Kempston Micro Disk QL Interface
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Kempston Micro Disk QL Interface
For those looking for a bargain, there is a QL disk Interface on eBay that is not identified as such, so it won't be under a QL search.
You will find it here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mystery-Compu ... 554wt_1398
Happy hunting
You will find it here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mystery-Compu ... 554wt_1398
Happy hunting
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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!
My guess is that the missing chip is the WD-1770 disk controller, as there is no sign of one!
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Re: Kempston Micro Disk QL Interface
Must be a good day for ebay, I got lucky and snaffled this up as newly listed.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130595262727
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130595262727
Re: Kempston Micro Disk QL Interface
Don't forget to buy a Hermes chip for this one, as the Schön keyboard bounces and makes repeated keyclicks (which can be corrected only by replacing the standard 8049 by the Hermes).vanpeebles wrote:Must be a good day for ebay, I got lucky and snaffled this up as newly listed.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130595262727
It also corrupts keyboard connectors on the main board, as the contacts of the replacement are wider then the flat original membrane. So the keyboard connectors will have bad contact in case that you want to use ocassionaly the original membrane keyboard.
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Re: Kempston Micro Disk QL Interface
I have a spare hermes standalone chip in another QL so I can always fit that Fingers crossed it might have goodies inside!
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Re: Kempston Micro Disk QL Interface
Snaffled those two auctions up, I have quite a collection of speccy disk interfaces now. Just missing the big opus discovery.
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Re: Kempston Micro Disk QL Interface
You could build your own if you can get the partsvanpeebles wrote:Snaffled those two auctions up, I have quite a collection of speccy disk interfaces now. Just missing the big opus discovery.
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Re: Kempston Micro Disk QL Interface
If someone want to recreate it, I've the original Discovery ver 2.2 eprom, 6116 ram and PIA.
Only original hardware!
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Re: Kempston Micro Disk QL Interface
Hehe, I fancied the big metal box version that the speccy clamps too