Sinclair QL Pages

 A Sinclair QL Computer  


 
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Online QL User Guide
 
About the QL
 
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Size: 13.4GB, > 5000 files

Last Updated: November 27th 2025
 

 

NOTE:

Dilwyn Jones is no longer associated with this website. He chose to leave the QL scene because of the way he was treated and has specifically requested not to be connected in any way with any websites derived from his original site.

Submissions (e.g. new or updated program packages) to the Sinclair QL Pages are very much welcomed and should be provided by email. To submit something, give feedback or report mistakes, please use the mailto link on the sinclairql.net website (at the bottom of Repository page).

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 called QDOS and a great on-board BASIC interpreter called SuperBASIC for those who like to try their hand at the odd bit of programming! A newer operating system for QL is called SMSQ/E. The QL has spawned several compatible computers, including the Thor, Aurora, Q40, Q60, 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.

QL Manuals and ROM images

If you need a QL manual, look here. An online QL user guide may be found here. An eBook version of the QL user guide is here. Replacement manuals for older QL hardware such as floppy disc interfaces may be found here. For QL ROM images (e.g. for use with emulators) look here.

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 report by email so that the offending software may be removed.

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. 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. It also deals with the tricky subject of connecting a QL to modern TVs and monitors. This website also has a page with some useful articles about various QL-related subjects, and all sorts of useful documents and replacement manuals.

Also, view a Glossary of Terminology here.

Pointer Environment

Heard of pointer environment, but don't know where to start? Here's a gentle introduction to pointer environment and choosing a mouse system for QDOS systems. Read it online here, or as a PDF file (234K) or a Word document (113K).