Re: [ql-users] recursive delete
Is this an advert .. Derek - Original Message - From: Roy Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 12:21 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] recursive delete You could also buy a copy of Cueshell which will move, delete or copy whole sub directories. You can, for instance, copy a sub directory and it will re-create any sub directories within the original. Great program -- Roy Wood Q Branch, 20 Locks Hill Portslade. Sussex. BN41 2LB. UK Tel : +44 (0)1273 386030 Fax : +44 (0)1273 430501 (New number!) Mobile +44(0)7836 745501 Web : www.qbranch.demon.co.uk
Re: [ql-users] QCDEZE
I had problems with QCDEZE on the Q60, but it was solved a long time ago, pre-Hove meeting, with the IDE driver, it seems that the IDE CDROM driver I was using, did not work correctly. The version on the Q60 Distribution disks works with QCDEZE, which is very good. Derek - Original Message - From: Duncan Neithercut [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 8:00 PM Subject: RE: [ql-users] QCDEZE Hello, What are you running it on? Phoebus Dokos had this problem can arise on SMSQ/E with version less than 2.98. I produced a version with a work around for Phoebos Dokos while I am working on an upgrade. Duncan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael Grunditz Sent: 24 April 2002 07:58 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] QCDEZE Thanks. But I cant get it to work.. It stops with QCDEZE Line 19330 BGET , or a similar message on a different line. cdrom_explorer_bas works. /Michael Hi, I have corrected the broken link to Thiery's site. You can now download it from q40.de again. Claus
Re: [ql-users] fido
Hi Tony, That is OK, I still have the BBS running under Pbox, but very quiet at present. I did think of setting up a BBS style web site, but not sure if that is really worth it. I can help out with any Pbox problems. Derek - Original Message - From: Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 6:34 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] fido On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 at 17:21:26, Michael Grunditz wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 at 10:05:41, Michael Grunditz wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Is there any qwk mailer program wich I can use as a point on fidonet , or can I use pbox and in that case how ? Yes PBOX works OK. Good , now I know whom to ask when I get into trouble when I try :) Hrmmm (8-)# I use it with Minerva so am frozen into version 1.16. Phil never even tried it under Minerva, so I had horrendous debugging problems, and still have unsolved ones. It is not easy to configure, but I am sure I can help there, even though I have had to do nothing to it since 1998 or so. Under SMSQ/E I am sure there are no serious problems. Derek Stewart though probably knows more about config than me now, as he has worked on it recently (sorry Derek (8-)# ) -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname,demon.co.uk http://www.firshman.demon.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG
Re: [ql-users] Looking for advice - Use Sernet
If you use SIMSER extensions you can add serial port extensions to the QDOS serial ports, it will allow a standard QL to use Sernet, but only at 9600 baud. Derek - Original Message - From: Marcel Kilgus [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ql-users [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Looking for advice Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: How about sernet? Sernet needs SMSQ/E. I don't think the QL he refers to has that. Marcel
Re: [ql-users] Re: Mplane
I have a Mplane and it is a very good piece of hardware. Perfect for my Supergold card and Aurora in a MiniQL case... Derek - Original Message - From: Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 3:55 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Re: Q-less On Sat, 9 Feb 2002 at 10:10:46, Dave wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) On Sat, 9 Feb 2002, Tony Firshman wrote: I'm building a powered backplane which will take power from a switched mode PSU. Such things as 50/60Hz and voltages won't be an issue. ... and that is what Mplane and Qplane have done from day one of course. Like I said, this is a one-off with a couple of differences - it's a butterfly design, to keep the traces *really* short, and it'll have test points on an extra connector. By one off, I mean there will be only one. Not for sale. No more emails please. If you want a backplane, Tony has some very nice ones at good prices. Thanks for the plug (8-)# -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.firshman.demon.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG
Re: [ql-users] Launch of new web site
Web site is very nice, not too complex, it delivers all the information necessary. Derek - Original Message - From: Marcel Kilgus [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 6:02 PM Subject: [ql-users] Launch of new web site After all those printer issues I'm proud to announce the launch of my completely new web appearance. It's address is http://www.kilgus.net/ and it contains all the latest news about QPC. The new pages are easier to maintain and therefore there is a good chance that I really will keep them up-to-date (beside the fact that I like how they turned out which was not true for my old page). To all web masters out there linking to my site, please update your links, I did remove the old page. Thank you. Reactions welcome, Marcel
[ql-users] Qubide hard disk structure
Does any one know the Qubide hard disk structure Derek - Original Message - From: Phoebus R. Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 6:57 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Launch of new web site At 07:53 ìì 31/1/2002 +0100, you wrote: Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: Well that would be good if I had gotten a printed SMSQ manual but with NO VERSION of SMSQ/E I had, I got a manual :-( So how can a poor Greek immigrant get an SMSQ/E manual? Well, to my knowledge it should have been supplied with SMSQ/QPC, so I guess asking your favorite SMSQ/QPC dealer might be the best option. Marcel Ahaaa! Thanks Marcel Phoebus P.S. For QPC2 v. 4.00 ;-) do you plan to access native SMSQ/E or QubIDE partitions??? (Say for QL formatted media like a Zip drive or a. CompactFlash card?)
