RE: [ql-users] Haven't seen the sun in a while...!

2002-05-11 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 12:54 ðì 11/5/2002, you wrote: On 10/05/02 at 13:02 Phoebus Dokos wrote: Actually when the GF will be hopefully available, its onboard DSP will be able to deal with tasks like that IIRC the specs Nasta released. Eh, information is only as good as it is accurate. The DSP is not on the GF

Re: [ql-users] Is there anybody out there ?

2002-05-11 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 03:54 ìì 10/5/2002, you wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED] uk, Norman Dunbar [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Bit quiet today, are we all QL'ing ? I didn't get any mail last night either - must be busy out there. Anyway, here's a laugh - not ! I use a ZIP disc to run QPC on so I can travel

Re: [ql-users] Is there anybody out there ?

2002-05-10 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 10:20 ðì 10/5/2002, you wrote: Bit quiet today, are we all QL'ing ? I didn't get any mail last night either - must be busy out there. Anyway, here's a laugh - not ! I use a ZIP disc to run QPC on so I can travel between home and work and still do stuff QL wise. Today, I decide to upgrade my

RE: [ql-users] Is there anybody out there ?

2002-05-10 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 10:50 ðì 10/5/2002, you wrote: Hi Phoebus, thanks for that info. The Zip disc is fairly new, but has only ever been used for QPC purposes. There are no noises from the drive - apart from the normal ones. There is also a possibility of the zip disk being locked in the drive while a

Re: [ql-users] Haven't seen the sun in a while...!

2002-05-10 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 11:42 ðì 10/5/2002, you wrote: Phoebus - DB tells me you've been to these things before, so any idea what time the crab fest will start on Sunday 2nd June? Just wanted to say you're not the only ones around today. Thanks for listening. Actually I have no clue. Last time I was around

RE: [ql-users] Haven't seen the sun in a while...!

2002-05-10 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 12:46 ìì 10/5/2002, you wrote: Hi Norman. I'm using a Mac PowerBook G4 and while it's pretty nippy, I've still had to wait 25 minutes for a 2-minute piece to render broadcast-safe colour correction. Still at least now the MPEG encoder won't spit at it when I encode it for authoring. The

Re: [ql-users] Haven't seen the sun in a while...!

2002-05-10 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 12:58 ìì 10/5/2002, you wrote: Hi Phoebus. Well, the plan at the moment is to complete Manchester's DVD in time for Washington, and produce a second DVD with material shot in Washington. I'll discuss the possibilities with him re. using your material and we'll see how it goes, so thanks

Re: [ql-users] Phoebus

2002-05-03 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 03:00 ðì 3/5/2002, Rich Mellor wrote: Is there any reason why all your emails to the ql-user mailing list are sent twice?? Yes, I am stupid :-) (Stupid enough to poke in Eudora's settings that is :-) Anyway, tis fixed now :-) Phoebus

[ql-users] Latest QL-Toady ;-)

2002-05-02 Thread Phoebus Dokos
instead of Phoebus ;-) Of course I guess I shouldn't complain as you only changed my nationality while in a recent case you renamed Phil Borman (of Rebel/QubID/QTPI fame) to Phil Boreman :-) Hehehe :-) It was funny I must admit :-) PhOEbus DokOs

Re: [ql-users] ROM versions

2002-05-02 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 06:28 ìì 2/5/2002, Roy Wood wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Norman Dunbar [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Don't forget who invented it in the first place though :o) (I suspect, as with all smugness, I shal regret that sentence !) I seem to recall the invention of copper wire - two Scotsmen

[ql-users] A quick to Europeans travelling to the US show

2002-05-02 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hi all, Just a quick tip for Europeans traveling to the US show in June... If you want to bring your mobile phone with you, I would like to remind you that only Tri-band or 1,9 GHz enabled dual band phones can work in the US. These include the Motorola P7xxx series and the T250, Siemens S20

