Re: [Ql-Users] Assembly Language Mailing List News

2014-03-21 Thread Derek Stewart
Hi Norman, I read the PDF version on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the mobi version on a Kindle, I much prefer the kindle version. But I think for flexibility all formats should be availabile, or even if there were only ePub, I would convert the file with Calibre to mobi format. But I

[Ql-Users] New QL

2014-03-21 Thread Malcolm Lear
Hi, Just spotted this for $65. It's able to run a 68K core with 32MB RAM, 4096 VGA, and USB and SD/MMC slot. Source for the 68K is available for download. http://www.fleasystems.com/fleaFPGA.html Malcolm ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] Assembly Language Mailing List News

2014-03-21 Thread Per Witte
Yo! Norman, Apologies for lack of feedback. I guess I thought youd be inundated with acclaim and would therefore not notice ;o) But this is QL-land, of course. I should have remembered.. I dont actively program at the moment, just skim through the text and listings to remind myself what its all

Re: [Ql-Users] New QL

2014-03-21 Thread Peter
Hi again, sorry I replied to this post privately by mistake. I debugged that 68K core myself. If it worked well enough for QL assembly code, the Q68 would have been ready for ages. Peter Hi, Just spotted this for $65. It's able to run a 68K core with 32MB RAM, 4096 VGA, and USB and

Re: [Ql-Users] New QL

2014-03-21 Thread John Alexander
This is certainly a good way to go but I was wondering if development would go to a QL video layout as well as peripherals or go for something all new(ish) 68Kish +QDOS(ish) + Modern(ish) peripherals Also there is so many FPGA boards about I would suggest ones which are very widely

Re: [Ql-Users] New QL

2014-03-21 Thread pgraf
On 21 Mar 2014 at 15:30, John Alexander wrote: This is certainly a good way to go Not so certain. I think I spent 7 years or so debugging 68K cores. I tried pretty much everything which is available on a non-commercial basis. None was correct enough for QL assembler program requirements. If

Re: [Ql-Users] New QL

2014-03-21 Thread Ralf Reköndt
So we should start a Crowdfunding so someone (TT or MK) can write the suitable things...? Cheers...Ralf - Original Message - From: Peter Graf On 21 Mar 2014 at 15:30, John Alexander wrote: This is certainly a good way to go Not so certain. I think I spent 7 years or so

Re: [Ql-Users] New QL

2014-03-21 Thread pgraf
On 21 Mar 2014 at 18:35, Ralf Reköndt wrote: So we should start a Crowdfunding so someone (TT or MK) can write the suitable things...? Not sure what you mean. In case you are thinking about rewriting QL software so it avoids misimplemented CPU instructions, that would require knowing all

Re: [Ql-Users] Assembly Language Mailing List News

2014-03-21 Thread Rich Mellor (RWAP)
I have had a quick glance, but struggling to find the time to read it at the moment - there is just SO much material to consider :) Rich On March 21, 2014 at 7:24 PM Ian Burkinshaw ian.burkins...@btopenworld.com wrote: Hi Norman Yes, I have read it. Yes, I like it, more please. Yes,

Re: [Ql-Users] New QL

2014-03-21 Thread John Alexander
Question here is what instructions are missing I don't think that the Amiga ran an entirely different 68K instruction set. Yes may be the instruction coverage may be different but in practice most sequences are going to be covered. Also there are several 68K cores so the question is also

[Ql-Users] new QL-SD page

2014-03-21 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Now that QL-SD is available, albeit in small numbers so far, I've set up a page where you can download the manual, software starter pack and the BDI (Block Device Image) specification for emulators, thanks to Peter Graf for supplying the software and documents. The page is at

Re: [Ql-Users] New QL

2014-03-21 Thread Peter Graf
John Alexander wrote: Question here is what instructions are missing I don't think that the Amiga ran an entirely different Not missing but incorrectly implemented, which is far worse. The bugs I'm talking about only occur under rare circumstances. By now, the Q68 is already debugged well

Re: [Ql-Users] new QL-SD page

2014-03-21 Thread Peter Graf
Am 22.03.2014 00:57, schrieb Dilwyn Jones: Now that QL-SD is available, albeit in small numbers so far, I've set up a page where you can download the manual, software starter pack and the BDI (Block Device Image) specification for emulators, thanks to Peter Graf for supplying the software

Re: [Ql-Users] New QL

2014-03-21 Thread Marcel Kilgus
pg...@q40.de wrote: In case you are thinking about hiring someone to design a better CPU, I'm not sure if software developers are the ones to ask. This is not software, it's hardware design. I'm sure folks like Daniele, Richard and Marcel know a lot about 68K instructions, but it seems

Re: [Ql-Users] Assembly Language Mailing List News

2014-03-21 Thread Per Witte
On 21 March 2014 11:52, Per Witte pjwi...@online.no wrote: Yo! Norman, I started with the Metacomco Assembler package. It was the best, most professional solution at the time, but far too technical for a punter, not in a technical or academic environment, trying to figure out things on