Re: [Ql-Users] A question about the MGx ROMs

2012-01-17 Thread Urs Koenig (QL)
Adrian Ives wrote: Does anyone know if there is any documentation listing the changes that took place between JS and the MGx series of QDOS ROMs (besides the localised messages and keyboard maps). I am especially interested in finding out about MGE (Spain). My first thoughts were into

Re: [Ql-Users] QXT-640 Revived

2012-01-17 Thread Urs Koenig (QL)
Rich Mellor wrote: I have managed to revive a Sandy QXT-640 computer - and have listed it on sellmyretro.com Just for the fun of it, I have included a note of my trials and tribulations in getting the computer back up and running. Don't laugh too much !! I was able to purchase a SANDY QXT

Re: [Ql-Users] QXT-640 Revived

2012-01-17 Thread Rich Mellor
On 17/01/2012 10:15, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote: Rich Mellor wrote: I have managed to revive a Sandy QXT-640 computer - and have listed it on sellmyretro.com Just for the fun of it, I have included a note of my trials and tribulations in getting the computer back up and running. Don't laugh too

Re: [Ql-Users] QXT-640 Revived

2012-01-17 Thread Antonio Giusa
On 17/gen/2012, at 12:13, Rich Mellor wrote: The SPEM keyboard interface is also interesting - would be nice to get some photos of this for the QL WIki - does it plug into the ROM port? The SPEM keyboard has no interface. It plugs directly in the existing keyboard connector of the QL

Re: [Ql-Users] QXT-640 Revived

2012-01-17 Thread Bob Spelten
Op Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:13:45 +0100 schreef Rich Mellor r...@rwapservices.co.uk: The SPEM keyboard interface is also interesting - would be nice to get some photos of this for the QL WIki - does it plug into the ROM port? In one of the pictures you can see the end of the flat cable, it has

Re: [Ql-Users] QXT-640 Revived

2012-01-17 Thread Tony Firshman
On Jan 17, at 12:17 | Jan17, Antonio Giusa wrote: On 17/gen/2012, at 12:13, Rich Mellor wrote: The SPEM keyboard interface is also interesting - would be nice to get some photos of this for the QL WIki - does it plug into the ROM port? The SPEM keyboard has no interface. It plugs

Re: [Ql-Users] QXT-640 Revived

2012-01-17 Thread Tony Firshman
On Jan 17, at 12:21 | Jan17, Bob Spelten wrote: Op Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:13:45 +0100 schreef Rich Mellor r...@rwapservices.co.uk: The SPEM keyboard interface is also interesting - would be nice to get some photos of this for the QL WIki - does it plug into the ROM port? In one of the

Re: [Ql-Users] QXT-640 Revived

2012-01-17 Thread Urs Koenig (QL)
Rich Mellor wrote: That is a very interesting interface on the top (is it a QTalk module ?). Yours also has a fan fitted which is missing from mine. Yes that's the QTALK module. What may look like a fan is a loudspeaker. On my QXT - the SuperQBoard is in the top slot of the expansion

Re: [Ql-Users] A question about the MGx ROMs

2012-01-17 Thread Urs Koenig (QL)
Adrian Ives wrote: fyi The information requested below is no longer required. Anyhow, let me post this: I doubt that any kind of release note / change history ever left Sinclair Research Ltd. It was up to others like Alan Turnbull or Simon N Goodwin to analyze and write down the gaps. Some time

Re: [Ql-Users] QXT-640 Revived

2012-01-17 Thread Dave Park
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 8:35 AM, Urs Koenig (QL) q...@bluewin.ch wrote: Rich Mellor wrote: That is a very interesting  interface on the top (is it a QTalk module ?).  Yours also has a fan fitted which is missing from mine. Yes that's the QTALK module. What may look like a fan is a

[Ql-Users] More Beta Testers are wanted for Ser-USB 2.0 Drivers

2012-01-17 Thread Memory Lane Computing Ltd
All, Is there anyone out there who would like to help with the beta testing of the Ser-USB 2.0 drivers? There are two drivers: Destiny for QL emulators only. (Supports JM, JS, MG, Minerva, SMSQ). Legacy for legacy black box QLs with standard SER ports, Hermes or superHermes, running QL ROM

Re: [Ql-Users] A question about the MGx ROMs

2012-01-17 Thread Memory Lane Computing Ltd
Urs, Thanks a lot for posting this. Although I've read a lot of it before it's very nice to have all of the articles brought together as scans, and it's still fascinating reading. I originally asked about MG because I wanted to know if anything had been changed in the area of the IOSS but, in

Re: [Ql-Users] More Beta Testers are wanted for Ser-USB 2.0 Drivers

2012-01-17 Thread Memory Lane Computing Ltd
Addendum: The issue below relates only to the ROM version of the driver. -Original Message- From: ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com [mailto:ql-users-bounces@lists.q-v- d.com] On Behalf Of Memory Lane Computing Ltd Sent: 17 January 2012 16:04 To: QL Users List Subject: [Ql-Users] More

Re: [Ql-Users] QXT-640 Revived

2012-01-17 Thread Ralf Reköndt
Hmm, the same as with the Schön standard keyboard? Christopher Smith also sold an anti-bounce 8049, which had the same problems Cheers...Ralf From: Tony Firshman The *only* good things about it were the the look and feel. It suffered from keybounce. They produced a replacement chip for

Re: [Ql-Users] QXT-640 Revived

2012-01-17 Thread Tony Firshman
On Jan 17, at 17:16 | Jan17, Ralf Reköndt wrote: From: Tony Firshman The *only* good things about it were the the look and feel. It suffered from keybounce. They produced a replacement chip for the 8049. That did cure keybounce but broke the serial ports. Hermes fixed both. Once

Re: [Ql-Users] A question about the MGx ROMs

2012-01-17 Thread Dilwyn Jones
But while we're on the subject of MG ROMs (MGUK, in fact) does anyone know what the single line black window that appears in the top half of S*BASIC window #1 after booting is all about? I know MGUK is not an official ROM (I believe it was hacked from the Greek MG ROM) and I'm sure I looked