[ql-users] A quick to Europeans travelling to the US show

2002-05-02 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hi all, Just a quick tip for Europeans traveling to the US show in June... If you want to bring your mobile phone with you, I would like to remind you that only Tri-band or 1,9 GHz enabled dual band phones can work in the US. These include the Motorola P7xxx series and the T250, Siemens S20

Re: [ql-users] ROM versions

2002-05-01 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 02:46 ìì 1/5/2002, ZN wrote: snip It may be possible to use a bit of external logic to slow the 68008 down on certain cycles and make it compatible again. I know Stuart H had to solve that for the GC. In fact, running the 68008 at double rate would probably make the logic simpler, I suspect

Re: [ql-users] Di-ren Keyboard interface

2002-05-01 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 03:15 ìì 1/5/2002, you wrote: John Hall bought a Di-Ren interface from jjohn gilpin at the Manchester Show. He also got the manual (I know, as I was on John Gilpin's house when he found it!!) Maybe John Hall would be able to photocopy it for you - its only a single A4 page (front and

Re: [ql-users] ROM versions

2002-05-01 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 03:40 ìì 1/5/2002, you wrote: On Wed, 1 May 2002, ZN wrote: The EU and US specs are actually remarkably similar, and only really differ in the number of lines drawn on the screen. 312 EU, 262 US. However, both However, the English PAL system is BETTER! ;P I do agree... being

Re: [ql-users] ROM versions

2002-05-01 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 04:44 ìì 1/5/2002, you wrote: On 01/05/02 at 15:02 Phoebus Dokos wrote: I have also constructed (ah, the good old days!) a 68020 add-on board... I did a lot of guesswork when doing that circuit and more logic would have been needed to get it to work right... I would probably make short

Re: [ql-users] ROM versions

2002-05-01 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 06:40 ðì 1/5/2002, Al Feng wrote: Essentially, when you swap QL ROMs, the video output for TV mode changes from NTSC to PAL and vice-versa for JSU JS, respectively. Al I would imagine that it is patch-able though no? Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] USA 2002 QL Show, 1st June 2002

2002-04-28 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 12:39 ìì 28/4/2002, you wrote: Hi all As I have plenty of holidays left (our human resources manager is pushing me to take them this year) and I also have plenty of Qualiflyer-miles (ex Swissair, now Swiss). I consider to do a few days trip to the US and with the right timing it could be end

Re: [ql-users] QCDEZE

2002-04-24 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 02:58 ðì 24/4/2002, you wrote: Thanks. But I cant get it to work.. It stops with QCDEZE Line 19330 BGET , or a similar message on a different line. cdrom_explorer_bas works. /Michael Michael, you have probably the same problem I had with it... I will send you my copy privately which

Re: [ql-users] spamcop.net

2002-04-24 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 10:09 ðì 24/4/2002, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried sending a message to the list earlier, and got this back: Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients. Subject: RE: [ql-users] QXLWIN v1.06 and partitions Sent: 24/04/02 13:45 The following

RE: [ql-users] QCDEZE

2002-04-24 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 03:00 ìì 24/4/2002, Duncan Neithercut wrote: Hello, What are you running it on? Phoebus Dokos had this problem can arise on SMSQ/E with version less than 2.98. I produced a version with a work around for Phoebos Dokos while I am working on an upgrade. Duncan Duncan, I sent him the upgrade

Re: [ql-users] Re: QBOX-USA

2002-04-24 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 07:51 ìì 24/4/2002, John Impellizzeri wrote: It was actually more expensive to call Michigan (It is Michigan isn't it?) Yes, Detroit area. Indeed the files were very old and you could tell they weren't maintained as a message I left never got answered... That's not by any means a bad

[ql-users] Web site almost done...

