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title: "NEWS RELEASE – QL HDD-CARD"
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excerpt: "The QL HDD-CARD is an interface board for the QL's expansion port that allows you to connect a standard PC-hard drive controller of either the MFM (controller type OMTI 5520 or WD 1002A-WX1), or RLL hard drive (controller type OMTI 5527, WD 1602-27X or 1002A-27X) to the Sinclair QL. The driver for the new device…"
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# NEWS RELEASE – QL HDD-CARD

The QL HDD-CARD is an interface board for the QL’s expansion port that allows you to connect a standard PC-hard drive controller of either the MFM (controller type OMTI 5520 or WD 1002A-WX1), or RLL hard drive (controller type OMTI 5527, WD 1602-27X or 1002A-27X) to the Sinclair QL. The driver for the new device WIN1_ is included in the onboard EPROM and is completely independent of the hard drive being used. Any hard drive, even one in excess of 100 MB of storage is supported.