At 07:22 pm 29/07/2001 +0200, Robert Klein wrote:
>
>>I recently acquired a 3rd QL, but this one is not quite what I expected...
>>
>>It also has D-plug serial and CTL ports, and some differences on the
>>keyboard - a double-interlocking-S ("�" - this may not show up if you're
>
>above the "3" I suppose?
Yep, sorry, forgot to mention that...
>
>>not using a windows machine), an extra "/" over the 7 key, open bracket
>>over the 8, and two close brackets (over 9 and zero).
>
>The one over the zero puzzles me. Perhaps the previous owner
>combined to QL's?
Could be: On closer inspection just now, the "0" and ")" legends appear to
be marginally bolder, and marginally higher up the key than the others...
>
>>Unfortunately, I am unable to determine the ROM version, nor whether the
>>odd keys do in fact print the characters embossed on them, as the membrane
>
>It says that on the ROM chips if I'm not mistaken. One of those
>should have an "MGG" (german), "MGF" (france), umm, look up my
>own faq, MGS for sweden, MGI for Italy, MGE for German. I've
>heard somewhere of a MGY ROM, but I don't know what. There are
>some Mexican ROM's with EFP on them out there, too.
Hmm. It says "JM" on each ROM chip. Maybe, as you say, this is a hybrid
unit...
In fact, thinking about it, shift-3 did work the first time (before I broke
the whole damn lot by trying to fix it...), and it produced "#". So maybe
it is UK roms in a foreign model machine?
>
>If the SG-number says anything, my second QL (MGG, german) had an
>SG-18, too. But I think all those MG-ROM QLs have one of the
>higher numbers
>
I vaguely remember something about Sinclair and Samsung coming to a deal
sometime in '85. Did Samsung ever make any machines destined for the UK?
Also, what was the last Dxx- serial prefix? I'm pretty sure one of them has
a D06 with AH ROM, the other may be a D12 or D14 (with JS ROM).
Cheers!
Ade.
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