2002-04-24 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hi all, the new address of the website is www.dokos-gr.net From there you'll be able to access most of my pages (Proforma fonts etc..., Web Graphic design, music photography all of which I am sure are of no importance :-)) as well as Thierry's QDOS-SMSQ/E software repository (With a new

RE: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-23 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 10:47 ðì 23/4/2002, you wrote: On Tue, 23 Apr 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about support for both POP3 and IMAP? POP3 support is trivial, and I have all the RFCs here. I don't have documentation for, and have never personally used, IMAP, so it will come second, but it will come. I

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-23 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 12:40 ìì 23/4/2002, you wrote: By having a plugin filter rule system, we can also direct emails that contain this is not spam, !! and insert offensive words here can be directed straight to hell... A few things not often found, but very useful to have in order to block spam: 1)

Re: [ql-users] QXLWIN v1.06

2002-04-23 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 04:08 ìì 23/4/2002, Fabrizio Diversi wrote: Claus , dont forgot to mention that qxlwin works very well also with Compact Flash card . Ciao Fabrizio Yep it works and the interesting part is that unfortunately he cannot test it himself as his CF adapter has some problems which I hope he'll

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-22 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 02:13 ìì 22/4/2002, you wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Hi I'd like to promote a discussion about the features of a QL-based email program. I don't want to discuss standard features just yet, but those exotic features that

Re: [ql-users] Re: QBOX-USA

2002-04-22 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 01:39 ìì 22/4/2002, you wrote: Thierry has been a point to me for many years now. QBOX USA are also, but I have not had anything from them for a long while now - is it still going? QBox-USA has been down for a few weeks now. The power supply died and while I got that replaced I

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-22 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 03:12 ìì 22/4/2002, you wrote: There is a working stack. However several facilities are missing. Among them: PPP support and Name resolution. Implementing name resolution cant that hard. I volunter. uQLx has full TCPIP support for some years now and there are a couple of email

[ql-users] 68040 to 68060 upgrade

2002-04-21 Thread Phoebus Dokos
I found a little adaptor that enables the upgrade from a 68040 to an 68060... Does anyone think that this could work on a QXL or Q40??? Phoebus

[ql-users] The Shell's utilities

2002-04-20 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hi all, I was wondering if any one has The Shell's accompanying utilities available. The zip file i had them in is (once more) corrupt and i would appreciate it if someone mailed them to me :-) Thanks, Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] The Shell's utilities

2002-04-20 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 12:45 ìì 20/4/2002, you wrote: At 09:00 AM 4/20/2002 -0400, you wrote: Hi all, I was wondering if any one has The Shell's accompanying utilities available. The zip file i had them in is (once more) corrupt and i would appreciate it if someone mailed them to me :-) If you don't get all that

[ql-users] Language Switching, TRA etc..

2002-04-19 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hi all, since I don't have the SMSQ/E manual, I would like someone (non British/American) to tell me how keyboard layout switching is performed (if it can be performed) on SMSQ/E. For example if you are typing in English and want to switch say in German or Norwegian what do you do? Is there

Re: [ql-users] Language Switching, TRA etc..

2002-04-19 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 01:34 ìì 19/4/2002, you wrote: Wolfgang Uhlig wrote: As far as I know there are only three keyboard layouts which you can choose by typing kbd_table countrycode for example: kbd_table 49 is German, 44 English and 33 French There's a separate table for the US. One can btw also specify

[ql-users] Wee_Haa... Got a QXL!

2002-04-19 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hey all, I was wondering if anyone knows (Marcel probably :-) how you can attach other QXL.WIN files apart from the one you can make. I have SMSQ/E 2.91 with the QXL btw :-) (So does Dave ;-) Many thanks to Wolfgang Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] Wee_Haa... Got a QXL!

