Re: [Ql-Users] [QL-Users] Schematics...

2011-02-15 Thread Lee Privett
*lol* It took me a few seconds to realise that *crickets* was not the only schematic you had, I kept wondering why on earth someone would call a schematic 'crickets' DOH! Lee Privett ¦¦ Sent from my Laptop running XP but

Re: [Ql-Users] [QL-Users] Schematics...

2011-02-15 Thread Dave Park
I have now been sent the schematic for an Issue 6 QL. I will need to clean it up some though. Thank you mystery benefactor. Dave On Feb 15, 2011, at 2:12 AM, Lee Privett lee.priv...@gmail.com wrote: *lol* It took me a few seconds to realise that *crickets* was not the only schematic you

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread gdgqler
On 14 Feb 2011, at 19:38, Plastic wrote: I have a Gold Card which has the discontinued 40LF220 lithium battery. The equivalent MGL0025 is also discontinued, and even with the long shelf life of these lithium batteries, the new old stock ones are now useless. When you can find them, they

Re: [Ql-Users] [QL-Users] Schematics...

2011-02-15 Thread Tony Firshman
Dave Park wrote, on 15/Feb/11 08:54 | Feb15: I have now been sent the schematic for an Issue 6 QL. I will need to clean it up some though. Thank you mystery benefactor. I have corrected versions of that. There are errors in the original, particularly in the monitors pinouts. I have a whole

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Bob Spelten
On 14 Feb 2011, at 19:38, Plastic wrote: ... I would be happy to design and manufacture a limited run of these adaptors to use CR2032s so we can all have our battery backed clocks working again. Make sure the total height does not exceed the original. I had to shave of the legs of the holder

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Plastic
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:31 AM, Bob Spelten b...@chello.nl wrote: On 14 Feb 2011, at 19:38, Plastic wrote: ... I would be happy to design and manufacture a limited run of these adaptors to use CR2032s so we can all have our battery backed clocks working again. Make sure the total height

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Bryan Horstmann
On 15/02/2011 01:39, Plastic wrote: On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:31 AM, Bob Speltenb...@chello.nl wrote: On 14 Feb 2011, at 19:38, Plastic wrote: ... I would be happy to design and manufacture a limited run of these adaptors to use CR2032s so we can all have our battery backed clocks working

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Tony Firshman
Bryan Horstmann wrote, on 15/Feb/11 13:42 | Feb15: On 15/02/2011 01:39, Plastic wrote: On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:31 AM, Bob Speltenb...@chello.nl wrote: On 14 Feb 2011, at 19:38, Plastic wrote: ... I would be happy to design and manufacture a limited run of these adaptors to use CR2032s so

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Plastic
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Tony Firshman t...@firshman.co.uk wrote: Bryan Horstmann wrote, on 15/Feb/11 13:42 | Feb15: On 15/02/2011 01:39, Plastic wrote: On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:31 AM, Bob Speltenb...@chello.nl wrote: On 14 Feb 2011, at 19:38, Plastic wrote: ... I would be

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Vittorio Davinelli
Il giorno 15/feb/11, alle ore 00:06, Plastic ha scritto: I didn't notice it was socketed and thought it was soldered to the board and those were spacers *laughs* I will have to locate some pins or leads that fit the socket, but yes, Rich is correct: no soldering required. I am

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Tony Firshman
Plastic wrote, on 15/Feb/11 14:03 | Feb15: I will include full, IKEA-style instructions :) ... so it will be flat pack then and have a strange name (8-)# I think the best was a table top called Bra. Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 t...@firshman.co.uk

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Plastic
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 8:19 AM, Bryan Horstmann b...@newlan.org wrote: On 15/02/2011 02:03, Plastic wrote: On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Tony Firshmant...@firshman.co.uk wrote: Bryan Horstmann wrote, on 15/Feb/11 13:42 | Feb15: On 15/02/2011 01:39, Plastic wrote: On Tue, Feb 15,

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Adrian Ives
Yes, I did this a year ago for my two SGCs and found the same difficulty - in my case it was proximity to the card in the next expansion slot of the Qplane. A surface mount battery holder will sort that. Rich, whatever did you do with the PCB design that I sent you for these battery holders back

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Bryan Horstmann
On 15/02/2011 02:35, Plastic wrote: On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 8:19 AM, Bryan Horstmannb...@newlan.org wrote: On 15/02/2011 02:03, Plastic wrote: On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Tony Firshmant...@firshman.co.uk wrote: Bryan Horstmann wrote, on 15/Feb/11 13:42 | Feb15: On 15/02/2011

