As a re-noobie of only a day I would definitely appreciate a glossary of
terms/products new and old, the variety of websites using a plethora of
acronyms takes awhile getting used to and is a little confusing. Until you
track them down you make assumptions, mainly wrong ones, SBasic for example,
I am trying to register QL2K with Jimmy MONTESINOS at q...@jadiam.org
As of yet had no reply, does anyone know if this person is still around ?
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get it?
I cant even remember what it is, other than than a a PE system.
Many thanks for any replies.
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On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 8:27 AM, Michael Grunditz wrote:
> Hi
>
> I never see my own mails to this list , do they reach the list ?
>
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direction taps to get there.
Any ideas?
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This is the best that I could find that relates to the request but I am not
sure of the relevance. To include it in future calenders may incure
purchasing the QL-1 for around $374.95 to enable copyright free photographs,
that would be your choice then Dilwyn :-)
http://ecollars.com/doqulaqwidu
I would much rather see helpful messages that are progressive, reponsive and
add character in a AI type of way especially when you you repeat mistakes in
any one session for example;
SMSQ/e
Action: [LOAD WIN1_FRED_BAS]
Error: not found
Action: [LOAD WIN1_FRED_BAS] again
Error: still not foun
I have registered and seems to be working fine, I have even an avatar that
may look familiar to one or two of you
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Having playing around with setting up windows the old fashioned way (program
submitted in the future)
I came across this bug (feature)!
try this first
WM_BORDER 25, 1026
and even edged 3d type border
now try this
WM_BORDER 0,1026
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Am 09.12.2010 15:50, schrieb Rich Mellor:
On 09/12/2010 14:44, Lee Privett wrote:
Ed (Toolkit II) is a great editor but in coming back to the QL I would
have thought someone would have come up with a couple of useful tweaks
by now.
Such as the ability to copy and paste with
I found the font you are using a bit spicy :)
Sent from my iPad
On 22 Dec 2010, at 21:08, Billy wrote:
>
>>> To get back on subject, I find retirement not quite the financial
>>> challenge I feared and hope to contact Jochen to resubscribe QLToday
>>> soon.
>> I'm sure Jochen will be glad to h
whole boot up sequence
takes over 10 minutes so this has been edited down for aesthetic purposes.
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Homer should know after all this time where the 'any key' is
On 3 Jan 2011, at 18:52, Tony Firshman wrote:
> Norman Dunbar wrote, on 3/Jan/11 16:19 | Jan3:
>> On 03/01/11 16:07, Rich Mellor wrote:
>>> Ermm. Of course, if he could access the website or send an email, he
>>> wouldn't need the h
this would return 20
10 AT 10,20 PRINT "FRED"
20 PRINT LOCX : remark this would return 1 (or 0)
30 PRINT LOCY: remark this would return 11
Thanks
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thanks guys
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From: "gdgqler"
To:
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Question
On 1
ss and the other as
removable storage, how cool is that. Hmmmn maybe getting a little carried
away now.
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access and the other as removable storage, how cool is that. Hmmmn maybe
getting a little carried away now.
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if anyone else had writen anything on it
or if anyone had any comments?
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From: "Rich Mellor"
To:
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] scale and drawing
circle and square when x value is
also *offset, however I found by trial and error that taking off
0.01 from the 0.75 offset it was slightly more accurate at 0.74
and approximately 1/.74 = 1.35
on a 512x256 window SCALE of 256,0,0
the offset worked out to be = 1
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icrodrive to be copied across to the new storage medium.
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Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QL SD/MMC-Card interface survey
--- On Mon, 17/1/11, Peter wrote:
To t
/using_bbc_iplayer/desktop_problems
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To:
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] iPlayer
g. I am not looking for an answer here (yet),
but once solved I should be able to complete the current project and then
move on to other stuff like 'pong'.
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other
combinations to see if I can narrow it down.
