[ql-users] Réf. : Re: Spare GC or SGC?

[alain . haoui]

I am wondering from some time ago, if it is possible to consider an USB
port implementation on a new QL hardware. This, it will be a real leap for
the QL community as it opens the door for a planty of low cost and
efficient peripherals and gets down the need for developping others
extensions. I don't know if this kind of thing could be looked in this
project but if it is, i will be interested for a couple of pièces. I must
however admit that the need for drivers for a such devices will be
determinant.
 Regards
Alain HAOUI
PSA PEUGEOT CITROËN
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Neil Riley wrote:
 Guys,

 I would happily fork out £300-350 for a SDGC
 ( Super Duper GC ) but it would have to be a
 marked jump in performance from SGC and allow
 for reasonable graphics. Being a gamer I dream
 of QL Quake ( wel it is open C source ! ) running on
 a Black box QL.

 It is developments like this that kick start the bedroom
 coders.

 Oh yes, count me in.
.. but not graphics I think.  That would still have to be down to the
motherboard.

Tony


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[ql-users] Réf. : Re: Réf. : Re: Spare GC or SGC?

[alain . haoui]

At this stage, it is difficult to answer Yes or No if i am going to write
drivers. We have to evaluate on each area the necessary effort, competence
and time needed. I have some experiences on developping software for QL and
Motorola assembler coding (much more on Unix and windows platforms) but
nothing on the hardware. So, i can consider my contribution if pertinent
and possible.
I completely aggree that involving Nasta would render things easier.
Regards
Alain HAOUI
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I am wondering from some time ago, if it is possible to consider an USB
 port implementation on a new QL hardware. This, it will be a real leap
for
 the QL community as it opens the door for a planty of low cost and
 efficient peripherals and gets down the need for developping others
 extensions. I don't know if this kind of thing could be looked in this
 project but if it is, i will be interested for a couple of pièces. I must
 however admit that the need for drivers for a such devices will be
 determinant.

Exactly.  Are you going to write the drivers then (8-)#

The hardware issues are not going to be trivial (for all aspects of the
design) but the *real* difficulty is going to be finding people to write
both the firmware (logic chips) and drivers. That will be the
make/break.  If Nasta were to be involved, then a great number of the
hardware issues would be addressed.

Tony

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Re: [ql-users] ZM/hT full manual ( was: The power of the Internet.)

[alain . haoui]

I will be very interested too by getting any schematics for Qubide. I am not
going to build the board. I am just making some explorations to build an
expander for Qubide, and until now I haven't managed to get all information I
need.

Regards/Alain

Selon Jan Palenicek [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

 From: Marcel Kilgus [EMAIL PROTECTED]

  There are knowledged people willing to share for NO PROFIT.
 Oh well, then we only have to find some of those and we're all good.
 That should be easy ;-)

 I didn't say that there are not knowledged people Marcel. You are one of the
 gurus here and I respect your work and contributions.

 In other words, I am saying that new people would be more interested in
 developing QL SW or HW if all the obstacles would disappear. Publishing all
 available documentation, schematics and source code would make much faster
 kick off of any new project. QL needs new projects.

 I'm also sure it's
 possible to get the schematics and layout of the QuibIDE board for
 free if anybody wants to build one for themselves and the firmware is
 free anyway.

 I am sorry, it is possibly my fault that I am new here and I don't know the
 people. So, I am the one who want to buid Qubide. Can you give me the
 direction where can I get the schematics, please?

 So hardware of that complexity is a pretty old hat.

 OK, but there are hundred(s) of black-box QL users without such device.

 Building hardware that actually advances the QL on the other hand is
 probably a dozen times more difficult.

 Disagree. Maybe you are thinking of your expanded advanced super QL on your
 desk, but my QL has only sandyQboard. So advancing has different meanings for
 us. I would be happy with:

 * Gold Card
 * Qubide.

 IIRC even the old SGC card is
 some very complex 4 layer board that you can't just cook up in your
 kitchen.

 4 layers, it's so complex that nobody can do it. We are doomed.

 There is technology that enables building these devices, maybe not in my
 kitchen. If one person has this capability, there can be at least one SGC
 build. And what about more?

 It was already pointed that some components in SGC doesn't exist, HW needs to
 be redesigned, but capable people here doesn't have time. I am proposing to
 ask general public and transforming this issue into challenge for
 developers. That might in the best case bring working device in the worst
 case nothing will happen.

