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Kempston Micro Disk QL Interface
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:44 pm
by Mr_Navigator
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
Re: Kempston Micro Disk QL Interface
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:51 am
by vanpeebles
Good spot! Also a beta disk interface for a speccy.
Re: Kempston Micro Disk QL Interface
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:01 am
by RWAP
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!
Re: Kempston Micro Disk QL Interface
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:10 pm
by vanpeebles
Must be a good day for ebay, I got lucky and snaffled this up as newly listed.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130595262727
Re: Kempston Micro Disk QL Interface
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:54 pm
by dex
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).
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.
Re: Kempston Micro Disk QL Interface
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 4:38 pm
by vanpeebles
I have a spare hermes standalone chip in another QL so I can always fit that
Fingers crossed it might have goodies inside!
Re: Kempston Micro Disk QL Interface
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:53 pm
by vanpeebles
Snaffled those two auctions up, I have quite a collection of speccy disk interfaces now. Just missing the big opus discovery.
Re: Kempston Micro Disk QL Interface
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:55 pm
by Mr_Navigator
vanpeebles wrote:Snaffled those two auctions up, I have quite a collection of speccy disk interfaces now. Just missing the big opus discovery.
You could build your own if you can get the parts
Re: Kempston Micro Disk QL Interface
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:32 pm
by belg4rion67
If someone want to recreate it, I've the original Discovery ver 2.2 eprom, 6116 ram and PIA.
Re: Kempston Micro Disk QL Interface
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:38 pm
by vanpeebles
Hehe, I fancied the big metal box version that the speccy clamps too
