Re: [ql-users] Q40 Problem

2004-02-27 Thread ZN
I was wondering if someone might be able to come up with a permanent solution ...maybe there are some spare [VRAM] chips with longer pins IIRC these are 256k x 4bit 80ns VRAMs. I have a number of these, types: OKI 514262-80Z and OKI 514252-80Z. There is a difference, IIRC, the first type has

Re: [ql-users] Quanta

2004-02-09 Thread ZN
I for one would use a QuBide with another IDE slot on it. John Gilpin Quanta Treasurer. Actually, the replacement would have 3 IDE slots total ;-) Nasta

Re: [ql-users] In search for an Ethernet card for my Q60

2003-08-14 Thread ZN
On 8/9/2003 at 3:25 AM Tony Firshman wrote: I can't see any mention of 'pnp' in the datasheet. Ah there is a jumper - 'jp1' marked 'default' to p39 EECONFIG - load from EEPROM. Note pins 50..58 (CA0..7), 40..48 (CB0..7), 22..31 (CC0..7) and 39 (EECONFIG), in the table on page 6. The first

Re: [ql-users] More about SMSQ/E v3.01 on SGC (and QXL)

2003-08-14 Thread ZN
On 8/8/2003 at 4:00 AM Thierry Godefroy wrote: I conclude from the above that it must be a problem in the initialization code of SMSQ/E v2.98+ as everything works just fine with v2.91. I had a quick look to the sources, and if looks like SMSQ/E v3.01 checks for ROMs at addresses $C000 (ROM slot)

Re: [ql-users] In search for an Ethernet card for my Q60

2003-08-08 Thread ZN
On 8/8/2003 at 2:55 PM Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: I have an ISA NE2000plus3 pcb marked Microdyne 1996 but no jumpers. It uses AT/LANTIC DP83905AVQB chip. Btw: Theoretically the 15D connector is the Ethernet connector and the Ethernet connector (BNC) is called Cheapernet (later on 10Base2)

Re: [ql-users] EPROM Images

2003-06-23 Thread ZN
*** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 6/23/2003 at 6:41 PM Marcel Kilgus wrote: ZN wrote: For the ROM slot? IIRC it only has 16 address lines, i.e. yes, it can only have 16kb. That would be 14 address lines, addressing 16384 bytes i.e. 16k. Marcel, you are getting old ;-) True ;-) Ah

Re: [ql-users] efficient buffer size

2003-06-21 Thread ZN
On 6/21/2003 at 11:35 PM Lau wrote: Back to my earlier mention of caching... hard drives and their controllers do caching as well. I'm not certain if they do read-ahead caching. In short, yes. Even older IDE drives with sufficient buffer memory at least attempt to always read in the whole

Re: [ql-users] Dexter, paging Dexter (Dave P.)

2003-03-15 Thread ZN
a working email address and phone # for you any more... It is time to get those parts on my way if possible. I will be leaving on the 31st. My phone is 704 5971283, email zn/at/carolina/dot/rr/dot/com - could you please call me or email me a phone # I can call you at and a convenient time, so we can

Re: [ql-users] Altera EP 1810 chipa, AKA GC/SGC INGOT, QXL Glue

2003-01-08 Thread ZN
There is a small number of these, apparently blank, on eBay at the moment 26 I think... there are a few GCs, SGCs, QXLs that could use these... Date of manufacture is the critical thing, as I am _sure_ you know. My working SGC is date stamped C9602. I reckon any later date stamp will not work.

[ql-users] Altera EP 1810 chipa, AKA GC/SGC INGOT, QXL Glue

2003-01-07 Thread ZN
There is a small number of these, apparently blank, on eBay at the moment - 26 I think. Just checking if anyone involved with GC/SGC/QXL is bidding on these, and if so, I won't so we don't bid against each other. Part number is EP1810LC-20, without the problematic A at the end! I believe there

Re: [ql-users] WMAN progress

2002-11-22 Thread ZN
On 22/11/02 at 01:40 Phoebus Dokos wrote: Since you wanted more... take a look on what I am helping Marcel create ;-) Phoebus I don't mind :-) it looks very nice. For one thing, better choice of colors (no offense, Marcel :-) ). Nasta

