> Hi all, > > I'd like to share some thoughts and an idea about QPC2 (what Marcel may > tell > if it's feasible or not). > > SBASIC is a great tool, powerful enough but still comfortable, and SMSQ/E > provides many of the features normally needed to write modern programs. > Since > I returned to the QL, I have started some new projects in SBASIC. Even if > my > main motivations are fun and learning, and the programs will be published > as > free and gratis software when finished, sometimes I think it's a waste of > time > because nobody will buy QPC2 (or Q-emuLator + SMSQ/E) just to try them... > > In the case of my favourite projects, text adventures in Spanish (a small > community), the potential QL users in Spain that would like to try such a > game > are two or three... If the same game was written for a popular platform, > and > could be executed almost out of the box, there would be dozens of > potential > players (what means also more eyes to look at the code and contribute bug > fixes or ideas). > > There is a gratis demo of QPC2. But it's inconvenient for programs that > need > to save and restore the current position between game sessions (well, the > player could hibernate the whole host system with QPC2 running). And > anyway > QPC2 is not easy to setup and use for people who even don't know what a QL > is. > (The same applies to Q-emuLator; I mean, not the QL emulators are the > problem, > but the concept of an emulator itself, combined with the special issues of > the > QL platform). I realized this when, some months ago, I announced a new > > Marcos > > -- > http://programandala.net > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > It would be possible to set up QPC2 so that clicking an icon it would automatically start up and produce SMSQE in a separate window complete with a graphic environment and Documents being available under win2_.
It would also be possible to create an environment which mimicked windows so that a newcomer need not learn QL way of doing things. It also possible to create a live CD which would you boot you up into Linux and UQLX automatically. There are also Linux distributions which deliberate imitate windows to make an easy distribution. The snag with UQLX does not properly with AMD chips I have access to. I get the impression that other emulators need special techniques to write and read files and therefore only suitable for dedicated QLer's So what about it? Do you want t encourage mote QLers? ----------------------------------------- Planet Ink Club is a great way to save money and help the environment. Join today (http://www.planetinkclub.com) This message has been scanned by Supanet for viruses and dangerous content using ClamAV and SpamAssassin. _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
