On Mon, 7 Jan 2002 at 00:45:50, Roy Wood wrote:
(ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
>> 1) What is the best way to plug SuperGoldCard, QUBIDE and cables,
>>AT powersupply (for floppy and HD), floppy and HD to QL. May I put it
>>all in a box and plug QUBIDE to QL using a flex cable?
>Yes indeed you can use a Qplane or an Mplane. Mplane, from T.F.
>Services is the better option.
It is less noisy, and allows for a better mechanically secured SGC.
All expansion cards need to be converted to 5V if used in an AT case -
usually means a jumper between outer pins of regulator.
Also connect the 9V and 5V rail on the QL motherboard together at the
expansion slot end. Simply jumpering the regulator socket creates very
long power lines.
>> 2) SuperGoldCard needs a external PSU or it uses from QL bus?
>The Super Gold Card will run on its own with no modification, just plug
>it into the expansion port at the end (left) of the QL.
.... but make sure first that the regulator (under the heat sink) is not
bypassed if you fit to a std QL. As the SGC is second hand it may have
come from a tower case.
You will also need a keyboard interface to use a PC AT keyboard
(superHernes - see my web site - or a second hand Di-Ren)
>The Qubide has a through connector so you can plug the SGC into it and
>then the whole thing will come up on the startup screen.
>> 3) Is there any ROM upgrade I need to do in my QL/ (its serial
>>number is D009-something).
>Try the software upgrade of SMSQ/E
There is also Minerva - see my web site.
>> 4) What shall I use to:
>> A) wordprocessor
>Text 87
>> B) spreadsheet (w/ .xls translation or something similar)
>Q Spread
>> C) database (not complex, just for a collection control)
>DATAdesign or SuQcess
>You could also use the Archive / Quill / Abacus / Easel package,
>Xchange.
which is free from my BBS or web sites.
>> D) mail and navigation (as far as I read here, it is not
>>possible by now, right?)
>Coming
There is a test out now using SLIP.
>> E) programming (is SuperBasic the best for an old Spectrum
>>user and a free-time VB programmer?)
>SuperBasic is a good start.
SuperBAsic is a superb start. Even by today's standards it is a very
good basic indeed, but using toolkitII is essential I think. Type
tk2_ext to get it. In later SGCs there is a command that stores in in
NVR for auto addition at boot - autotk2?
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