 So excuse me if I think
 that the two systems cannot be compared in any way.

 No problem. I hope you excuse me if I think that it can be compared. Black QL
 is not far more complicated than ZX. Biggest difference is in your mind.

 Jan
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Re: [Ql-Users] Hardware

[alain . haoui]

Hi Roy,

I would be interested by the Qubide.
Which GALs and ROM version ?
Your price ?

Private e-mail if necessary : [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Thanskfully.
AH

Selon Roy wood [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

 I now have for sale :
 1 x Super Gold Card,
 1x Aurora,
 1 x superHermes,
 1 x Qubide,
 1 x Mplane
 1 x QXL

 Let me know if you want any of these items
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 Q Branch. 20 Locks Hill, Portslade, Sussex.BN41 2LB
 Tel/ Fax: +44 (0) 1273 430501 NOTE NEW PHONE NUMBER!
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Re: [Ql-Users] Library Guide

[alain . haoui]

Hi Dilwyn,

I have got a plain paper folded A5 titled Welcome booklet and Library Guide
with Rev 9410 in the footer.

If this one you are interested in, it is yours. Please send me a postal address
in private e-mail.

Alain

Selon Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

 Does anyone have an old printed Quanta Library Guide I could have or borrow?
 (for my collection).

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Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today Merry X-Mas

[alain . haoui]

Jochen,
I have received my copy a few days ago in France.
Regards.
Alain HAOUI
Selon SMSQ s...@j-m-s.com:

 Hi everybody,

 as I discovered in the past few days that letters within Europe take 10
 days or longer (to arrive here), I would like to report that issue 2 of
 QL Today Volume 13 has been mailed to its readers 12th and 13th of
 December (as stated also on SMSQ.J-M-S.COM, news section). As I have had
 feedback from Germany and Belgium already, I expect it to have reached
 most or all of its readers. At least I hope so.
 The package to Roy went 10th of December to the UK, so all readers
 should have been served at the same time.

 Feedback is welcome and very important as we like to know what YOU prefer.

 Merry X-Mas and all the best for 2009,

 Jochen

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Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today Volume 15 Issue 1

[alain . haoui]

Mine has arrived today here in France.
Regards,
Alain HAOUI
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De: Jochen Merz jm...@j-m-s.com
À: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Envoyé: Lundi 4 Octobre 2010 17h47:05 GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlin / Berne / 
Rome / Stockholm / Vienne
Objet: Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today Volume 15 Issue 1

 Lucky you. Mine (Belgium) hasn't arrived yet. Last time I had to wait 
 for more than a month. But I learnt to be patient... I know I will 
 receive it.

I'm sure you will :-)

Jochen

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Re: [Ql-Users] The QL Forum

[alain . haoui]

Registration made yesterday and managed to connect/login today, but no 
confirmation email received.
Forum looks good and seems to work seamlessly

Alain HAOUI
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De: Dilwyn Jones dil...@evans1511.fsnet.co.uk
À: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Envoyé: Mardi 14 Décembre 2010 14h03:32 GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlin / Berne / 
Rome / Stockholm / Vienne
Objet: Re: [Ql-Users] The QL Forum

 I know my internet here has been dropping pages for no reason and 
 then loading them fine with a refresh. I've activated the account 
 from the forum so please try now :)

Thanks - I can login now.

Dilwyn 



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Re: [Ql-Users] QL SD/MMC-Card interface survey

[alain . haoui]

Hi Peter and all,

I would highly prefer (D) the Internal interface, replacing a microdrive, wich 
seem to be fast and well integrated.
If a such device exists, i would be interested for 2 or 3 units for me.
If this project starts one day, I may help for a driver adapted and derivated 
from Qubide wich i mostly re-wrote for my own usage after I have managed to do 
a working prototype for an Expander for Qubide.

The (B) External interface, plugs into QL ROM port, can also be enough good for 
me if exists but no idea how complex is hardware nor driver.

I would be very happy if a such project can born for the QL community scene.

Regards,
Alain HAOUI
  
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Envoyé: Mardi 11 Janvier 2011 12h15:28 GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlin / Berne / 
Rome / Stockholm / Vienne
Objet: [Ql-Users] QL SD/MMC-Card interface survey

Hi all,

what would be your favorite style for an SD/MMC card harddisk for the 
QL?

