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Welcome to Dilwyn Jones's QL information and PD software download pages. All of the material here is for the Sinclair QL and compatible computers only, unless otherwise stated. The site is split into sections - just click on the links in the box to the left to get to where you want.

The Sinclair QL

The Sinclair QL is a vintage computer first produced in 1983/4 and still used by many worldwide. If you are into retro-computing at all, the QL is an ideal choice of computer. It has a wonderful multi-tasking operating system and a great on-board SuperBASIC interpreter for those who like to try their hand at the odd bit of programming! The QL has spawned several compatible computers, including the Q40, Q60, Thor and Aurora, plus several QL emulators which run on computers as diverse as PCs, Amigas, Ataris, Macs (68K, PPC and OSX) and Linux systems. More information on the QL is available from the About The QL pages on this site.

Software Downloads

All of the software here is either freeware, PD, shareware or charity-ware unless explicitly stated otherwise. If you discover that any software on this site should not be here for copyright or any other reasons, please let me know as soon as possible so that the offending software may be removed. Similarly, if you discover any errors, please let me know so that I may try to correct them.

Zip Files

Most of the QL software packages on this site are in zip file format - QL Zip and Unzip packages are available from the Archivers page on this site, and current versions can also be obtained from the website of the official maintainer of the QDOS Info-zip package, Jonathan Hudson. Note that if QL programs are unzipped using non-QDOS versions of Unzip, the QDOS executable file header will usually be lost and the programs may not work as intended. Information on the use of Zip/Unzip and transferring files can be found here.

PC/QL File Transfer

What with using our PCs to download files from the internet and the widespread use of QL emulators, file transfer between the QL and other computers is a very real issue. This article deals with the use of Unzip, file transfer software, rawdisk and so on. A second article deals with using serial cable links between computers to transfer files.

New or Returning To The QL?

Returning to the QL after a period of absence, or new to the QL? Try this page. Also, view a Glossary of Terminology here. Or, try Lee Privett's "I Want 2 Learn 2" site at http://www.theql.co.uk/.

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QL CD-ROMs
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QL On A Stick
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Launchpad
 
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Pictures and report from Quanta Workshop 2012
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Q-emuLator logo
NEWS: Major new releases of Q-emuLator for Windows and Mac OSX - click on the logo above for more!
NEWS: QL Forum
A QL forum has been set up by Peter Scott and Rob Heaton. Join it at http://www.qlforum.co.uk/.

QL Blog
Lee Privett returned to using the QL after some years - read his experiences in his blog at http://backtotheql.blogspot.com/
ZX81 Emulators CD
2011 marked 30 years of the ZX81 computer, so I released a CD with ZX81 emulators for various operating systems - further information here.
QL Today Index
Complete index to all 15 volumes of QL Today magazine now available here.
Quanta Website Back Online
Quanta's website is back online! Have a look at http://www.quanta.org.uk
Quanta is now on Facebook too. Click here to have a look
(http://www.facebook.com/
QUANTA.org)

QL Today DVD
Volume 16, Issue 1 of QL Today is out now, with a DVD packed with all sorts of QL goodies for subscribers, including scanned copies of all 15 volumes of the magazine to date! Details - see http://www.qltoday.com

eBooks Initiative
I've started converting QL documentation to eBook formats for use on tablet PCs, eBook readers etc. See what's available so far here.

Online QL Manual
For occasional or new QL users, an online HTML QL manual is now available - see here.
GST 68K/OS
New page about the  alternative QL operating system from the 1980s.