Re: [Ql-Users] QDOS & SMSQ reference guide, Configuration standard manual

2024-02-17 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
Thank you Wolfgang! On Sat, 17 Feb 2024, 13:09 Wolfgang Lenerz via Ql-Users, < ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > > QDOS & SMSQ reference guide v. 4.8 is out. > > I also re-made the manual for the Configurations standard, levels 1 & 2, > with some assembler examples. > > > This can

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-17 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
Hey Wolfgang! So, SMSQmulator now has (some level of) SERial port support - that's great! I can now test the QLUB Adapter with it :-) Anything I should know about this experimental feature? M. On Sat, 17 Feb 2024, 12:58 Wolfgang Lenerz via Ql-Users, < ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote: > > Hi

Re: [Ql-Users] QX40

2023-09-30 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
Hi Ian! The card you are referring to would be the 'QXL'. Those two 3.5mm sockets allow you to connect to the standard QL Network. The DOS binary for the QXL includes the SMS(Q/e) binary that runs on the card itself and the latest version can be found alongside the other SMSQe distributions on

[Ql-Users] Announcing availability of a QLNET driver for the Q68 (ND-Q68)

2019-06-16 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
On this Father's Day (in the UK, anyway), I am pleased to announce the availability of driver software that allows you to finally network the Q68 with other QL-compatible machines via the standard QLNET ports. The ready-to-run driver as well as the source code and a short commentary are

Re: [Ql-Users] How do you find the Driver Definition Block (DDB) base-address from SBASIC for the NET device

2018-05-19 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
/05/2018 13:15, Martyn Hill via Ql-Users wrote: Thanks Wolfgang (and Jan via the Forum) Having now found what looks like the DDB - taking in to account the -$18 offset from the entry in the CDB - the resultant list of words at offset ndt_ctab ($50) looks suspicious, thus: 50:       0 52

Re: [Ql-Users] How do you find the Driver Definition Block (DDB) base-address from SBASIC for the NET device

2018-05-19 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
) lies at offset chn_drvr (=4) in the CDB - you can just PEEK_L that. Be careful, however, the pointer there normally points to offset iod_iolk (=$18) within the DDB, so all other offsets should be reduced by that same amount. HTH Wolfgang On 18/05/2018 22:01, Martyn Hill via Ql-Users wrote

[Ql-Users] How do you find the Driver Definition Block (DDB) base-address from SBASIC for the NET device

2018-05-18 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
Hi everyone In the spirit of double-posting between here and the QL Forum :-) I thought I'd ask my question here, too... I'm continuing to explore the QL network across a range of platforms - now with my refurbished QXL2 card (thanks, Derek!) The bit-timings on the QXL under SMSQ/E v3.33

Re: [Ql-Users] Source code availability for Minerva v1.92 or v1.89?

2018-02-27 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
because it was HTML and my original replay wasn't published because it came from the wrong sender address... so anyway, here it is once more: Martyn Hill wrote: OMGosh! Do you know how long I have been staring at the serio/relio code - but failed to see that potential flaw? I shall test

Re: [Ql-Users] Source code availability for Minerva v1.92 or v1.89?

2018-02-27 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
Thanks Marcel! On 27/02/2018 13:33, Marcel Kilgus via Ql-Users wrote: Martyn Hill via Ql-Users wrote: I looked again at the other serio vectored routines that themselves call io_pend and determined that it was wise to preserve /their/ serio key in d0 before resetting to 0 for io_pend

Re: [Ql-Users] Source code availability for Minerva v1.92 or v1.89?

2018-02-25 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
!) disassembly of V1.89, if thats of any interest. It seems quite thorough and detailed, but Ive not tried to reassemble it. Let me know where to send it if you want it. Per On 25/02/2018 15:51, Martyn Hill via Ql-Users wrote: Hi everyone! I'm looking to get a hold of the *source *for either

Re: [Ql-Users] New hardware announcement...

2018-02-25 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
Thanks - just heard from DP via the Forum! Can't wait to see this project come to fruition :-) M. On 25/02/2018 15:46, Graeme Gregory via Ql-Users wrote: He did, you were a few hours late  G On Sun, 25 Feb 2018, at 2:53 PM, Martyn Hill via Ql-Users wrote: Hi Dave ...and, did you? I

Re: [Ql-Users] New hardware announcement...

2018-02-25 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
Hi Dave ...and, did you? I was late joining the online Chat, so might have missed it :-( M. On 20/02/2018 21:45, Dave Park via Ql-Users wrote: Hi all, I'll be making a new hardware announcement this Saturday 24th at 8pm UK time. To join in, see the videos/photos and ask questions, join

[Ql-Users] Source code availability for Minerva v1.92 or v1.89?

