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excerpt: "The Z88 has no facilities to show graphics on its screen. But in combination with a QL it is possible to get graphic output from a Basic program, run on the Z88! What you need is a cable from the Z88 to the SER port on the Qi and the TURBO compiler to compile a…"
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# Graphics and the Z88

The Z88 has no facilities to show graphics on its screen. But in combination with a QL it is possible to get graphic output from a Basic program, run on the Z88! What you need is a cable from the Z88 to the SER port on the Qi and the TURBO compiler to compile a little program on the QL.