Re: [ql-users] Q60 software update

2002-04-14 Thread Claus Graf
On Mon, 8 Apr 2002 10:50:20 + Bruce N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Forwarded on behalf of Wolfgang.. Hi all, I've has some trouble getting Prowess to work on my Q60. Roy also had some problem with this. He had problems with printing out of Linedesign on a Q40 IIRC. This is now

Re: [ql-users] Q60 software update

2002-04-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 14 Apr 2002, at 15:35, Claus Graf wrote: Don't you use the extension by Mark that traps those commands and handles them right? Umph. Obviously not. I know, RTFM... Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

[ql-users] Q60 software update

2002-04-08 Thread Bruce N
Forwarded on behalf of Wolfgang.. Hi all, I've has some trouble getting Prowess to work on my Q60. Roy also had some problem with this. This is now solved for me - I downloaded the latest version of the binaries from Joachim's site (www.progs.be), and this worked nearly straight out of the

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2002-03-10 Thread Thierry Godefroy
On Thu, 7 Mar 2002 20:17:32 +0100, Claus Graf wrote: Hi Fabrizio, I was also disappointed to see Thierry's free.fr sites down. This is a problem with my ISP, I don't know why but all my web sites are currently unavailable on free.fr. I sent email to the support about 1à days ago and I'm

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2002-03-10 Thread Dave
On Sun, 10 Mar 2002, Thierry Godefroy wrote: This is a problem with my ISP, I don't know why but all my web sites are currently unavailable on free.fr. I sent email to the support about 1à days ago and I'm still waiting for a reply... I guess one of their server upgrade went wrong... I am

[ql-users] Q60

2002-03-10 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I notice that the Q60 and specifically D D Systems got a good mention on page 75 of the 7/3/02 issue of Micro Mart magazine. Good news - if Micro Mart can bring themselves to do this, then surely other computer mags could too. -- Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[ql-users] Q60

2002-03-07 Thread Fabrizio Diversi
Does someone know what happen to Thierry web sites ? I am not able to access both smsq.free.fr and linux one. I need to download linux kernel for my q60 , my old q40 Linux kernel crash the q60. I just received my q60 that now is up and happily running with smsqe under my desk and near my old q40

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2002-03-07 Thread Robert Klein
Does someone know what happen to Thierry web sites ? I am not able to access both smsq.free.fr and linux one. Look at http://wwwusers.imaginet.fr/~godefroy/english/index.html Robert

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2002-03-07 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 06:53 ðì 7/3/2002, you wrote: Does someone know what happen to Thierry web sites ? I am not able to access both smsq.free.fr and linux one. I need to download linux kernel for my q60 , my old q40 Linux kernel crash the q60. I just received my q60 that now is up and happily running with smsqe

[ql-users] Q60, Goldfire and everything...

2002-01-16 Thread Dave
Hi again... I've received a couple of emails from people, and it's made me a bit worried. People are asking me if they should hold off the purchase of an upgrade, or Q60, based on something that may be released in the future. Not I, not anybody, knows when things will be released. When they

Re: [ql-users] Q60, Goldfire and everything...

2002-01-16 Thread Peter Graf
Hi Dave, I've received a couple of emails from people, and it's made me a bit worried. People are asking me if they should hold off the purchase of an upgrade, or Q60, based on something that may be released in the future. [...] Thanks for recognizing this problem. People holding off decisions

Re: [ql-users] Q60 production running!

2002-01-01 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Peter Graf wrote: To start off with some news, I have the pleasure to announce that the Q60 series production is now up and running! The waiting is over, thanks to Dennis Smith and Derek Stewart, who run DD Systems. Although the possible user base seems very small, and is already partially

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-24 Thread Malcolm Lear
It's not only the peripherals that are re-used - in fact, everything but a part of the PCB slightly larger than the size of the PGA package is reused. The PCB was designed that way, it has distinct areas that can be re-designed as needed. By now it must be obvious why :-) Any chance of a

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-24 Thread Tony Firshman
On Mon, 24 Sep 2001 at 10:21:23, Malcolm Lear wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) It's not only the peripherals that are re-used - in fact, everything but a part of the PCB slightly larger than the size of the PGA package is reused. The PCB was designed that way, it has distinct areas that can