2002-04-19 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 03:15 ìì 19/4/2002, I wrote: Hey all, I was wondering if anyone knows (Marcel probably :-) how you can attach other QXL.WIN files apart from the one you can make. I have SMSQ/E 2.91 with the QXL btw :-) (So does Dave ;-) Many thanks to Wolfgang Make that 2.85 :-) It just said 2.91 but

[ql-users] gccDhrystone 2.1

2002-04-19 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hi all, being that I just received my QXL I went ahead and used a Thierry's Dhrystone (gcc compiled) 2.1 to compare my 25MHz QXL w/8 Mb. with QPC v.2.03 running on an Athlon 750 / 512 Meg. Ram The results are kind of stunning: I set it for 500 runs Here goes: QPC OS: SMSQ/E 2.99 ìsec

Re: [ql-users] The Next Step...

2002-04-19 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 06:44 ìì 19/4/2002, you wrote: For SBASIC programming, best start is TURBO, which is now freeware. It's not quite as powerfull as Qliberator, but you can get it online (check Dilwyn's web site) with manuals and a number of extra tools including TurboPTR, a tool for creating Pointer

Re: [ql-users] Language Switching, TRA etc..

2002-04-19 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 07:56 ìì 19/4/2002, you wrote: Phoebus Dokos wrote: So there's no hotkey transparent switching? VERY annoying :-( Why don't you just define one? Marcel Because I assume it will have to switch from whatever you're doing to S*Basic, load the keyboard_table, do the appropriate tra

Re: [ql-users] The Next Step...

2002-04-19 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 11:56 ìì 19/4/2002, Tim Swenson wrote: snip Actually equivalent Sbasic code generated by Turbo is faster by a factor of almost 15% or so (in tests I run) over QLiberator. Turbo has other problems though like parameter passing... TURBO does have more constraints than does Qlib. Qlib allows

Re: [ql-users] The Next Step...

2002-04-19 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 12:14 ðì 20/4/2002, you wrote: On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, Timothy Swenson wrote: With all that said, I'm still a big fan of TURBO as it is FREEWARE. I'd like to see some more elegant work-arounds to some of the issues, but I'll take what I get. The combination of TURBO and TurboPTR is the

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 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 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

[ql-users] Software wanted :-)

2002-04-17 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hi All, now that my QL is up and running (even without the cover!) I am trying to recover some of my programs that are dead (microcartridges DO go bad and so do DD 5 1/4 disks formatted as Quad Density -I know I should have used the Quad Disks that I was selling but they were expensive!

Re: [ql-users] lost qpac settings

2002-04-17 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 03:22 ðì 17/4/2002, you wrote: Ok , Its what I do , today. Can PROG_USE contain more places than one ? or is there any other $PATH like variable ? There are two extensions that create devices called PTH (path) and DEV (device) which will do the trick... albeit not as good of elegant as DOS

[ql-users] Thierry's CD ROM extensions and QDOS

2002-04-17 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hi all, has anyone tried yet to use Thierry's ATAPI/CD ROM extensions under QDOS? Does it require the THING_rext extension? Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] Psion Chess

2002-04-17 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 12:20 ìì 17/4/2002, Malcolm wrote: It also works fine in hi-colour mode at any resolution using the QPC_QLSCREMU command. IF you have QPC 2 v.3.x :-) hehe Phoebus (Does work right in QL Colours with v.2.x too tho )

Re: [ql-users] Thierry's CD ROM extensions and QDOS

2002-04-17 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 04:03 ìì 17/4/2002, Claus wrote: On Wed, 17 Apr 2002 02:41:28 -0400 Phoebus Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, has anyone tried yet to use Thierry's ATAPI/CD ROM extensions under QDOS? Does it require the THING_rext extension? Phoebus IIRC it does not and it even was discussed

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

2002-04-17 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hmmm can someone tell me why the twist on the floppy cable for Miracle fdd cables consists of 3 signals only unlike the one used on the PC? Believe it or not, I just noticed! Well better late than never :-) Is it like that with every FDD controller used on the QL or there are some with the PC

Re: [ql-users] Thierry's CD ROM extensions and QDOS

2002-04-17 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 06:01 ìì 17/4/2002, you wrote: Mind you someone reported at Manchester that Xchange does not work loaded from RomDisq in his system (SGC) but does with GC. He gets a crash with creeping screen drawing from bottom. Most odd, as mine does work from RD with all hardware. Anyone else seen

