paul wrote:
A) External interface, plugs into parallel port of SuperGoldCard
B) External interface, plugs into QL ROM port
C) Internal interface, plugs into CPU socket
D) Internal interface, replacing a microdrive(!)
Personally, the option of tucking the adapter/interface inside the
On 17/01/2011 09:53, Peter wrote:
paul wrote:
A) External interface, plugs into parallel port of SuperGoldCard
B) External interface, plugs into QL ROM port
C) Internal interface, plugs into CPU socket
D) Internal interface, replacing a microdrive(!)
Personally, the option of tucking the
Any speed faster than the original drive would be fine for me and also I don't
mind about losing or keeping an original drive.
--- On Mon, 17/1/11, Peter pg...@q40.de wrote:
To those who prefer option D:
* How important would it be to keep an original microdrive functional?
* How important
--- On Mon, 17/1/11, Peter pg...@q40.de wrote:
To those who prefer option D:
* How important would it be to keep an original microdrive functional?
I would very much like to have one functional microdrive.
* How important would be speed?
Not important for me. But would be *very* nice to have
I suppose Peter's question How important would it be to keep an original
microdrive functional? is twofold
Firstly to have some sort of compatability with any existing software, still
keeping it on microdrives and not converted to some other format due to
copyright/protection. It may be that
Rich Mellor wrote, on 17/Jan/11 15:14 | Jan17:
snip
The problem with copy protected microdrives continues to be an issue
even some 20 years after the practice was stopped!
A lot of software is cracked to overcome this issue, but not all.
The use of an external microdrive may be a solution
Message: 2
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:53:32 +0100
From: Peter pg...@q40.de
If I go for option D, I don't think space will be a problem.
The device should fit both microdrive locations.
To those who prefer option D:
* How important would it be to keep an original microdrive
On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 11:27 AM, fern ferng...@yahoo.com wrote:
I would prefer to keep an original microdrive.
as for speed? anything equals to or higher than the floppies would be plenty.
What about option E -- floppy emulator? This seems like it would have
broad compatibility (GC, SGC,
On 17/01/2011 19:33, Mark Martin wrote:
On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 11:27 AM, fernferng...@yahoo.com wrote:
I would prefer to keep an original microdrive.
as for speed? anything equals to or higher than the floppies would be plenty.
What about option E -- floppy emulator? This seems like it
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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:33:24 -0600
From: Mark Martin storycraf...@gmail.com
To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QL SD/MMC-Card interface survey
Message-ID:
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At 14:53 17/01/2011, you wrote:
I suppose Peter's question How important would it be to keep an
original microdrive functional? is twofold
Firstly to have some sort of compatability with any existing
software, still keeping it on microdrives and not converted to some
other format due to
On 17/01/2011 21:53, Martin Wheatley wrote:
At 14:53 17/01/2011, you wrote:
I suppose Peter's question How important would it be to keep an
original microdrive functional? is twofold
Firstly to have some sort of compatability with any existing
software, still keeping it on microdrives and
Martin Wheatley wrote, on 17/Jan/11 21:53 | Jan17:
snip
Once upon a time I had a third microdrive that plugged into the side of
the QL
As far as I remember it was a Spectrum item that that worked when you
plugged it into a QL upside down
Yes exactly. I used a ribbon cable adaptor with a
That sounds like a great QL story to tell :D
--- On Mon, 17/1/11, Tony Firshman t...@firshman.co.uk wrote:
From: Tony Firshman t...@firshman.co.uk
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QL SD/MMC-Card interface survey
To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Date: Monday, 17 January, 2011, 22:09
Martin Wheatley wrote, on
peet vanpeebles wrote, on 17/Jan/11 22:14 | Jan17:
--- On Mon, 17/1/11, Tony Firshmant...@firshman.co.uk wrote:
Martin Wheatley wrote, on 17/Jan/11 21:53 | Jan17:
snip
Yes exactly. I used a ribbon cable adaptor with a twist. Bill Richardson got
me to make 100 of these, but he lost
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