[Ql-Users] MPlanes update

2013-03-26 Thread Dave Park
Hi all, here's an MPlanes update. The first batch is shipping out now. Three yesterday and the remaining outstanding orders tomorrow. This gave rise to a question from a potential buyer. He has a US QL and said it would be hard to cut up his QL, and asked how many sales I was losing from people

Re: [Ql-Users] MPlanes update

2013-03-26 Thread Mark Martin
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Dave Park d...@sinclairql.com wrote: Also, pop in to SellMyRetro.com and check on the auctions. There is a Gold Card for $255, a maxed out Trump Card, $137.50 and, oh yes, MPlanes for $40... Dave, Unfortunately, you list the prices here in USD here

Re: [Ql-Users] MPlanes update

2013-03-26 Thread Dave Park
Ooops, yes, I did forget to type the pound signs... :) Sorry! £255 and £137.50 respectively. On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 11:14 AM, Mark Martin storycraf...@gmail.comwrote: On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Dave Park d...@sinclairql.com wrote: Also, pop in to SellMyRetro.com and check on the

[Ql-Users] MPlanes....

2013-03-12 Thread Dave Park
Hi all, I have assembled the remaining stock of TF Services' MPlane. These are a great upgrade if you're using a less reliable backplane. Mplane is a low profile backplane to allow three QL expansions and the original motherboard or Aurora to be fitted in a case. It was originally designed for

Re: [Ql-Users] MPlanes....

2013-03-12 Thread Ralf Reköndt
Well, I once built a QL board in a case with a simple expansion PCB for connecting an SQB, a QFlash EPROM board and a QEP III programmer outside to a separate connector. No separate power supply and no capacitors and all worked well the whole time. I am a bit unsure why it should take such

Re: [Ql-Users] MPlanes....

2013-03-12 Thread Dave Park
Some people have really great, nicely tuned, quiet QLs that will be running 'til the power goes. Some people don't. :) I can attest from my own experimenting to find out why my QL+QPlane kept crashing, some of the lines were noisy and the power wasn't clean. My testing of these boards Tony sent

Re: [Ql-Users] MPlanes....

2013-03-12 Thread Tony Firshman
Dave Park wrote, on 12/Mar/13 19:36 | Mar12: I have assembled the remaining stock of TF Services' MPlane. These are a great upgrade if you're using a less reliable backplane. Mplane is a low profile backplane to allow three QL expansions and the original motherboard or Aurora to be fitted in

Re: [Ql-Users] MPlanes....

2013-03-12 Thread Tony Firshman
Ralf Reköndt wrote, on 12/Mar/13 20:01 | Mar12: Well, I once built a QL board in a case with a simple expansion PCB for connecting an SQB, a QFlash EPROM board and a QEP III programmer outside to a separate connector. No separate power supply and no capacitors and all worked well the whole time.

Re: [Ql-Users] MPlanes....

2013-03-12 Thread Tony Firshman
Dave Park wrote, on 12/Mar/13 20:11 | Mar12: Some people have really great, nicely tuned, quiet QLs that will be running 'til the power goes. Some people don't. :) I can attest from my own experimenting to find out why my QL+QPlane kept crashing, some of the lines were noisy and the power

Re: [Ql-Users] MPlanes....

2013-03-12 Thread Dave Park
On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Tony Firshman t...@firshman.co.uk wrote: Also provided is a standard ROM slot as an alternative when using Aurora, which doesn't have the standard connector. When used with Aurora, this ROM slot is fitted facing towards the case back, allowing access through