[Ql-Users] SQLUG Site

2011-02-15 Thread jms1
To all members. I am now able to update the SQLUG site and it should now be up todate. If there are any errors or alterations needed please let me know. John Sadler - Planet Ink Club is a great way to save money and help the environment. Join today

Re: [Ql-Users] SQLUG Site

2011-02-15 Thread Plastic
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 10:10 AM, j...@supanet.com wrote: To all members. I am now able to update the SQLUG site and it should now be up todate. If there are any errors or alterations needed please let me know. John Sadler Link? Dave ___

[Ql-Users] Spam, spam and more spam

2011-02-15 Thread David Tubbs
At 14:55 15/02/2011 +, Bryan Horstmannb...@newlan.org: The aove referenced post came with EIGHT layers of quotes. After a long scroll down just one line addition of 10 words. Text from the oldest quote is present in 8 other posts, two parties have posted it 3 times each.. Think about

Re: [Ql-Users] Spam, spam and more spam

2011-02-15 Thread Tony Firshman
David Tubbs wrote, on 15/Feb/11 17:45 | Feb15: At 14:55 15/02/2011 +, Bryan Horstmannb...@newlan.org: The aove referenced post came with EIGHT layers of quotes. After a long scroll down just one line addition of 10 words. Text from the oldest quote is present in 8 other posts, two parties

Re: [Ql-Users] Spam, spam and more spam

2011-02-15 Thread David Tubbs
So that's why I think such wasteful distribution is equivalent to spamming. Indeed. Top quoting does need some editing and snipping. Tony I suspect some email clients an be set n how he quote rmght be unware of the crud going out, I only use an old Eudora. No frills.

Re: [Ql-Users] Spam, spam and more spam

2011-02-15 Thread Tony Firshman
David Tubbs wrote, on 15/Feb/11 17:58 | Feb15: So that's why I think such wasteful distribution is equivalent to spamming. Indeed. Top quoting does need some editing and snipping. Tony I suspect some email clients an be set n how he quote rmght be unware of the crud going out, I only use

Re: [Ql-Users] Spam, spam and more spam

2011-02-15 Thread Plastic
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Tony Firshman t...@firshman.co.uk wrote: David Tubbs wrote, on 15/Feb/11 17:58 | Feb15: So that's why I think such wasteful distribution is equivalent to spamming. Indeed. Top quoting does need some editing and snipping. Tony I suspect some email

[Ql-Users] SGC's and availability? (was Re: Gold card battery...)

2011-02-15 Thread Mark Martin
It seems like, from reading the previous thread, that quite a few folks out there have GC's and SGC's. Q40's and Q60's as well. Is anyone selling a SGC by chance? Or a Q40/Q60? Also, on an unrelated note, I've been trying to find details on the QL network (QLAN) interface -- I was thinking

Re: [Ql-Users] SGC's and availability? (was Re: Gold card battery...)

2011-02-15 Thread Petri Pellinen
Yeah, a SGC would be a nice item to have. There was one up on ebay some weeks back and the winning bid was a ridiculous amount of money. Something along the lines of 200 GBP if I recall correctly. I like the idea of a ql network interface on a PC, especially if there was QemuLator support for

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Rich Mellor
On 15/02/2011 14:46, Adrian Ives wrote: Rich, whatever did you do with the PCB design that I sent you for these battery holders back then? Adrian Ah - a good point - I have dug this out and emailed it to Dave (plasticuser) -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread John Gilpin
Hi Dave Sorry I have been out a bit today and therefore have missed quite a bit of the goings-on on the list. Firstly, my 3 Auroras - all with SGCs attached need new batteries and I even went to the trouble of building a prototype using vero-board, a CR2032 cell and a suitable battery holder

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Rich Mellor
On 15/02/2011 23:47, John Gilpin wrote: Hi Dave Please can you disclose your Surname so we know it's Dave Smith or Jones we're communicating with? Thanks. Seeing as we all must have grown up through the 80s -surely the answer to that one is. Alas. -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread David Tubbs
At 23:51 15/02/2011 +, you wrote: On 15/02/2011 23:47, John Gilpin wrote: Hi Dave Please can you disclose your Surname so we know it's Dave Smith or Jones we're communicating with? Thanks. Seeing as we all must have grown up through the 80s -surely the answer to that one is.

Re: [Ql-Users] [QL-USAers] USA QLs...

2011-02-15 Thread David Tubbs
At 15:40 14/02/2011 -0600, you wrote: On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 3:37 PM, David Tubbs davet...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: I could send you photos with which you might reverse engineer. I also have a few dongle boards, some adapted for the 64k eprom, used in the past to slot in diff' QDOS, inside