List of Sinclair QL clones

The following is a list of clones of Sinclair Research's Sinclair QL microcomputer: ^[1]

• Sandy QLT / Futura (only produced in prototype form) ^{[2] [3]}
• CST Thor series (Thor 1 / Thor 20 / Thor XVI) ^{[2] [3]}
• Qubbesoft Aurora (a replacement QL motherboard) ^[1]
• Peter Graf's Qx0 series of motherboards: Q40, Q40i and Q60 ^[4]

The following hardware devices provided QL compatibility for other computer platforms:

• Futura Datasenter QL Emulator for the Atari ST ^{[5] [6]}
• Jochen Merz's QVME card for the Atari MEGA STE and Atari TT ^[7]
• Miracle Systems QXL and QXL II cards for PC compatibles ^[8]

The ICL One Per Desk (also sold as the BT Merlin Tonto or the Telecom Australia Computerphone) shared some hardware components with the QL but was not intended to be software-compatible.

In addition, several software emulators of the QL exist including QPC, uQLX, QLay and Q-emuLator. ^[9]

References

1. Klein, Robert. "QL history FAQ part one: Hardware". www.staff.uni-mainz.de. Archived from the original on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
2. HELLER, LEON (September 18, 1986). "Supplement: Alive and leaping". Popular Computing Weekly . pp. iv–v.
3. Goodwin, Simon (January 1988). "Tech Niche - AMSTROLOGY The future of the Spectrum - can a superclone challenge Amstrad?". Crash . No. 48. p. 143.
4. "Infos about the Q60 - A Sinclair QL successor". q40.de: The Home of Q40 and Q60 users. 2006. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
5. "Sinclair QL Home Computer Emulators for Other Computers". RWAP Software.
6. "JMS Homepage for SMSQ/E (QL-compatible operating system and more)". Jochen Merz Software. March 27, 2006. Archived from the original on 27 March 2006.
7. Merz, Jochen (May 1996). "My BOOT" (PDF). QL Today. p. 7.
8. Jäger, Peta. "QL-HARDWARE und PRODUKTINFORMATIONEN". Petas Sinclair QL Support Page.
9. Jones, Dilwyn. "Sinclair QL Software - Emulators". Dilwyn Jones Sinclair QL Pages. Retrieved 24 February 2025.