1.11 Miracle Systems QXL Card
(This part is a copy of Miracles advertisement in SQLW plus some
additional information.)
The QXL turns the common PC into a QL compatible. The
package comprises a half card that plugs into an 8 or 16 bit
standard ISA slot and a diskette loaded with a QDOS compatible
operating system and a Superbasic compatible interpreter. After
installation simply type QXL and the PC will appear to be a QL
allowing QL programs to be run from QL format diskettes.
The card itself has a 32 bit 68EC040 processor running at 20
MHz which gives a good turn of speed. This processor has access
to its own RAM and so performance is virtually independent of the
host system whether it has an 8088 or a Pentium. In fact the PC
is used purely as an I/O system giving QL programs access to the
PC's floppy disc, hard disc, keyboard, display, serial and
parallel ports. The card itself has QL style network ports to
allow connection to a QL network. The minimum PC specification
required is an XT with EGA display and a spare standard slot.