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From: "gdgqler"
To:
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 11:08 AM
Subject
Ok, I didn't understand most of whats being said here, other than 'fit it
all in an QL' and 'ARM', the first sounds exciting the second would have a
certain person spinning in their grave if 1. they were in one and 2. if it
was imple
I agree, but to get new blood you need to reach out to new blood first, I
dont see that happening at the moment :(
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Snip
"My view is that Quanta is
there would
be 176 more people doing that than I am aware of, and I dont see what harm
it would do.
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From: "peet vanpeebles&
I have two pics from the recent article in Metro about Sir Clives C5 and tried
to send them on here but restricted by a file size and I cannot make them any
smalle without loss of detail. Any idea where could put them for the benefit of
others?
Lee Privett
Will do and also there are now here temporarilly
http://tinypic.com/r/euhixv/7
http://tinypic.com/r/2rd8ebo/7
and on the forum here http://www.qlforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=80
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tv modulator output
replaced by USB2 or USB3 connector, the microdrive with an SD card slot,
net1 and net1 3.5 sockets replaced by audio in and out and QDOSMSQ is a
plugin flashrom, I dont see what the problem is :-)
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Yep Dilwyn's site has the links for QLAY
http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/emu/index.html
and I used QLAY in a DOSBOX being emulated on the iPad but very slowly :-(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzK5xU1BbBw
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(for Dilwyn)
I have a ASUS netbook (one of the first to come out) running a derivitive of
Linux, no hard drive to speak of, no CD, just SD and USB, if I send you a
USB stick I can try it out that way?
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ideas for projects
already going on in this email/forum and should be supported, by raising the
subscription then the focus can be made towards that and supporting the
shortfall.
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but
K QLs either. So my
question is are there enough QL users out there to warrant additional
hardware projects? and if not, what else can the QL be used for in its
current format?
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This might help though, so Qubide still an option?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/IDE-SATA-Bi-Directional-Adapter/dp/B000YSMBSW
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This would be fantastic if
t this was the OGL 2020 (as everything has to have a number)
OGL stands for One Giant Leap (as the QL was a "small step for man") and 2020
is the year it was likely to come out (he said looking at watch), any other
offers?
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ooh look here
http://www.qlforum.co.uk/download/file.php?id=28&mode=view
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I would venture - more beneficial would be the USB port, lots and lots
of USB
tony, no sooner said
http://www.qlforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=38&p=364#p364 scroll down for
your Dinky suggestion
and
http://www.qlforum.co.uk/download/file.php?id=30&mode=view
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Yes apparently, but dont you think this looks even better?
http://www.qlforum.co.uk/download/file.php?id=33&mode=view
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Have you no *real* work to ge
and test it or run it
on my retro arcade machine if it has the SD slot.
I'm sure others would consider this also.
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Well I am definately interested in purchasing such a device, have you
considered putting this forward to the Quanta Commitee to get it off the
ground commercially?
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have to write. Secondly I consider myself a dab hand Photoshopping images,
if you like I can redo the front cover to much better standard?
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Sure
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From: "Malcolm Lear"
To:
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Approaches to
Hey I got a great idea based on graphical lines etc. what about a TRON light
cycle game playing against the computer but where the computer doesn't cheat
against the human player?
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)
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From: "Tony Firshman"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] GWASS is updated
Nor
lias=aps&field-keywords=nT-330i%20Barebone%20%28Intel
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From: "Ralf Reköndt"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 8:
point so no
further luck I'm afraid. I' read a bit more on the website to see if any
more fruitful.
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From: "Marc
Malcolm, I have the front cover ready in two versions and two formats native
Illustrator and SVG
OK to send them to your Essex email?
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Rich, the manual says to double click (the spacebar) on the MDV1_ icon, I
tried it and it does. It is the same for file icons that then comeup in the
window, I haven't worked out what ICICLE is yet though.
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QPC2 reports HBA for ver$
Minerva 198 reports JSL1
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From: "Plastic"
To:
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 7:44 AM
Su
*Basic is slow and a low
priority at the moment. If you want the QuickBasic version I am happy to
provide.
