The Sinclair QL and Microdrives: a Trip Back in Time - #QLvember

In this journal entry I'll be traveling back to the 80's, using my Sinclair QL the way I did back when I first had it. Though I didn't own one until 1990/91, the machine I got was an original model with only 128K of memory and microdrives. I also acquired a graphical front-end called ICE and a C compiler, both of which were created during the 80's as well. Though using microdrives now can be a painful experience, being faulty and slow compared faster media such as SD card readers, 30 years ago, they could actually be somewhat reliable. I'll write a simple C program, compile and run it, all using nothing other than what I had back then. A retro journey back to how we used to use our machines. You might be surprised how little difference there actually is.

Note that the month of November is celebrating all things QL. There are a few YouTuber's doing videos on the QL. Search the hash tag or click this forum thread:
https://qlforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3499

For information on the QL you can find the following

General QL Information:
https://qlforum.co.uk/

QL emulators:
http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/emu

QL software:
http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/downloads.html

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