Re: [ql-users] Thierry's CD ROM extensions and QDOS

2002-04-17 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 06:22 ìì 17/4/2002,I wrote: Mind you someone reported at Manchester that Xchange does not work loaded from RomDisq in his system (SGC) but does with GC. He gets a crash with creeping screen drawing from bottom. Most odd, as mine does work from RD with all hardware. Anyone else seen similar

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

2002-04-17 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 07:05 ìì 17/4/2002, Hohn Impellizzeri wrote: snip It's been awhile and I'd have to haul out an old QL and a 'scope to verify it but I think the composite signal had all the components it was just output at the wrong levels and most monitors can't tolerate the signal being that far out of

[ql-users] QCDEZE

2002-04-17 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hi all, thanks to extreme promptness by Duncan Neithercourt, QCDEZE now works with the Aurora/SMSQ/E 2.91. (BTW: Great Icons :-) A quick test result. Copy of a713 Mb QXL.WIN from CD to the HDD in under 16 minutes (15,29 to be exact) :-) That's a really great result with QubIDE and (only) an

RE: [ql-users] Psion Chess

2002-04-17 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 08:16 ìì 17/4/2002, you wrote: But I don't know whether there is still a copyright or not? I remember there was a web site with images of the PC (DOS) version of Psion Chess. The site claimed that Psion gave permission to use them for non commercial purposes (while still retaining the

[ql-users] More on QL hardware?

2002-04-17 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hello again, here's stupid question no. 2. 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... Is the QL compatible with CGA monitors (or was that only TTL and not Analog?) If it is I just found a nice adapter from

RE: [ql-users] Psion Chess

2002-04-17 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 08:31 ìì 17/4/2002, you wrote: Not the Qemulator though ;-) HINT HINT HINT (The site is down) Yahoo deleted the site, I have no idea why. Daniele In any case does the registration.exe's info still stand? Phoebus

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

2002-04-17 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 11:29 ìì 17/4/2002, you wrote: On 18/04/02 at 00:04 Dexter wrote: It is all explained in Keith Mitchell's hardware docs. Every other line in the ribbon is an earth. By twisting lines 10 through 13 you are swapping the drive 0 with the drive one signal with the earth line as a pivot.

Re: [ql-users] smsq.free.fr OOOPPPSSS

2002-04-16 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hi all, Did anyone try to access the SMS repository yet? (Oh I know I am too lazy to read my stats ;-) Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] smsq.free.fr OOOPPPSSS

2002-04-16 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 10:26 ðì 16/4/2002, you wrote: yes me, it is ok, it is a pity not having back also q60linux.free.fr ! I think that Richard has something along these lines? Claus also can definitely point you to it Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] [OT] Joke (Short)

2002-04-16 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 12:33 ìì 16/4/2002, Tony Firshman (manually edited,,, THERE) wrote: On Tue, 16 Apr 2002 at 15:41:01, Norman Dunbar wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) So did Douglas :o) Whoops - who was 'Richard' I wonder (8-)# The one that couldn't apparently :- Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] THING questions

2002-04-16 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 02:15 ìì 16/4/2002, Timothy Swenson wrote: snipped questions Tim Swenson IIRC all these are explained in the QDOS/SMS Reference Manual... I'll look into it and tell you Phoebus

[ql-users] SMS/QDOS Repository survey

2002-04-16 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hi All, I intend to put on the repository additional software like for example Microdrive based games (eg. Steve Davies Snooker, Bounder, BJ, Quboids etc...) in order to preserve as much QL software as possible. If anyone has any information on games / software (apart from the ones we know like

Re: [ql-users] SMS/QDOS Repository survey

2002-04-16 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 06:00 ìì 16/4/2002, you wrote: BTW, what is : Josiah Oobadiah - some game I've never heard of?? Rich Mellor An Arkanoid clone (and pretty good too) to be precise :-) Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] Latest SGC SMSQ/E???

