Will you require a copy of version 1 (for traditional QDOS systems)
or version 2 (for Window Manager 2 systems)? Version 1 works with
most older systems with expanded memory (about 512K RAM minimum).
If everything goes well, I will own a GoldCard soon. So maybe I
should
go for version2?
Some points for you to consider:
1) All versions of Launchpad need Pointer Environment.
2) To use Launchpad version 2 on a QL with Gold Card you will need
Pointer Environment version 2 or later. Further details and downloads
at http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/pe/index.html
(what this means is that Pointer Environment version 2 has Window
Manager version 2 included. It still only gives the usual mode 4 and
mode 8 on a Gold Card, but at least it allows programs designed for
WMAN2 to be run on a QDOS system).
Mote the small warning about version 2.02 on the page - I never got it
to work reliably on my system, so I use v2.01 on my QDOS systems. If
your QL has ROM version JS, MG or later, or a Minerva ROM, you can
also use version 2.03 of pointer environment.
This is all a little confusing when you haven't used QLs for a while,
so good luck with it!
If you are unsure I can bring both versions of Launchpad with me to
Lucerne.
Dilwyn Jones
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