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the text to graphic sprites as the are likely to be able to go
'off screen'.
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From: "Plastic"
To:
Sent: Frida
I believe QLiberator software does whis with command extensions QSAVE, QLOAD
etc. and this is also standard in QPC2 (SMSQ/e)
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Ah this is a far better approach idea than mine, well done Rich!
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From: "Rich Mellor"
To:
Sent: Friday, February 11,
Does anyone know if there are any hardware links or software mods that can
bypass the F1/F2 option on the original QL?
Lee Privett
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Hi Jimmy, welcome back, are you saying you are looking to do some upgrade or
something similar to your QL emulator(s)?
Lee Privett
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/manufactured. This is all
for the original QL of course.
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d the F1/F2 choice and
just to if F2 has been pressed so that it finishes off the sequence as in TV
mode and looks for a boot file or will it just load in extensions from the
memory locations in the EPROM?
Lee Privett
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I have only ever seen the Minerva ROM in emulation packages, is it an actual
ROM I can get hold off and replace the JS/JM type or is it a little more
complicated than that?
Lee Privett
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but
So I need to look out for a Gc, SGC or Minerva conversion kit, haven't seen
those on eBay or sell my retro
any other places?
Lee Privett
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something?
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Refreshingly nicely styled website for the QL, Dave.
Lee Privett
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From
"as I said, one can never *really* escape the QL scene."
Ok Tony, not sure what you mean by that, are you saying you may be making some
more?
Lee Privett
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hardware for erasing and burning the EPROM.
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From: Malcolm Cadman
beep beep
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combination press to get the equivalent. But, the QL keys feel nicer to the
touch go figure.
I am also reminded of
If it looks like a sausage, feels like a sausage, tastes and smells like a
sausage then...
Lee Privett
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Sent from
Some more Minerva MKII upgrades which replaces the standard QL ROMs (a small
circuit board and new ROM) with real-time clock and I2C interface. :roll:
Lee Privett
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e the following
SPECTRUM:
100 CLS : LET b=12345
200 PRINT AT x,y, "Hello World"
300 a=PEEK (b): POKE 45678,a
to
QL:
100 CLS : b = 12345
200 AT y,x : PRINT "Hello World"
300 a=PEEK (b):REMark 'POKE 45678,a' not valid
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ange of
derivatives
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in to the icon and it
displays them in HTML formatted as well. If you want to go this route I will
try and find out where from or alternatively I can send it to you.
Lee Privett
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file from its own documents they are full of
unnecessary rubbish
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*lol* It took me a few seconds to realise that *crickets* was not the only
schematic you had, I kept wondering why on earth someone would call a schematic
'crickets' DOH!
Lee Privett
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Can I suggest that for any survey done in the future that the QL community are
notified through as many channels as possible well in advance so that timing of
other such initiatives can be self-regulated or coordinate. For example if two
or three main surveys a year are planned, then even if you
I note on Rich's website RWAP a clever little interface for the Sinclair ZX
Spectrum called DivIDE it is an interface allowing a hard disk and a compact
flash card to be simultaneously connected to Spectrum port at the back of the
device, has no one ever considered this for the QL? A similar int
Are you saying I have a forceful character with a strong personality? if so you
need to speak to my other half so that she is more informed... oh... wait...
sorry have been told to get off the my computer and stop playing oh !
apparently its not my computer...anymore...
Lee
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and here http://www.rwapadventures.com/ql_wiki/index.php?title=QPlane
Lee
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Might want to take a gander at some QL add-ons from this site, makes
interesting viewing, some of them I wouldn't mind getting but alas!
http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/museum/sinclair/ql/addons.php
Lee
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Excellent Adrian, glad to se you making progress, sorry couldn't make any
suggestions, machine code like my partners Greek is a language I have great
difficulty with understanding.
