Today 30 years ago...

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RWAP wrote: Didn't QPC2 used to copy over the QL screen location into the top left hand corner for such eventualities (although this would presumably not work in high colour mode). It didn't seem to work even in standard QL colour mode with higher resolution so maybe this screen mirroring is broken...
Rich,

last time I tried it still worked - You need to, hoewver, enable it if you want it to.

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Should make it work....

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Ah yes - I had forgotten to enable it (this is not included in the QL/E distribution) and then Chess works from QDT :)


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RWAP wrote:Ah yes - I had forgotten to enable it (this is not included in the QL/E distribution) and then Chess works from QDT :)
Rich, did you download and try the latest version of QL/E 3.13 which I did release yesterday?

In that version QL Screen Emulation is enabled by default on QPC2 and chess runs flawlessly.
See screenshot:
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=C250D874 ... 5A%2125639

In the current version of QL/E Chess can not only be started from QDT but also from the Start menu (Qascade).

Enjoy exploring QL/E!

Have a great day!


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What QL stuff did you get yourself for your sons birthday? :lol:


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vanpeebles wrote:What QL stuff did you get yourself for your sons birthday? :lol:
For me: The original Sinclair QL Sales Guide (very rare). This was a Joint ebay purchase by Rich and myself last year. Rich sent this to me some days ago.

For him: Installing the latest QL/E on his high performance Gamer PC, the fastest machine in the house.

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Hi QLers,

April 23rd, what does this date say to us? Saint George's Day, The Bayerische Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) was signed 500 years ago, William Shakespeare died on that day 400 years ago, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum was launched 34 years ago. Great day in history!

The QL’s official life span was from January 1984 to April 1986 when Amstrad axed the QL. Well, I’ve seen some Samsung QLs manufactured in May 1986, but those were most likely built that month on behalf of the last valid order from Sinclair Research Ltd.

Although 2 ¼ years sound like a short period and I cannot remember how long it felt back in the 80s, I personally felt exactly how long it is when I judge the “QL is 30” activities which started on the QL’s 30th launch anniversary back on January 12th 2014. Even I was busy in both life and work I’ve spent quite an amount of time (several hundred hours) for and with the QL during the last 26 months. To name just the major milestones like the “QL is 30” website http://www.qlis30.org.uk/, “QL IS 30 2014 – THE DISTRIBUTION”, the ZX-TEAM-meetings 2014, 2015 and 2016 in Germany, meeting Rick Dickinson and David Karlin again in 2014 and 2015, attending La Nuit des Musées 2014 in Switzerland, the QLis30 dinner and workshop in Scotland, testing and integrating new versions of SMSQ/E and SMSQmulator, updates to QL/E and THE DISTRIBUTION, this was a very intense QL period, at least for me.

Today is the release of the final version 3.04 of “QL IS 30 2014 – THE DISTRIBUTION”. This marks the end of my “QL is 30” activities.

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vanpeebles wrote:I think it having Alan Sugar in put us all off! :lol:
Here's a nicely made story with not too many mistakes in it:
ChinnyVision - Ep 115 - The Amazing TRUE Story Of How Amstrad Bought Sinclair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGzqvyKYVVI


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