[ql-users] qdos-gcc

2002-05-21 Thread Michael Grunditz
Hi I have posted this on ql-developers, but I didnt get an answer . I have installed qdos-gcc in NetBSD/Arm32, on my RiscPC. Everything seems fine , but when I transfer the executables to my Q40 with qltool on floppy, I cant run them. If I execute them from the shell I get return code -3.

RE: [ql-users] Source Code

2002-05-21 Thread Norman Dunbar
Richard, Linux Format November 2001. Simon is doing a series of articles on the various emulators available under Linux. The Sinclair machines were covered in that issue - as was your masterpiece. Cheers, Norman. - Norman Dunbar Database/Unix administrator

[ql-users] What do you want to do with the source to SMSQ ?

2002-05-21 Thread Norman Dunbar
I've been lurking on this subject for a while, however, I feel that it is getting a wee bit personal at times - although as Wolfgang says, we need to sort it all out and open discussion helps. However, what do people want to do with the source code when they get it ? I for one want to see it in

[ql-users] CST Disk Interface

2002-05-21 Thread RWAPSoftware
I have just had one of these interfaces returned by a customer as not working on their set-up. 1) Does anyone know the last ROM version (this is v1.06). 2) Can anyone verify the orientation of the two socketed chips. The indentations on the sockets suggest they should be each be facing the

[ql-users] Some users are being spam blocked on this list

2002-05-21 Thread Norman Dunbar
I got this from Tony Firshman - it appears that he cannot post to this list anymore and would like a discussion started in an attempt to resolve the situation. It appears that there are others currently unable to post here either, and are mmissing out on the open source discussions amongst other

[ql-users] FW: News list block

2002-05-21 Thread Norman Dunbar
And one from Jochen too. - Norman Dunbar Database/Unix administrator Lynx Financial Systems Ltd. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 0113 289 6265 Fax: 0113 289 3146 URL: http://www.Lynx-FS.com - -Original Message-

[ql-users] Mailing List Change

2002-05-21 Thread Nicholls, Bruce
Owing to the Anti-spamming policies of the current list hosting company I will be changing the list over to a new address within the next few days. I will be migrating every user on the current list to the new list will make sure any new subscribers will be added to the new list not the old

RE: [ql-users] Mailing List Change

2002-05-21 Thread Norman Dunbar
Cheers Bruce. - Norman Dunbar Database/Unix administrator Lynx Financial Systems Ltd. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 0113 289 6265 Fax: 0113 289 3146 URL: http://www.Lynx-FS.com - -Original Message- From: Nicholls,

RE: [ql-users] basic HTML viewer?

2002-05-21 Thread Claude Mourier 00
A rudimentary tool that can edit such files would be welcome (so that evryone could produce such help files) Claude -Message d'origine- De : James Hunkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Envoyé : lundi 20 mai 2002 02:32 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : [ql-users] basic HTML viewer? Guys, I

RE: [ql-users] qtyp dictionary

2002-05-21 Thread Claude Mourier 00
I think Vlaams = Dutch (spoken in NL, Belgium and France) -Message d'origine- De : Dilwyn Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Envoyé : lundi 20 mai 2002 19:19 À : QL Users List Objet : [ql-users] qtyp dictionary On a disk I have here, I've found a file called QTYP_DICTIONARY_VLAAMS - does

Re: [ql-users] Source Code

2002-05-21 Thread Bill Cable
I do enjoy the diversity of opinions and the glimpses of personalities that occur in the give and take on this issue. And I do not think bad of anyone for their position but it is surprising how different they can be. I would think we would want to give the source code to anyone who would want to

Re: [ql-users] Mailing List Change

2002-05-21 Thread John G Hitchcock
Thanks Bruce. John in Wales

Re: [ql-users] Source Code

2002-05-21 Thread Mike MacNamara
Thanks Bill, I am glad to see I an not alone in my views Regards Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.macnamaras.com - Original Message - From: Bill Cable [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: QL Users [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 5:32 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Source Code I do enjoy the

Re: [ql-users] Source Code

2002-05-21 Thread Roy Wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Peter Graf [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP I have asked a simple question, no answer. OK I make it even simpler: Can I have Roy's above statement, without additions that make it void, from you ??? What are the additions that make it void ? If you want to a reseller,

Re: [ql-users] Source Code

2002-05-21 Thread Roy Wood
and here the problems start. The people have already paid for SMSQ so the new reseller is practically only supposed to distribute upgrades and provide support. This appears even less interesting for potential resellers because they can hardly charge very much for an upgrade. Most upgrades to

Re: [ql-users] Source Code

2002-05-21 Thread Roy Wood
Quanta have never contributed to the development of SMSQ/E If you say so, OK, I seem to remember a few years ago a big conflab about using the Quanta funds to pay for a new OS(SMSQ?) On the other points, as I say you have always had my support, as have the other traders past and present., and

Re: [ql-users] Source Code

2002-05-21 Thread Roy Wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Bill Cable [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes I do enjoy the diversity of opinions and the glimpses of personalities that occur in the give and take on this issue. And I do not think bad of anyone for their position but it is surprising how different they can be. I would

Re: [ql-users] Source Code

2002-05-21 Thread Dexter
On Tue, 21 May 2002, Roy Wood wrote: This is a different issue. If your non-commercial developers don't want to work under the licence that is their problem, not yours. As a One small point. If ANY developer, commercial, private or otherwise, decides not to do work they might otherwise do

Re: [ql-users] Source Code

2002-05-21 Thread Dexter
On Tue, 21 May 2002, Roy Wood wrote: freely distributable sources). SMSQ/E is modular so adding an extra commercial package to it would be easy. It is less hard to remove part of it and that is something we have all discussed. The practicalities of someone writing, say, a new file manager