Lee
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To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Sent: Friday, February 18,
Emulators such as QL2K allow various QL ROMs to be preloaded by linking them to
the relevant file, does anyone know if is possible to link to a set of
extensions this way instead waiting for them to be LRESPR in a BOOT program?
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Dave, it my help those like me with less knowledge of such things to know
exactly what QL'ers could make use of a back plane for, plugging in additional
peripherals such as floppy drive adapter are already realised with through
connections on the memory unit.
Lee
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All this talk is making hunger for an SGC not having seen or used before, are
there really none out there or not ever being made?
Lee
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> On 22/02/2011 00:12, Dave Park wrote:
>> On Feb 21, 2011, at 2:02 PM, Tony Firshman wrote:
And, have a good insulating backing pl
I have a JM basic system and I am trying to check the memory it has before and
after I plug the expanderam card in. No joy as far as I can determine, keywords
in QDOS but I seem to remember a Peek somewhere, anyone?
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peek_l(163872) I believe contains address of end of RAM.
/Petri
On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 4:27 PM, Lee Privett wrote:
> I have a JM basic system and I am trying to check the memory it has before
and after I plug the expanderam card in. No joy as far as I
There is also documentation on backplane power adapter (I think) on Dilwyns web
here http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/docs/manuals/qplane.zip from here
http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/docs/manuals/index.html#qlmanual
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I liked the following comment by one observer and couldn't put it better myself
"Those were great times before the internet and IBM-compatibles distracted us
from real computing. "
One of Dave's survey questions asked about the internet and although it is a
useful resource, I have lost many an
Maybe I wanted to remain ignorant :-)
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From: Tony Firshman
To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] 57 images of dismantling a Sinclair ZX-81.
Lee Privett wrote, on 23/Feb/11 08
Oh dear you fell for Rich's QDOS trap 2, caugt mt.cm job look @ RWap Site loop
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From: gdgqler
To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Ranting: A Story of two Operating Systems
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] 57 images of dismantling a Sinclair ZX-81.
On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 2:46 AM, Lee Privett wrote:
> I really do not know many benefits of the QL having full access to the
> 'web' compared to other more pre
12:52 PM, Lee Privett wrote:
> Pressing priorities like getting my current real QL(s) up to a standard
> that substantially exceeded my 84/85 version (which was a handmade
> internally expanded to 640K machine and that was it) so that I can get the
> remainder of the microdrive
Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Lee Privett wrote:
> see there is another thing, if only I had JS ROMs :(
The card I'm proposing could hold a 128KByte or 256KByte PROM. By manually
switching one (128K) or two (256K) Address lines, I can manipulate any 64K
block of the PROM to a
It also had me going for a while looking at the ICE & MICE screens seeing 'by D
Jones' only to find later the name of the author was David in the documentation
anyway.
Lee
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From: Dilwyn Jones
To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Sent: Wednesday, Febru
Dilwyn, this is quite funny, its like we are having a final summary of the last
two weeks
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From: Dilwyn Jones
To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] The Spring 2011 QL Survery
>
Don't lurk, its been quite entertaining, more please :)
Lee
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interested
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Here is one interesting part of the documentation from Dilwyns site (thanks for
pointing this out Keith) as you can see it mentions three ICs needed to get the
mouse working and a small fee...
Adding a Mouse to an Issue 3 SuperQboard
I have now managed t
Heck, next thing you'll be saying is 'do away with a postal one altogether
make it all electronic and then Monthly!' :)
Lee
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From: David Tubbs
To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] The Fir
Noel Edmonds found that out to his shame with 'Gotcha Oscars'
So how about the Cue Ella's
Lee
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> Also, how about an annual "award ceremony" for best new h/w, software,
> utility, lifetime achievement awards - so we can all pat ourselves on the
> back? *grins* Heck, I migh
Ladies and Gentlemen its the 'QLimb that Mountain' Awards 2011
Lee
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To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] The First Survey - Results!
>Suggestions
Qlutz of the year
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