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-24 Thread Peter Graf
Roy Wood wrote: [ULTRA GOLD CARD announcement Nov./Dec. 1997] ... This was not a competitor to the Q 40 but a direct response to Qubbesoft's announcement of the Goldfire. At least the *timing* when the announcement appeared was directly related to the Q40. Goldfire specs had been announced

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-23 Thread Peter Graf
Nasta wrote: When it finally materialized (somehwere around the time the Aurora became available) I already had plans to do a SGC successor because it was clear Miracle was pulling out of the QL market. You must have had a lot of insider knowlegde about Miracles policies. After I announced the

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-23 Thread Q Branch
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Peter Graf [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP It was in Nov./Dec. 1997, after I announced the Q40 in summer, and showed a prototype in fall. Looking back, it sounds amusing, but back then I was scared that my work had been almost useless, and considered to give up.

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-22 Thread Peter Graf
Nasta wrote: You are right, i should have been more precise, the QXL WAS the closest hardware And NOW it is the Q40/Q60, isn't it? ;-) When it finally materialized (somehwere around the time the Aurora became available) I already had plans to do a SGC successor because it was clear Miracle was

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-22 Thread ZN
On 9/22/01 at 2:44 PM Peter Graf wrote: You are right, i should have been more precise, the QXL WAS the closest hardware And NOW it is the Q40/Q60, isn't it? ;-) Oh, yes, definitely. The Q40/60 is definitely the closest type of hardware, for several reasons. For instance, the GF IO chips

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-22 Thread Peter Graf
Nasta wrote: This doesn't sound very good. My best wishes that your personal situation may become better! Actually, I am sorry to say, it got signifficantly worse just a few days ago - WTC and Pentagon attack spillover... :-(( Yes. One of them is going to be finished very soon, too, the

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-21 Thread ZN
On 9/20/01 at 10:27 PM Peter Graf wrote: Yes, the original idea behing the GoldFire was to use the QXL version of SMSQ as the basis for it, as that is the closest related hardware. I don't think so. The Q40 is *much* nearer to your earlier announcement than the QXL. Think about memory map,

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-20 Thread Peter Graf
Nasta wrote: Yes, the original idea behing the GoldFire was to use the QXL version of SMSQ as the basis for it, as that is the closest related hardware. I don't think so. The Q40 is *much* nearer to your earlier announcement than the QXL. Think about memory map, interrupt structure, screen

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-19 Thread Peter Graf
Nasta wrote: Thanks for that info. The 68060 cleverly provides a thermal sensing resistor on chip, so at least temperature can be conclusively measured. I see that you know what I mean ;-) First, there have been some impressive figures posted on the Q60 web site about the power consumption.

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-19 Thread ZN
On 9/19/01 at 11:20 PM Peter Graf wrote: Nasta wrote: Thanks for that info. The 68060 cleverly provides a thermal sensing resistor on chip, so at least temperature can be conclusively measured. I see that you know what I mean ;-) Well, the most recent look into the 060 manual was more a

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-18 Thread ZN
Not entirely on-topic... and probably a question for Peter Graf: The Q60, AFAIK uses either a 66MHZ 68060 or a 75MHz (clocked at 80MHz) 68LC060. My question is: were any tests conducted with clocking the 66MHZ regular 060 at a higher clock, and if so, what were the findings? 68k CPUs are know to

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-18 Thread Peter Graf
Hi Nasta, Not entirely on-topic... and probably a question for Peter Graf: I'd say fully on-topic! You talk about QL hardware, and I am sure it is one of the purposes of this list. The Q60, AFAIK uses either a 66MHZ 68060 or a 75MHz (clocked at 80MHz) 68LC060. Almost. The 66 MHz version is a

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-18 Thread ZN
On 9/18/01 at 10:20 PM Peter Graf wrote: I'm not sure my first reply got through, this new NT virus is bombarding my web server which also has the proxy program, until it eventually crashes. [Overclocking a 68060] The Q60, AFAIK uses either a 66MHZ 68060 or a 75MHz (clocked at 80MHz) 68LC060.