I can _not_ promise to really make a piece of hardware available, but it
would be nice to know, just in case...

A) External interface, plugs into parallel port of SuperGoldCard

Pro:
- Interface also works on Q40 and Q60
- QL Case doesn't need to be openened
- Easy reconnect from one machine to another
- Hot-plugging might work
- ROM-Port remains usable
Con:
- Slow data transfer through parallel port handshake lines

B) External interface, plugs into QL ROM port

Pro:
- QL Case doesn't need to be openened
- Faster data transfer
- Onboard Driver ROM
- Works on QL without GoldCard / SuperGoldCard
Con:
- ROM-Port occupied
- Complex hardware

C) Internal interface, plugs into CPU socket

Pro:
- Fastest data transfer
- ROM-Port remains usable
Con:
- QL Case needs to be openened
- Only GoldCard/SuperGoldCard machines

D) Internal interface, replacing a microdrive(!)

Can easily be bolted inside the case, after a microdrive was removed
Plugs into CPU socket or maybe other place

Pro:
- SD/MMC-card can be plugged in like a cartridge
- Looks cool
- Very QL-style
- ROM-Port remains usable
Con:
- QL Case needs to be openened


All the best,
Peter

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Re: [Ql-Users] QLToday V16 I2

[alain . haoui]

I can happily confirm that the delivery of this edition was very fast
even here in France (received earlier this week).

Regards,
Alain

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De: Jochen Merz jm...@j-m-s.com
À: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Envoyé: Jeudi 15 Décembre 2011 09:51:22
Objet: Re: [Ql-Users] QLToday V16 I2

I hope you all are aware that it is EXTREMELY fast - actually
the SHIPPING was scheduled mid of Dec so many of you received it earlier
than the shipping date :-)

I remember complaints from some countries last year and the year before 
that the post took 2 or 3 weeks to arrive (but then it was shipped 
closer to Xmas).

Cheers   Jochen


extdgl42 schrieb:
 12th or 13th (M-T) in southeast USA.

 Doug LaVerne 37830 USA


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 Sent: Dec 14, 2011 6:24 PM
 To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
 Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QLToday V16 I2

 On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 3:56 PM, Malcolm Cadmanq...@mcad.demon.co.uk  
 wrote:

 In 
 messageEF8854B6-A3B0-4468-9332-**47469a35a...@jdh-stech.comef8854b6-a3b0-4468-9332-47469a35a...@jdh-stech.com,
 Jim Hunkinsj...@jdh-stech.com  writes

 Hi,

 Received in London today - 13th December 2011 ...


 Drat -- the U.S. is always behind in these things...yesterday evening for
 me.

 I suspect the Jet Stream.
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Re: [Ql-Users] Level 2 Device Drivers

[Alain HAOUI]

Rich,


For the Qubide side of question, I have no idea how to contact Phil but I
inform you that I rewrote entirely for my own need the Qubide driver derived
from the code written by Phil compatible with the ROM V2.

Initially, the driver was written to work with the Expander interface to
drive several IDE devices but it can run without the Expander, of course. I
use it with enough reliability for a yet long time with 1 CF card, 1 ATA/IDE
disk, 1 ZIP 100 drive and 1 CDROM drive.

This driver includes all necessary code to manage partitioning, formatting
without need to extra software like partition.exe and deals successfully
with QDOS slave blocks. It includes also a set of commands for audio CD
(like QPC) and RAW (Aliens) access. Trashcan is working also. All codes fit
happily within the 16K ROM and can be (re)loaded from ROM or RAM if needed.

So, I know now the source code pretty well. Let me know what kind of changes
you want to add for the new tetroid interface and I will see if I can help.

I can also send you a compiled ROM & RAM version to try. IDE Registers base
address can configured in config block.
Regards,
Alain

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Objet : Re: [Ql-Users] Level 2 Device Drivers


On 2016-11-28 21:12, RWAP Software wrote:
> Does anyone have any contact details for Jurgen Falkenberg, or Jochen 
> Hassler ?
> 
> Tetroid (on SellMyRetro) is working on a new QL interface which merges 
> the Trump Card and QubIDE interfaces and ideally it would be good to 
> include the Level 2 device drivers and ATR device for the Trump Card 
> element.
> 
> Alternatively, is there another way of adding Level 2 device drivers?
> 
> More details of the interface and pictures appear on the QL Forum 
> thread -
> http://www.qlforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2=1670
> 

Whilst on this subject - does anyone have any contact details for Phil
Borman - there are a few things it would be nice to include in the QubIDE
driver.  There is also the problem, that whilst the source code for the
QubIDE v2 ROM was released, the v2 GAL code required to use that ROM code
does not appear to be available anywhere!

