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Re: ZX Spectrum Next speaks QL

Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:29 pm
by tofro
Cristian wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:17 pm I thought the N-go had the keyboard map/layout set for the Next keyboard! Thank you for the info and pictures :-)
It actually (just like the next itself) supports both the old 48k and the extended Next keyboard. (and PS/2, if you want)

Re: ZX Spectrum Next speaks QL

Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:40 pm
by Cristian
Excellent!

Re: ZX Spectrum Next speaks QL

Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2024 11:42 pm
by vox
There was a QL core for SpectrumNEXT but it seems it stopped development?

Re: ZX Spectrum Next speaks QL

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 12:10 am
by tofro
vox wrote: Sat Nov 16, 2024 11:42 pm There was a QL core for SpectrumNEXT but it seems it stopped development?
Did you actually read the first message in this thread? The QL core for the Spectrum Next is supposed to be released November 23rd.

Re: ZX Spectrum Next speaks QL

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 1:08 am
by vox
tofro wrote: Sun Nov 17, 2024 12:10 am
vox wrote: Sat Nov 16, 2024 11:42 pm There was a QL core for SpectrumNEXT but it seems it stopped development?
Did you actually read the first message in this thread? The QL core for the Spectrum Next is supposed to be released November 23rd.
I did not since it wasnt displayed when one opens a thread.

Looks really nice by promised feature list, and I hope it will work.
I only doubt how NEXT kbd built on ZX128 map will handle QL keyboard that has many extra keys

So far core wasnt public and was accesible only by Patreon support.

Re: ZX Spectrum Next speaks QL

Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2024 5:28 pm
by napsternds
tofro wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2024 7:16 am New official KS2 cores: Sinclair QL

The long awaited extra cores for your KS2 (and KS1) Next are finally a reality! Starting with breaking news on the Sinclair QL cores running on the Spectrum Next: They are ready. Yes, you read it right, your Next can now run as a QL with full compatibility, performing as an accelerated QL featuring a 68030 processor running at 56MHz – a beast of a QL. [...]

The team will release the core at Crash on November 23rd.
Any news about this? Waiting anxiously.....

Re: ZX Spectrum Next speaks QL

Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2024 6:34 pm
by Peter
tofro wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2024 7:16 am Yes, you read it right, your Next can now run as a QL with full compatibility, performing as an accelerated QL featuring a 68030 processor running at 56MHz – a beast of a QL.
Who says that? Does not really sound like Tobias himself ;)
tofro wrote: Sun Nov 17, 2024 12:10 am The QL core for the Spectrum Next is supposed to be released November 23rd.
That would be today. Any idea where to look?

Re: ZX Spectrum Next speaks QL

Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2024 7:28 pm
by XorA
That would be today. Any idea where to look?
If it does arrive today, it would be the first Next thing that was ever on time :-D

Re: ZX Spectrum Next speaks QL

Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2024 7:49 pm
by Peter
Would be nice to at least know where to look, and who made the announcement.
Very hard to believe the 68030 processor. More likely, they just used the TG68K.C FPGA core.

Re: ZX Spectrum Next speaks QL

Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2024 8:20 pm
by tofro
Peter wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 6:34 pm
tofro wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2024 7:16 am Yes, you read it right, your Next can now run as a QL with full compatibility, performing as an accelerated QL featuring a 68030 processor running at 56MHz – a beast of a QL.
Who says that? Does not really sound like Tobias himself ;)
tofro wrote: Sun Nov 17, 2024 12:10 am The QL core for the Spectrum Next is supposed to be released November 23rd.
That would be today. Any idea where to look?
That was a text I quoted from one of the Kickstarter team's update messages, and then was quoted out of context, see initial message.

@napsternds: They have still like four hours. But I wouldn't hold my breath that long, that could cause an unhealthy skin color......
Could it be you're a bit impatient? :)