Letters we publish the best from our bulging postbag. Many thanks to clive sinclair for the concept of such a wonderful machine. The ql for quantum leap was intended to replace the spectrum and also be used as a business computer. While the inexpensive microdrives sounds like a good idea, they are limited in speed and data capacity. Quantas aim was to provide an independent source of support for, and sharing information about, the sinclair ql. Sinclair ql, ql microdrive and superbasic are trade marks of. Notice that we dont only record spectrum specific books.
Launching in january 1984 by mail order albeit with a several month shipping delay, the ql standing for quantum leap was touted by. Games 91 click on the title for more information about that thing. Ql users and tinkerers association was created in 1984, soon after the sinclair ql was launched, by a number of enthusiastic members and had a peak membership of nearly 2,000. The official repository of the sinclair ql preservation project sqpp.
Welcome to my listing for a sinclair ql boxset ql games. Sinclair user is published monthly by ecc publications ltd. When it finally did ship in may 1984, some systems had the operating system in an external rom, which was plugged into the back of the system. Qlpui provides a desktop, mouse pointer, window environment, window themes and scalable fonts select font load replace. The sinclair ql is still strongly supported with a user group uk and bimonthly magazine, as well as the forums. Qlpui is a prototype of a modern gui for qdos, running on a q60 video card. Bucher fur sinclairamstrad zx 80, zx 81, spectrum, ql binarium. The ql service manual was htmled by juanjo ruiz leo. Jan 10th 2014 this new website is the repository to host the files of the sinclair ql preservation project sqpp. The sinclair ql computer first sold in 1984 and still going strong. Keith and steven brain are a father and son team and have.
Items for the sinclair ql home computer bring your black. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The sinclair ql could be used with a tv set or a ttl colour monitor, and had a fullsized keyboard. Sinclair ql launch press kit 19840112, marketing, srl, the glossy launch press kit. Mar 17, 2016 watch the video the sinclair ql was seen by some as the successor to the sinclair spectrum, but in reality, it was aimed at the professional, business and serious home user markets. There are 91 known programs for the sinclair ql, divided as follows. An introduction to programming the sinclair ql book, 1984. The timex sinclair 2000 and how to get the most from it. And its a palpably accurate one in respect of the ql, given its unfinished physical state on delivery to customers in 1984. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Interview with sir clive sinclair taken at the earls court computer fair back in 1984.
The sinclair ql home computer was released by sinclair research limited in 1984 the successor to the earlier sinclair computers, the zx80, zx81 and zx spectrum. Supporting two display modes, 256x256 pixels in 8 colours and 512x256 pixels in 4 colours, the sinclair ql was aimed at the small business market. Around 80 books that i know of were published about the sinclair ql computer. Indeed the suggestion that the many of sinclair s products were rushed to market without being fully developed is another thrust of the authors views. The sinclair ql was the first attempt for clive sinclair to produce a computer for business. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Nov 25, 2009 at launch the ql was far from being ready. Having got myself a little android tablet computer ancient v2.
None the less advertising continued and a television advertisement was produced. Items for the sinclair ql home computer bring your black box up. This can then be supplied free of charge on a nonprofit basis under license. Sinclair gebruiker was a dutch language computer magazine for owners and users of the homecomputers from the sinclair series. The ql was the first sinclair computer to break away from the 8 bit z80 processor and to use the new motorola 32 bit 68000 series processor. The sinclair ql for quantum leap, is a personal computer launched by sinclair research in 1984, as an upper. Alternatively, list the games for a different machine.
The repository sinclair ql preservation project sqpp. This project has been launched as part of the ql is 25 activities way back in 2009. Nigel searle, managing director of sinclair research, came to boston in may from the companys home in cambridge, england, to show the ql computer to the boston computer society. Sinclair ql launch brochure 1984, marketing, srl, the glossy brochure which. Sinclair simon ql news sinclair upgrade for easier access gremlin clive eats pub curry letters hardware world top 30 spectrum software scene crossword hit squad microsphere interview books state of the art ann hughes interview adventure including the dancing ogre column sinclair c5 tested helpline blueprint for spectrum memory. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. This sinclair ql has been signed by industrial designer rick dickinson who designed the ql case. At the launch, searle promised sinclair would begin taking orders for the ql at the end of january. The ql represents a dramatic leap forward from the old timexsinclair series which pundits called the first disposable computers and from the spectrum, sinclairs. In january 1984, clive sinclair presents the ql to the press, unveiling a very promising and inventive machine, based on. Sinclair ql for sale in uk 57 secondhand sinclair qls. Sinclair ql, news, videos, blogs, photos, tweets, forums. Advanced ql machine code one of the best books on 68008 machine code and interfacing the sinclair ql to other computers and devices an introduction to ql machine code a short guide on how to program the sinclair ql in 68000 machine code assembly language programming on the sinclair ql an introduction to machine code explaining how the ql.
Introducing the sinclair ql the sinclair ql series. This book is concerned with the 68008 and programming it on the ql. These ranged from the learn to program type of book, to books about the psion software supplied with the ql and to books which documented more advanced aspects of the ql, such as sinclair s own technical guide. Sinclairvoyance will the business machine from sinclair research revolutionise the market. This book will give you an appreciation of the possibilities and problems which al brings.
Sinclair user club machine code books are among the special offers for members. If you have any that we forgot, or for which we lack information or a cover scan, please fill us in. The sinclair ql originally named the zx83 was developed in 1983 1984 by sinclair research limited and sold all over the world, although it was never as popular as the sinclair zx spectrum. It also featured standard dsub connectors for the serial ports instead of the proprietary connectors used in the original model. But i felt my collection would not be complete without the sinclair ql. This is a list of software titles produced for the sinclair ql personal computer notation. We stock a wide range of second hand accessories, books and software for the sinclair ql. The sinclair ql for quantum leap, is a personal computer launched by sinclair research in 1984, as an upperend counterpart to the sinclair zx.
Resurrected for the ql world in summer 20 by urs konig. Nov 25, 2009 interview with sir clive sinclair taken at the earls court computer fair back in 1984. The sinclair ql for quantum leap, is a personal computer launched by sinclair research in 1984, as an upperend counterpart to the sinclair zx spectrum. The ql in the sinclair ql computer name stands for quantum leap. Before talking on the sinclair ql sir clive was asked about his opinion on msx compared to the zx spectrum. The ql service manual was ocred by andy dansby for the sinclair world.
As a home computer, the ql was expensive and too much computer. If you are looking for books, expansions or just a more visual representation of this data, you can generate a wall to your exact requirements. The ql was aimed at the serious home user and professional and executive users markets from small to large businesses and higher educational establishments, but failed to achieve commercial success. The ebook called the sinclair ql is an interesting book in the sense that it is derived from the wikipedia encyclopedia using its facility to build and extract a book made of pages you have selected. Introducing the sinclair ql the sinclair ql series marshall, garry on. The sinclair ql ql standing for quantum leap, was a personal computer launched by in 1984, it was lauched as a successor to the zx spectrum. Il succede au zx80, zx81 et zx spectrum plus orientes vers une utilisation familiale. Unfortunately, the ql was slow to market, while sinclair was fixing hardware and software bugs. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Great savings free delivery collection on many items.