Re: [Ql-Users] MPlanes update

2013-03-26 Thread Dave Park
Ooops, yes, I did forget to type the pound signs... :) Sorry! £255 and £137.50 respectively. On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 11:14 AM, Mark Martin wrote: > On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Dave Park wrote: > > > > > Also, pop in to SellMyRetro.com and check on the auctions. There is a > Gold > > Car

Re: [Ql-Users] MPlanes update

2013-03-26 Thread Mark Martin
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Dave Park wrote: > > Also, pop in to SellMyRetro.com and check on the auctions. There is a Gold > Card for $255, a maxed out Trump Card, $137.50 and, oh yes, MPlanes for > $40... > > Dave, Unfortunately, you list the prices here in USD here (presumably), but on

[Ql-Users] MPlanes update

2013-03-26 Thread Dave Park
Hi all, here's an MPlanes update. The first batch is shipping out now. Three yesterday and the remaining outstanding orders tomorrow. This gave rise to a question from a potential buyer. He has a US QL and said it would be hard to cut up his QL, and asked how many sales I was losing from people w

Re: [Ql-Users] MPlanes....

2013-03-12 Thread Dave Park
On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Tony Firshman wrote: > Also provided is a standard ROM slot as an alternative when using Aurora, >> which doesn't have the standard connector. When used with Aurora, this ROM >> slot is fitted facing towards the case back, allowing access through the >> back witho

Re: [Ql-Users] MPlanes....

2013-03-12 Thread Tony Firshman
Dave Park wrote, on 12/Mar/13 20:11 | Mar12: Some people have really great, nicely tuned, quiet QLs that will be running 'til the power goes. Some people don't. :) I can attest from my own experimenting to find out why my QL+QPlane kept crashing, some of the lines were noisy and the power wasn't

Re: [Ql-Users] MPlanes....

2013-03-12 Thread Tony Firshman
Ralf Reköndt wrote, on 12/Mar/13 20:01 | Mar12: Well, I once built a QL board in a case with a simple expansion PCB for connecting an SQB, a QFlash EPROM board and a QEP III programmer outside to a separate connector. No separate power supply and no capacitors and all worked well the whole time.

Re: [Ql-Users] MPlanes....

2013-03-12 Thread Tony Firshman
Dave Park wrote, on 12/Mar/13 19:36 | Mar12: I have assembled the remaining stock of TF Services' MPlane. These are a great upgrade if you're using a less reliable backplane. Mplane is a low profile backplane to allow three QL expansions and the original motherboard or Aurora to be fitted in a

Re: [Ql-Users] MPlanes....

2013-03-12 Thread Dave Park
Some people have really great, nicely tuned, quiet QLs that will be running 'til the power goes. Some people don't. :) I can attest from my own experimenting to find out why my QL+QPlane kept crashing, some of the lines were noisy and the power wasn't clean. My testing of these boards Tony sent m

Re: [Ql-Users] MPlanes....

2013-03-12 Thread Ralf Reköndt
Well, I once built a QL board in a case with a simple expansion PCB for connecting an SQB, a QFlash EPROM board and a QEP III programmer outside to a separate connector. No separate power supply and no capacitors and all worked well the whole time. I am a bit unsure why it should take such thing

[Ql-Users] MPlanes....

2013-03-12 Thread Dave Park
Hi all, I have assembled the remaining stock of TF Services' MPlane. These are a great upgrade if you're using a less reliable backplane. Mplane is a low profile backplane to allow three QL expansions and the original motherboard or Aurora to be fitted in a case. It was originally designed for Qb