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Support of the Sinclair Network is a new feature that has been released with version 0.7.0. By connecting one of the network ports of your Interface 1 or QL with OqtaDrive, you are able to communicate over the Internet with other Spectrums and QLs anywhere in the world. All the commands using the Sinclair Network can be used transparently over this connection, just as if the other stations were connected directly to your machine. No modifications to your Spectrum or QL are necessary, and no additional software is required. So you can simply do SAVE *"n";24 on your Spectrum for example, and have a friend do LOAD *"n";18 to transfer your current BASIC program to them. As a first application making use of network support, a group chat program is provided.

Documentation for this feature can be found here.

Note: The network circuitry of an OqtaDrive is purely optional, and only required if you actually want to use the Sinclair Network. You can run OqtaDrive software versions with network support (>= 0.7.0) on hardware that does not have the network circuit fitted without any problems.