2002-04-16 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 07:23 ìì 16/4/2002, you wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Phoebus Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Hi all, I asked a little while back for info on which is the latest SMSQ/E for the SGC Does anyone know? Difficult question. 2.99 was released but failed with the Minerva ROM in place

Re: [ql-users] lost qpac settings

2002-04-16 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 02:58 ðì 17/4/2002, Michael Grunditz wrote: Is it best to keep all utils in the same place ,directory ? /Michael I personally believe it's a good idea to try to keep them separate according to type... Less clutter... The filing facilities of SMSQ/E - QDOS are really limited and directory

Re: [ql-users] smsq.free.fr

2002-04-15 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 04:44 ìì 15/4/2002, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Yes please! I'd even take a copy on CD of the whole lot if my cheek doesn't offend you! I have received QCDEZE from Duncan this weekend so can (privately) email this to you if you wish. I will upload it (doing it now) on: www.dokos-gr.net/dj/ This is

Re: [ql-users] smsq.free.fr OOOPPPSSS

2002-04-15 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 08:30 ìì 15/4/2002, Me, myself and I wrote: At 04:44 ìì 15/4/2002, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Yes please! I'd even take a copy on CD of the whole lot if my cheek doesn't offend you! I have received QCDEZE from Duncan this weekend so can (privately) email this to you if you wish. I will upload it

Re: [ql-users] smsq.free.fr OOOPPPSSS

2002-04-15 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 09:38 ìì 15/4/2002, Dilwyn Jones wrote: At 08:30 ìì 15/4/2002, Me, myself and I wrote: At 04:44 ìì 15/4/2002, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Yes please! I'd even take a copy on CD of the whole lot if my cheek doesn't offend you! I have received QCDEZE from Duncan this weekend so can (privately) email

Re: [ql-users] CF Hot Removable adapters

2002-04-14 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 04:17 ìì 14/4/2002, Bill Waugh wrote: - Original Message - From: Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 8:26 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] CF Hot Removable adapters On Sat, 13 Apr 2002 at 02:37:27, Phoebus Dokos wrote: (ref: [EMAIL

Re: [ql-users] CF Hot Removable adapters

2002-04-14 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 06:27 ìì 14/4/2002, Tony Firshman wrote: Of course, there is fixed QL processing time here as well. This means that the actual physical read from RomDisq is, in percentage terms, even better. In my measurements, I found RomDisq read at 2mbyte per second. What is the physical read speed of CF

Re: [ql-users] CF Hot Removable adapters

2002-04-14 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 10:44 ìì 14/4/2002, Dave wrote: On Sun, 14 Apr 2002, Phoebus Dokos wrote: Yep but I said readers didn't I The specs of the readers I am selling say up to 33 Mbps :-) Well, yes and no. The readers are passive, and some CF media support ATA-66, and while these CF readers aren't

Re: [ql-users] Keymap

2002-04-13 Thread Phoebus Dokos
On Sat, 13 Apr 2002, Dexter wrote: I don't have a QL manual. Could some kind sole with 30 minutes to spare please either scan the keymap or type it out, and email it to me? Gnnn! I'm such a heel. If the shoe was on the other foot, I'd kick myself! Dave (sole, geddit?) Almost :-

Re: [ql-users] CF Hot Removable adapters

2002-04-13 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 02:22 ðì 13/4/2002, Tony The Wizard Firshman wrote: On Fri, 12 Apr 2002 at 21:19:52, Phoebus Dokos wrote: Snippety - Snip ..., think again Even with the fastest card, due to QubIDE restrictions (yep 8 bit bus and all the magic Nasta performs in order to make this thing work

Re: [ql-users] Keymap

2002-04-13 Thread Phoebus Dokos
On 13 Apr 2002 at 7:22, Dexter wrote: On Sat, 13 Apr 2002, Dexter wrote: I don't have a QL manual. Could some kind sole with 30 minutes to spare please either scan the keymap or type it out, and email it to me? Scanned and sent Anthony Gordon in ANY case I am sending you a

