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by Chr$
Mon Feb 19, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: My rare old QL version AH
Replies: 22
Views: 1144

Re: My rare old QL version AH

It looks like the seller is also its creator. He has a link to his website with more info here (in German):

https://karljosefschneider.de/nostalgie/ql/
by Chr$
Mon Feb 19, 2024 5:01 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: My rare old QL version AH
Replies: 22
Views: 1144

Re: My rare old QL version AH

I thought my QL was an oddity. This beats it. https://www.ebay.es/itm/296234059295?var&widget_ver=artemis&media=WHATS_APP How cool is that! Check out the mdv drives in the front panel. Someone really went to town with that one. I wonder what that display/drive unit started life as, some oth...
by Chr$
Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:15 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: My rare old QL version AH
Replies: 22
Views: 1144

Re: My rare old QL version AH

What's the green serial number on the bottom? The socket next to the ROM is present on early Iss 5 boards and can be used to house a 74LS00 and with the wire links configured differently the ROM sockets can be converted to use normal EPROMS instead of those mask ROMs. I don't know what the number me...
by Chr$
Wed Feb 14, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: The Off-Topic Section
Topic: Brad - check your account!
Replies: 1
Views: 233

Brad - check your account!

Looks like Brad has been hacked by a spammer, as previous posts were normal and on-topic.
by Chr$
Sun Feb 04, 2024 6:18 pm
Forum: Wanted
Topic: +closed+ sinclair ql keyboard ( keys complete membrane defective )
Replies: 3
Views: 275

Re: sinclair ql keyboard ( keys complete membrane defective )

indeed Here we are then. 20240204_190724.jpg 20240204_190750.jpg the part above the drives has some text melted into it but the other end, around the actual keyboard and the keys themselves, are pretty nice. Metal backing and rubber dome mat present, the only slight inconsistency is that the CTRL k...
by Chr$
Sun Feb 04, 2024 4:36 pm
Forum: Wanted
Topic: +closed+ sinclair ql keyboard ( keys complete membrane defective )
Replies: 3
Views: 275

Re: sinclair ql keyboard ( keys complete membrane defective )

You mean just a top case half, with all the keys, the rubber dome pad and the metal backing plate?
by Chr$
Wed Jan 31, 2024 5:01 pm
Forum: Compatibles Corner
Topic: ICL OPD BASIC now in ROM!
Replies: 12
Views: 1238

Re: ICL OPD BASIC now in ROM!

I replaced the other electrolytics on the m/b just in case. No difference. I've fixed it though, sort of. I carried out the same mod on my other CPU daughter board and that one worked first time - BASIC in ROM! I can only assume that something is flaky on the other board I was using... perhaps one o...
by Chr$
Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:19 am
Forum: Compatibles Corner
Topic: ICL OPD BASIC now in ROM!
Replies: 12
Views: 1238

Re: ICL OPD BASIC now in ROM!

That is likely as I've noticed that resetting (removing and reinserting or shorting the 3v battery quickly) has had an effect in the past. Then the message 'Permanent store lost' appears on re-boot. I've removed everything from the CPU board and am comparing connections etc with the other working on...
by Chr$
Tue Jan 30, 2024 11:27 pm
Forum: Compatibles Corner
Topic: ICL OPD BASIC now in ROM!
Replies: 12
Views: 1238

Re: ICL OPD BASIC now in ROM!

I don't think just trying to read from that address would cause that problem - as the data is in ROM. I know, it must have just been a coincidence. It has crashed previously while working through the Welcome package menus but I put that down to dodgy loaded data and it worked from another copy of t...
by Chr$
Tue Jan 30, 2024 10:02 pm
Forum: Compatibles Corner
Topic: ICL OPD BASIC now in ROM!
Replies: 12
Views: 1238

Re: ICL OPD BASIC now in ROM!

Deary me, I don't know what I've done now. While attempting to sbytes 524,288 for a length of 32 bytes the OPD reset itself and now I no longer have BASIC in ROM :? Apart from that it boots as normal, it just keeps trying to access the mdvs to find BASIC. It was working so well up to now. The 5v rai...