Re: [ql-users] Manual for Computer One Pascal

2005-10-10 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Engstler Karsten wrote: im searching for an manual of Computer One Pascal. Unfortunately I only found a news item in QL Today that said that the guy the originally put the pascal package online http://www.westhaven.uklinux.net/qwertyb/ has begun to scan the manual and put it online as well.

Re: [ql-users] Advice

2005-09-16 Thread Marcel Kilgus
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Using QPC on a PC I use dir dos1_ to see the content but I would like to look into a folder so I try dir dos1_xx and it works but dir dos1_Program Files does not. Is there a trick or is it not possible? Use quotation marks. die dos1_program files Marcel

Re: [ql-users] Advice

2005-09-16 Thread Marcel Kilgus
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried dir dos1_Program Files but it does not work. Because Tony did the quotes wrong. Always enclose the whole expression. dos1_program files In DOS one usually uses c:\program files. While Tony's version might actually work there (DOS command line parsing has ceased

Re: [ql-users] Advice

2005-09-16 Thread Marcel Kilgus
wolfgang mühlegger wrote: dir 'dos1_progra~1' would work as well One can actually disable this feature, but on most systems it should work just fine, yes. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] Advice

2005-09-16 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Tony Firshman wrote: In DOS one usually uses c:\program files. While Tony's version might actually work there (DOS command line parsing has ceased to amaze me a long time ago), it looks damn weird. Certainly does. That is precisely what the TAB complete does under XP DOS emulation. You

Re: [ql-users] Help on RGB Monitor

2005-08-30 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Al Feng wrote: I'm not sure about the specific monitor you are referring to, but to use a standard RGB Monitor with the QL, one of the signals has to be inverted. No, I'm pretty sure that was a hack to get CGA monitors working. I think I had the monitor Karsten was referring to (it was

Re: [ql-users] Aurora SMSQ 2.99 or previous

2005-08-25 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Peter Fox wrote: I have been trying to use SMSQ 3.03 on the Aurora and I cannot get Text87 to work with it. If anyone has a copy of SMSQ 2.99 (or previous) for the Aurora that they could let me have I would be most grateful. According to the private mails you've sent me you are trying to run

Re: [ql-users] Aurora SMSQ 2.99 or previous

2005-08-25 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Roy wood wrote: It has just occurred to me that he may be using a 'standard' SMSQ/E to run this. Yeah, for me it was just pretty clear that he was not actually using the high colour mode, not matter what the reason. Simple check for this: if after entering disp_colour 2 (it's BTW really 2, not

[ql-users] QPC2 v3.31

2005-08-24 Thread Marcel Kilgus
New QPC2 version is out now. Apart perhaps from the small fix in the emulation it's nothing to write home about, though: 3.31 Some cosmetic fixes in the dialogs. The browse directory dialog in the DOS device preferences now defaults to the current setting. Fixed recently

Re: [ql-users] Lost messages [was Turbo]

2005-08-24 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Fabrizio Diversi wrote: BTW I am here now and I am wondering why Marcel is taking so long to release QPC 3.31, maybe he is having one of his magic moment and he is implementing fantastic new features in SMSQ/E : writing to buried windows, long file name, ..-)-) Sorry to disappoint you,

Re: R: [ql-users] Newbie with some questions... (MAC emulator)

2005-08-14 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Davide Santachiara wrote: There starts the trouble (again). I only have Macs. And even worse, I don't have some classic system anymore, and the emulator runs only with System 9... I can't even install it on my iMac G5 anymore. So this door is closed until someone ports the emulator to X.