[ql-users] QCP
I read in QL Today and Quanta about QCP2 is this a new program that is being produced. As I do not have this at all. I have QPC2 which is very good on a fast PC, but the QCP thing must be new. Derek
Re: [ql-users] DEV_USE or SUB
Hi Dilwyn, You could also use Phil Borman's SUB device driver. I have found problems in the past with DEV and not really used it. However SUB is better, is like the SUBST command in dos. Derek - Original Message - From: Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 11:47 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] DEV_USE If someone can help me will appreciated. I am moving all my old programs still on microdrive or FD to the HD of my QPC and Q40, to do this and make the programs working i am using the dev_use facility. It seems that the dev driver does not work, example : dev_use 1,win8_Games_ --- i can see the file on dev1_ but not use them, the command wcopy dev1_,ram1_ give the error not found ! dev_use 1,win8_Games_Chess_ give me directory of dev1_ empty. It is curious because it happens on QPC and Q40 in the same way, this means that probably i am doing something wrong... Any idea ? If you rename the DEV driver using DEV_USE FLP, and rename the floppy disk driver to something like FLP_USE FDK, then DIR FLP1_ will actually list whatever you defined DEV1_ as and DIR FDK1_ will do the same for the floppy disk, so that the floppy disk can still be used at the same time. The reason for doing this is that it is easier to change the name of the DEV device than patch the software to run from DEV1_ WCOPY from a DEV is indeed fraught with possible hiccups, I try to avoid that where possible. The files menu of QPAC2 seems to cope with DEV though. You will probably find it easier to WCOPY WIN1_CHESS_ TO RAM1_ (i.e use the full name). Another way to run software which expects to run from disk is to copy it all to RAM1_ then RAM_USE FLP:FLP_USE FDK A general rule of thumb for running floppy disk configured software from hard disk: create a directory, e.g. MAKE_DIR win1_games_:MAKE_DIR win1_games_chess_ copy the software from floppy to hard disk: WCOPY FLP1_ TO WIN1_games_chess_ set up DEV devices: DEV_USE 1,win1_games_chess_ DEV_USE 2,win1_games_chess_ rename the DEV device: DEV_USE FLP rename the floppy disk driver to allow continued use: FLP_USE FDK After use, reset with DEV_USE DEV:FLP_USE FLP Hope this helps. -- Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.soft.net.uk/dj/index.html
Re: [ql-users] cub ttl rgb monitor pin outs
Hi Tony, I live in Derbyshire, UK, and it is pretty lonely on the QL front Derek - Original Message - From: Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 12:44 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] cub ttl rgb monitor pin outs Michael is based in New Zealand. Probably a fairly lonely QL user there. I only have 18 on my list, and only three have recent contact (1993 to 1995). -Original Message- From: Michael Lasham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 07 December 2001 19:27 Subject: [ql-users] cub ttl rgb monitor pin outs Hi, Im new to this emai list so Hi everybody! :) I've just purchased 3 QL's, a CUB TTL monitor, hard disk drive, floppy disk drives, plus loads more stuff. Im also new to the world of QL. I am trying to get the CUB monitor connected but I dont know which pins do what on the back of the monitor. I know the following: 6 pin din socket where pin 1=red, 2=green, 3=blue,4=sync,5=ground,6=sync B But what I dont know is which pin on the monitor relates to what number. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks Michael. -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.firshman.demon.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG
Re: [ql-users] QPC2
Hi Bill, I thought Geordie's were supposed to live in Newcastle have you moved from Berwick Derek - Original Message - From: Bill Waugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 12:40 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] QPC2 Dilwyn Jones wrote: If it gets really bad I'll start using Geordie- wor Geordies lost his penker .. All the best - Bill Err, I think we might stick with the Dutch thank you Bill! How do you say My QL needs a new keyboard membrane in Geordie? -- Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.soft.net.uk/dj/index.html Wh lad M Q£ niids a niw Kibuard mimdr!ni - like All the best - Bill
[ql-users] More Syquest Disks and Drives for Sale
Hi, I have the following for sale: 14 x 135mb Syquest disks ... 7.50 Pounds each 2 x 135Mb Syquest drives fittted in 5.25 cradles ... 50 Pounds each The Syquest drives work perfectly with Qubide, Q40, PC. All the disks are foramatted to Qubide format. Derek
