Re: [ql-users] QL Supercharge

2007-04-03 Thread Norman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Morning Malcolm, Yes, it is one of those Digital Precision hard on the eyes productions :-) I think you probably mean one of those Digital Precision 'hard to photocopy' productions - Freddy was very very good at protecting his interests. All his manuals were

Re: [ql-users] Sinclair QL Wiki

2007-04-03 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 John Sadler wrote: The facility to edit or provide a comment does not seem to be there. If Tony managed perhaps he can tell us how. Register! Tony - -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [ql-users] OPD Expired!

2007-04-03 Thread dan volvo
Richard Kilpatrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My recently acquired BT Merlin Tonto just died! It's been on for a couple of days demonstrating the auto-answer function; the monitor has been switched off. However, earlier today the phone line went off the hook in an odd way, and the OPD appears

Re: [ql-users] OPD Expired!

2007-04-03 Thread Richard Kilpatrick
On 3 Apr 2007, at 12:40, dan volvo wrote: ii) The sound of the modem 'clicking' and the led lights flashing. If the relay in the modem clicks and the lights flash, you're in business. I think I have a power problem, in that I get the Modem chattering with the LEDs for the line

Re: [ql-users] QL Supercharge

2007-04-03 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Morning Malcolm, Yes, it is one of those Digital Precision hard on the eyes productions :-) I think you probably mean one of those Digital Precision 'hard to photocopy' productions - Freddy was very very

Re: [ql-users] OPD Expired!

2007-04-03 Thread Richard Kilpatrick
On 3 Apr 2007, at 17:06, Richard Kilpatrick wrote: Okay, can't get anything useful from the mono monitor without more research, but I'm not getting any 5v/12v - I think it needs connections to be made for these to work. But I am now 100% sure that modifying an ICL Medium-Res monitor to

Re: [ql-users] Sinclair QL Wiki

2007-04-03 Thread Rich Mellor
Anonymous users can provide a comment (or should be able to). However, to edit a page, you need to be registered on the wiki site. Some pages (eg. the one about RWAP Software) is limited to myself as editor. Rich On Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:48:06 +0100, John Sadler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The

Re: [ql-users] QL, Spectrum, and PC

2007-04-03 Thread Roy wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], David McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP I've just had an email from Tiscali: The introduction of Windows Vista has caused some problems throughout the industry. These are due due to incompatibility issues with other software. If you are upgrading to Vista there

Re: [ql-users] OPD Expired!

2007-04-03 Thread Richard Kilpatrick
On 3 Apr 2007, at 17:55, Richard Kilpatrick wrote: Just another quick update sort of thing :D Schematics of the OPD mono monitor and PSU would be really handy for testing purposes, as I just remembered that I have an Astec Switch- mode PSU from something which has +5v, +12v, -5v, -12v

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-04-03 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Phil Kett [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Rich Mellor wrote : However, the main problem is that people are not willing to spend money in order to improve their systems. QPC2 is by far the best emulator available, and has the best support available, but alas, people

[ql-users] OPD : Repair tips and pin outs for mono monitors

2007-04-03 Thread dan volvo
For the benefit of anyone (such as Richard) with a broken or malfunctioning OPD mono monitor : Pressing the standby button results in a chattering OPD - otherwise, it's silent with the phone lines pulled high and no video output. I'm going to check for pinouts. Voltages don't scare me (used