Psion Mods
Alain Haoui has prepared special versions of Quill, Abacus, Archive and Easel modified with Martin Head’s Psion Mod package. These allow you to set memory they can use and have a cursor for...
View ArticleSERNET
I have finally been able to make available a copy of the Sernet software, which allows you to connect SMSQ/E systems together via serial ports to form a simple network for file transfer. Sernet...
View ArticleQubATA
Alain Haoui has released a new version of the QubATA IDE hard disk driver software. This new release 3.10 is a unified product, where all the variants are released in one package at the same version...
View ArticleBill Newell
During early May, John Taylor (former Quanta Treasurer) let us know that former Quanta Chairman Bill Newell was seriously ill in hospital. Bill was also Membership Secretary previously. Several members...
View ArticleDumping
Simone Voltolini of Outsoft in Italy has been involved with preserving QL software for some time now and has provided regular emails to keep us updated on what has been preserved, along with a list of...
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Usborne
Keith Dunbar reports that the publishers Usborne have released some 1980s books about computing as PDFs on their website. The URL is https://usborne.com/browse-books/features/computer-and-coding-books/
View ArticleThor 8 ROM
Thanks to a Thor user on QL Forum, I have been able to make available an image of v4.22 of the CST Thor QL ROM. Download from http://www.greybeardz.com/qlrom/index.html or...
View ArticleFleet Tactical Command II
A patched version of the Fleet Tactical Command II Demo, this patch allows you to play the game in QPC2. It also allows you to play a Network game between two copies of QPC2 either on the same PC, or...
View Article250 QL Games
Simone Voltolini has put together a massive collection of over 250 free QL games and shared it via Dropbox/Facebook. Most of the games are already available from websites such as mine, but it is so...
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Qstripper
Norman Dunbar has released an update to his Qstripper software for Windows and Linux, which converts QL word processing files to PDF, HTML, text and DocBook XML formats. Released under GNU General...
View ArticleIP Ping
Martin Head has written a small utility for QPC2 that allows you to ‘ping’ another PC (or the the one you are working on) and get a response from up to 10 QPC2’s that are running the ‘ping server’ on...
View ArticleEasyptr
During the German ZX meeting a few months ago, too, a new EasyMenu was created by Marcel Kilgus, fixing a small bug that resulted in long startup time on the Q68. Marcel doesn’t think that the bug has...
View ArticleQPC2
A new version of QPC2 will shortly be available – some of us have been fortunate enough to Beta-test an early release. Here’s some notes from the text file which came with it: 5.00 Converted most...
View ArticleZEsarUX 7.2
Cesar Hernandez has uploaded the latest version of the ZEsarUX multi-emulation system for Unix system. It emulates various Sinclair systems, including MK14, ZX80/81, Spectrum, QL and Z88, plus various...
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QL Commander v2.0
Andrei Tenu has released QL Commander v2.0. This is a new version of the same program originally released last year via QL Forum. The author describes it as “an orthodox file manager (OFM), inspired...
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Long File Name Device Driver
Martin Head has been tinkering with a new directory device driver that supports longer filenames (up to 72 characters), by adding a path to the start of any file name provided by the operating system,...
View ArticleIssue 8 QL Motherboard
Dave Park has been discussing his replacement QL motherboard project on QL Forum recently. The aim was to create a new motherboard which is largely compatible with the original QL motherboard, but...
View ArticleQL/E Version 3.19
Urs König has announced version 3.19 of his QL?E project. Edition 1904, codenamed “On the move”, is available to download from Urs’s website at http://sinclairql.net/repository.html#QLE Urs writes:...
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Sync 2
I’ve issued an update to my Sync program, which allows you to synchronise files across two drives. If you have been updating media on a laptop, for example, then on getting home you need to ensure...
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QL LED Wires and Sermouse
If you’ve ever had to take apart the QL and disconnected the LED wires, you may well find yourself cursing how on earth they go back together if you didn’t remember to make a note before removing...
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