Re: [ql-users] Metacomco Pascal

2006-08-19 Thread Al Feng
Have you tried to clean the contacts on the dongle? On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:55:45 +0100 Rich Mellor [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am having problems with the ROM cartridge for Metacomco Pascal in that it is only rarely recognised by the QL for some reason. Does anyone have an image of the

Re: [ql-users] Metacomco Pascal

2006-08-19 Thread Rich Mellor
Yes that was my first thought alas !! Rich On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:08:19 +0100, Al Feng [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you tried to clean the contacts on the dongle? On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:55:45 +0100 Rich Mellor [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am having problems with the ROM cartridge for

Re: [ql-users] Metacomco Pascal

2006-08-19 Thread Al Feng
Okay, this is imprecise -- it is something like: SBYTES flp1_pascal 0,65536 Where pascal (in this example) is the name of the file you want to save ... 65536 presumes you are buring a 64K EPROM. 49152 will presume you only want 48K of code ... etc. There is probably a delimiter between the

Re: [ql-users] Metacomco Pascal

2006-08-19 Thread Al Feng
Oops -- try this ... SBYTES flp1_pascal_49152,65536 On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 09:59:12 -0600 Al Feng [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Okay, this is imprecise -- it is something like: SBYTES flp1_pascal 0,65536 Where pascal (in this example) is the name of the file you want to save ... 65536

Re: [ql-users] Metacomco Pascal

2006-08-19 Thread Al Feng
OR ... SBYTES flp1_pascal (49152,65536) On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 09:59:12 -0600 Al Feng [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Okay, this is imprecise -- it is something like: SBYTES flp1_pascal 0,65536 Where pascal (in this example) is the name of the file you want to save ... 65536 presumes

Re: [ql-users] Metacomco Pascal

2006-08-19 Thread Rich Mellor
Found it thanks - SBYTES filename,49152,16384 I also now have an image of the Pascal EPROM (thanks Bob) Ric On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:59:12 +0100, Al Feng [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, this is imprecise -- it is something like: SBYTES flp1_pascal 0,65536 Where pascal (in this example) is the

[ql-users] BMP second release

2006-08-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
BMP The second release of my BMP program is now available. This fixes a number of bugs in the first release and includes some extra facilities in response to feedback received on the first release. The major new feature is the facility to convert between QL file formats - Screen, PIC, PSA and

Re: [ql-users] BMP second release

2006-08-19 Thread Ralf Reköndt
Hmm, what is PSA? Cheers...Ralf R. - Original Message - From: Dilwyn Jones Subject: [ql-users] BMP second release The major new feature is the facility to convert between QL file formats - Screen, PIC, PSA and Page Designer formats. ___

Re: [ql-users] BMP second release

2006-08-19 Thread Ralf Reköndt
Ok, Partial Saved Area 8-) Cheers...Ralf R. - Original Message - From: Ralf Reköndt Subject: Re: [ql-users] BMP second release Hmm, what is PSA? ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] Metacomco Pascal

2006-08-19 Thread Tony Firshman
Rich Mellor wrote: I am having problems with the ROM cartridge for Metacomco Pascal in that it is only rarely recognised by the QL for some reason. Does anyone have an image of the ROM cartridge (or can anyone remind me how to make one with SBYTES...) and I can look at getting it

Re: [ql-users] Metacomco Pascal

2006-08-19 Thread P Witte
Tonu [aka Tony] Firshman writes: As I said to you, I bet it is simply dirty pcb contacts. Very few people (romdisq is the only one I know) use gold plated contacts, so it oxidises easily. One can get clever glass fibre pencils to clean them, but a hard rubber does a similar job. Sounds

Re: [ql-users] Metacomco Pascal

2006-08-19 Thread Tony Firshman
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