This page will undergo periodic updates as new stuff becomes available
for the QL. We want this to truly help current and future QL computer
users to find out what is available, and from whom. This first part will
deal with hardware. We are no longer dealing in QL computers, though we still
like and use them for our personal use. Lack of time, space and needing
to devote fulltime to our Amiga software sales has forced us to do this.
Email John Rish at: 74601.1535@compuserve.com which is Home Electronics
for your QL needs in North America. Encourage him to set up online and get
a catalog to you soon.
AURORA, this is the QL graphics card, AND the replacement motherboard.
The Aurora introduces new Graphics allowing higher resolutions varying
from 512x256 upto 1024x758 depending on the type of monitor connected.
It allows you to use normal QL monitors, as well as VGA, Super VGA and
multisync monitors. It can be retrofited to a QL case, but fits best in
a PC tower case or a Pandora (a new case is coming out soon from QBRANCH
to allow for even more portability). New software drivers are being
developed for it to allow you to finally be able to use upto 256 colors on your QL. It is
available from Qubbesoft P/D, Qbranch in the UK, and from Home Electronics
in North America.
THE PANDORA BOX, designed to place you QL computer in a box that is made just
for it, black, and suitable for housing all you disk drives, motherboard,
hard drive, removable media drive, etc. It comes in QL black color, and even has a
handle built-in for easy carrying. It is a product of the North East Manchester
QL users Group. Ideal for the Aurora card, or can be used with the original
QL motherboard. Contact the following: John Gilpin at Custom Metal Products by phone at (+44) 01204-305157
ext. 177 or by fax at 01204-303728.
The QL SOUND CARD, by Jeremy Reeves (former Miracle Systems employee).
This is a low cost sound recording and playback card. The small board plugs
into the QL EPROM slot and sticks out about 1.5 inches. It has two sockets
to allow for for an external source of sound (i.e. a microphone) and for an
output to a low power speaker or the auxiliary input of an external amplifier.
You will need at least a Gold Card or better interface in order to use it.
For further details contact: Jermey Reeves, 22 London Street, Kingswood,
Bristol, England BS15 1QZ This project seems to be on hold at the moment.
Those who want to see this appear should contact and encourage him.
We hope to soon have information on the new drive interface/memory
card in development for the QL from Qubbesoft P/D and Nasta (famed
for his work on the Aurora, Qplane and Qubide interfaces and boards.
It will be using the Coldfire Motorola chip and allow upto 128Meg of
simms memory, and some other extras we will tell you about as we find
out. This promises big increases in the amount of memory for the QL and
greatly increased speed and other extras. Meanwhile for those who need
them, a brand new batch of Super Gold cards and QXLs are available from
Qbranch. Contact: Qbranch, P.O. Box 7, Portslade, E. Sussex, England
BN41 2ND
All of the Amadeus System by Di-Ren. The Di-ren keybaord interface, centronics
port, networking, sound sampler, etc. Home Electronics still has some stock of these
items for sale. Contact them for your needs. We have seen no current ads
from Di-Ren to indicate as to whether or not they are still in the
business.
We hope to have majors details of all of these, and more, up here soon.
If you know of other hardware or software that is new or innovative for the
QL, contact us. Got a product you want to see listed?
Thank you for your patience. FWD Email or write with your input.
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