Welcome to QXL.WIN, the QL Container
Contact me on: collector (followed by the usual email symbol and) qxl.win. Or via the qlforum.co.uk, I am user Chr$.
Recent additions - 12/12/22 A little info on Star Guard by its author).
This is QXL.WIN, the online container* for my Sinclair QL related collection of hard/software. I like to focus on originality, so for each item I try to show a number of large images and for software I also list the names and sizes of all files on the original media plus the original media name - so you can compare your items (let me know about any differences). I often have swaps available or for sale and am always on the look-out for anything QL related that isn't on my list - especially original microdrive cartridges.
This website has been constructed (originally in 2021) using very basic HTML with just pictures and text in the hope that users of computers with less sophisticated browsers may also be able to access it.
Some related info: PDF intro to the QL and some hardware developments : Info on the Psion versions and labels : My Rarity Scale : Why I Collect QL? : Tips on Microdrive Cartridge Recovery : Cartridge Data Structure : My Recovery Statistics.
Eventually, when I find the time, I hope to add a page for every item (those in bold already have a page).
Fun fact: The text on this page (NOT including the images) and the HTML code that formats it (inc. Frontpage bloat), is 107kb in size, which is about the amount of storage space available on a single QL Microdrive Cartridge.
*QXL.WIN was originally the name of the container file on IBM compatible FAT partitions that the 16-bit ISA Miracle Systems QXL(II) card used as its hard drive. Since then, it has become the main container file type for QDOS files and has been implemented on other QL compatible systems, is also implemented in a number of emulators and just recently got added support as a container file on SMSQ/E - the OS evolution of the QL's original QDOS. Ironically, QXL.WIN type container files can, in conjunction with the QL-SD interface, now be used on original QL computers.
The names in bold are links to separate info pages.
(original boxed Microdrive cartridges)
| 3D Slime - Datalink Systems | Lost Pharaoh, The - Talent |
| Area Radar Controller - Shadow Games | Match Point - Psion |
| BJ The Return - Eidersoft | Meteor Storm, QL - Sinclair/Arrakis |
| BJ in 3D Land - Eidersoft | Oxford Trivia - Talent |
| Bridge Player - CP Software | Quboids, QL - Sinclair/AJS |
| Bridge Player II - CP Software | Reversi, QL - Sinclair/Games of Skill |
| Bounder, QL - Sinclair | Scrabble, Computer - Leisure Genius |
| Cavern, QL - Sinclair, (feat. BJ) | Spook (Mighty Munchers) - Eidersoft |
| Chess - Psion branded | Star Guard & Galactic Invaders - Shadow Games |
| Chess, QL - Sinclair branded | Steve Davis Snooker - CDS Software |
| Citadel - Eidersoft | Super Backgammon, QL - Digital Precision |
| Cuthbert in Space - Microdeal | The Talisman - PCBS |
| Fictionary, QL- Whoopee/Sinclair | Tank Busters - Sellasoft |
| Flight Simulator, QL - Microdeal | Type 22 - Talent |
| Gwendoline - Labochrome | Vroom AKA Wroom - Pyramide |
| Hopper, QL - Microdeal | Wanderer, QL - Pyramide |
| Hungry Harry in Haunted House - Snowsoft | Warship, GM - Complex Data Systems |
| Hyperdrive, QL - English Software | War in the East (+ Scenarios) - Sharps Inc |
| Karate - Pointblank/Eidersoft | Zapper with Eagle - Eidersoft |
| Knight Flight - Realtime |
