Re: [Ql-Users] Wanted
Rich Mellor wrote: Also does anyone have the ROM for 68K/OS - now there is a blast from the QL's past. I have 2 microdrive cartridges labelled 68K/ASM and 68K/OS but I cannot read either on the QL - I guess you need the ROM installed to read the format! I have the ROMs on an additional hardware board (thanks Dilwyn!). Interesting stuff. I might even have made ROM images, but I'm not sure whether I can find them. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E
Hi all, I haven't changed the address, but the server went form a windows to a Linux one. Probably a question of filename case. I'll check and let you know as soon as possible... Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E
Hi all, OK, the SMSQE site is up again. http://www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com/smsqe Thanks for pointing this out. It is remotely possible that some links don't work even though I checked most of them. If so, do tell. Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E
Works for me. Ralf I also just noticed that it disappeared 2 days ago. I have no idea. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Quanta magazine Volume 26, Issue 1
John Gilpin wrote: Hi Everyone, Firstly, thank you to those readers of QUANTA Magazine who have said how much they have enjoyed the latest issues. I agree - best for a long time My envelope was tattered and torn along the bottom - just to be different! I have recently cancelled my standing order for my subscription, I got a bit mixed up between standing order and payment by Card ( I think I may have been doing both for a while ) and now thinking about it I think I no longer pay by card ( don't use credit cards these days just debit) Anyway I'll clear the matter up with the membership guru and use the paypal thingy. All the best - Bill ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Quanta magazine Volume 26, Issue 1
Hi John (Gilpin) Thanks for your work with QUANTA Re your: Please keep me informed of this problem over the next few issues - whether yours is damaged OR NOT (to get some idea of balance) - it may be worth asking the PO to investigate. My envelopes suffer from extensive fatigue along all/any edge. I.e. in transit, they are randomly 'worn through' where they were folded in manufacture. However nothing has been lost (yet!?). -- Re your: ... the labelling has recently been changed to enable better printing on the Desk Jet rather than the old Dot Matrix which is coming towards the end of its useful life - don't we all!?!? I'll hazard a guess that, as a result, label printing costs have gone up. If not significantly THEN GOTO STOP. If significantly; I can offer QUANTA an hardly used 24pin ESC/P2 Epson LQ-100+ (with documentation etc) free for this purpose. Ribbons are current on-line sales item. I just checked! Nice to be back, John in Wales ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Quanta magazine Volume 26, Issue 1
Secondly, I am concerned about the damaged envelopes which some of you are getting. In order to minimise costs, I buy these envelopes in bulk, and it takes about 7 issues to use the quantity. It may be that the self sealing adhesive dries out during this period as I have noticed that occasionally I get one which will not seal at all - I use additional sellotape in these circumstances. I shall watch for this problem and maybe have to use sellotape on ALL of them just to make sure. The flap may become stuck in the Post Office machinery which could be causing the damage although some have commented that the envelope is slit open across the sealed flap (and not that the flap is missing altogether.) Please keep me informed of this problem over the next few issues - whether yours is damaged OR NOT (to get some idea of balance) - it may be worth asking the PO to investigate. My copy was torn down the length of the envelope, rather than on the edhesive end as you described. Not a clean cut, more like someone had ripped it open with their finger. It's not the first time it's happened, but we're used to packets arriving like this in the post around our way so wasn't particularly concerned. I still have the envelope if you'd like to see it. Rest assured that each envelope leaves here in good condition and the labelling has recently been changed to enable better printing on the Desk Jet rather than the old Dot Matrix which is coming towards the end of its useful life - don't we all!?!? Yes, the label printing is much better quality -- Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Wanted
Also does anyone have the ROM for 68K/OS - now there is a blast from the QL's past. I have 2 microdrive cartridges labelled 68K/ASM and 68K/OS but I cannot read either on the QL - I guess you need the ROM installed to read the format! I have the ROMs on an additional hardware board (thanks Dilwyn!). Interesting stuff. I might even have made ROM images, but I'm not sure whether I can find them. Marcel I hope you are taking good care of that rarity, the 68k/os board ;-) After all, this was the QL that could have been had it not been for Tony Tebby's QDOS. -- Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
[Ql-Users] Astrologer
I have been trying to help someone transfer some microdrive cartridges to an emulator and am having problems transferring a copy of Astrologer from Digital Precision from microdrive cartridge, both tapes giving bad or changed medium from a few files. Can anyone help me with a copy of just the Astrologer program from microdrive 1 and most of the files from drive 2, so I can try to repair the files for him? The UPDATES_DOC says it's version 1.08, although I doubt that it's too critical. I can't remember if DP did both a standard and Pro version of this program, so I'll hope that saying the file length of ASTROLOGER is 57,412 bytes hoping that will identify which version it is, it's just labelled ASTROLOGER ont he cartridge. -- Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
[Ql-Users] MD5 algorithm in SuperBASIC or 68K assembler?
