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Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

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This summer I volunteered to work on a Sinclair related retro computing DVD which is out now. The DVD holds searchable PDFs of all issues (15 years, 1996-2011) of QL Today magazine, plus as Bonus Material seven software, documentation and picture collections which were previously only available on CD-ROMs or on web picture galleries. Plus there’s a copy (mirror) of the biggest QL related website. All in all gigabytes of information for you to discover.

Even though the Sinclair QL is the main topic, both the QL Today magazine and the Bonus Material cover other Sinclair (ZX) and Retro Computing aspects as well. Articles by Rick Dickinson (Sinclair Research Ltd. Industrial Designer January 1980 - April 1987), Tony Tebby (Sinclair Research Ltd. System Software Designer 1982-1984, author of Qdos), Simon N Goodwin (remember his many articles in the 80s computer magazines and software like the ZIP-compiler for the ZX Spectrum) are just a few hot-spots to name here.

The DVD is only available together with a one year subscription of the current volume (4 issues) of the QL Today magazine. The QL Today DVD 2011 and the first issue of volume 16 are ready to ship now (http://smsq.j-m-s.com/). For more information and subscription information please visit the magazine’s website (http://www.qltoday.com/). There’s a sample issue available as PDF for you to download and try.

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I renewed my sub, can't wait to try this disc out, sounds great! :)


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Looks like it is an offline version of Dilwyn's site, kudos to you DJ, pun deliberate btw. :lol:


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Mr_Navigator wrote:Looks like it is an offline version of Dilwyn's site, kudos to you DJ, pun deliberate btw. :lol:
Offline version plus a few CDs... (kudos...groan :lol: )

Hope it all works, I got asked by Urs for material shortly before I went to Ireland recently, so it got done in a big hurry before I fled the UK, I hope it all works as it should.

Both the QL Today and latest Quanta mag arrived at the same time today...first time I remember them both turning up ont he same day. BTW, Mr Navigator, seems strange to havethe mag today and a deadline for articles for next issue of 20th August??? Has that date been moved forward a bit, or are my contributions now a month late (eek! panic!)

BTW, the QL On A Stick on the DVD is an example of something which may not run correctly from a read-only media like a DVD or CD, it has to be copied onto a writeable media such as a pen drive or hard disk to run properly because some of the emulators need to be able to write to the medium they run from. Otherwise you may get all sorts of obscure errors if you try to run from the DVD.

Speaking of QL On A Stick, when I met Darren Branagh in Ireland recently, he mentioned he had got as far as doing an ISO CD image of a "QL On A Linux Stick" which included both the emulators and a compact Linux distro. Not quite ready to release yet, but looks like he's making good progress. :mrgreen: (green smiley for the Irishman)

I hope in particular that including the Games CD in the collection (plus the Games page of my website, of course) will encourage people to use the QL more for games!

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Need to get the next issue rolling

Yes

That was my experience with the CD version

Excellent

Yes, totally agree

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It's funny because both Quanta and QL Today arrived together on Saturday for me as well. DVD works well not had a chance to check all the old issues out yet.


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Great effort, compliments to all involved :D

So, if I subscribe tomorrow I'll get the first issue of vol 16 and the DVD, despite it already has been sent out?

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thorsinclair wrote:Great effort, compliments to all involved :D

So, if I subscribe tomorrow I'll get the first issue of vol 16 and the DVD, despite it already has been sent out?
Thanks all for the praise.

Yes, any new subscriber gets the current issue with the dvd.

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Subscribed today and transfered the money to Jochen Merz!

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