Text Adventure Games (original boxed Microdrive cartridges):
| Aquanaut 471 - Microdeal |
| Dark Side of the Moon, The - Javid Systems |
| Lost Kingdom of Zkul, The - Talent |
| Nemesis - Talent |
| Pawn, QL - Sinclair/Magnetic Scrolls |
| West - Talent |
Loose Microdrive cartridges - many of which were not originally supplied in boxes:
| Crazy Painter (box missing) - Microdeal |
| Farmer (box missing) - Talent |
| Games Cartridge (supplied loose) - Sinclair/Various |
| Medic Games 1 (supplied loose) (M-Treasure & M-Cruncher) |
| (Medic Games 2) M-Metropolis (supplied loose) |
| Medic Games 3 (supplied loose) (M-Cosmic) |
| Quest: The Adventure (box missing) - Quest Automation Ltd |
| QSQUIDGE (supplied loose) - QL World exchange |
| QL RADAR (supplied loose) - QL World exchange |
| Super Croupier (box missing?) - Pyramide |
(utilities, business, programming etc, original boxed Microdrive cartridges):
| 68000 Software - Eidersoft | Psion Suite, UK (general page) |
| Assembler Workbench (sm box) - Talent | Psion Suite, USA (general page) |
| Assembler Workbench (lg box) - Talent | Q Draw - Psion |
| Assembler, QL - Sinclair/GST | Q Ram (v1.15) - QJump |
| BASIC-ALLY - Talent | QSPELL (v2.11) - Eidersoft |
| CAD PAK (v5) - Datalink Systems | Ram Disk and Print Spooler - Talent |
| Cartridge Doctor (larger file) - Talent | RAM Disk and Utilities - QfLash |
| Cartridge Doctor (small file) - Talent | Shrub Databank & Planner (+ fruit) - Superplant |
| ChoICE - Eidersoft | Sideways (v1.3) - Talent |
| Cosmos - Talent | Starmouse - Investronica |
| File Transfer - QuaLsoft | Super Astrologer - Digital Precision |
| Flashback - Sector Software | Supercharge, QL - Digital Precision |
| Front Page - Gap Software | Task Master - Sector Software |
| Gardener, QL - Sinclair/Gordian Computing | Tasprint QL - Tasman Software |
| GraphicQL - Talent | Technikit - Talent |
| Home Finance, QL - Sinclair/Buzzz Software | TechniQL - Talent |
| ICE Toolkit - Eidersoft | Toolset, QL (v1.0) - Talent |
| Integrated Accounts, QL - Sinclair/Sage | Toolkit, QL - Sinclair/QJump |
| Machine-Code Editor/Assembler, QL - McGraw | The QL Super Monitor - Digital Precision |
| Nucleon - Pyramide | Toto 13 - JCE |
| Psion Suite, French (general page) | Touch 'n' Go, QL - Sinclair/Harcourt Systems |
| Psion Suite, German (general page) | Viewpoint - Rubicon |
| Psion Suite, Spanish (general page) | Z80 Assembler, QL - C L Lang |
Loose Microdrive cartridges - many of which were not originally supplied in boxes:
| 4Matter - Zitasoft | P-System - TDI |
| Assembler Development Kit, QL - Metacomco | QL ART - Eidersoft |
| C Development Kit, QL - Metacomco | QL Expert - Compware |
| Cash Trader, QL (CT) - Sinclair/Quest Group | Qliberator 3.22a - Liberation Software |
| Cash Trader, QL (Report) - Sinclair/Quest Group | QLINK v1.497 - Meta Media Productions |
| Computer One Pascal (v2.0 and v2.01) | Qplus+ v2.4 - Sandy |
| Computer One Monitor | Side Winder - Zitasoft |
| CP/Mulator - Sandy | Special Digital C - Digital Precision |
| Digital C (SE) 2 - Digital Precision | Special Editor (1) - Digital Precision |
| Editor (1), The - Digital Precision | Terminal v4.0 - Qcode |
| Editor (2), The - Special? - Digital Precision | Tony Firshman (xmodem) |
| EyeQ v2.0 / 2.1 - Digital Precision (caution nudity ;) ) | Touch Typist - Sector Software |
| Gigachrome v1.01 - ABC Elektronik | Turbo - Digital Precision |
| Lightning - Digital Precision | Turbo Toolkit - Digital Precision |
