Sinclair QL - wanted one since 1984

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Re: Sinclair QL - wanted one since 1984

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PhilC wrote: Tue Jul 12, 2022 7:19 pm @mfro thst would be like £25 right? That’s crazy money.
Roughly. Maybe more like £35 back then, but still a bargain and surely way below cost.
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Re: Sinclair QL - wanted one since 1984

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PhilC wrote: Tue Jul 12, 2022 5:20 pm So it seems like QLs are like buses, don’t ever own one and then two come along


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This one has a broken key stem which I’ll replace but then that’s it. Two working microdrives as well.

It needs a bl**dy good clean as usual though.
Ah, nice. I had 2 at one point but sold one on a few years back for £100, fully working, new membrane, original PSU a book and a memory card!!
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Re: Sinclair QL - wanted one since 1984

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@rubber_jonnie this one is in far better condition that the first one but it’s likely the first one I’ll keep. Battered and bruised is well used and well loved in my book.

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Re: Sinclair QL - wanted one since 1984

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PhilC wrote: Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:08 pm @rubber_jonnie this one is in far better condition that the first one but it’s likely the first one I’ll keep. Battered and bruised is well used and well loved in my book.

I don’t really do immaculate
I'm happy if things work, immaculate is nice, but I prefer 'loved' :)
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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