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 ====== IQLR ======
-IQLR, or, The Independent QL Review magazine, was published for some time by Bob Dyll (spelling?) in the United States, and was available, by subscription only, every couple of months - there were 6 issues per year.
+IQLR, or, The Independent QL Report magazine, was published for some time by Bob Dyl senior in the United States, and was available, by subscription only, every couple of months - there were 6 issues per year.
-Volunteers - Bob could be very persuasive - wrote articles for the magazine, reviews of software,  "howto" tutorials etc.
+Bob, at Seacoast Services, had launched the International QL Report in 1991, and while it started off as a slim newsletter-style publication, mainly read by American QL users, it quickly grew into a QL magazine in its own right.
-Sadly, IQLR folded after around 5 years, the final issue was Volume 5, Issue 6.
+With the demise of [[Sinclair QL World]], IQLR quickly became the main international QL magazine and its subscription base grew. Eventually, ill health forced Bob Dyl to give up the magazine in 1994/95, the final issue being Volume 5, Issue 6.
+Volunteers - Bob could be very persuasive - wrote articles for the magazine, reviews of software,  "howto" tutorials etc.
-Back copies of the magazine are currently unavailable, however, [[Dilwyn Jones]] has an index of the magazine on the [[http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/docs/mags/iqlr_index.zip|Sinclair QL Homepage]] in abacus and Excel formats.
+Back copies of the magazine are currently unavailable, however, [[Dilwyn Jones]] has an index of the magazine on the [[http://www.dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/docs/mags/iqlr_index.zip|Sinclair QL Homepage]] in abacus and Excel formats.