| Locksmithe - Zitasoft | Utilities, QL - Sinclair (German version) |
| MON QL - HiSoft | Write Turn - Sector Software |
| Pathways, QL (original sales demo) - Sinclair | QSNAIL (DIY Assembler) - QL User supplied |
| Peintre, QL - Pyramide | Multiplication (73.) - QL World exchange |
| Poolswinner v2.0 - Xenon | FileBound - QL World exchange |
| Project Planner, QL - Triptych | League Secretary (67.) - QL World exchange |
| Pro Pascal (2) - Prospero Software |
(many of which were not originally supplied in boxes):
| 2488 - Software 87 | Q40 QDOS Classic v3.25 - Kowalik/Swift |
| Black Knight - JMS | QD Editor v9 - JMS |
| Brain Smasher! - JMS | QL/MS-DOS v4.0x - Digital Precision |
| ClipArt parts I, II and III, The - PROGS | Qliberator 3.36 - Liberation Software |
| DiscOver - PDQL | QLOAD & QREF - Liberation Software |
| Disk Mate 5 - PM Data | QL-PC Fileserver II - DiRen |
| Disk Utilities - Ergon Development | QMENU menu extensions v4 - JMS |
| Doctor Editor - Arvid Borretzen | QPAC II (DE) - QJump |
| EasyCircuit v2.01 - A von Doellen | QPAC2 (EN) - QJump |
| EASYPTR 3 Basis (German) - Albin Hessler | QPAC2 (EN) (different version) - QJump |
| Fleet Tactical Command - DiRen | QPTR v0.1 - QJump |
| founted89 - Software 87 | QPTR v0.29 - QJump |
| fountext88 (English) - Software 87 | QRAM - QJump |
| fountext88 (German) - Software 87 | Qshang - JMS |
| fountext94 founts 1 - Software 87 | QTYP 2.08 - Software 87 |
| HDD-Card - ABC Elektronik | Question Master & Quiz Set 1 - DJC |
| Hermes Zusatzdateien (German) - TF Services | Return to Eden (english) - Hallmark Software |
| HyperHelp for Basic - JMS | SER Mouse - Albin Hessler |
| Lightning - Digital Precision | SMSQ v2.76 for QXL Card - QBranch |
| Lightning Accelerator (SE) - Digital Precision | SMSQ/E for QXL Card - QBranch |
| Lonely Joker V2, The - JMS | Solution - Digital Precision |
| Mathematical & Graphical Toolkit - Chalmers | Solvit Plus 2 & Dictionaries, Disks 1, 2 & 3 - DJC |
| Mathematical & Graphical Toolkit - Svenska QL Grp | text87 (German) - Software 87 |
| Oracle, The - JMS | text87 (English) - Software 87 |
| Painter, The - PROGS | Thor Desk - Urs Koenig |
| Publisher's Pack - Software 87 | Type 22 - Talent+/RWAP |
| ProWesS & ProWesS Docs | typeset90 - Software 87 |
| Q40 Support Disk - D&D |
| Original Thorn EMI Factory Test Jig for UK made QL's |
| Sinclair QL Computer, UK Version (Thorn EMI) |
| Sinclair QL Computer, DE Version (Samsung) |
| Sinclair QL Computer, FR Version (Thorn EMI) |
| Sinclair QL Computer, ES Version (Thorn EMI) |
| Sinclair QL Computer, IT Version (Thorn EMI) |
| Sinclair QL Computer, SW(eden) Version (Samsung) |
| Sinclair QL Computer, Custom 'XT' cased |
| Sinclair QL Computer, Issue 7 with Schoen Keyboard |
| BT Merlin Tonto |
| QXLII Card |
| Q40 Computer |
| Q68 Computer |
| Micro Peripherals Floppy Disk Controller + drive |
| Miracle Systems Trump Card |
| Miracle Systems 512K EXPANDERAM |
| Miracle Systems Gold Card |
| Miracle Systems Super Gold Card |
| CST RAM-Plus (512K) |
| QJUMP QEPIII EPROM Programmer |
| Sandy Twin Expansion Unit |
| Tetroid TDI Trump Clone |
| ABC XT Keyboard Interface |
| SPEM Digitiser |
| Sinclair QL Printer |
| Qjump Qimi Mouse Interface |
| QL-VGA v1 |
| QL-SD v1 |
| Metacomco C Compiler ROM |
| Qjump SUPERToolkit v2.20 |
| Qjump SUPERToolkit v2.05 |
| Eidersoft ICE Icon Controlled Environment |
QXL.WIN (c) 2021/2022 by Chr$. RIP Sir Clive.