Re: RE: [ql-users] One box or two

2002-11-18 Thread ZN
On 18/11/02 at 14:27 Colin Parsons wrote: What about a 3.1 Ghz PC Considering that it would still just barely beat the Q60 I think you would be better off with a Q60 since the whole thing costs less than the 3.1GHz CPU alone - assuming you find one that will actually run at that speed. Nasta

Re: [ql-users] Memory

2002-11-14 Thread ZN
On 14/11/02 at 11:42 Tony Firshman wrote: When one does a reboot with SMSQ/E image file (using LRESPR), I wonder whether the following might work: No it wouldn't. SMSQ/E takes over and reinitializes everything from scratch. Nasta

Re: [ql-users] Qeymail, last call for suggestions...

2002-11-12 Thread ZN
[Qeymail] Darn, I can't keep up with you all even with a broadband connection - and to think that a few weeks ago people were complaining the list was dead... IIRC there is a serious limitiation in SOME file systems, and this is a _TOTAL_ number of files on a drive, which, IIRC is 65535 (if

Re: [ql-users] Q-Emulator 2

2002-11-12 Thread ZN
[Jonathon Oakley] I believe he is one of the people who seems to have dropped off the face of the earth? IIRC he was at the Bielefeld meeting all those years ago... Nasta

Re: [ql-users] Qeymail, last call for suggestions...

2002-11-12 Thread ZN
On 12/11/02 at 14:03 Dave P wrote: The bitfield will actually be an integer, but I expressed it in this example as bits: 0 Received (1=sent with this client 0=sent with any other client) 1 Read 2 Reply sent 3 Forwarded 4 - reserved 5 - reserved 6 Archived 7 Deleted [timeasinteger] will be the

Re: [ql-users] Qeymail, last call for suggestions...

2002-11-12 Thread ZN
On 12/11/02 at 15:57 Dave P wrote: Thanks Nasta. Nice to see you becoming a useful member of society again ;P Why, thank you! I think... N.

Re: [ql-users] Ooo! What's happened

2002-11-09 Thread ZN
On 09/11/02 at 15:20 dndsystems1 wrote: QUICK! QUICK! WOLFYS SENT ME AN EMAIL. Dennis - DD Systems Oh, please - everyone has been waiting for this issue to be resolved. Now that he has sent you an email, I sincerely hope it will, and OFF LIST. The forst thing that popped in my mind after I read

Re: [ql-users] Ooo! What's happened

2002-11-09 Thread ZN
On 09/11/02 at 14:26 Phoebus Dokos wrote: hehe Nasta, you cannot deny however that in reality we're all still boys with expensive toys :-) (And crazy hobbies... I bet most of our wives agree on that) The key to it is not to have a wife ;-) A friend of mine used to say that you have a

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ/E License

2002-11-07 Thread ZN
On 07/11/02 at 17:07 Dave P wrote: The issue I take with it is this notion that all versions of SMSQ/E must be identical. I think this is not in SMSQ/E's best interest because it discourages development. For example, I think it is good for a version to add a feature that may not be supported by

Re: [ql-users] 10BaseT Ethernet on the Q40/And of course a stupid question :-)

2002-11-03 Thread ZN
On 03/11/02 at 17:57 Öïßâïò Ñ. Íôüêïò wrote: In 10 minutes I'll be the proud owner of a Q40 (Yipe!!! :-) which begs the question anyone knows of a 10BaseT Ethernet ISA adapter that works with it? I don't want to get a 10Base2 one and then have to find a Twisted Pair converter for the

Re: [ql-users] Hardware platforms

2002-10-29 Thread ZN
On 29/10/02 at 22:15 Dave P wrote: OMG! I know this is a little OT, but guess what new paperwork they just introduced at work. TPS Reports! TPS Reports! PS: See: Office Space Well, look out for the evaluators and optimizers (= consultants) I've recently visited friends in Greenville SC, they