Hi all, did somebody implement the MD5 algorithm in S*BASIC? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Md5 Or is there a 68K assembler implementation? This could be the base for a Toolkit-command. Best regards, Urs ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Wanted
In message 49a99ad8.7030...@dokos-gr.net, Phoebus R. Dokos ql@dokos-gr.net writes Hi, Does this mean that Phoebus is back in circulation ... ? PS - Rich, I did buy this software and used it for quite a while. So, if you have no luck with obtaining an original manual, then I could make a copy for you. Although, someone may have scanned an electronic copy. Rich Mellor wrote: Does anyone have a spare copy of the Metacomco QL-C manual - I have the software and EPROM, but no manual alas. Also does anyone have the ROM for 68K/OS - now there is a blast from the QL's past. I have 2 microdrive cartridges labelled 68K/ASM and 68K/OS but I cannot read either on the QL - I guess you need the ROM installed to read the format! Rich, I may have one among some things that I picked up from a nice US QL user a little before I moved back to Greece. I will look and let you know Phoebus ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm -- Malcolm Cadman ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Quanta magazine Volume 26, Issue 1
In message 1a87f0d05cab4157abbe53f602068...@pandorasbox, John Gilpin thegilp...@btinternet.com writes Hi John, Thanks for the reply, and do keep up the good work on the Quanta magazine. With regard to the brown envelopes, it does seem a common problem. My envelope was stamped at 25.02.09 Manchester 08.17pm 44003704 - blue Second Class stamp UK post. The slit may have been caused by the sorting machine, and the general crumpling; as well as the final transport in the postie's bag. Maybe you can consider a slightly stronger envelope with a semi-gloss finish to it, to be more resistant of the mailing process. In the general mail that I receive this is the only posting that is regularly arriving in a damaged state. The one for the previous Issue had arrived in a plastic covering with a standard apology note from the Post Office for the damaged contents of the package. PS - The new label is much clearer than the previous dot matrix Hi Everyone, Firstly, thank you to those readers of QUANTA Magazine who have said how much they have enjoyed the latest issues. I still have much to learn about the editing side of the publication but I am very pleased to hear that I am moving in the right direction. Your comments are important to us if we are to provide quality services from QUANTA. Please keep them coming. Secondly, I am concerned about the damaged envelopes which some of you are getting. In order to minimise costs, I buy these envelopes in bulk, and it takes about 7 issues to use the quantity. It may be that the self sealing adhesive dries out during this period as I have noticed that occasionally I get one which will not seal at all - I use additional sellotape in these circumstances. I shall watch for this problem and maybe have to use sellotape on ALL of them just to make sure. The flap may become stuck in the Post Office machinery which could be causing the damage although some have commented that the envelope is slit open across the sealed flap (and not that the flap is missing altogether.) Please keep me informed of this problem over the next few issues - whether yours is damaged OR NOT (to get some idea of balance) - it may be worth asking the PO to investigate. Rest assured that each envelope leaves here in good condition and the labelling has recently been changed to enable better printing on the Desk Jet rather than the old Dot Matrix which is coming towards the end of its useful life - don't we all!?!? Cheers, John Gilpin. Joint QUANTA Editor. - Original Message - From: Jochen Merz jm...@j-m-s.com To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 8:14 PM Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Quanta magazine Volume 26, Issue 1 Hi Malcolm, I received the Friday 27th February 2009 the Quanta magazine Volume 26, Issue 1, for February / March 2009. I received it as well. Yes, well done - and I prefer to see the ads in full page mode again - excellent decision. And up-to-date :-) One other point. Is anyone else experiencing a poor quality with the brown envelope used for the posting of the magazine. Yes, for quite a while already. My Issue, once again has arrived in a very crumpled envelope, with an open slit along the entire top edge ( although the magazine was still inside ). Is this only effecting the London area in the UK ? As another London Group member has had a similar experience with the envelope packaging being used, arriving in crumpled state. This is how nearly all issues arrive for a while. Jochen ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm -- Malcolm Cadman ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] BASIC Questions.
