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by RWAP
Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:28 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: Post here every time you get something QL based!
Replies: 15
Views: 9666

Re: Post here every time you get something QL based!

Sounds good to me - As for disks etc, I have just basically copied them over so that disks and microdrives will work from within q-emulator, as that seems the best option for running and testing old software. There is a tool I have for making microdrive images - however, the issue is that so many no...
by RWAP
Sun Nov 13, 2011 12:15 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: Post here every time you get something QL based!
Replies: 15
Views: 9666

Re: Post here every time you get something QL based!

Well I would love to have more help in preserving the software and details on the Wiki - I have been asking for help for a couple of years, but with very limited success. I did suggest to Quanta that they help fund the software preservation site (about 3 years ago now), but alas they turned me down....
by RWAP
Sun Nov 13, 2011 10:16 am
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: Post here every time you get something QL based!
Replies: 15
Views: 9666

Re: Post here every time you get something QL based!

robheaton wrote:Picked this up on Ebay today!
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Hope you can save the files from this for preservation (although Tom Dolezal of Talent is sending me a master cartridge from this) - I could also do with scans of the inlay please for the QL Wiki.
by RWAP
Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:21 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Microdrives, QL floppies and DOS floppies ?
Replies: 12
Views: 8534

Re: Microdrives, QL floppies and DOS floppies ?

The issue is that Windows XP and Windows 7 lack any real built in support for 720K floppy disk drives, although it is still available through DOS. I have had mixed results in reading / writing DD disk drives with an external USB floppy disk drive - the main issue is that you cannot load replacement ...
by RWAP
Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:01 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Kempston Micro Disk QL Interface
Replies: 13
Views: 9629

Re: Kempston Micro Disk QL Interface

It is a good one - needs someone to take a picture for the QL Wiki if you win it!!

My guess is that the missing chip is the WD-1770 disk controller, as there is no sign of one!
by RWAP
Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:55 am
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: Hot to unprotect & backup microdrive cartridge software
Replies: 19
Views: 11588

Re: Hot to unprotect & backup microdrive cartridge software

Sorry, I can't divulge trade secrets - it is nothing to do with missing files, I had to patch the main executable itself - plus it was so many years ago now that I forget! You should not have any problems with using one of your existing masters as a key cartridge for some time to come. The other opt...
by RWAP
Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:06 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: Hot to unprotect & backup microdrive cartridge software
Replies: 19
Views: 11588

Re: Hot to unprotect & backup microdrive cartridge software

Many thanks to everybody. Does anyone remember how the protection of "west" by Talent can be passed? Someone suggest a simple trick before copying the MDV. Something to do with creating a blank file name. Is it possible? Well, I cracked West many years ago to allow me to offer it for re-s...
by RWAP
Thu Oct 27, 2011 2:52 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: Books by Mike de Sosa
Replies: 2
Views: 2705

Books by Mike de Sosa

I have recently acquired a copy of the excellent book Taking the Quantum Leap - The Last Word on the Sinclair QL.

However, this has raised a little bit of a puzzle as explained in the QL Wiki article

Does anyone know the answer to this, or maybe have a copy of the McGraw-Hill edition?
by RWAP
Thu Oct 27, 2011 2:50 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: Hot to unprotect & backup microdrive cartridge software
Replies: 19
Views: 11588

Re: Hot to unprotect & backup microdrive cartridge software

Copy protection can be a problem on a lot of programs :( I wonder if a specialist microdrive copying program would work? You really need a floppy drive on your QL though :) Exactly what i am looking for! A specialist microdrive copying program. I know it is really difficult but is there a chance to...
by RWAP
Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:30 am
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: Missing issue of QL World magazine
Replies: 8
Views: 7387

Re: Missing issue of QL World magazine

Here they are sorted into year piles. I don't like the way the later issues have no date and are vol/issue. http://www.zen70509.zen.co.uk/ql/mags3.jpg Can anyone tell me what is going on with these two? They both have the same numbers but one is still sealed so I don't want to open it. http://www.z...