Re: [ql-users] QPC2 v3.30 and Spectrum Emulators

2005-08-14 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Davide Santachiara wrote: I am a registered user of Zm128 emulator on Ql I want to ask you if it is incompatible with QPC2 v 3.30 because I tries the simple program 10 for i=1 to 10 20 print i 30 next i Very strange, I'll have a look. Marcel ___

Re: R: [ql-users] Newbie with some questions... (MAC emulator)

2005-08-14 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: http://users.infoconex.com/~daniele/MacQL.html No it works with OS X (emulation of emulation but it does... at least that's my report) Well, it does need the Classic environment to run, and if you don't have that, as he wrote, it won't work. Marcel

Re: [ql-users] QL Stick

2005-08-10 Thread Marcel Kilgus
David Tubbs wrote: Ooops, Device is un-formatted But I was using it last night, QXL_WIN and all. Probably removed it too early without going through the proper device removal procedure. Not sure whether and how one can fix it. But a Linux machine would be my best guess, or a Live-CD like

Re: [ql-users] Newbie with some questions...

2005-08-10 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Alexander Klock wrote: When I bought it in 1989, I was fascinated by this machine, but in this pre-internet-time I was not able to make some contacts to get some news or software. Even though in those days the German QL scene was really buzzing :-) So now, I fell somehow retro and want to

Re: [ql-users] QL Stick

2005-08-10 Thread Marcel Kilgus
David Tubbs wrote: Was not removed, whole machine closed down. Closed down in the sense of crashed, died of power failure or any other fatal end of the computer session or in the sense of a regular shut down by the rules? Medion Laptop, how do you rate them Marcel, got it from Toys-R-Us, used

Re: [ql-users] Newbie with some questions...

2005-08-10 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Alexander Klock wrote: You can use the QL as is, but a lot of decent software needs more memory or additional files (TK2 or SMSQ/E). I thought this SMSQ/E is an emulator or am I wrong? No, SMSQ/E is a rewritten successor of the QDOS OS with many enhancements. It runs on actual QL and Atari

Re: [ql-users] A4 or A5

2005-07-31 Thread Marcel Kilgus
gwicks wrote: At the moment the magazine is a .pdf file of 2.5 to 3.0Mb. Erm, how is the PDF done? By scanning the magazine or what? If that is indeed the case, how is the original magazine printed? As far as I can see each page requires space in the .pdf file for the page definition. Well,

Re: [ql-users] A4 or A5

2005-07-31 Thread Marcel Kilgus
gwicks wrote: Erm, how is the PDF done? By scanning the magazine or what? If that is indeed the case, how is the original magazine printed? I don't know how the magazine appears as PDF. Basically it is a series of word processing articles etc that Bruce Nicholls collates, but I don't know

Re: [ql-users] WMAN2 program

2005-07-17 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Dilwyn Jones wrote: Programs like the one you describe use the System Palette, a method of describing pre-defined colour schemes to help provide standardised appearances for program displays. Although this existed to some extent in older pointer environments (you can see the standardised

Re: [ql-users] info window colour

2005-07-07 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Sorry for being incommunicado for a while. Wolfgang Lenerz' response is exactly right. If you want a window to use the system palette colour, simply make a WM_INK/WM_PAPER call with the corresponding system palette colour. What I didn't mention was that I was writing a program to work with and

Re: [ql-users] Size for QXL.win Files

2005-07-07 Thread Marcel Kilgus
John Gilpin wrote: Is there a maximum size for a QXL.win file running on QPC2 and if so, what is the maximum size allowed? Actually, I don't know what the maximum size is. I do know that QPC's access routines are currently limited to 4GB per QXL.WIN file, however. It would probably be fairly

Re: [ql-users] Easymenu menus

2005-06-28 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Dilwyn Jones wrote: Some blank info windows get converted as titles. DetectTitle% = 0 Thank you for your help. You're welcome :-) Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] rom image

2005-06-16 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Dilwyn Jones wrote: base=respr(48*1024) lbytes filename,base CALL base+peek_l(base+4) At base+4 is a pointer to SBASIC extensions, but most ROMs do the BASIC initialisation themselves, I think. Therefore CALL base+peek_w(base+6) is really the correct code, but in practice it doesn't make a