Rich
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Re: [Ql-Users] GoldCard SMSQ/E 3.31 boot problem

[Alain HAOUI]

Hi Peter,
Maybe different from your config but on my SGC+Aurora+QL, SMSQ/E 3.31 starts 
fine with aurora binary.
Regards,
Alain

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Envoyé : ‎30/‎04/‎2017 00:57
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Objet : [Ql-Users] GoldCard SMSQ/E 3.31 boot problem

Hi,

was someone else able to boot GoldCard SMSQ/E 3.31 on a real QL, not
Qemulator?

Tried two machines in vain. GoldCard seems to work okay without SMSQ/E.

Regards,
Peter
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Re: [Ql-Users] QubATA 3.10

[Alain HAOUI]

Thanks to Dilwyn, QubATA V3.10 package is now available from his EXCELLENT
QL Home(less ;) Pages.

This package contains all driver binaries, docs and utilities at the same
version level for all supported platforms. Utilities (Trashcan manager, IDE
monitor, CD Player and CD Explorer) are now common and should work on all
configurations with the same binaries.

V3.10 is backward compatible and as usual comes with some improvements and
bug fixes. Please, update if you can.

>From this version, driver (_Rext form) has the ability to be configured as a
main WIN driver or as second QUB driver. You may even have both 2 instances
(I don't know what utility).

It can be added to any SMSQ/E binary version as an extra module and started
automatically with SMSQ/E. On Qx0 platforms, if driver is configured as WIN
driver then SMSQ/E will be able to start normally from a QubIDE (QLW1)
master device but beware no more access to QLWA disks format. Wiser starting
as QUB driver.

Please refer to included release notes for more details.

Have fun.
Alain 

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Envoyé : jeudi 11 mai 2017 22:50
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Objet : [Ql-Users] QubATA 3.10

Alain Haoui has released QubATA 3.10 in a single package covering Qubide,
Clones, Q40, Q60.

The package includes the CD Explorer and CD player programs.

Download from http://www.greybeardz.com/qlrom/index.html or when working
www.dilwyn.me.uk/qlrom/index.html
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[Ql-Users] Split big ROMs on Q40

[Alain HAOUI]

With Peter Graf's indications and some AM27C4096 ships supplied by Derek
Stewart, I realized a little circuit permitting to have a global ROM size of
1 MegaBytes on Q40 with 2 big OSes (custom SMSQ/E) ROMed together (up to
512KB each) and selectable from a case switch.

 

You can find schematic and some details from forum :

http://qlforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=20
 =17547#p17547

 

Alain

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Re: [Ql-Users] Test email

[Alain HAOUI]

Oops...I am really sorry for you.
I was preparing a new released package for sending.
I think I will wait a little.
Good luck.
Alain

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Envoyé : dimanche 7 mai 2017 21:28
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Objet : Re: [Ql-Users] Test email

At least his hacked emails didn't end up here, he he, I don't know where mine 
are ending up, half of them just vanish without trace. Things were so bad I had 
to resort to Yahoo (hence Graeme's comment)

Dilwyn

-Original Message-
From: Alain HAOUI
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To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Test email

Yes, With the compliments of the new French president 


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Just testing to see that the change of email address worked.
Dilwyn
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Re: [Ql-Users] Test email

[Alain HAOUI]

Yes, With the compliments of the new French president  


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Just testing to see that the change of email address worked.
Dilwyn
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[Ql-Users] Turbo switch-bouton history

[Alain HAOUI]

 

On my old good Q40 platform, I used a very early unusable SMSQ/E ROMed
version. It served only to load a more suitable SMSQ/E version from hard
disk on boot.

 

As I was recently playing with all kind of ATA/ATAPI devices, I needed to
have a working OS starting from ROM without necessary having a working
master device. Then, I decided to burn a new ROM with a good SMSQ/E version;
A real challenge for a novice tinkerer like me.