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-16 Thread Peter Graf
Richard wrote: On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 06:22:26PM +0200, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: On 13 Sep 2001, at 22:28, Thierry Godefroy wrote: I wonder what this instruction is as none of the beta-testers had reported any crash so far... I thought you were gone for a long time, so didn't send you

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 12 Sep 2001, at 20:50, Peter Graf wrote: Just in case you refer to the MOVEP instruction: No, it's the instruction that disables external interrupts. The 68060 has no MOVEP. Just read the docs on your support disks, and use the MOVEP-emulation software. All the crashes you reported to

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Sep 2001, at 22:28, Thierry Godefroy wrote: I wonder what this instruction is as none of the beta-testers had reported any crash so far... I thought you were gone for a long time, so didn't send you this info already. The offending instruction is: INIT_SCHD MOVE.B#1,$FF10

RE: Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-13 Thread Ian . Pine
frequently used programs and data loaded in at boot time. Ian -Original Message- From: pgraf Sent: 12 September 2001 19:51 To: ql-users Cc: pgraf Subject: Re: [ql-users] Q60 Hi Wolfgang, like you I feel deep sympathy to the americans. I hope nobody on this list has lost

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-12 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hi all, I've recently had some time to play around with my all new Q60. I'm very happy with it, it is a nifty beast. This also gave me the opportunity to test the CD driver. Indeed, I (of course) waznted to get my usual setup also going on the Q60. Sp I copied my QPC QXL.WIN fimle to a CD

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-12 Thread Peter Graf
Hi Wolfgang, like you I feel deep sympathy to the americans. I hope nobody on this list has lost friends or relatives. I've recently had some time to play around with my all new Q60. I'm very happy with it, it is a nifty beast. Nice to hear. I had to change one instruction in the ATAPI

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-12 Thread Tony Firshman
On Wed, 12 Sep 2001 at 20:50:55, Peter Graf wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) like you I feel deep sympathy to the americans. I hope nobody on this list has lost friends or relatives. I know someone in Credit Suisse who worked in one of the towers. They were near the ground and escaped. --

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-09-12 Thread Bill Waugh
Tony Firshman wrote: On Wed, 12 Sep 2001 at 20:50:55, Peter Graf wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) like you I feel deep sympathy to the americans. I hope nobody on this list has lost friends or relatives. I know someone in Credit Suisse who worked in one of the towers. They were near

Re: [ql-users] Q60 and Linux

2001-06-12 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Peter Graf [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Hi Malcolm, So the operating system on a Q60 is SMSQ ( in ROM ? ), which is loading a complied version of Linux optimised for SMSQ ? What is the actual sequence of a Q60 startup ? QDOS/SMSQ boots from ROM. That takes just a few

Re: [ql-users] Q60 and Linux

2001-06-11 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 10 Jun 2001, at 21:23, Peter Graf wrote: BTW if you want to run a QDOS application while using Linux on a Q60, you can use a special version of UQLX. Unlike emulators on a PC it can run QDOS programs native on the 68060, which is of course a lot faster. Does that run QDOS classic or

Re: [ql-users] Q60 and Linux

2001-06-10 Thread Peter Graf
Hi Malcolm, So the operating system on a Q60 is SMSQ ( in ROM ? ), which is loading a complied version of Linux optimised for SMSQ ? What is the actual sequence of a Q60 startup ? QDOS/SMSQ boots from ROM. That takes just a few seconds. If you just want to use QDOS/SMSQ, here you are. If you

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-03-21 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 20 Mar 2001, at 22:20, Peter Graf wrote: 128 MB RAM / 60 GB for example. But it wouldn't make sense. And let us pray that it never will Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-03-20 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Peter Graf wrote: Marcel wrote: Dilwyn Jones wrote: He he, I love Claus Graf's signature...never thought we'd see the time when we started throwing these sorts of figures around in SMSQDOS! I just hope the Q60 does see the light of day...as good as the emulators are I doubt we'll get this

Re: [ql-users] Q60

2001-01-09 Thread Malcolm Lear
It would be a real shame to see all that hard work wasted. Is there any possibility that the complete design (Gerber files, PLD equations, schematics, etc.) could be put on a web site so anybody could get the PCB made up and buy in all the components. Obviously this would be an expensive route

RE: [ql-users] Q60

2001-01-08 Thread Norman Dunbar
: [ql-users] Q60 The only other solution would be to find a person or company that is capable and willing to produce the Q60 *without* my involvement. *Maybe* the Q60 might be interesting for other 68k markets. But I definitely have no time for: SNIP