Re: [ql-users] SMSQE v3.04 v3.10

2005-05-05 Thread Marcel Kilgus
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have noticed that SMSQE v3.04 will allow such names as end_if to be used as variables or procedure names. So apparently does SMSQE v3.10. However, SMSQE v3.07 sets end_if, end_def, end_when, end_for and end_sel to END IF, END DEF, END WHEN, END FOR and END SEL. My

Re: [ql-users] www.kilgus.net updated

2005-05-04 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Jeremy Taffel wrote: I think you must store up all these bits of work, keeping quiet about them and just waiting for someone to make a request, so you can blow everyone's minds by the speed of your response. ;-) Nice theory ;-) And in that case not entirely untrue, as said the .WIN file was in

Re: [ql-users] www.kilgus.net updated

2005-05-04 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Roy wood wrote: So much for Roy's response to my plea for a better demo. Thanks for the update; now to have a play.. I was just trying to protect Marcel from too many demands on him. Yes, much appreciated actually. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing

Re: [ql-users] WIN_FORMAT command

2005-04-29 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Derek Stewart wrote: Do I have have to type in WIN_FORMAT 1,0 to protect WIN1_ from being accidentley formatted Yes. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] www.kilgus.net updated

2005-04-29 Thread Marcel Kilgus
P Witte wrote: I cant download (error 404: Datei nicht gefunden!). Can you check whether the link is working, please? Argh, true. Try again. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] Idle thoughts

2005-04-26 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: I've been silent for some time - most of my time was being eaten up by other (and mostly non QL related) things. Me too. Plus, I didn't want to get rude. Jeremy got a bit flamed for his suggestion to make things (QPC in this case) cheaper, even free. Actually Jeremy's

[ql-users] Turbo v4g21

2005-04-26 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Just to see how Turbo developed I tried to compile EasyPtr's AppMan with it. I'd like to tell some of my quest in case anybody else wants to try it, too. First of all I'd like to note that whatever feature I thought it would be cool if Turbo could do this Turbo could already do, one just has to

Re: [ql-users] was... Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-26 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Jeremy Taffel wrote: I've been given so much advice that my head is spinning. In one email I was advised to by QPAC2, but was then told that its the same as the pointer environment I already have. No, PE and QPAC2 are not one and the same. QPAC2 is *based* on the PE, though. As the PE is

Re: [ql-users] Software Prices.

2005-04-26 Thread Marcel Kilgus
jms1 wrote: As Dilwyn Jones says in his article in Qtoady that TurboPtr is more flexible than EasyPtr, Well, but mostly in the sense that Assembler is more flexible than Basic. Still most people prefer to program in Basic. EasyPtr is not simply a wrapper around the PE, it actively relieves the

Re: [ql-users] Q-Starter

2005-04-14 Thread Marcel Kilgus
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As far as I know BP_LET changes a parameter by copying the value on the maths stack to the address at byte 4 of the parameter entry on the Name Table. I had assumed that this 4-byte pointer would be set. Instead MWDEF seems to be copying both the pointer into the name

Re: [ql-users] Q60 / 80

2005-04-14 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Aurélien GÉRÔME wrote: By the way, there is *NO WAY* yet to get a fast emulation of an MMU which is required by Linux. Actually, I wouldn't be so sure. Using decent JIT technology a 68k core (without MMU) with at least 200Mhz (relative to 68060) could be possible on current PCs (my guess is

Re: [ql-users] Q60 / 80

2005-04-14 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: Yes but that would be beyond the scope of QPC (to run Linux) anyway; Of course. Who would want to do that if native Linux is better supported and magnitudes faster? The JIT idea itself I've toyed with often, but I guess most people are already happy with the speed as it

Re: [ql-users] Q-Starter

2005-04-12 Thread Marcel Kilgus
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 100 adr = MWDEF(#ch%) 110 REPeat loop 120 ch% = 0 130 action = MCALL(#adr) 140 if ch% 0: PRINT 'Error during MCALL:'! ch%: EXIT loop ... How does line 120 indicate that ch% is the variable that MCALL is to return the error code? It doesn't, the MWDEF

