but it was definitely a project that didn't require any hard/firmware level cha...
by Ben.Wykes
Thu Mar 17, 2022 3:34 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: Stuart Honeyball
Replies: 28
Views: 20066

Re: Stuart Honeyball

I have remembered that we were using some of the address lines for data - I think there were enough address pins/lines to be re-purposed.
I hope this helps - it was a long time ago (I will find my project eventually to explain the concept in a little more detail!)
by Ben.Wykes
Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:24 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: Stuart Honeyball
Replies: 28
Views: 20066

Re: Stuart Honeyball

I'll have to dig out my project to be sure - but there was no QL re-wiring required - Stuart pointed out that out of the pins there were, some were not required (from an OS point of view) and could be utilised to make it R/W with a modification of the firmware - still allowing for traditional ROM de...
by Ben.Wykes
Wed Mar 16, 2022 6:52 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: Stuart Honeyball
Replies: 28
Views: 20066

Re: Stuart Honeyball

Hello all I appreciate this is a thread that is a few years old now - apologies - I was gutted to read this news after Googling Stuart's name. After clearing out my office recently I came across my Trump Card and Super Gold Card, which prompted me to delve back in to the QL World after many years. I...