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Sinclair QL User Manual

Sinclair QL
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Do
not
use the page command
for
deleting a forced page break.
You
can cancel a
t.
page break by moving the cursor
to
any point
on
the page break line and then pressing
CTRL and the left cursor
key
together
PRINT This command pnnts
all
or part
of
the document currently
in
the computer's memory,
or any other document on the cartridge
In
Microdrive
2.
Press ENTER
to
print the current document, or type
in
the filename
at
the document
to
be printed, followed by ENTER.
QUill
then suggests pnntlng the whole document.
If
you
reply
by
pressing ENTER the
whole document
will
be
printed.
If
you only want
to
print some
of
the pages, type
In
the number
of
the
first
page
you
want
printed,
followed
by
ENTER.
Then
type
the
number
of
the
last
page
you
want printed, again ending by pressing ENTER.
Finally,
press ENTER
to
send the text
to
a
printer,
or type the
file
name
of
a new
file,
followed
by
ENTER
to
send the output
to
a Microdrive
file.
Before printing, Quill
will
read a "printerdat"
file
entenng the pnnter driver information.
QUIT
This
command
allows
you
to
leave
Quill
and
return
to
SuperBl\SIC
You
have
three
OptiOns:
ENTER
to
save
your current document before returning
to
SuperBASIC
You
are
given the further option
of
typing
,n
a name
for
the saved
document.
If
you
Just
press ENTER the document
will
be saved
with
its
old
name,
replacing the onginal
verSion
of
the document
on
the Microdrive cartridge.
A
to
abandon your current document and return
to
SuperBASIC
without saving
it.
ESC
to
cancel the command and return
to
your document.
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REPLACE (II)
You
can use
thiS
command
to
replace some or
all
occurrences
of
one piece oj text
by
another
First
type
in
the
word(s)
to
be replaced,
followed
by
ENTER. Then type
in
the replacement
word(s), again followed by ENTER.
Quill searches from the start
of
the document until the
first
occurrence
of
the old text
is
found.
It
then offers
you
the option
of
replacing the old text with the
new.
Press the
R
key
to
replace the
text,
or N
If
you do not want
to
replace
it.
QUill
will
then search for the next occurrence and again offer you the option
to
make
the replacement. This process
will
continue until
you
reach the end
of
the document
or until you end the command by pressing ENTER.
C
SAVE
You
use
this
command
to
save
a copy
of
your document
on
a Microdrive cartridge.
Type
in
a name
for
your document,
so
that
it
can
be
identified. The document
is
then
saved under that
name.
If,
instead of typing
in
a
name,
you
Just
press ENTER, the
document
will
be saved with
its
old
name,
replacing the onginal version.
Quill then asks you il
you
want
to
continue editing the document you have
Just
saved.
If
you press ENTER, the
text
of
the document remains
in
the computer's memory and
you can continue working on
it.
Alternatively, press the space bar
if
you want
to
work
with
another document.
SEARCH (II) This command searches your document for a particular word or phrase.
First
type
in
the text which you want
to
find. When
you
press ENTER Quill
starts
at
the
top
of
your document and searches
for
the
first
occurrence
of
the
text.
You
may press the C
key
to continue the search
to
find the next occurrence
of
the
text.
Press ENTER
to
end the command when
you
have found the occurrence you
want.
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Sinclair QL Specifications

General IconGeneral
ProcessorMotorola 68008
Clock Speed7.5 MHz
RAM128 KB (expandable to 640 KB)
ROM48 KB
Operating SystemSinclair QDOS
Release Year1984
StorageMicrodrive tape loop
Graphics256x256 pixels, 8 colors
PortsRS-232, ROM cartridge
SoundBeeper (internal speaker)

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