Re: [ql-users] Q-Starter

2005-04-12 Thread Marcel Kilgus
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The only snag I can see is if the code for MWDEF, which has to tell whether the channel is sent by reference or value, gets it wrong for Turbo. This could happen if, for example, MWDEF assumes (wrongly) that the parameter is passed by value if the pointer to the Name

Re: [ql-users] Q-Starter

2005-04-12 Thread Marcel Kilgus
P Witte wrote: But I can change everything Oh yes? ;)) Can, not will ;-) One very simple improvement that could be made to MAWDRAW would be to allow it to take an address instead of an array. The address would point to a data area with the following structure - which you will recognise

Re: [ql-users] Q-Starter

2005-04-09 Thread Marcel Kilgus
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The latest beta test version of Turbo, v4d21, should soon be on the SQLUG site. This one has compiled QPTR's demo_bas (after some modifications). I'm curious, what kind of modifications? Dimensioning of strings? I've read the readme of v4c21 and it sounds pretty

Re: [ql-users] Q-Starter

2005-04-06 Thread Marcel Kilgus
P Witte wrote: Im aware of the embedded message, but at some point I changed to using 0,82 (ie dont call the initialisation routine at all) No, this is not what's it doing: QLiberator wants 2 parameters, one for the offset of an initialisation routine that should NOT contain a call to sb.inipr

Re: [ql-users] Q-Starter

2005-04-06 Thread Marcel Kilgus
P Witte wrote: Im aware of the embedded message, but at some point I changed to using 0,82 (ie dont call the initialisation routine at all) and it has apparently worked. What deos the initialisation code do? Oh dear, you're right. I didn't know 0 means do not call at all and wouldn't have

Re: [ql-users] Q-Starter

2005-04-05 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Dilwyn Jones wrote: The compiler directive is correct, or at least as per what is in ptrmen_cde ($$asmb=filename,4,82) I just had a look and saw that ptrmen is broken, I've had 2 lines in the wrong order. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [ql-users] Q-Starter

2005-04-05 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Roy wood wrote: Shall we annoy Marcel and tell him he's working on QLiberator next ;-)) I think you would be taking your life in your hands You bet! Besides, with all the work George put into Turbo it might start being a real alternative. I've never been a fan of Turbo but I think he's really

Re: [ql-users] Q-Starter

2005-04-05 Thread Marcel Kilgus
P Witte wrote: The compiler directive is correct, or at least as per what is in ptrmen_cde ($$asmb=filename,4,82) If the filename above should happen to be ptrmen_cde the correct parameters are $$asmb=filename,0,82 No, 4,82 is the correct one. Address 4 is the entry point without sb_inipr, 0

Re: [ql-users] Knoware

2005-04-03 Thread Marcel Kilgus
P Witte wrote: A.. 2005/03/27 Addition and Update a.. D-Miner - Minesweeper clone for high-end SMSQ/E systems Has nobody any comment on this? I thought this thing is freakishly impressive and is really pushing the boundaries on what can be done with the PE. Anybody tried? Marcel

Re: [ql-users] Linux QL Emu

2005-04-02 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Michael Berger wrote: Looks like things have changed - thanks to Ubuntu Linux I haven't been too much around in Windows over the last weeks. The (almost) only thing I miss a lot is QPC2. If you can get access to either Cedega (ex-WineX) or CrossOver Office you could try QPC2 there. They are

Re: [ql-users] QPC on a Stick

2005-03-30 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Dilwyn Jones wrote: Anyone got relative paths to work properly for DOS devices? I hope not, they are explicitly forbidden. Not sure about the reason but I probably had a good one. IIRC Ken said it was dot forwardslash for current directory and dot dot forwardslash for root or next step up.