[ql-users] Syquest Disks + Drives For Sale
Due to a change to Zip Drives, I have the following for sale: 12 x 135mb Syquest disk @ 7.50 UKP 1 x bare 135mb Syquest drive in 5.25 drive frame ... 40UKP 1 x boxed 135mb Syquest drive in 5.25 frame, PC driver disks, manual and cable, 1 x 135mb disk ... 50UKP All the disks and drives have been working on Qubide and Q40 systems without any problems. If interested, please email me at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Derek Stewart
[ql-users] Qspread
Does any use Qspread, as I am interested in buying a Spreadsheet for my Q40. Does Qspread allow importing of commar separated variable files. Or plain old ASCII files in the spread sheet for columunar manipulation. Derek Stewart
Re: [ql-users] Q40 I/O - 2nd IDE port
Hi Jerome, I use a second IDE board on my Q40, actually it is a PC CDROM IDE card with a single IDE port on it. It maps to the secondary IDE address and work great on the Q40. I have a Syquest EZ135 on it, which backs up my BBS to Syquest disk. This not a complete solution, but it does work. Before Thierry's CDROM driver I was intending to use a 250mb IDE Zip drive for backups, but maybe the more subtle solution would be to use CDR or even CDRW disks. This would mean writing a CD Creator program, or porting one from Linux. I am not sure how much work the porting would be, or would it be easier to write it from scratch in SMSQ/E. Derek Stewart
Re: [ql-users] qxltool and multipartitions
The Q40 SMSQ/E does not say that anthing other than WIN1_ can be used with the WIN_FORMAT command. But if you enter WIN_FORMAT 1 and try FORMAT WIN2_, you get a Access Denied error message. So the correct syntx for WIN_FORMAT is WINFORMAT win_drive This assumes that the WNx_ device has been previousily defined in the WIN_DRIVE command. And as Roy says, to link in a new Syquest drive cartridge, a new win_drive command as to be entered, ie for WIN3_ : WIN_DRIVE 3,2 on the secondary master for the whole partition on the disk or WIN_DRIVE 3,2,0 for completeness. I can not get QXLTOOL to generate a QXL.WIN file correctly, the QXL.WIN is created but leaves the channel open and the QXLTOOL program still running. But I wonder if that is correct and the QXL.WIN file can be accessed by channel ID. It all work OK on DOS and Linux. I was going to backup my BBS system to a CDRW disk in a QXL.WIN over a serial link to a Linux box which would write the CDRW disk. Pity that it could not be done on the Q40/60 Derek
Re: [ql-users] qxltool and multipartitions
Hi Richard I was talking about using a CDRW writer from SMSQ/E. I have used CD writers on Linux on PCs, so on the Q40 Linux, it should be the same. I am sorry to say that I prefer SMSQ/E to Linux, but then again, I prefer Linux to Windows Derek
Re: [ql-users] qxltool and multipartitions
Hi You need to give the WIN_FORMAT command as: WIN_FORMAT win_drive, that is for WIN4_ WIN_FORMAT 4 My 135mb Syquest gives no problem at all. Derek
Re: [ql-users] New PE programs from DJ
Hi Tony, I had to assume that people using SMSQ/E are using the updated runtimes by Phil Borman. The differences are not too difficult, just changing the character selects in the Minerva version, to the SMSQ/E integer select Derek - Original Message - From: Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 2:25 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] New PE programs from DJ On Sat, 7 Jul 2001 at 00:43:18, you wrote: (ref: 00f101c10675$7234fca0$7e3d87d9@asusone) I rewrote that a while back, it was on the BBS... minicfg_zip in QBBS files area #5 You also need the revised i2c_io_bin i2cio_zip (in area #5) Derek - Original Message - From: Q Branch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 12:10 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] New PE programs from DJ In article 000801c1060d$24492740$f9065cc3@default, Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP SystemSet is a system settings utility, with three main purposes. First, it helps you check and alter QL system clock settings, avoiding the need for SDATE commands from S*BASIC. SNIP Did you take into account the commands to write to the Minerva battery backed clock ? The original program provided by T.F.S. will not run under SMSQ/E because it uses Minervas extended SELECT ON facilities. Might be nice to build this into the next release. -- Roy Wood Q Branch 20 Locks Hill, Portslade, Sussex BN41 2LB Tel : +44(0)1273-386030 / Mobile : +44 (0) 7836-745501 Fax +44 (0)1273-381577 web site : http://www.qbranch.demon.co.uk/ -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.firshman.demon.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG
