Sinclair QL - wanted one since 1984

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Re: Sinclair QL - wanted one since 1984

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@stephen_usher hopefully I can just trim the membrane and get it to work.

I did have a look at that power supply page and it appears they use two independent power supplies to provide the voltages required, very similar to a C64 PSU I built, so I think I may have a bit of fun and make one of my own.

@rubber_jonnie @Icky gimme a chance to get it working first. I’ve also got an MSX 2 coming, so don’t need any more encouragement :lol:
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Vdrive, Gold Card and Minerva. Just sayin is all...
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Re: Sinclair QL - wanted one since 1984

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Looks like a nice fixer-upper I have replaced all the microdrive's but one on my spectrums with vDrives SD version you can fit them in the ql without any issues.

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Re: Sinclair QL - wanted one since 1984

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rubber_jonnie wrote: Thu Jun 09, 2022 12:00 am Vdrive, Gold Card and Minerva. Just sayin is all...
Super Gold card @rubber_jonnie :)
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Icky wrote: Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:52 am
rubber_jonnie wrote: Thu Jun 09, 2022 12:00 am Vdrive, Gold Card and Minerva. Just sayin is all...
Super Gold card @rubber_jonnie :)
Ideally yes, but I just went for the GoldCard due to cost vs the amount of time I have to use the QL :)
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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The biggest problem for the re-created GC and SGC are that Tetroid, the creator, is now behind the new iron curtain in Siberia, so it's impossible to buy them.
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ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
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stephen_usher wrote: Thu Jun 09, 2022 10:54 am The biggest problem for the re-created GC and SGC are that Tetroid, the creator, is now behind the new iron curtain in Siberia, so it's impossible to buy them.
I contacted Tetroid directly on SellMyRetro in late November last year, and we did a deal because of the £135 international shipping minimum at the time meant he couldn't sell them direct through SellMyRetro.

The item including shipping was less than the £135 minimum, and the GC wasn't that much, though the SGC would have been.

Sadly I don't see his items on SMR as of today.
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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That's because, (a) you can't send money to Russians any more, and (b) Russia has banned the export of all electronic equipment.
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ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
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stephen_usher wrote: Thu Jun 09, 2022 1:38 pm That's because, (a) you can't send money to Russians any more, and (b) Russia has banned the export of all electronic equipment.
Good point...
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Re: Sinclair QL - wanted one since 1984

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Thanks for the suggestions guys. Once I’ve got it working I’ll decide just how far I want to take the whole QL thing as I’ve never ever used one before.

It’ll likely be SD card and memory upgrade at least I’d have thought.
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