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New User - Randy Kindig (Floppy Days)

Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 3:37 pm
by rkindig
Hi, New member of the forum. My name is Randy Kindig. I host the Floppy Days Podcast (floppydays.com) on vintage computing and am coming up on 11 years in Feb. I also co-host the ANTIC Podcast about Atari 8-bit computers.

On Floppy Days I cover the computers in the order they were released. I'm currently in the year 1982, so it will be a bit before I get to covering the QL.

I never thought I would own a Sinclair QL (I have 2 ZX Spectrums, a TS1000, TS1500, TS2068, and a ZX81) but was able to acquire one recently. It needs a new keyboard mylar, which I got but haven't installed.

I'm really looking for modern upgrades for the machine, like an SD-based disk emulator, RGB-to-HDMI solution, additional RAM, and modern replacement power supply. Any suggestions are appreciated!

Re: New User - Randy Kindig (Floppy Days)

Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 6:56 pm
by Chris_68
Hi Randy, welcome to the forum.

I'm a new QL user myself, I can recommend QIMSI plus a memory expansion. If you like to emulate the Microdrives you have vDrive and micro Pico drive.
/Chris

Re: New User - Randy Kindig (Floppy Days)

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:16 am
by xelalex
Hello Randy,

Happy New Year & welcome to the forum!

A third option for Microdrive emulation on the QL would be OqtaDrive, which would also work with your Spectrums.

Happy QL-Hacking!
Alex

Re: New User - Randy Kindig (Floppy Days)

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:16 pm
by rkindig
Chris_68 wrote: Mon Jan 01, 2024 6:56 pm Hi Randy, welcome to the forum.

I'm a new QL user myself, I can recommend QIMSI plus a memory expansion. If you like to emulate the Microdrives you have vDrive and micro Pico drive.
/Chris
thanks! links???

Re: New User - Randy Kindig (Floppy Days)

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:16 pm
by rkindig
Chris_68 wrote: Mon Jan 01, 2024 6:56 pm Hi Randy, welcome to the forum.

I'm a new QL user myself, I can recommend QIMSI plus a memory expansion. If you like to emulate the Microdrives you have vDrive and micro Pico drive.
/Chris
thanks! links???

Re: New User - Randy Kindig (Floppy Days)

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:18 pm
by rkindig
xelalex wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:16 am Hello Randy,

Happy New Year & welcome to the forum!

A third option for Microdrive emulation on the QL would be OqtaDrive, which would also work with your Spectrums.

Happy QL-Hacking!
Alex
thank you! I do appreciate it!

Re: New User - Randy Kindig (Floppy Days)

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2024 6:04 pm
by Derek_Stewart
Hi,

I have listened to quite few of the Floppy Days Podcast.

The Podcasts are really good.

Re: New User - Randy Kindig (Floppy Days)

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2024 7:04 pm
by rkindig
Thank you! Some day I'll get around to talking about the QL!

Randy