In article <039d01c1c0ac$24183a40$256603d5@exeqtor>, Urs König <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Some time ago there we had that topic... > >In the meantime I got one of the later QLs a original JS-machine >with an ISS7 motherboard (the latest UK-made PCB-design). It has >the serial-number D16-122418. > >To rescue some information about "QL build-standards/ >PCB-issues and production figures" I did a Q&D web-page which can >found on my homepage. > >I own 7 QL's now, from 3 of them you'll find pictures concerning >"build-standard/serial-number", "CPU/ZX8301", "PCB-view" and >"PCB-issue" on this page. Based on approved informationen I know that >at least 122'793 english QL's (D16-122793), 5854 US QL's >(S13-005854) and 10'800 german QL's (SG18-010800) were >produced. > >I'm still searching for a pre D05 (D00 to D04), a post D16 (D17) >and a S13 QL. If someone knows how I could obtain such a machine, >please let me know, Thank You!
Will let you know if anything turns up. Urs collected a QL from the London Quanta Group on a recent weekend visit to England, as well as several magazines. Nice to meet a dedicated collector. The Swiss chocolate is being enjoyed by all ... thanks ... I am 'rationing' the group to one bar per meeting :-) >Viele Grüsse aus der Schweiz / Best regards...Urs König >http://mypage.bluewin.ch/QLvsJaguar/ > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Arnould Nazarian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 7:54 PM >Subject: Re: [ql-users] D17-QL? > > >> : The latest SG18 machine I know has serial-number SG18-010800 >> : (another german QL) and this machine was produced by Samsung >> : in Korea in May! 1986, one month after Amstrad bought Sinclairs >> : computer business. (Funny...did Amstrad forgot to cancel the >> : contract?) >> >> Tony Tebby once told me during a trip to Eindhoven that far >> more QLs were produced than officially known. IIRC because >> Korea did not stop production immediately after the Amstrad >> take over, or even because there were other ways to get QLs >> than through Sinclair... I do not know the exact details. >> >> Arnould >> > -- Malcolm Cadman
