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From: kool@vu44.UUCP (Marc H. Kool)
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Subject: Re: Sinclair QL info wanted
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Date: Thu, 13-Feb-86 06:31:51 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.

Hi, I am the owner of a QL for 18 months and am pleased with it.
The machine actually runs at 7.5MHz and the OS (called QDOS) is
a true multitasking OS with priorities and stuff like that for
the different kind of jobs.
The computer comes with 128K of RAM standard, but since the
video-memory is 32K big there is less than 90K user-RAM
available. That's why I bought a 1/2 MByte RAM-expansion.
OS9 is available from Cumana, but you must have a RAM-expansion
and two disc-drives to run it.
I can't remember the address of Cumana, but I know it's in
England and if you want to order something I can look for the
address.
Don't expect too much from the 4 software packages :
They are very nice, but too slow.
-- 

Marc Kool, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam.
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