Roughly. Maybe more like £35 back then, but still a bargain and surely way below cost.
Sinclair QL - wanted one since 1984
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Re: Sinclair QL - wanted one since 1984
And remember: Beethoven wrote his first symphony in C.
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rubber_jonnie
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Re: Sinclair QL - wanted one since 1984
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!!PhilC wrote: 12 Jul 2022 17:20 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.
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...
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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PhilC
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Re: Sinclair QL - wanted one since 1984
@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 don’t really do immaculate
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rubber_jonnie
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Re: Sinclair QL - wanted one since 1984
I'm happy if things work, immaculate is nice, but I prefer 'loved' :)PhilC wrote: 12 Jul 2022 21:08 @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
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...
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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