 

After having prepared all necessary burning material, I discovered that
recent SMSQ/E versions are greater than 256KBytes and can't fit in a
standard ROM on Q40 using 2x27C0124 ships; Grrr Horror.

 

With some help from "a gentleman registrar" and "community", I could have a
good enough working version within the limit of 256KB. I have managed to
burn a new ROM with SMSQ/E version 3.11 and this worked fine; Good start.

 

I was happy with this result until I needed to add a new module to the ROMed
SMSQ/E OS. I wished to add my new QubATA driver as a module and start it
automatically with SMSQ/E. As this module takes about 16KB.; Again, it can't
fit in ROM..

 

Knowing Q40 may support greater ROMs (up to 1 MBytes), I purchased some
27C2048 ships (256KBytes capacity, each) permitting to have a global ROM of
512KB. It wasn't easy to find these ships at reasonable price on the market.
Derek has also managed to find some 27C4096 ships (512KB each) in the back
of a drawer permitting to have a global ROM of 1MBytes; Plenty of ROM space.

 

I have managed to burn the latest SMSQ/E version 3.31 on a big ROM with some
extra modules. This also worked as expected; A new "Quantum Leap".

 

I was happy with this new result.until I have got another idea. While
reading the Q40 manual I noticed the ROM selector which permit to split ROM
with 2 parts for 2 different OSes.

 

I then wanted to have 2 SMSQ/E systems, one for a standard stable use and
the other for test and experimenting use. I was also proud to find some
utility for the Turbo-switch button lurking in my case for years which I can
use to select wanted OS. As I used a dual CF card readers and 2 ISA cards
I/O, I could be able to change easily between different system
configurations without the need to open the case; A dreamful.

 

Then I was discussing for a while with Peter and Derek to learn how to
split/combine all parts and construct the big ROM image with 2 OSes. Very
interesting but we discovered later that ROM selector doesn't permit more
than 128KBytes as continuous space addressing, so it can't be used to have 2
bigs OSes whatever the size of used ROM; Return to reality.

 

I have also noticed that different SMSQ/E versions may have different
behaviors on starting. On my system per example, the v3.31 need to be
restarted with the Reset button after switching On the Power to get SMSQ/E
correctly started from ROM, while it starts normally when LRESPRed from
disk. It looks like a timing issue related to Ready State for some devices.
Some versions don't load at all when launched from Classic QDOS even from
disk; Old history.

 

Finally, I returned to the last working configuration with a 512KBytes ROM
with a recent tuned SMSQ/E version, plus some extra modules and enough free
space left for the next (10 ?) years needs; Great.

 

By the way, the Turbo switch button is again free on my case. Any idea ?

 

Sorry for this long history that I hope someway useful.

 

Alain

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Re: [Ql-Users] Turbo switch-bouton history

[Alain HAOUI]

Thanks Peter for your comments.

> Could it be your QubATA code? I remember that Qubide was always a bit
critical on powerup.

This happens without QubATA or any extra code or configured items.
Qubide was always a bit critical on powerup, QubATA is not ;-)

> How about the monitor? Or did you find one of the rare Flatscreens that
can display 1024x512 well?

I still have a CRT multisync monitor (probably the last one working) but I
used also a video upscaler VGA to HDMI on faltscreens.

Anyway, I don't really use the high resolution (1024x512) which is not
enough compliant with my eyes quality requirement.
However the 16 bits colours mode is excellent.

> You'd have to bend one pin of each EPROM, so they don't connect to the
socket. Then connect both bent pins by wire with turbo switch and a pullup.
(The onboard ROM selector jumpered to "Normal Operation".)

This sounds promising. Not afraid. Pins number please. Thanks

PS : Bouton = Button = Taste = Botòn = some kind of electrical equipment
when pushed or turned, switches from a stable state (Computer OFF) to an
unstable state (Computer ON) - :-)

Regards,
Alain

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Re: [Ql-Users] Turbo switch-bouton history

[Alain HAOUI]

Yes, the switch position should be selected before powering on.
The so called "Turbo-switch" has 3 wires and 2 static positions (1-2/2-3).
For the original ROM Selector on Q40, we need only the (2-3) position, the
other position should be open. So, the wire 1 should not be connected.
Thanks Dave, Derek.

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De : Ql-Users [mailto:ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com] De la part de Peter
Graf
Envoyé : vendredi 5 mai 2017 21:45
À : ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Objet : Re: [Ql-Users] Turbo switch-bouton history

No. Alain wants to use the turbo switch, not the reset button.