Re: [ql-users] Re: QPC-On-a-Stick

2005-03-30 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Ken Bain wrote: It should be possible to have different QPC setups on the same drive by having each in its own copy of your QPC2 folder (suitably renamed) In theory for different setups you just need different smsqe.bin files. For example a smsqe-xyz.bin and then starting QPC using the -os

Re: [ql-users] GCC on QDOS

2005-03-11 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: Not entirely :-) However your recollection is correct. Thierry, converted gcc with assistance from Dave Walker, Richard Zidlicky and (then) Jonathan Hudson to compile QL programs under Linux/Unix. So it is a cross compiler. It usually achieves a speed up of 20%+ over

Re: [ql-users] EasyPtr was movig sbasic

2005-03-08 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Rich Mellor wrote: You cannot create an application sub-window menu with MAWDRAW or MAWSETUP which only contains one item in the menu. I need example for that, as simple as possible. MITEM does not allow you to redraw the loose item - it should accept the , or \ separator in line with the

Re: [ql-users] EasyPtr was movig sbasic

2005-03-06 Thread Marcel Kilgus
P Witte wrote: 1) Manually added scaling flags are removed on re-loading a menu definition and may even crash the program. 2) System sprites cant be shown and other hicolour sprites are problematic. 3) Application window scroll bar attributes cannot be set or changed without specifying a

Re: [ql-users] EasyPtr was movig sbasic

2005-03-06 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Dilwyn Jones wrote: 1. I can't change the colour of the border or main window unless I cover the main window with an info window. If Easyptr allowed, say, MWINDOW #0,0 for the main outline it might then be possible to change the main menu colour. Use system palette colours in the menu and

Re: [ql-users] EasyPtr was movig sbasic

2005-03-06 Thread Marcel Kilgus
François Van Emelen wrote: Some functions/procedures need improvement. For example 'RPXL%' (returns the pixel colour at a given position) only works in QL colours. This is an SMSQ/E limitation. About TurboPtr: the demo George showed us in Eindhoven(QL2004) didn't convince me to abandon

Re: [ql-users] EasyPtr was movig sbasic

2005-03-06 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Dilwyn Jones wrote: I'm not sure I can enter system palette colours in standard Easyptr can I? No, I thought you had the newer one, haven't really kept track of it. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] EasyPtr was movig sbasic

2005-03-05 Thread Marcel Kilgus
wolfgang mühlegger wrote: but why did he do it then? Just for fun. and why did he give it to beta-testers then? There were no beta testers. I just gave it to some people and said look, mom, without hands. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [ql-users] EasyPtr was movig sbasic

2005-03-05 Thread Marcel Kilgus
gwicks wrote: At this stage there was some doubt over the legal position, which in itself led to a lot of misunderstanding because no one had thought of asking Albin. I understand that he is quite happy for the program to be upgraded. Yes, he basically said that anything I choose to do is

Re: [ql-users] RESET in SMSQE

2005-02-25 Thread Marcel Kilgus
David Gilham wrote: A solution more than likely lies in the reset code on SMSQE which seems implicitly to assume a vector base register of zero. Very good point. The VBR doesn't seem to be set anywhere in the initialisation code, although it should. Marcel

Re: [ql-users] RESET in SMSQE

2005-02-24 Thread Marcel Kilgus
jms1 wrote: I have just tried reset on SMSQE 3.07 on my QXL. On a clean machine, it works. However if I run my boot program and then reset it crashes. So there must be something wrong with reset. Good observation, but jumping too fast to the conclusion. Problems in SMSQ/E are almost never

Re: [ql-users] SERNET revisited

2005-02-23 Thread Marcel Kilgus
François Van Emelen wrote: Here they are: SBAD%, In my sources it's called SNET_BAD% and returns the number of bad packets. SRES%, In current versions this is called SNET_RETRIES% and returns the number of retries done. SNET_C%, This is probably SNET_CONNECT% now, which returns whether it

Re: [ql-users] RESET in SMSQE

2005-02-23 Thread Marcel Kilgus
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The code for the keyword RESET in SMSQE seems to close all channels and then perform the assembler instruction RESET. Hmm no, in my sources it doesn't (smsq_sbas_procs_reset_asm/ smsq_smsq_reset_asm). It branches to the same place CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+TAB jumps to. Why has

Re: [ql-users] SERNET revisited

2005-02-23 Thread Marcel Kilgus
François Van Emelen wrote: Thanks for the info, but SNET_BAD%,SNET_RETRIES%, SNET_CONNECT%,SNET_STATION%, SNET_TEST%(X) are not present in my version (2.25). I suppose you are referring to a more recent one, probably available with the next version of SMSQE? The version in my disc is 3.01.

Re: [ql-users] ProForma Filter

2005-02-15 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Phoebus Dokos wrote: Actually it is my belief that it should be part of the OS (as a nul device like most OSes have) Erm, what's wrong with SMSQ/E's NUL device? Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] Testing testing 123 - am I working again ?

2005-02-14 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Norman Dunbar wrote: Now I've got my reply - but not Dilwyn's. Something amiss here ! Patience. All mails will arrive eventually. At least I didn't miss a single one so far. It could be that according to the web archive, he sent it at 08:33 this morning :o) I suspect Bruce's server is

Re: [ql-users] Virus [OT]

2005-02-13 Thread Marcel Kilgus
P Witte wrote: So why did I do it? Well, broadband has finally arrived here in this godforsaken nook of England, (although it will be a few months before I get connected, so please dont mail me all your holiday snaps just yet). Continuing to ride the Internet bare backed would probably be

Re: R: [ql-users] QPC2 v3.30

2005-02-11 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Davide Santachiara wrote: Sorry if I am a bit late but I went a few days in Barcelona and now I am back with some three hundred message to read... Ah, I already wondered what took you so long :-) The speed increase on my Intel Centrino 1,6 Mhz notebook is impressive. Here are the figures:

Re: [ql-users] network installation of QPC2

2005-02-11 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Phoebus Dokos wrote: The one thing that I can tell you is that at least my QPC will not share a QXL.WIN file with another QPC (or uQLx - Q-emuLator for that matter). Although QPC will start normally, the second another application tries to use the QXL.WIN file, the first QPC will not have

Re: [ql-users] network installation of QPC2

2005-02-11 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Phoebus Dokos wrote: Hmmm I did not know that WIN_REMV applied to that situation as well (Is it in the QPC manual?) Hey, you expect me to know my manuals? You're the user, you should have read them and be able to tell whether it's in there or not ;-) But actually, it is: When a drive is

Re: [ql-users] network installation of QPC2

2005-02-11 Thread Marcel Kilgus
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As long as nobody opens a channel to write to it, Doesn't matter whether you open the file for writing or only for reading. The drive will be blocked. But I just remember one other solution. If you set the .WIN file attribute to read only in Windows then the QPCs will

Re: [ql-users] My Documents

2005-02-07 Thread Marcel Kilgus
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Urgently need help (preferably off list) on this one. My Documents on my computer at work usually points to \\server\users\ (can't remember rest fo it from memory) For reasons best known to itself it's decided to put itself onto drive C on this PC, so of

Re: [ql-users] My Documents

2005-02-07 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Tony Firshman wrote: M$ did something called PC Power Tools sometime ago. Which may help you get control over the PC settings. Those are called Power Toys and the mentioned TweakUI is one of those. The Tools are only what the ordinary enthusiast may expect. I emailed Dilwyn about using regedit.

Re: [ql-users] Email in SBASIC

2005-02-01 Thread Marcel Kilgus
- Aucun - wrote: I have not tested it so I do not know if it would work here. But one question: how can you PRINT to a channel open for input? Misleading name, the TCP device has other definitions for the various open keys and make the connection corresponds to open input channel on other

Re: [ql-users] smsq gold

2005-02-01 Thread Marcel Kilgus
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, will try this when I get home tonight. Do you mind if I put this on my website, to go with the SMSQ/E Modules article? I'm sure people would find a 'module lister' useful. Actually that's where the code is from:

Re: [ql-users] smsq gold

2005-01-31 Thread Marcel Kilgus
P Witte wrote: Only way of telling for sure is the file length - maybe Roy can remind us all of the file length for the two versions... Another way of detecting whether you have the colour version is by noting the difference in the price... lol. That's what I originally thought, too ;-)

Re: [ql-users] QPC2 v3.30

2005-01-30 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Rich Mellor wrote: Thanks Marcel - the only thing is that the Help function does not work - some files missing?? Yes, the help files... Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] QPC2 v3.30

2005-01-30 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Rich Mellor wrote: Well yes I guessed that - we need to include them in the package My package is a quick demonstration on how to set it up so that it runs. Nothing more, nothing less. Anybody is welcome to enhance, it of course. Marcel ___ QL-Users

Re: [ql-users] QPC2 v3.30

2005-01-30 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Roy wood wrote: Not sure I understand the point here. If you have two machines running QPC2 and connected by ethernet why not just map the drives so they have a letter and then use that letter as one of the QXL.WIN files ? I have done it like this for ages. I believe Marcel has even made it

Re: [ql-users] Level 2 Drivers

2005-01-30 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Roy wood wrote: Perhaps that was the root of the problem you went to the bank for in the first case?? Oak A, I think it's time to leaf it out now, buddy. Don't tangle with the pun meister! Roy Wood, putting the pun in PUNishment since 19xx ;-) Marcel

Re: [ql-users] Old games

2005-01-30 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Tarquin Mills wrote: I have been thinking about a virtual microdrive for SMSQ/E, as way of making SMSQ/E more compatible with old software, this would solve the above problem. In other words an image filing system. I think software that does need this would probably not run anyway. Marcel

Re: [ql-users] smsq gold

2005-01-30 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Dilwyn Jones wrote: Is the same smsq-gold v3.06 used for 256 colour on Aurora or is there a separate version for Aurora? DISP_TYPE will change resolution on the Aurora/SGC (a MinisQL) but DISP_COLOUR 2 is ignored Then you probably don't use a version that includes my driver. Marcel

Re: [ql-users] Old games

2005-01-30 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Dilwyn Jones wrote: Use RESPR instead of ALCHP for now, until I know if it's OK to send you a TK2. I think QemuLator and QPC2 can load a Toolkit 2 ROM image, although I can't remember the commands needed from memory. Why oh why should anybody want to load a TK2 image on QPC2? Marcel

Re: [ql-users] Email in SBASIC

2005-01-30 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Dent wrote: It should work on uQLx. soQL doesn't have a TCP_ device as jet. The device driver itself would be quite simple as its not a directory device. But without an underlying operating system as on an emulator it's difficult to see how to get the connection made while the device driver

Re: [ql-users] QPC2 v3.30

2005-01-29 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Rich Mellor wrote: Thanks Marcel - guess the biggest comment which is missing from this announcement is the fact that the full IP support means that QPC2 can at last access the internet directly Ah yes, of course. I can see that not everybody might understand it this way. - just a shame Lynx

Re: [ql-users] QPC2 v3.30

2005-01-29 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Wolfgang Uhlig wrote: It's different here: 132 times faster for QPC 3.20 101 times faster for QPC 3.30 WHA?? Never heard a case where it got slower. Did the benchs take place under *exactly* the same conditions? This includes colour mode, full screen or not and of course whether other

Re: [ql-users] QPC2 v3.30

2005-01-29 Thread Marcel Kilgus
wolfgang mühlegger wrote: to me the most exiting thing has not been mentioned by a word: marcel has modified sernet to udpnet. so ql-networking is MUCH faster now and easier too - you do not have to deal with baud rates, cables ... Right, totally forgot about this. I will release it when I

Re: [ql-users] Clavier 1.08

2005-01-29 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com/14mljkl24/wolf/download/ Just wanted to say that I think that Clavier is a mightily cool application with which everybody should be able to make a keyboard layout that suits himself. And as it's not an everyday application I will forgive you that

Re: [ql-users] Clavier 1.08

2005-01-29 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: Just wanted to say that I think that Clavier is a mightily cool application with which everybody should be able to make a keyboard layout that suits himself. And as it's not an everyday application I will forgive you that it still features the old colour schemes ;-)

