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| Serial number D12-047876 |
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| The QL (for Quantum Leap) was intended to replace
the Spectrum and also be used as a business computer.
It had a case and keyboard similar to the Spectrum+
and two fitted microdrives. |
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| As a home computer, the QL was expensive and too
much computer. The microdrives were a cheaper option
than disc drives but were not as reliable or as
popular. It failed to impress either market. |
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| To make matters worse, the QL was launched before
it was ready. Orders were taken but the first computers
to be delivered were incomplete. Production was
suspended in 1985 and when Amstrad took over Sinclair
production, it was dropped. |
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| A software suite consisting of Quill (wordprocessor),
Abacus (spreadsheet), Archive (database) and Easel
(illustration) was supplied on microdrive tapes
by Psion. |
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| The QL had a second life, providing the components
for ICL's (International Computers Limited) One
Per Desk or OPD. When I worked in bingo a few years
later, we had one of these in each club, operating
the National Bingo Game. |
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| PSION microdrive
software for the QL: |
| Abacus spreadsheet |
| Archive database |
| Easel illustration |
| Quill wordprocessor |
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