Am 05.05.2017 um 19:37 schrieb Dave Park:
> As the reset button is momentary, it will also take a bistable 
> flipflop like a 7474...
> 
> When I get back, I'll do you a little circuit. :)
> 
> Dave
> 
> On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 7:58 AM, <pg...@q40.de> wrote:
> 
>> On 5 May 2017 at 14:47, Alain HAOUI wrote:
>>
>>>> You'd have to bend one pin of each EPROM, so they don't connect to 
>>>> the
>>> socket. Then connect both bent pins by wire with turbo switch and a
>> pullup.
>>> (The onboard ROM selector jumpered to "Normal Operation".)
>>>
>>> This sounds promising. Not afraid. Pins number please. Thanks
>>
>> Depends on size. Why not look into EPROM datasheet yourself? Simply 
>> the highest addressline you've got.
>>
>> Peter
>>
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Re: [Ql-Users] Maximum length of files on QL file-system

[Alain HAOUI via Ql-Users]

For qubide with driver qubata v3.x the max file size supported may be 2 
gigabytes minus some data structure kilobytes, provided you have created a 
suitable big partition with 64 sectors per block.
This is the maximum under qdos with 2 words indexes when used as unsigned.
Regards,
Alain

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Envoyé : ‎23/‎07/‎2017 17:21
À : "ql-us...@q-v-d.com" 
Objet : Re: [Ql-Users] Maximum length of files on QL file-system

On 23 July 2017 at 15:47, Andrea Carpi via Ql-Users <
ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote:

>   Hello everybody
>
> Trying to transfer large files between Windows 10,
> QPC2, and QL-Aurora-SGC-Qubide I have noticed that there are big
> limitations in the maximum length of the files.
>
> I mean:
> - On QXL.WIN
> hard drive in QPC2 I'm not able to generate files longer than 50Mb (End
> Of file error)
> - On the Qubide hard drive the limit is 19Mb (ROM 2.01),
> but perhaps also depends on the partition creation choices
>
> - On Ram
> Disk (in QPC2 maximum RAM 128 Mb) I did not find any limits unless the
> size of the RAM
> - I did not find limits on DOS devices from QPC2 except
> those of the file system in use on Windows (NTFS)
>
> Specifically for
> QXL.WIN and QUBIDE do anyone know the exact length limits and
> why?
>

The QDOS file system stores the file position in the channel definition
block as two 16-bit words - one for the block number and one for the byte
position within one block. So, when using 512-byte blocks, the maximum file
length will be 65535*512 bytes or just under 32MB (or 16MB when using
signed arithmetic). When using 2K byte blocks, the limit will be 128 or
64MB respectively.

I know mdv and flp use 512-byte block size and ED flp have 2K byte sectors
but I'm not sure if the latter also uses 2K blocks. The same goes for
(virtual) win drives - sectors are usually grouped to keep the map within
limits but I don't know off-hand if that also affects the block size (it
might as well be 512 bytes, depending on the driver).

This use of word-sized block numbers within QDOS is an unfortunate design
flaw - as is the standard FS.MDINF trap which returns word-sized sector
counts - but could TT back in 1984 foresee that within five years there
would be a storage medium for the QL that surpassed the 32MB limit? In the
PC world there are multiple examples of this - remember the 32MB partition
size limit in DOS 3.3, then the 528MB limit on CHS-addressed hard disks,
and the initial 128GB limit on LBA which was supposed to 'fix' CHS.

Storage capacity has grown so much that any 'X MB ought to be enough for
everybody' design decision has proven wrong eventually...

-- 
*Jan Bredenbeek* | Hilversum, NL | j...@bredenbeek.net
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Re: [Ql-Users] QL-SD new driver

[Alain HAOUI via Ql-Users]

Hi all,
Actually I am on the way to achieve a new browser (only browser now) for all ql 
platforms and emulators which can deal with qubide or qlwa/qwa multipartitioned 
devices or disk raw images, data cdrom or iso 9660 cd images and qxl.win 
containers in any device or image.
It needs tk2, PE and should work on any ql platform with ~300kb of free ram, 
under qdos or smsq.
For physical cdrom needs qubata driver or TG atapi/cdrom things.
Will be available within a few days.
Regards
Alain Haoui
Envoyé de mon téléphone

