How many language keyboard of the QL were made?

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How many language keyboard of the QL were made?

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Does anyone know? I mean with English and other language letters on the keyboard, or just plain other language keyboards.
For example mine is English and Greek.


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I don't know if this is all that there ever were, but have a look at this page in the Online SuperBASIC Manual.

https://superbasic-manual.readthedocs.i ... rd-layouts

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As well as the British, German, French, Swedish, Finnish, Danish listed on that page, there was certainly also:

USA (same k/b as UK I think, but some internal differences on account of the 50/60 hz mains power difference)
Italian
Spanish
Norwegian
Greek (just Greek letters)

Some pics here:
http://www.sinclairql.net/pic/Index.php ... ZDU3NzY4ZA

To add confusion there were also stickers which I think were probably official or at least semi-official/grey imports. I've seen stickers added to make a Swedish version out of a German model and French stickers to make a French version (out of a UK version I believe).
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I have the Greek version from the above link, but it can write in English letters fine.


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Seeker wrote:I have the Greek version from the above link, but it can write in English letters fine.
Ok. What ROM version does it have (PRINT VER$)? Or do I remember seeing somewhere that the Greek version could somehow be switched - not sure. What does the initial F1/F2 screen look like? The only one I've ever seen that is different to the UK wording is the French one, which has the monitor/TV choice in French.


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Chr$ wrote:
Seeker wrote:I have the Greek version from the above link, but it can write in English letters fine.
Ok. What ROM version does it have (PRINT VER$)? Or do I remember seeing somewhere that the Greek version could somehow be switched - not sure. What does the initial F1/F2 screen look like? The only one I've ever seen that is different to the UK wording is the French one, which has the monitor/TV choice in French.
I'll check the ROM version when I get home in the evening.
The initial screen looks just like the British version.


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Is that ... Klingon!???

Sorry, I just read in the bottom that it is!!!


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I hear that the fire button operation is overly sensitive on that model :lol:

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Re: How many language keyboard of the QL were made?

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Hi,

If Minerva or SMSQ/E is used, any language can be added.


The programme, Clavier can altter the keyboard mapping.


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