Marcel Kilgus wrote: > Thanks, but that's actually not my point. I just wonder why somebody > who actually has the knowledge but no prior connection to the QL would > want to invest any amount of time in it. For free. Not that I wouldn't > be glad if somebody did, just wondering. > Good question. First things poped up - challenge, some missing functionality, expensive commercial solution..etc. Now, thinking when you mention "no prior connection to the QL" - it's even more obvious that pulling someone from outside to start developing new apps / hw for QL without giving him everything he needs is hardly possible. Some of the reasons: - Black QL is useless without expansions - Expansion cards are not being sold, modern QL software requires at least SGC, SMSQ - Expensive software (Qliberator 50UKP, EasyPtr 41.5UKP, QPTR 30UKP..etc) - Lack of documentation or needs to be purchased
Now, I don't know why should one start developing for QL. Anybody knows? > GC. Regarding QubIDE, I've got the source code and ROM images for > anybody interested. It's GPL anyway. The hardware side remains with > Nasta, but I'll try to ask him about it. > Thanks a lot! > As I said, pretty much anything about the GC/SGC design is lost as far > as I know. Wouldn't happen with open source project :-) > So a redesign is unfortunately not possible, any design > would have to be done from scratch. > That's real shame. Hope that someone from inside is working on it. Jan _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
