Re: [Ql-Users] UltimIDE and other updates...

2014-02-11 Thread Derek Stewart
Hi Dave, Are you going to have long file names, that is longer than the current length in SMSQ/E. Regards, Derek On 09/02/14 16:04, Dave Park wrote: From: http://sinclairql.com/wp/ Work has been ongoing, and we now have a preliminary schematic to work from. The next stage will be to

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 v4.02 released

2014-02-11 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Marcel, I don't know how to start thanking you for all this - you have been a central pivot for the QL community for many years now with your work on QPC2, SMSQ/E, WMAN2 and everything else. Thank you. Seconded! Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing

Re: [Ql-Users] UltimIDE and other updates...

2014-02-11 Thread Tobias Fröschle
Derek, I guess it won’t. This has been discussed quite a bit in the past, but in my opinion, there’s no compatible way to overcome this limitation whithout a fundamental change in how device drivers work together with the operating system. The file/path name length in QDOS/SMSQE is deeply

Re: [Ql-Users] UltimIDE and other updates...

2014-02-11 Thread Ralf Reköndt
Well, I think, the most problem is that, the Level 2 subdirectory names are part of the filename. It would be interesting to know, how this was done with the first hardisk systems (like Quest or similar). I think, a device can use its own way to manage this, as long as the OS can know, where to

Re: [Ql-Users] UltimIDE and other updates...

2014-02-11 Thread gdgqler
On 11 Feb 2014, at 16:17, Ralf Reköndt ralf.rekoe...@t-online.de wrote: Or have a look at the TK3 sources. There, you could set (in the old TK2 way) a DDOWN test, where a BOOT was located and LRUN FLP1_BOOT and all files were able to find other files, even in the (old TK2 way)

Re: [Ql-Users] UltimIDE and other updates...

2014-02-11 Thread Dave Park
Sandy's view is that we will support any software that is generally backwards compatible. We face enough challenges coming up with designing generally backwards compatible hardware that we can't worry about the OS or software except in the broadest terms. The only pieces of code we're actively

Re: [Ql-Users] UltimIDE and other updates...

2014-02-11 Thread Ralf Reköndt
Hmm, I think I have sent this to you. You will find this in RAMTOOL_ASM, starting at the Label chgdev (as far as I remember). The whole thing was an idea of mine, Martin just ;-)) realised it. I just wanted to put all my QL-Games in separate TK2 subdirectories on my FLP, e.g. Cavern

Re: [Ql-Users] UltimIDE and other updates...

2014-02-11 Thread Tobias Fröschle
Ralf, your description is pretty close to the „dev“ device, but I’m still missing long filename support? Tobias Am 11.02.2014 um 18:04 schrieb Ralf Reköndt ralf.rekoe...@t-online.de: Hmm, I think I have sent this to you. You will find this in RAMTOOL_ASM, starting at the Label chgdev (as

Re: [Ql-Users] UltimIDE and other updates...

2014-02-11 Thread Ralf Reköndt
Yes, that was one thing, we hadn't thought about, as in the days of programming TK3, ther were no known OS whith long file names. But as I sais...it should be possible as long as the OS know about the real destination. But the dev device is not able to work on MC level, as far as I know...

Re: [Ql-Users] UltimIDE and other updates...

2014-02-11 Thread Dave Park
I can't say this for UltimIDE, but UltraQ and QL2 will have their OS in flash. This means people will be able to run their own compiled systems, update their own drivers, and etc. I think it could promote a lot of new development work because it will become trivial to roll out a new driver or OS

Re: [Ql-Users] UltimIDE and other updates...

2014-02-11 Thread Per Witte
On 11 February 2014 12:00, Tobias Fröschle tobias.froesc...@t-online.dewrote: Derek, I guess it won't. This has been discussed quite a bit in the past, but in my opinion, there's no compatible way to overcome this limitation whithout a fundamental change in how device drivers work together

Re: [Ql-Users] UltimIDE and other updates...

2014-02-11 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi, But the dev device is not able to work on MC level, as far as I know... Just SBasic. No. dev is a device. Works from everywhere. Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 v4.02 released

2014-02-11 Thread QL-MyLink (f/len)
Dilwyn said - Marcel, I don't know how to start thanking you for all this - you have been a central pivot for the QL community for many years now with your work on QPC2, SMSQ/E, WMAN2 and everything else. Thank you. -- My sentiments

[Ql-Users] QPAC1 2

2014-02-11 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Hello all. I have put the latest releases of QPAC12 online at http://www.kilgus.net/smsqe/qpac2.html For the release Jochen provided me with the original disc contents and Text87 manuals for QPAC2, which I converted to PDF using QPCPrint. By the way, if anybody is waiting for QPCPrint to

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 v4.02 released

2014-02-11 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Dilwyn Jones wrote: We could perhaps look at modernising the documentation too, although that's a secondary consideration at th emoment, at least. If anybody wants to have a go at it, be my guest. I can provide the Text87 originals if that helps. Marcel, I don't know how to start thanking you

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 v4.01 released

2014-02-11 Thread Marcel Kilgus
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