Re: [Ql-Users] Raspberry Pi the £20 PC

2011-08-04 Thread Norman Dunbar
Morning Jiri, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKc_XGuvNIk I watched it last night. Interesting. I did notice a couple of things that may or may not be relevant. The ARM demo was described as something we are working on so I presume it's not finished, which is probably why there isn't a

Re: [Ql-Users] Raspberry Pi the £20 PC

2011-08-04 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 04/08/11 01:18, Marcel Kilgus wrote: No, it's a proper, native port. Notice how he says that they've re-compiled office for the ARM architecture. Windows NT used to be available for several platforms (x86, MIPS, PPC, IA64), then it was x86 only, now they again did a real ARM port to try to

Re: [Ql-Users] Raspberry Pi the £20 PC

2011-08-04 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 04/08/11 08:38, Norman Dunbar wrote: PS. I posted this last night from my tablet but it doesn't appear to have appeared - I wonder why. I've noticed that although I replied, it has come up as a separate thread. Interesting. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd

Re: [Ql-Users] Bluetooth over serial

2011-08-04 Thread Memory Lane Computing Ltd
-Original Message- Dilwyn Jones At just under £50 it seems interesting. Connects straight to a 9-pin D so should only need a simple QL to 9-pin D adaptor. Works at pretty well any baud rate from 1200 up, so good possibilities there especially with a superhermes serial port. Pairing

Re: [Ql-Users] Raspberry Pi the £15 PC

2011-08-04 Thread Dilwyn Jones
We're all taxing our grey matter to work out what the Raspberrypi won't do, or stretching it to the limit, but we shouldn't forget that the developers are firmly on track to provide a cheap means of enabling the new generation to develop programming skills from the fundamentals. However they

Re: [Ql-Users] Raspberry Pi the £15 PC

2011-08-04 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 04/08/11 12:43, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Whilst I agree with most of what you say, Bryan, the likeliest scenario for using it as a QL is that it will have some form of native OS with which a QL emulator would have to be run.. Based on the actual price of the device, around $25, then I am

Re: [Ql-Users] Raspberry Pi the £15 PC

2011-08-04 Thread Lee Privett
Cluttering of cables sounds bad however based on the size it is likely to turn out then the whole thing including a USB hub could be fitted inside a QL BB, a way of converting the existing keyboard matrix to a USB may prove difficult, however alternative USB keyboards could be used instead, but

Re: [Ql-Users] Raspberry Pi the £15 PC

2011-08-04 Thread Norman Dunbar
Hi Lee, On 04/08/11 16:37, Lee Privett wrote: ... My second point (or question) for what it's worth is that other than machine code routines, peek and poke for fixed memory (screen or systems variables) does SuperBASIC need 680?? emulation? Well, I suspect that QPC will run under WINE on any

Re: [Ql-Users] Raspberry Pi the £15.50 PC+

2011-08-04 Thread Lee Privett
Thanks Norman, I really don't know how much of a problem it is, its' been over 25 years since I dabbled in m/c and then it was 8085 (I think) using a hex keypad, too much for me but then came along Sinclair ZXBASIC whoopee and the rest is history. Moving to a PC with processors 8086, 286, 386,

[Ql-Users] Just Words! wwebsite

2011-08-04 Thread Geoff Wicks
I have now added a QL news page to the Just Words! website. This is experimental and I hope it will be a permanent feature, bit I give no guarantee. Thanks to all the people who have visited the site. There were 489 visits in the first month although 168 of these were the Google and Yahoo

Re: [Ql-Users] Just Words! wwebsite

2011-08-04 Thread Tony Firshman
On Aug 4, at 19:59 | Aug4, Geoff Wicks wrote: Geoff/ I have now added a QL news page to the Just Words! website. This is experimental and I hope it will be a permanent feature, bit I give no guarantee. Thanks to all the people who have visited the site. There were 489 visits in the

Re: [Ql-Users] Just Words! wwebsite

2011-08-04 Thread Rich Mellor
On 04/08/2011 21:45, Tony Firshman wrote: On Aug 4, at 19:59 | Aug4, Geoff Wicks wrote: Geoff/ I have now added a QL news page to the Just Words! website. This is experimental and I hope it will be a permanent feature, bit I give no guarantee. Thanks to all the people who have visited the

Re: [Ql-Users] Just Words! wwebsite link

2011-08-04 Thread Lee Privett
It was on the original email from Geoff, just under his signature Regards, Lee Privett Editor ---QUANTA--- The QL Users And Tinkerers Association http://www.QUANTA.org.uk -Original Message- From: ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com [mailto:ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com] On Behalf Of

Re: [Ql-Users] Raspberry Pi the £15 PC

2011-08-04 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Norman Dunbar wrote: Well, I suspect that QPC will run under WINE on any flavour of Linux, and not necessarily one that has an Intel Processor of x86 fame beneath it. Hmm, where to begin... The very name of WINE itself stands for Wine Is Not an Emulator. It does not do ANY CPU emulation. So,

Re: [Ql-Users] Raspberry Pi the £15 PC

2011-08-04 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Dilwyn Jones wrote: Now what did Marcel once say about being unable to resist a challenge... :-) I've grown up since then ;-) Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm