Hi Marcel, Thanks for the corrections :) I'll update the page now.
Cheers, W > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Marcel Kilgus > Sent: 03 February 2004 17:55 > To: ql-users > Subject: Re: [ql-users] CST Thor > > > Witchy wrote: > > I found this list after googling for David Oliver and CST, who > > hopefully some of you will remember produced the Thor range of > > machines. Having got my paws on what I think used to be a > working Thor > > WF2 (before someone removed the hard drive) the other week > I'm trying > > to find any info I can on both the machine and CST > themselves for my museum - URL is in my sig. > > Nice page you have there. Just allow me a few comments to the QL > section: > > "and the multitasking wasn't really 'multi' because > background tasks were paused." > > Not true. All tasks have always worked in parallel. With the > advent of the "pointer environment" tasks could get stopped > if they wanted to do something on the screen while their > window was buried, but that's it. > > "In true Sinclair style it was marketed long before it was > ready, resulting in initial shipments needing an extra ROM > 'dongle' out the back because they couldn't fit SuperBASIC > into (I think) 32K." > > 48K. > > "....and a database who's name escapes me for now." > > Archive. > > "Even to this day there are fans of the QL producing extra > software for it, there's an enhanced OS called Medusa, " > > You probably mean "Minerva" here, never heard of Medusa > before (QL related, that is). The most advanced offspring > (like Minerva not based on actual QDOS code but rewritten) > that is still being developed even today (I know that because > I did most of the recent developments ;-) ) is called SMSQ/E > by the way. It runs on multiple platforms and even still on > enhanced QLs (with 68000 or 68020 extension board). > > Unfortunately I can't give you any info on the Thor, though. > > Marcel >