Re: [ql-users] QDT and GUIs

2002-05-21 Thread Dilwyn Jones
All to the good ... what does the Q-Trans part do ? File copying. It has a left and right window with two arrow icons between them. Select drives/directories at the top, select files in these two windows, click on the left or right arrows to indicate which list to copy from and to and off you

[ql-users] Test message

2002-05-21 Thread Dave
This is a test of the emergency broadcast system (or if ntnu.no is still filtering with SPEWS) Dave

Re: [ql-users] Reading PC formatted disks

2002-05-21 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Despite its age, I still use Discover from Dave Walker. Not pointer driven - works on just about any system with disks and direct sector access. It's shareware though. Try one of Jonathan Hudson's disk readers, QLTools or similar. Not 100% sure but I think ATR_rext didn't support level 2

Re: [ql-users] Test message

2002-05-21 Thread Dexter
On Tue, 21 May 2002, Dave wrote: This is a test of the emergency broadcast system (or if ntnu.no is still filtering with SPEWS) Ok, I did a good working copy of a harridan (modelled on my wife) and convinced the admin at ntnu.no to specifically allow my IP, so I can no post to the list

Re: [ql-users] Reading PC formatted disks

2002-05-21 Thread Geoff Wicks
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ql-users] Reading PC formatted disks What is the best means currently of a standard QL with an old floppy disk interface reading PC formatted disks?? There used to be an old PD program IBMDisk or similar,

Re: [ql-users] Source Code

2002-05-21 Thread Richard Zidlicky
and here the problems start. The people have already paid for SMSQ so the new reseller is practically only supposed to distribute upgrades and provide support. This appears even less interesting for potential resellers because they can hardly charge very much for an upgrade. Most upgrades

Re: [ql-users] Reading PC formatted disks

2002-05-21 Thread Bill Waugh
- Original Message - From: Geoff Wicks To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 9:17 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Reading PC formatted disks - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ql-users] Reading PC

Re: [ql-users] gold card and qubide

2002-05-21 Thread Ron Dunnett
Hi Mike, Yes I'm still here, but only as an onlooker now, dont have any QL equipment at all now. Gold Card has a 68000 processor on board and Super Gold Card has a 68020 on board so the 68008 is defunct when either of these are plugged in to a standard QL. Mr Verbeek didnt mention if he had a

Re: [ql-users] Reading PC formatted disks

2002-05-21 Thread Claus Graf
On Tue, 21 May 2002 22:26:51 +0100 Bill Waugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the best means currently of a standard QL with an old floppy disk interface reading PC formatted disks?? There used to be an old PD program IBMDisk or similar, but if I recall correctly, it was a bit dodgy.

Re: [ql-users] gold card and qubide

2002-05-21 Thread Mike MacNamara
- Original Message - From: Ron Dunnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 9:53 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] gold card and qubide Hi Mike, Yes I'm still here, but only as an onlooker now, dont have any QL equipment at all now. Nice to hear from you,

Re: [ql-users] Source Code

2002-05-21 Thread Jeremy Taffel
- Original Message - From: Wolfgang Lenerz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Source Code On 18 May 2002, at 1:22, Jeremy Taffel wrote: Wolfgang, A lengthy response, please don't flame, I would appreciate a considered

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ/E proposals

2002-05-21 Thread Peter Graf
Roy Wood wrote: CAN WE APPROACH A SOLUTION HERE ??? Note that I said I 'was' in favour. Oh, sorry. I misunderstood. I seriously thought you were interested in a solution. I'm sure all Q40 and Q60 users will appreciate your helpful attitude. Peter

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ/E proposals

2002-05-21 Thread Roy Wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Peter Graf [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Roy Wood wrote: CAN WE APPROACH A SOLUTION HERE ??? Note that I said I 'was' in favour. Oh, sorry. I misunderstood. I seriously thought you were interested in a solution. I'm sure all Q40 and Q60 users will appreciate your

Re: [ql-users] Source Code

2002-05-21 Thread Roy Wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Richard Zidlicky [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Most upgrades to SMSQ/E have been provided free. The only exceptions were for the systems where there were colour driver implementations and where the actual version number changed. Jochen and I have done this without

Re: [ql-users] Source Code

2002-05-21 Thread Roy Wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dexter [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On Tue, 21 May 2002, Roy Wood wrote: This is a different issue. If your non-commercial developers don't want to work under the licence that is their problem, not yours. As a One small point. If ANY developer, commercial, private

Re: [ql-developers] Re: [ql-users] Source Code

2002-05-21 Thread Roy Wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Peter Graf [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Hi Wolfgang, *** Distribution of executables for free was *not* forbidden in the first official statement! This has changed and caused severe implications on the availability of non-commercial work. *** I must take the

Re: [ql-users] What do you want to do with the source to SMSQ ?

2002-05-21 Thread Timothy Swenson
At 09:18 AM 5/21/2002 +0100, Norman wrote: So, what do you want to do with the source code when it gets released ? I think I would find it useful to see the comments and hopefully they will document parts of SMSQ/E that is not fully documented. The code might shed some light on particular

Re: [ql-users] Source Code

2002-05-21 Thread Dave
On Tue, 21 May 2002, Roy Wood replied to something I said: I think this is the way most people would go. Obtain the sources, and use them to gain insight into SMSQ, then reproduce each modular section and release it under the GPL, until the entire OS has been replicated in a GPL'd version.

Re: [ql-users] Source Code

2002-05-21 Thread Dave
On Wed, 22 May 2002, Roy Wood wrote: Yes but it is not your concern as a reseller. I agree that we do not want to lose any contribution but some people will not contribute because they have already fixed an attitude which is against what we are doing. This has always been the way of