De : Graeme Gregory via Ql-Users
Envoyé le :lundi 22 janvier 2018 14:41
À : ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com
Cc : Graeme Gregory
Objet :Re: [Ql-Users] QL-SD new driver



On Mon, 22 Jan 2018, at 9:41 AM, Wolfgang Lenerz via Ql-Users wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've released a new driver for QL-SD that uses standard qxl.win drives
> instead of Qubide ones.
> 
> It's for Minerva only, though.
> 
> You can download it from www.wlenerz.com/QLSD
> 
And the next trick make qubide do the same :-D

Graeme
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Re: [Ql-Users] QubLink and DiReXt

[Alain HAOUI via Ql-Users]

Thank you Dilwyn and Per for your actions and feedbacks. 

Concerning emulators, only QPC2 is currently supported by QubLink tool as 
mentioned in the note accompanying the package. 

The non-support of SMSQmulator is simply due to the fact that it is no longer 
installed on my development platform since my home move. This will be done 
quickly as soon as my platform is operational again. 

Indeed, I meant QWIRC and not QIRC. Sorry for the confusion. 

Regarding Win-DOS, I was not enough aware of. As far as I know, it requires a 
bloated machine (800 pixels...) and initially I wanted to make a modest tool 
able to run on small configurations like BBQL+TDI controler, per example. 

Bests regards 
Alain HAOUI 

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De: "pjw via Ql-Users"  
À: ql-us...@q-v-d.com 
Cc: "pjw"  
Envoyé: Dimanche 26 Novembre 2023 16:35:29 
Objet: Re: [Ql-Users] QubLink and DiReXt 

Dilwyn, 

I havent exactly put QubLink through its paces yet, but it appears to 
work fine on QPC2. 

On SMSQmulator V2.33 with SMSQ/E V3.38, however, the program starts up 
as a button all right, but when I hit the button all I get is: 
Line 2235 String is not numeric. Fini. 

BTW I presume you mean QWIRC, not QIRC. 

QubLink fills a space not covered by Qwirc, so thats a Good Thing. You 
very modestly forgot to mention your own WinDOS 
which does much the same ;o) 

Sadly Qwirc has become increasingly "incompatible", not due to some 
strange digital atrophy but due to changes in the inner workings of 
the various platforms. A new version, which has been in the works for 
quite some time, and is now near to completion, may be released one day.. 

Per 
On 26/11/2023 14:56, Dilwyn Jones via Ql-Users wrote: 
> Two new softwares from Alain Haoui: 
> 
> QUBLINK 
> --- 
> QubLink v1.04 is a PE driven utility program allowing an easy way to 
> manage hard and soft drive linking on different QL systems. 
> 
> It is in some ways a multi-platform variant of the well known 
> utilities WINLINK (from G.Underwood) and QIRC (from P.Witte) together. 
> 
> It works on expanded BBQL with QubIDE/Clones under QDOS/Minerva, Qx0 
> and QPC2 running SMSQ/E. Recent TK2 and PE are mandatory, GD2 and 
> QPAC2 are only recommended. 
> 
> QubLink was written by QubATA author Alain Haoui. 
> 
> Download the software free of charge from 
> https://dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/utils/index.html 
> 
> DIREXT 
> -- 
> DiReXt is a system toolkit which adds a few commands to BASIC to 
> perform various directory tree operations on level 2 file systems. It 
> was written by the author of QubATA, Alain Hauoi. 
> 
> DiReXt, also known as Directories Recursive eXtensions, consists of 
> extensions to copy, rename, move, backup and sync entire directories. 
> 
> Here's a list of the extensions: 
> 
> RENAME_DIR - rename recursovely a whole DIR tree 
> COPY_DIR - copy recursively a whole DIR tree 
> MOVE_DIR - move recursively a whole DIR tree 
> BACKUP_DIR - backup recursively a whole DIR tree 
> SYNC_DIR - synchronise two directory trees 
> DUP_DIR - duplicate a directory tree (only directories) 
> LIST_DIR - list all files in a directory tree 
> STAT_DIR - show statistics for each subdirectory 
> TOUCH_DIR - touch all files update date in a tree 
> DELETE_DIR - delete all files and sub-directories 
> HELP_DIR - short help text 
> 
> The toolkit is available to download free of charge from 
> https://dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/tk/index.html 
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