Re: [ql-users] Another stupid question.... re Floppies

2002-04-18 Thread Dexter
On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, ZN wrote: new?) I am telling you here, that when you fix the QubIDE, send it directly to Dave so he can have it for his testing until he finishes the project. Unless you and Dave already covered that aspect. This is the first word about it that I've heared but that's

Re: [ql-users] Another stupid question.... re Floppies

2002-04-18 Thread Tony Firshman
On Wed, 17 Apr 2002 at 23:29:55, ZN wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) These days drives do not have jumpers any more. There are though solder pads on a lot of drives actually marked DS0/DS1 I have soldered the link for Bill Richardson a few times. Needs a tiny soldering bit though and bravado.

Re: [ql-users] US QL specs... (and problems ;-)

2002-04-18 Thread Tony Firshman
On Wed, 17 Apr 2002 at 21:23:43, Dennis Sutherland wrote: (ref: 012f01c1e680$135c4120$[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Phoebus, IIRC I had to invert one of the signals on the video. Now just which one it was?? In 84-5 a new RGB monitor was funtional with this inverted signal. Perhaps one of the fellows over

Re:[ql-users] More on QL hardware?

2002-04-18 Thread Al Feng
Yes, the US QL can be used with a CGA monitor; BUT, one line's signal needs to be inverted -- others who are more technically inclined can hopefully elaborate. An older, NEC EGA-multisync monitor _can_ be hooked up to a QL, but my recollection is that the equivalent image is less than full

Re: [ql-users] More on QL hardware?

2002-04-18 Thread ZN
On 17/04/02 at 20:24 Phoebus Dokos wrote: Hello again, here's stupid question no. 2. No, actually good question! Since I don't remember its specs but I do remember that most multisync monitors cannot go low enough for the QL to output on them... Most, but not all. QL uses 15625Hz Hsynch,

Re:[ql-users] More on QL hardware?

2002-04-18 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 09:51 ðì 18/4/2002, Al Feng wrote: Yes, the US QL can be used with a CGA monitor; BUT, one line's signal needs to be inverted -- others who are more technically inclined can hopefully elaborate. An older, NEC EGA-multisync monitor _can_ be hooked up to a QL, but my recollection is that

[ql-users] Manual and smsq(/e) for QXL

2002-04-18 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hi all, where can I find a QXL manual and SMSQ (/e) for it? Is it still on sale etc? Phoebus

Re:[ql-users] More on QL hardware?

2002-04-18 Thread ZN
On 18/04/02 at 11:46 Phoebus Dokos wrote: Where can you get the CGA-VGA adapter? Here http://www.pc-extras.com/prods/adcgav.html Ah, don't bother. It only adapts signal levels - will not work unless the multisynch monitor supports low synch frequency... Nasta

Re: [ql-users] More on QL hardware?

2002-04-18 Thread paulholm
Al Feng wrote: BTW. My regular QL is currently hooked up to a CGA monitor using a simple (one chip) home-made RGB-CGA adapter based on a design by someone (I don't recall who, off hand -- sorry) in the Captial Area T/S User Group [well, I first read it in their newsletter several years ago

Re:[ql-users] More on QL hardware?

2002-04-18 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 01:44 ìì 18/4/2002, you wrote: On 18/04/02 at 11:46 Phoebus Dokos wrote: Where can you get the CGA-VGA adapter? Here http://www.pc-extras.com/prods/adcgav.html Ah, don't bother. It only adapts signal levels - will not work unless the multisynch monitor supports low synch frequency...

Re:[ql-users] More on QL hardware?

2002-04-18 Thread Dexter
On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, Phoebus Dokos wrote: http://www.pc-extras.com/prods/adcgav.html The connector shown does not convert the signal from CGA to VGA - it only converts the conenctor from a CGA-style 9-pin socket to a VGA+-style 15-pin socket. Sorry :o( Dave

Re:[ql-users] More on QL hardware?

2002-04-18 Thread Dexter
On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, Dexter wrote: The connector shown does not convert the signal from CGA to VGA - it only converts the conenctor from a CGA-style 9-pin socket to a VGA+-style 15-pin socket. Hehe, that'll teach me for replying as I go instead of reading all first then replying.

Re:[ql-users] More on QL hardware?

2002-04-18 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 02:13 ìì 18/4/2002, The DaveMAN wrote: On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, Phoebus Dokos wrote: http://www.pc-extras.com/prods/adcgav.html The connector shown does not convert the signal from CGA to VGA - it only converts the conenctor from a CGA-style 9-pin socket to a VGA+-style 15-pin socket.

[ql-users] Third and final (from now) stupid hardware question...

2002-04-18 Thread Phoebus Dokos
I was wondering if something like the inverse of what was to be the QXLGold could be constructed in order to connect a QXL to a regular QL bus Just a wild question! Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] Manual and smsq(/e) for QXL

2002-04-18 Thread Dilwyn Jones
where can I find a QXL manual and SMSQ (/e) for it? Is it still on sale etc? Phoebus QXL manuals (plain text format) on my website in QL Docs. -- Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.soft.net.uk/dj/index.html

Re: [ql-users] ql-chat list.

2002-04-18 Thread Roy Wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dexter [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes I just got my Ql Today and since my name appears in it a few times *eek* along with two separate pointers to the ql-chat list, I have fixed it ;) It's working again, and properly too! send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with _in the

Re: [ql-users] Another stupid question.... re Floppies

2002-04-18 Thread wlenerz
On 18 Apr 2002, at 9:20, Tony Firshman wrote: Needs a tiny soldering bit though and bravado. .. and you have lots of those... (I presume.) Wolfgang