2018-02-25 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
ious as hell :-) Any takers? Regards, *Martyn Hill.* -- "There are 10 types of people in this world. Those who understand binary and those who don't." ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] New WIN/SDC driver: RENAME curiosity...

2018-01-29 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
Hill wrote: Hi WL! Yes - that was just my typo :-) Martyn Hill Sent from my mobile - please excuse spelling errors... On 29 Jan 2018 07:31, Wolf via Ql-Users <ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote: sorry, this was

[Ql-Users] New WIN/SDC driver: RENAME curiosity...

2018-01-28 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
Hi everyone Thanks to Wolfgang for his work on porting the WIN driver to QDOS and merging with the SDC driver. As a result, I am now able to mount a number of .WIN container files as WIN1_, WIN2_ etc and in the process, ease the transfer of files from QPC to my QL(s). Loving it! One

Re: [Ql-Users] Re-upping QL-SD new driver [OT]

2018-01-24 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
Is personal consumption legal in France ? :-) On 24/01/2018 12:32, Wolf via Ql-Users wrote: Hi, Got anything cooking? I've got my fingers in many pies that are a-cooking, but mostly for in-house consumption. Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] QL-SD new driver

2018-01-22 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
for its (equivalent of) slave-blocks. E.g. for an unexpanded QL of 128k, about 1.5MB container size seems to be the limit before you take too much memory to run the machine effectively. If only we could find another builder/supplier of the SD interface... :-) Martyn Hill. On 22/01/2018 13:41

Re: [Ql-Users] Possible bug in the (experimental) QubIDE feature of QXLWinReader

2017-10-30 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
, Martyn Hill wrote: Hi Wolfgang! For sure - no pressure - I can fix-up the issue on my SD-Card with a little script in the meantime. As for on which FS the issue takes-place; it shows itself on the destination side (QubIDE/SD-Card image) - running FTYP on the source QLWA/WIN source returns

Re: [Ql-Users] Possible bug in the (experimental) QubIDE feature of QXLWinReader

2017-10-30 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
ide? Regards Wolfgang On 29/10/2017 22:12, Martyn Hill via Ql-Users wrote: Hi list and especially Wolfgang Not sure the best way to report the issue, but as per my recent thread on the Forum (http://qlforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=3=2146), I seem to have uncovered an odd behaviour when copy

[Ql-Users] Possible bug in the (experimental) QubIDE feature of QXLWinReader

2017-10-29 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
Hi list and especially Wolfgang Not sure the best way to report the issue, but as per my recent thread on the Forum (http://qlforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=3=2146), I seem to have uncovered an odd behaviour when copying directory structures from WIN to a QL.BDI image file on SDC. I know this

Re: [Ql-Users] Q68 Advance Notice 3 - Delay

2017-10-20 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
Good morning Derek What a nightmare for you - we wish you a speedy recovery. If there is still room left on your first 20 for Q68, could I ask to be added (incl. the black case, but no need for the PS/2 splitter). Regards, Martyn. On 20/10/2017 09:00, Derek Stewart via Ql-Users wrote:

Re: [Ql-Users] Problem loading extensions

2017-02-22 Thread Martyn Hill
making sure that nothing else will be broken at the same time, will be worthwhile. So perhaps it's best to go with Martyn Hill's suggestion : don't use LRESPR in a procedure/function.. On 20/02/2017 14:40, Martyn Hill wrote: Ciao Giorgio Some time ago, I observed and reported here a similar

Re: [Ql-Users] Problem loading extensions

2017-02-20 Thread Martyn Hill
Ciao Giorgio Some time ago, I observed and reported here a similar sounding issue whereby LRESPR would fail from within an SBasic PROCedure. Not all of them, but some. I resorted to loading the very same extensions outside of a procedure, without issue. Regards, Martyn Hill. On 19/02

Re: [Ql-Users] DM5 upsetting Dates in QPC2

2017-01-12 Thread Martyn Hill
Hi Bob Just to confirm that I too have been unable to run DM5 on QPC (v4) and saw oddities around the date before it would hang QPC. I didn't investigate to the same depth, but it appears to match your experience. Martyn. On 12/01/2017 15:35, Bob Spelten wrote: Hi All, I was trying to

Re: [Ql-Users] Behaviour of DIV with negative numbers in SBASIC (QPC2)

2017-01-05 Thread Martyn Hill
1 Another note: The original QL allowed word-size divisors and dividends. while SMSQ/E extended this to long integers. And the original QL manual even had an example illustrating what you see here: -5 DIV 2 { will output -3} Tobias Am 05.01.2017 um 16:27 schrieb Martyn Hill <ma

[Ql-Users] Bevaiour of DIV with negative numbers in SBASIC (QPC2)