Evening Andy, Well someone sent me a Soduko SB program but I have unfortunatly lost it! It looked very interesting I'm asking it it could be reposted, please. That somebody would have been me! Sorry to hear that you lost it though, I do that from time to time. I shall send you another to your private address ASAP. Sorry about the delay in replying, I've been away for work this week and tonight (Sunday) is the first time I've been online all week. (As far as I can remember anyway!) Cheers, Norman. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Astrologer
Evening Dilwyn, I can't help with the MDV cartridges as I never had that program - for obvious reasons! ;-) I have been trying to help someone transfer some microdrive cartridges to an emulator and am having problems transferring a copy of Astrologer from Digital Precision from microdrive cartridge, both tapes giving bad or changed medium from a few files. I wonder if that was predicted? :-) :-) I presume you have tried the good old format ram1_mdv1 and so on a few times to see what you get? Cheers, Norman. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] MD5 algorithm in SuperBASIC or 68K assembler?
Evening Urs, did somebody implement the MD5 algorithm in S*BASIC? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Md5 Not that I am aware of. Or is there a 68K assembler implementation? This could be the base for a Toolkit-command. Not yet! Cheers, Norman. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] MD5 algorithm in SuperBASIC or 68K assembler?
did somebody implement the MD5 algorithm in S*BASIC? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Md5 Or is there a 68K assembler implementation? This could be the base for a Toolkit-command. Jonathan Hudson did something, though I don't know anything about it apart from it's written in C. http://www.dilwyn.uk6.net/files/index.html and scroll down to md5sum.zip -- Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Astrologer
I have been trying to help someone transfer some microdrive cartridges to an emulator and am having problems transferring a copy of Astrologer from Digital Precision from microdrive cartridge, both tapes giving bad or changed medium from a few files. I wonder if that was predicted? :-) :-) I might have known someone would say that ;-) I presume you have tried the good old format ram1_mdv1 and so on a few times to see what you get? Yes, I eventually got it up to 255/256 sectors by repeatedly formatting and easing the cartridge slightly to change its position very slightly each time. It's interesting how microdrives vary - trying it in mdv2_ only got something like 129 good sectors, yet mdv1_ managed 255. With the second cartridge it was the other way around, neither read perfectly but mdv2_ recovered more sectors than mdv1_ did, yet they were both the same package from the same company. Actually, it sounds bad (typically microdrive) but given that I was told they hadn't been touched for 23 years, it's not bad at all. -- Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Astrologer
I've got Astrologer on a QL 3.5 floppybut I don't yet have a working QL. Regards Andy Barber Evening Dilwyn, I can't help with the MDV cartridges as I never had that program - for obvious reasons! ;-) I have been trying to help someone transfer some microdrive cartridges to an emulator and am having problems transferring a copy of Astrologer from Digital Precision from microdrive cartridge, both tapes giving bad or changed medium from a few files. I wonder if that was predicted? :-) :-) I presume you have tried the good old format ram1_mdv1 and so on a few times to see what you get? Cheers, Norman. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] MD5 algorithm in SuperBASIC or 68K assembler?
If the MD5 algorithm is broken, why would one want to use it? Andy Barber did somebody implement the MD5 algorithm in S*BASIC? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Md5 Not that I am aware of. Or is there a 68K assembler implementation? This could be the base for a Toolkit-command. Not yet! ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
