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Many thanks to both of you for this, I've updated my own settings now too. Now all I need to work out is why Firefox takes 3 minutes to log me into this Forum sometimes (Chrome and IE both OK, although Firefox is what I use most now). Stop swearing at it in Welsh :-D It doesn't even seem to underst...

Many thanks to both of you for this, I've updated my own settings now too.

Now all I need to work out is why Firefox takes 3 minutes to log me into this Forum sometimes (Chrome and IE both OK, although Firefox is what I use most now).

Nice to hear you've got it up and running and that Derek is working so hard to make, sell and support these machines. Please let us know how you get on with your new "baby". I hope to get a Q68 myself in time, at the moment I don't have the time to justify ordering a Q68 just yet while Der...

Jornaclaude wrote:Hi,
I can receive one of this CF card to use with my Qubide card?
Thank you
Claudio

Yes - please see my PM (private message).

It's now available as a PDF or Word file at http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/graphics/index.html - scroll down to GRAPHIC TOOLKIT.zip

XorA wrote:QL, the ultimate designed by committee British innovation

Ha ha

Microdrives were not the best solution (although I have never had a bad experience with them in '80s) we all agree! But, we must credit to them beautiful design of the QL. With 2 floppy drives QL's elegance would be put in serious danger... I can never forget first impression of QL with only 2 cabl...

For me, these were the main points: Multitasking operating system SuperBASIC language, easy to program Devide independence Quirkiness (yes, I see that as a positive feature and not just because it's a word starting with Q!) (Relatively) open system Keyboard and computer in one neat box It was a &quo...

A few further observations, before I run out of time this morning. Listed like this rather than submitting new listing in case someone else is working on further corrections. Ah, the joy of typing in and correcting magazine listings!!! 4280 unknown procedure change x _coord to x_oord (remove space) ...

On my system, the line 1140 comes up as OPEN#1,scr_433x200a36x18 but in the listing from Rich it is