I tried to start a discussion earlier on QL forum about QL backplanes, and asked people to send photos of their systems and tell me how they used them, and what factors made their decisions... I got a very poor response of zero to th at request. :)
I have decided I phrased the question too narrowly. The area I am looking at is much wider than my question, so I have decided to rephrase the conversation in a new thread. QL2 looks like it will have some built-in expansion, possibly including two or three pre-decoded areas. It will need to be able to work as a swap-out replacement for QLs or Aurora in cased systems, while still fitting in the footprint of the original QL board so it can fit in a QL case. This implies an edge connector like the QL's own... Given the generally poor signal quality of the Qplane, and the (some say) uncomfortable layout of the Mplane, and the slew of new hardware soon looking for a spot in systems that are already full, I have to consider the possibility of a new backplane learning lessons from everything currently existing. I asked my question in the light of the above. I was hoping to learn what's important and what's not to most people. This doesn't just feed into a maybe new backplane, but also feeds into the ultimate design and expansion possibilities of QL2 itself. So, what do you think about expansion? What's the deal with your set-ups? What would you like to improve them? If you are both here and on QL Forum, please reply there: http://qlforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=951&p=7631#p7631 Thanks! -- Dave Park Sandy Electronics, LLC [email protected] _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
