>>>>>> An Mdv can be connected at the side >>>> How so, spectrum microdrives? > >>> I was not aware that cased mdvs were exclusively Spectrum. > > >>The internal mdv sockets are bridged so the first external comes > >>in > >>as No 1, chain upto eight. IIRC, there are 2 "features" to adding Spectrum microdrives to a QL mdv port
(1) using a simple mdv cable, the mdv ends up facing away from you unless the cable is long enough to allow a twist. (2) the Spectrum drives would not always reformat a QL cartridge successfully - not sure why, whether there was a slight speed difference or something? >> PS, forgot to mention I still have the QXL, original enquirer did >> not respond. > >Interested! Emailed... > >Richard QXL is great for putting new life into an old PC which may not be much good as a PC per se. The PC may not be up to the demands of modern Windows (too slow, not enough memory or HD space etc) but as long as it has an ISA slot, it's perfectly possible to use it almost exclusively as a fairly fast QL thanks to the QXL. You need a DOS for the QXL to work, but once set up you can if you wish just use the machine as a QXL and almost ignore the PC side. If there were QXL cards available, putting them into old PCs (which you can get for almost nothing) makes a perfectly viable QL system which will be perfectly adequate for the needs of some QLers. An old PC for next to nothing, £50 - £75 for a QXL and away you go! -- Dilwyn Jones _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
