On 16 Oct 2003 at 19:47, John Sadler wrote: (...) > Why insist in compiling QXL, Q40 & Q60 versions with their extra facilities > on a Gold Card with QMac?
And on Atarai, and on QPC. This is starting to exclude just too many of us. Why should we? > If it is so you can supply these versions I am sure all anybody with these > machines will be pleased to supplied compiled masters for you. No, Id like to be able to do that myself, thank you. > > Sorry, I don't quite understand what you are saying. > > For example, I have a Gold Card. Could I use that to compile, say, the Q60 > code, or the > > Atari TT code? > > > > Seem 2 above ditto (...) > > > 3. There are facilities available with the Super Gold Card, Q40 & Q60 > > > which some people which to use with the QL. > > Are you saying that the use of Qmac stops people using these facilities on > a QL? > > > > Yes unless you write special routines for extra instructions which is the > currrent unhandy solution. The qx0 versions already have routines that make use of 68040 specific instructions. They compile fine right now. (...) > As mentioned in 5 memory management to stop the QL crashing is the major > facilitry lacking on the QL. > There is a group of QL owners who wish to use GWASS for compiling the QL > operating system. Am I stopping them? (...) > > > I do not get the impression that the new versions of Marcel Kilgus programs > will run on older machines. Perhaps Marcel can ensure the record is straight > on this matter. Just what are we talking about? The new WMAN does work on a GoldCard (as said earlier). Programs that use the new facilities can also run on a GoldCard, or an Atari. You just don't get the many colours, which these machines are unable to display... Wolfgang
