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by Timbucus
Fri Jun 09, 2017 9:37 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Microdrive felt pads (again...)
Replies: 10
Views: 5712

Re: Microdrive felt pads (again...)

Just procrastinating on doing any real work and spotted this: http://www.mutant-caterpillar.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?cPath=75&products_id=4208 I have not used these as I got mine from Dave Marling - I understand he has stopped supplying them directly now: http://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/deta...
by Timbucus
Wed Jun 07, 2017 8:22 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: QL Homepage Is Back!
Replies: 18
Views: 10480

Re: QL Homepage Is Back!

Dilwyn, Take a great deal of pride in the fact that people like me have found your work invaluable in getting back into the QL. The Spectrum Next may get a QL mode while ZEsarUX is adding QL functionality - this is a time of growth and prosperity that is possible only because your well cared for see...
by Timbucus
Fri Jun 02, 2017 11:35 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Which video output do you use? Why?
Replies: 11
Views: 5606

Re: Which video output do you use? Why?

You asked why - because a QL RGB to SCART cable on my CRT TV produces a pretty authentic and clear display... I can then use Mode 4 or Mode 8 depending on what I want. I struggled with just the UHF for a long time...
by Timbucus
Thu May 18, 2017 12:17 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Discussion about connecting RASPI to QL
Replies: 58
Views: 26366

Re: Discussion about connecting RASPI to QL

Interesting you chose the full size PI rather than the smaller rPI0w is that so that you have the Ethernet port (rather than just WiFi) and slightly more power in the CPU? I agree with the idea of a mini backplane just need to leave physical room for the IDE cable to be plugged in and out so the PO ...
by Timbucus
Sun May 14, 2017 11:41 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Discussion about connecting RASPI to QL
Replies: 58
Views: 26366

Re: Discussion about connecting RASPI to QL

Both, You may also wish to look at the proposal for the ZX Spectrum Next http://www.specnext.com to add a rPI0 as a co-processor - if you are not already aware this is a Kickstarter to get an FPGA Spectrum remake that looks really nice (very QL like keys) - only 8 days to go but, it has blasted to o...
by Timbucus
Sun May 14, 2017 10:25 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: Sinclair QL Italian Preservation: dumping process videos online
Replies: 7
Views: 4173

Re: Sinclair QL Italian Preservation: dumping process videos online

Very interesting - looks like a very useful bit of software!

Make sure you watch tcat's Mdoubler at around 50 mins!
by Timbucus
Tue May 02, 2017 8:59 pm
Forum: Help for New Users
Topic: New to QL. Wanting to write from QL to SD (type) card directly.
Replies: 28
Views: 16882

Re: New to QL. Wanting to write from QL to SD (type) card directly.

Sorry I just assumed it was the initiation ceremony for new or returning QL users.... :) If we can work to fix it then great... As you say it should not be beyond the realms of possibility to have a version of unzip that does headers and writes to the QL SD natively on a PC. I did look at it quickly...
by Timbucus
Mon May 01, 2017 8:51 pm
Forum: Help for New Users
Topic: New to QL. Wanting to write from QL to SD (type) card directly.
Replies: 28
Views: 16882

Re: New to QL. Wanting to write from QL to SD (type) card directly.

@actualreality - the only real way to do this is to put them as a ZIP file on the SD and then use unzip on the QL - but then of course you need the header for unzip. Although headers can be added back; for Executables it is more complex as they need the data space values. There is a bit about this o...
by Timbucus
Sun Apr 30, 2017 1:18 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Random hardware ideas!
Replies: 77
Views: 32287

Re: Random hardware ideas!

Dave, Put me down for one - I have no space on my expansion port as I have Zaxxon's card but, the ROM port adapter was what I was looking for to hook up my rPI and other projects. Would you plan to build something in to assist with the latching of writes from an unused address area as it is read onl...
by Timbucus
Sun Apr 30, 2017 12:57 pm
Forum: Help for New Users
Topic: New to QL. Wanting to write from QL to SD (type) card directly.
Replies: 28
Views: 16882

Re: New to QL. Wanting to write from QL to SD (type) card directly.

robg, Yes sorry once you have all the programs you need on the system then the SD card just acts as a hard drive called win1_ (short for winchester rather than windows...). so COPY mdv1_program TO win1_program works fine. The issue is that you need to get programs onto the QL so unless you have the ...