[ql-users] Q-Box

2002-04-13 Thread Phoebus Dokos
I found this: http://www.caseoutlet.com/NWPc/default.htm It's name (really appropriate) is Q-Box... unfortunately it only comes with a Mainboard :-( Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] QXL-Cards

2002-04-12 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 11:54 ðì 12/4/2002, you wrote: Hi there, I was at the post office and the packed QXLs will go to England for ? 4,75 and to America for ? 9,50. I must admit, however, that I have no idea how you could manage to give me the money - I have absolutely no experience with abroad money

Re: [ql-users] QXL-Cards

2002-04-12 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 03:46 ìì 12/4/2002, Al Feng wrote: BTW. You may want to elaborate as to any OTHER (?) hassles that *Europeans* apparently encounter when accepting funds through PayPal since it sounds as though you have already made transfers between the US individuals in Europe. Al Hi Al, first of all

[ql-users] CF Hot Removable adapters

2002-04-12 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hi all, I now can guarantee that the CF hot removable adapters DO work with both SMSQ/E and QDOS with a modified QubIDE... both versions 1.56 and 2.01 were tested. Furthermore, if you only use one type of card if you store the drive parameters using the storesh_obj or storei2c_obj you are able

Re: [ql-users] QXL-Cards

2002-04-11 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 12:02 ìì 11/4/2002, you wrote: On Thu, 11 Apr 2002 16:32:23 +0200 Wolfgang Uhlig [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi everybody, I have three QXL-cards to give away, is anybody interested? Wolfgang Uhlig Yes, I would be interested ... Al And with this one it's 3 :-) Bidding's closed

Re: [ql-users] QXL-Cards

2002-04-11 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 12:31 ìì 11/4/2002, you wrote: On Thu, 11 Apr 2002, Phoebus Dokos wrote: HA! Don't be greedy Wolfgang.. you already have one Q60... let us poor US resident's get something too (*sniffles*) (Just joking...) Wolfgang (Uhlig)'s decision anyway :-) And as it's his decision, I'll explain

Re: [ql-users] QXL-Cards

2002-04-11 Thread Phoebus Dokos
As for US QL-ers wanting to buy a QXL rather than get one free (?) I have a 8MB 33MHz one for sale. $100 buys it, and the money goes to my GF fund. Oh, and I just remembered: I have a 40MHz 68040 that would work on it too... Nasta Well let's see what Wolfgang decides... and rest assured,

Re: [ql-users] QL Forum

2002-04-11 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 12:15 ìì 8/4/2002, you wrote: Hi, I am moderately optimistic about GTK, next version of it is rumored to be able to run on simple framebuffer devices and that would be very simple to do in QDOS. Richard I'm new in the users-group, Richard (or who else), what is GTK? GTK means GiMP

[ql-users] Black Peripherals cases etc...

2002-04-11 Thread Phoebus Dokos
I found some great black peripherals (including a great case which would be ideal for the Q60 here: http://www.directron.com/blaccom.html Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] QL Forum

2002-04-11 Thread Phoebus Dokos
at 14:17:54, Phoebus Dokos wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) At 12:15 ìì 8/4/2002, you wrote: Who?^ This is something I got pulled up (rightly) on quite a while back. This attribute is fine for personal email, but is not good in a public area. I bet it is configurable - my mailer

Re: [ql-users] Suggestions...