RE: [ql-users] Hardware platforms

2002-10-28 Thread ZN
On 28/10/02 at 18:30 Dave P wrote: Maybe I wasn't clear... :o) ... If we had a really compact embedded board with serial/IR keyboard/ programming in BASIC (a bit like a super BASIC STAMP module, but more powerful ;) it could sell by the bucketload. PRECISELY This is THE market for

Re: [ql-users] Hardware platforms

2002-10-25 Thread ZN
On 26/10/02 at 00:31 Stephen Meech wrote: C'mon you guys, who's going to buy this thing? Enthusiasts like you will use existing solutions. The rest of us, who are now using PCs for their day to day computing retain an occasional interest and are best served by cheap emulators that will run

Re: [ql-users] Linux on Q40

2002-09-28 Thread ZN
On 25/09/02 at 20:03 Dave P wrote: On Wed, 25 Sep 2002, Jonathan Dent wrote: I'll need the SGC Aurora IDE/Ethernet interface before I can work on pppoe but maybe a more intelligent ADSL router/hub would be a simpler solution. (if more expensive) That's Nasta's baby. Nasta, I have these

Re: [ql-users] Weird problems with Aurora/SGC

2002-09-09 Thread ZN
On 09/09/02 at 18:19 Phoebus Dokos wrote: Does the problem happen without Qubide? Yep it does... Well, then the next step is, do you have a regular QL? Nasta

Re: [ql-users] SGC and SMSQ/E on ROM for the Aurora

2002-08-31 Thread ZN
On 30/08/02 at 22:22 Phoebus Dokos wrote: Hello all, Since I have finally returned its about time, I ask one of my famous crazy set of questions ;-) Here goes: 1. Have anybody successfully overclocked the SGC? If yes to which freq.? Yes, I have, but only to 25MHz - because I only had

Re: [ql-users] SGC and SMSQ/E on ROM for the Aurora

2002-08-31 Thread ZN
On 30/08/02 at 22:22 Phoebus Dokos wrote: 1. Have anybody successfully overclocked the SGC? If yes to which freq.? Yes, I have, but only to 25MHz - because I only had oscillators for less or equal to that, which could fit the space... I may be persuaded to try it again Define MAY be

Re: [ql-users] PC Monitor Lead

2002-07-25 Thread ZN
On 24/07/02 at 13:06 Marcel Kilgus wrote: ZN wrote: Regrading portrait monitors, oddly enough some of the newest ATI Radeon cards for the PC will generate a 90 deg rotated picture, and mirrored, too. Does it do it in hardware? I quite like using my TFT in portrait mode, but the translation

Re: [ql-users] PC Monitor Lead

2002-07-23 Thread ZN
On 23/07/02 at 21:54 Darren Branagh wrote: Are you sure it worked with a PC rich? Reason I ask is the only monitors I have ever come across like this were ones made by Radius for the Apple Mac. They were popular in Newspaper offices etc. as it was better for desktop pulishing and artwork -

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ Source upgrading, assembling.

2002-07-10 Thread ZN
On 10/07/02 at 09:58 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: George - I think that you are missing the point here. ... However, the fact remains that a lot of SMSQ/E developers use computers/emulators which do not support 68020+ and therefore cannot run GWASS to write the code... How much of an effort would

Re: [ql-users] ED Disks

2002-07-02 Thread ZN
On 02/07/02 at 00:52 Roy Wood wrote: By the way. I have also just acquired about 13 boxes of brand new IBM ED disks in sealed plastic disk boxes of 10 if anyone needs them. The last of the stock I could find. Roy, would it be possible for you to send one or two disks my way - I have an IBM

Re: [ql-users] Just another idea

2002-06-15 Thread ZN
OK, now that's really ENOUGH. Could we please keep testimony about Peter Graf's character off the list (or on the QL chat list?) - and I mean ALL sides!!! I don't think any of this is relevant to SMSQ/E being licenced one way or the other. The fact of the matter is, DD and P.G. can do business

Re: [ql-users] Memory Card Types

2002-06-13 Thread ZN
On 13/06/02 at 18:56 Derek Stewart wrote: Hi, I habe been looking at the type os Compact flash cards, a firm near where I live sells three type : Smartmedia Compact Flask Multi Media Which is the best for the Compact flash readers. Not the right question: compact flash means compact flash.