2017-01-05 Thread Martyn Hill
Hi everyone Can anyone tell me the expected behaviour for the integer-divide operator 'DIV' in SBASIC, when provided with a negative dividend/numerator? My number-theory is a bit rusty, but I would have thought that, say, -1 DIV 10 should result in 0 (with remainder/MOD of -1). Instead, on

Re: [Ql-Users] Wrong dates on DOS & NFA

2017-01-05 Thread Martyn Hill
latest version (downloaded form your site a few weeks ago), but I corrected it and it then worked for me (on both QEm and QPC). As its not the primary topic of this thread, I can email you off-list to discuss further, if you like... Oh, and Happy New year to everyone! Martyn Hill. On 02/01/2017

Re: [Ql-Users] Wrong dates on DOS & NFA

2017-01-05 Thread Martyn Hill
your site a few weeks ago), but I corrected it and it then worked for me (on QEm and QPC). As its not the primary topic of this thread, I can email you off-list to discuss further, if you like... Oh, and Happy New year to everyone! Martyn Hill. On 02/01/2017 14:54, Dilwyn Jones wrote: I

Re: [Ql-Users] Good Morning People - ‘QL SuperBASIC - The Definitive Handbook’

2014-06-20 Thread Martyn Hill
Just to add my interest to getting hold of a reasonable soft-copy of this classic... The copy I have is mostly illegible (though regularly trawled-through). eBay has hard-copies on sale, but they're pretty expensive! Martyn. On 17/06/2014 13:10, Lee Privett wrote: The was some move awhile

Re: [Ql-Users] Assembly Language Mailing List News

2014-03-20 Thread Martyn Hill
like to see is it continue! All the best and thanks again! Martyn Hill On 20/03/2014 20:12, Norman Dunbar wrote: Evening all, the latest news from the Assembly language mailing list is: 1. Kindle version now available. Issue 1 of the QL Today Memorial Assembly Language Mailing List irregular

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 v4.01 released

2014-02-01 Thread Martyn Hill
Congratulations Marcel, first and foremost for your new arrival! And thank you for continuing to support QPC! Martyn. On 31/01/2014 01:11, Marcel Kilgus wrote: Hello everybody. I have mentioned that I intended to make QPC2 available and free for all for some time and the first fruit of this

[Ql-Users] How to query current Paper/Strip/Ink in HiColour/QPC2 windows?

2013-11-04 Thread Martyn Hill
Hi everyone On an entirely different topic, and perhaps naively, can I ask how to query a window in SBASIC to discover the current Paper/Strip and Ink settings - specifically after using the COLOUR_PAL command in QPC2? My aim is to (arbitrarily) manipulate the colours on a window that's

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 v3.40 Beta 2

2013-07-10 Thread Martyn Hill
Thank you, Marcel! Yep - I use full-screen most of the time on my laptop. Martyn Hill On 10/07/2013 14:18, Marcel Kilgus wrote: Surprise! It only took 6 years, but finally there is another official beta of QPC ;-) Don't hesitate because it's called a beta, it's very stable, I only want

Re: [Ql-Users] Building a netbook from a RasPi

2013-01-08 Thread Martyn Hill
Hi all Interesting video - I found the following page on Amazon (UK): http://www.amazon.co.uk/Motorola-Lapdock-for-ATRIX/dp/B00519L43M 85 quid - only 10 left. Regards Martyn. On 08/01/2013 19:57, Tony Firshman wrote: Mororola Atrix -- There are 10 types of people in this world. Those who

Re: [Ql-Users] What's the official method to queue text in to another job's CON channel?

2011-07-15 Thread Martyn Hill
On 14/07/2011 20:05, ql-users-requ...@lists.q-v-d.com wrote: On 13/07/2011 18:16, pjwitte wrote: On 13/07/2011 17:48, pjwitte wrote: On 13/07/2011 14:10, Martyn Hill wrote: Hi everyone Something got lost in translation.. Heres a tidier version Per SBslave More than somethink

[Ql-Users] What's the official method to queue text in to another job's CON channel?

2011-07-13 Thread Martyn Hill
Hi everyone As part of an on-going SB Editor project in QPC/SMSQ-E, I am reseraching ways to queue SB commands in to a daughter SB job. Extensions such as SG's QUEUE% or Turbo's TYPE_IN don't quite work for this purpose as I need to queue the commands from another SB (eventualy Turbo'd) job

[Ql-Users] Where is SBASIC?

2011-05-10 Thread Martyn Hill
need to know (beyond satisfying my curiosity) is: a) Can I rely on the pointers above - from peek_l(\\...) - to find the actual table data? b) Is there a SBASIC job-size stored in any _one_ place (as opposed to adding up the 'Length' bits above) Thanks for any insights ;-) Martyn Hill

Re: [Ql-Users] Simple HowTo to make SBasic jobs PEable...