[ql-users] QPC2 v3.30

2005-01-28 Thread Marcel Kilgus
After months of development and beta testing I'm proud to announce that QPC2 version 3.30 officially went live. As usual the update is free for all users of QPC2 version 3. Get it from http://www.kilgus.net/qpc/ Main changes are a much faster emulation core and uQLx compatible TCP/IP

Re: [ql-users] Disk Mate 5

2005-01-25 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Rich Mellor wrote: My guess Marcel is that you have another toolkit loaded which redefines SORT. Of course I did try it with a clean system, too. Maybe you should try loading the extensions_cde AFTER you have loaded all your boot files. I even did it with no boot file at all. Marcel

Re: [ql-users] Pointer Environment and TK II

2005-01-25 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Tony Tebby wrote: Maybe that's out of copyright by now or maybe I'm not dead yet. Ah, uncertainty. Maybe somebody should open the box and have a look then? Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] Pointer Environment and TK II

2005-01-25 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Rich Mellor wrote: Maybe that's out of copyright by now or maybe I'm not dead yet. Ah, uncertainty. Maybe somebody should open the box and have a look then? No wonder the QL user list has been so busy this year if we are starting to get contributions from beyond the grave... Well, the boxes

Re: [ql-users] Disk Mate 5

2005-01-24 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Pål Monstad wrote: Nice to hear from you! I'm sorry, but I do no longer have the source code for DM5, so I guess it's impossible to make DM5 work with extended colours. I anyone is interested, please put the program into Public Domain. In case you're curious, the result looks like this (with

Re: [ql-users] Disk Mate 5

2005-01-24 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Pål Monstad wrote: I must say I'm impressed! Thanks. Fortunately you did use EasyMenu, which made things fairly easy. I have not seen DM5 for 8-10 years now, and it looks much better than I can remember. I don't think I have a working version around. Is it possible to mail me DM5? I'd like

Re: [ql-users] Disk Mate 5

2005-01-24 Thread Marcel Kilgus
James Hunkins wrote: That was almost too easy. I did design that stuff, of course it is easy :-) Something tells me you may be getting more requests :) Actually I'm starting to learn how to just ignore people ;-) At the rate it is currently going I will be able to celebrate my 1th sent

Re: [ql-users] Disk Mate 5

2005-01-24 Thread Marcel Kilgus
James Hunkins wrote: At the rate it is currently going I will be able to celebrate my 1th sent email (of those that are still in my archive, all the BBS years not included) within the next few months. Unbelievable. Where I come from, we would call you an email wimp - only 1? Well, you

Re: [ql-users] Disk Mate 5

2005-01-24 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Rich Mellor wrote: BTW, I do always get a QLib error when starting DM5, but it seems like it can be ignored. Wonder if that is more to do with the version of the runtimes being used Would be helpful to know which error is reported... Q_ERR_ON illegal parameter Marcel

Re: [ql-users] Disk Mate 5

2005-01-24 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Roy wood wrote: BTW, I do always get a QLib error when starting DM5, but it seems like it can be ignored. You do need to load the extensions. They are included in the files I sent to you. Of course without the extension it won't start at all... Marcel

Re: [ql-users] Disk Mate 5

2005-01-24 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Rich Mellor wrote: Now, all the keywords for QLib appear towards the end IIRC, so might be worth casting an eye over the list - if you want to email me a copy of DM5 (send it to the AOL address) I will have a look and see if I can spot it. I will send off what I have to both you and Dilwyn,

Re: [ql-users] Disk Mate 5

2005-01-23 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Pål Monstad wrote: Nice to hear from you! I'm sorry, but I do no longer have the source code for DM5, so I guess it's impossible to make DM5 work with extended colours. Actually it's not that much of a problem as you use the standard QPAC2 window scheme. For that I have developed tools that

Re: [ql-users] A bit of a drag

2005-01-21 Thread Marcel Kilgus
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It appears under SMSQE v3.07 and probably under v3.04 too Official versions or self-compiled? Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

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