2002-04-11 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 11:22 ìì 11/4/2002, you wrote: At 02:18 AM 4/11/2002 -0400, you wrote: Definitely a must-read :-) Tim is extremely talented in making even the most complex subjects easy to understand... Ok, was that $5 or $10 for the glowing remarks. :-) Tim Ahhh don't mention it... just send the check

Re: [ql-users] Wanted a ZX81 Power Supply

2002-04-10 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 11:59 ðì 10/4/2002, you wrote: Does anyone have a ZX81 power supply for sale?? I have someone willing to pay £15 for one (plus p+p) IIRC it only requires a 9V standard supply... unless your client goes for originality :-) Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] Aurora problems

2002-04-10 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 05:25 ìì 10/4/2002, you wrote: On 09/04/02 at 12:23 Phoebus Dokos wrote: Hi all, I am turning to the list for any ideas... As you might have guessed at last I have a working (well sort of) Aurora setup... However I experience a couple of problems, mainly with resolutions

Re: [ql-users] Suggestions...

2002-04-10 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 07:46 ìì 10/4/2002, you wrote: Plus you need a good editor ... the Editor or MicroEmacs I would recommended - I use both. Personally I use QD and you can buy it from Jochen too so this is not an advert. QD is one of the best programming (and more) editors I've ever used too :-) (If only it

Re: [ql-users] Suggestions...

2002-04-10 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 07:46 ìì 10/4/2002, you wrote: Plus you need a good editor ... the Editor or MicroEmacs I would recommended - I use both. The Editor is so much like Norton Editor, but however fast and small it is I can't really use it anymore... Not after using QD at least :-) Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] Suggestions...

2002-04-10 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 11:49 ìì 10/4/2002, you wrote: At 01:11 AM 4/11/2002 +0100, you wrote: On Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Phoebus Dokos wrote: I suggested to Dave to start off with MicroEmacs as since he's been using Linux he would be a known environment (QD is FAR EASIER TO WORK WITH than MicroEmacs

[ql-users] Aurora problems

2002-04-09 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hi all, I am turning to the list for any ideas... As you might have guessed at last I have a working (well sort of) Aurora setup... However I experience a couple of problems, mainly with resolutions. Specifically, I give DISP_SIZE 640, 480 but nothing happens (still 512x256). My Aurora is

Re: [ql-users] OT: Clive Sinclair working for the French??

2002-04-09 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 02:03 ìì 9/4/2002, you wrote: On Tue, 9 Apr 2002, ZN wrote: The service outlets are it's biggest enemy and they are expensive, so people just keep driving on... Yeah! A suspension sphere cost 44 pounds back in the days I had citroens. Changing them was no tougher than changing an oil

[ql-users] ROMable SMSQ/E for Aurora?

2002-04-09 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Does anybody know if SMSQ for the Aurora can be ROMed? Also does anybody know which is the last Aurora version? (I have 2.91) Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] ROMable SMSQ/E for Aurora?

2002-04-09 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 05:21 ìì 9/4/2002, you wrote: There are much later versions of SMSQ/E for Aurora, but they all have various problems, mainly coping with DD disks!! I still stick with v2.91 That's okay... the only DD disks in the house are either 1. Archimedes games 2. QLT cover disks :-) S which

[ql-users] IFCD and other news!

2002-04-08 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hi All, As thanks to Roy I finally have my Aurora back, I will be converting my IFCD to run with the Aurora's 256 colours and also will begin work on the Aurora modes version of Q-Word. Preliminary specs for both, include use of Thierry's ATAPI/CD thing/driver AND CD-Sound... :-) Take care

Re: [ql-users] QL Forum

2002-04-08 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 04:08 ìì 8/4/2002, the Daveman wrote: Initially, SBASIC, and then in C once I'm happy with how it works. I'm happier with C but have never done any on the QL, whereas SBASIC is a quicker throw-it-together-and-test-it language :o) It's not like email clients have to be fast, anyway. I am not

Re: [ql-users] EasyPtr

2002-04-08 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 02:11 ìì 8/4/2002, Per wrote: No self-respecting Tinkerer should be without EasyPTR! Ouch... I knew I was lacking something... apparently that's self respect ;-) hehehehe Okay, okay I'll buy it :-) Seriously now, between what I saw Wolfgang and Marcel achieving with QPTR and EasyPTR

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