Re: [ql-users] New PE programs from DJ
I rewrote that a while back, it was on the BBS... Derek - Original Message - From: Q Branch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 12:10 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] New PE programs from DJ In article 000801c1060d$24492740$f9065cc3@default, Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP SystemSet is a system settings utility, with three main purposes. First, it helps you check and alter QL system clock settings, avoiding the need for SDATE commands from S*BASIC. SNIP Did you take into account the commands to write to the Minerva battery backed clock ? The original program provided by T.F.S. will not run under SMSQ/E because it uses Minervas extended SELECT ON facilities. Might be nice to build this into the next release. -- Roy Wood Q Branch 20 Locks Hill, Portslade, Sussex BN41 2LB Tel : +44(0)1273-386030 / Mobile : +44 (0) 7836-745501 Fax +44 (0)1273-381577 web site : http://www.qbranch.demon.co.uk/
Re: [ql-users] Derek Stewart BB
Hi Ian, The BBS now runs on a Q40, as the Aurora/Supergold card with Superhermes and Qubide was always giving problems. The Qubide partition kept on unloading and the partition table courrupted itself at least three times. So I required a stable platform and the Q40 is it, the hard disk is some stable and the Syquest drives run better for removable backup storage. Although I would like a tape streamer, but I am having trouble writting the device driver for the floppy disk based cable streamer. I was hoping to work out the FTAPE device driver from Linux, but things are not that easy. There is not much information on the FLP_CONTROL thing. The reason why users get their username and password entered automatically, is because the login screen contains a ACSII 5 or ENQ control codes which tells QTPI to send the username and password get passed to the BBS system. This also assumes that the user has setup the username and password in the QTPI phonebook correctly. If you are using the PC, then the rubbish terminal in windows does not allow this. Yet another reason for using a QL or QPC2 Derek
Re: [ql-users] Holborn View BBS
Hi there, My BBS system now runs on a Q40 and is configured to run with QTPI... he main problem is the QTPI ANSI is not quite PC ANSI. Which makes some people that use a PC to log on to the system, get black text on black background. on the initial screens. But this gets solved when the user reaches the main menu. I am going to remove all the ANSI codes from the intial screens to avoid problems with QL users who must use a PC for comms. As Dilwyn says the phone number is 01773-741335 - 24 hour dedicated line. I have tried to collect all the Internet software in one place, nothing fancy except the system runs on a SMSQ/E compatiable machine. The Fido net is dead at present and I have been trying to others to use it. Derek
Re: [ql-users] QL BBS
Hi, I can take all the points that were on Nene Valley, Tony has already offered to bring in SyncNet. If this becomes too difficult, then my system is not used at all. I am thinking of trying get Pbox to process newsgroup mail with a direct connection to internet. This should not be too hard, that remains to be seen. Derek
Re: [ql-users] Q40/Q60 in ATX case
Hi Peter, Is there any plans to incorporate the ATX power management system into the Q40 (SMSQ/E) rom I am very pleased with my one, it is very stable. I did use it on the BBS, but the SMSQ/E had problems with some of the Pbox mailing software, which I am looking into. This maybe just a re-compile on Q40, as this maybe just the old libraries on the non-68040 machines. Hopefully since Phil released the sources, I might try and delvelop the system more, things that inhibit this are going to be lack of programming ability, pubs being open 24 hours... Derek
[ql-users] QL BBS
Hi, lloks like Nene Valley BBS is cosing down at the end of May this year. If any requires a BBS to call then my system, Holborn View is open 24 hours on a dedicated telephone line. The system runs on a Supergold card QL, Superhermes, USR Courier modem. Connect speeds upto 33600 baud, but due the rubbish telephone lines 28800 and sometimes 31200 is available There is lots of interesting QL specific software for download, which comes from all the QL Internet sites. I have links to the Fidonet, which can give other computer interests. If anyone is interested then please call. Holborn View Tel. +44-(0)1773-74135 24 hours speeds 300-33600 Local and worldwide QL user interaction. Freindly sysop Upto date QL software to download with a QL... Derek Stewart
