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From: john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer)
Newsgroups: net.micro,net.micro.68k
Subject: Re: Sinclair QL info wanted
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Date: Fri, 14-Feb-86 00:30:30 EST
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In article <436@unccvax.unccvax.UUCP> rbm@unccvax.UUCP writes:
>
>     I have noticed advertisments for the Sinclair QL.  A 68008 running at
>a little over 7MHz, with two micro-drives, a multitasking OS, and sowtware
>for $299.  Does anyone know anything about the machine, or where I can obtain
>info?  Can I get OS9 for it?  The only info I have is from a Creative
>Computing article.

Being an old ZX-81 owner, I received a blurb from Sinclair about the QL.

The basic machine is 128K (expandable to 640K). At the moment, it runs
Qdos, a proprietary operating system. Mass storage is on microdrives, a
"endless loop of high speed tape with all the attributes- including random
access- of a more expensive floppy disk". Each drive holds 100K and two are
built into the QL. (These are, I think, the same microtape drives used on
the Spectrum in England.)

The selling price seems to be $499. More info can be gotten from:

		Sinclair Research Ltd.
		One Sinclair Plaza
		Nashua NH 03061
		
		800-227-1563
		

(NOTE: Insert standard disclaimer.)

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