2011-04-11 Thread Martyn Hill
Dear all Thank you for all your replies! I really thought it was a naive question in the first place, but reading your replies am glad I asked it! For the time being, invoking the Button_Sleep routine from a Hotkey, I am successfully putting the active job to sleep (whatever it is,

[Ql-Users] Simple HowTo to make SBasic jobs PEable...

2011-04-08 Thread Martyn Hill
could tame SBasic windows in this way. Have I missed something obvious, or is it necessary to develop a standalone app using the PE tools available just to achieve this? Thanks for any ideas. Martyn Hill London. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v

Re: [Ql-Users] Ql-Users Digest, Vol 76, Issue 52

2010-06-30 Thread Martyn Hill
that the SB source of their MasterBasic software could be made available - I'd very much like to see how they designed this. Any ideas? Regards, Martyn Hill, London A happy QPC user... -- Dear Davide and all Thank you for your responses. I shall follow-up directly

[Ql-Users] How can I purchase old Ergon Development software titles?

2010-06-29 Thread Martyn Hill
very much like to see how they designed this. Any ideas? Regards, Martyn Hill, London A happy QPC user... ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] Am I alone in not receiving any postings since 5th Dec?

2009-12-12 Thread Martyn Hill
Phew! that's better... Martyn Hill wrote: Dear list Just wanted to verify whether the list has been quiet since 5th December, or perhaps my access to the daily digests has expired as I haven't received anything since then. Anyone? Regards, Martyn Hill

[Ql-Users] Am I alone in not receiving any postings since 5th Dec?

2009-12-11 Thread Martyn Hill
Dear list Just wanted to verify whether the list has been quiet since 5th December, or perhaps my access to the daily digests has expired as I haven't received anything since then. Anyone? Regards, Martyn Hill. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http

[Ql-Users] Any working examples of qascade_rc files?

2009-11-03 Thread Martyn Hill
Hi Could anyone using the really useful Qascade care to share their qascade_rc config files here? Jonathan's examples are fine in themselves, but I'd like some more examples, particularly of SBAS/ETHG SBASIC usage. Regards, Martyn Hill. ___ QL

Re: [Ql-Users] Question regarding the expected behaviour of the SBASIC cmd MRUN in a program...

2009-10-14 Thread Martyn Hill
a show-stopper - I can simply move my LRESPRs outside a defined proc, but thought that there might be at least one of you who'd be marginally interested (Marcel?) Oh, I'm running QPC 3.34, SMSQ/E 3.13 HBA with 16MB RAM. Regards, Martyn Hill London. Martyn Hill wrote: Hi again Could anyone say

Re: [Ql-Users] (Another) Question - Is it possible to save the QPC state?

2009-10-14 Thread Martyn Hill
Hello again Thanks for that - I might therefore go back to running QPC in MS Virtual PC, as Wolfgang suggested. Only trouble is that I found QPC a little unstable in that VM. Actually, most any emulator in MS VPC seemed to go funny. Regards, Martyn Hill London Martyn Hill wrote: Hello

Re: [Ql-Users] Question regarding the QDT desktop and SBASIC job 0 windows...

2009-10-14 Thread Martyn Hill
Hello once again Thanks for the replies. So, it's more a case of hiding Job 0, than trying to bring the QDT + wallpaper to the top. Looks like I need to fork-out some cash for QPAC2 after years of trying to do without it! Regards, Martyn Hill London. Martyn Hill wrote: Hi * I have

[Ql-Users] Question regarding the QDT desktop and SBASIC job 0 windows...

2009-10-11 Thread Martyn Hill
is brought to the top, just as one might click 'Show Desktop' in Windows. Any advice? I'd like to use QDT more (as well as see it continue to be developed!). Regards, Martyn Hill London. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

[Ql-Users] Question regarding the expected behaviour of the SBASIC cmd MRUN in a program...

2009-10-11 Thread Martyn Hill
the next statement, but it simply stops after merging the DEFs. I'm running this in QPC. Is this expected behaviour? I read in the manual that MRUN in a program _should_ continue with the next runnable statement in the program. Regards, Martyn Hill London

[Ql-Users] (Another) Question - Is it possible to save the QPC state?

2009-10-11 Thread Martyn Hill
emulated environment so that I could nip in and out without a complete QL restart... I should probably send this directly to Marcel, but see that he reads this list... Regards, Martyn Hill London ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk

[Ql-Users] Missing the last installment of the File Browser article from QL World...

2009-04-03 Thread Martyn Hill
in to the QL community that I've enjoyed for so long! Regards, Martyn Hill, London. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm