Re: [Ql-Users] Q-emulator

Feel free to add more OS constants! From: Ql-Users on behalf of Graeme Gregory via Ql-Users Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 2:25 PM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Cc: Graeme Gregory Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Q-emulator On Tue, 19 Mar 2024, at 1:30 PM, Dilwyn Jones via

Re: [Ql-Users] Q-emulator

in SuperBASIC. > -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- > Von: Ql-Users [mailto:ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com] Im Auftrag von > Daniele Terdina via Ql-Users > Gesendet: Dienstag, 19. März 2024 20:48 > An: ql-us...@q-v-d.com > Cc: Daniele Terdina > Betreff: Re: [Ql-Users] Q-emulato

Re: [Ql-Users] Q-emulator

I can write you an extension for that later today. Thanks Daniele From: Ql-Users on behalf of desin via Ql-Users Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 12:24 PM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Cc: desin Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Q-emulator Am 19.03.24 um 19:25 schrieb Daniele

Re: [Ql-Users] Q-emulator

This is correct, thank you Dilwyn! If you'd like to test whether you are running on the Q-emuLator-specific version of SMSQ/E (file named SMSQ_QEM, that can only run on Q-emuLator), you can use MACHINE and check for code 26. On any version of QDOS or SMSQ/E, you can test whether you are

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.33

I decided to give a try to the Aurora version on Q-emuLator, but it stops when it encounters some "jsr $FE83" instructions... anybody knows what those are supposed to do? Daniele From: Ql-Users on behalf of Wolf via

Re: [Ql-Users] Source code availability for Minerva v1.92 or v1.89?

In case you are using a ROM expansion, latest versions of Minerva have trouble with that. Daniele From: Ql-Users on behalf of Martyn Hill via Ql-Users Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2018 6:51 AM To:

Re: [Ql-Users] Email attachments

There's no 100% security, but unzipping on a QL or emulated QL (Java-based or not) sounds like _extremely_ low risk, provided the uncompressed file is not used directly on the PC. > Not sure how you come to that conclusion, I used to work on Java and it > goes through a stringent security

Re: [Ql-Users] New QL

Marcel, do you know if any free VHDL simulation/analysis tools exist that may be close to a code debugger (breakpoints etc., if that makes sense)? I wouldn't mind giving the occasional look and fix some instructions, but only if there is an efficient way of doing it. Going through countless

[Ql-Users] Q-emulator 1.2 for OS X, Trial Mode

A Q-emulator update is available for OS X (http://www.terdina.net/ql/MacQL.html). The emulator has a trial mode now that allows unregistered users to run QL software on it. In trial mode, emulation is limited to a 128 KB QL and some advanced features are not available. Daniele

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

Question: how do you handle the case when a user wants to list a huge directory. Do you open every single file, check if there's a header and close it again? Yes Daniele ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

Do you think you could send me a small file (one line basic would be enough) with that, so that I could test it? Sure, sending one off list. Daniele ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] QLPAK files

Trying again, all formatting was lost in my last message: Does anyone have information on how to create the QLPAK files for QemuLator? Marcos Cruz reverse engineered the format in this thread: http://www.qlforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=19t=160p=852hilit=qlpak#p852 In practice, these steps

Re: [Ql-Users] Quanta Library Guide

SuQcess starts with testing the validity of devices and directories to prevent it from crashing later. For this the TK2 commands FTEST and FTYP are used but these don't seem to work on the device names used by Q-emuLator. Is this just an issue with the non-registered version? Is there

Re: [Ql-Users] Quanta Library Guide

My tests were done on a W$-Vista with Q-emuLator 2.5 and 3.1., with JS and both the old DATA_bin and latest 2.13. Only 3.1 JS produces the errors, the DATA_bin version makes no difference. I looks like something changed between Q-emuLator 2.5 3.1 to stop DBAS from working. Bob

Re: [Ql-Users] Fw: A runtime version of QPC2?

Something similar would happen with a free unlimited version of Q-emuLator (and the QLPAK format is perfect for that), but SBASIC could not be used, because of SMSQ/E. You can use SMSQ/E with Q-emuLator, but even in a hypothetical world where a free Q-emuLator runtime existed, there would be

Re: [Ql-Users] Delaying code

I have a similar issue when trying to play Lands of Havoc on q-emulator - if Hi Rich, I've just looked into the Lands of Havoc issue, emulator screen refresh is not very smooth, I'll have a fix for that in the next update. Thanks, Daniele

Re: [Ql-Users] Delaying code

For Havoc it might be, but SSG doesn't access odd addresses, so that's not the issue. Only way to tell for sure would be to try it on a QL. Daniele Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 20:19:35 +0100 From: r...@rwapservices.co.uk To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Delaying code Hmm - I

Re: [Ql-Users] Delaying code

I was just going to say that the issue of DP's sprite generator flickering when the sprites move to the right, is surely just limited to emulated QLs? Haven't seen the original message about flickering. It's often caused by programs erasing the bacground before redrawing a sprite. I believe

Re: [Ql-Users] Delaying code

I think this is a problem with Q-emulator (maybe others) - I wonder if it is linked to MOVE.W / MOVE.L trying to use an odd address (which was supposedly not valid on the 68008, but somehow works on the standard QL!) Hm? I'm pretty sure this has never worked on a standard QL. 68008

Re: [Ql-Users] Delaying code

Just posted to your blog: For the timing, you need a few instructions of assembly code to be called during interrupt 2 (typically called every 20 ms) and increment a counter, that you can then read from SuperBASIC. The only speed-independent QL games I know use either this method, or the STOP

Re: [Ql-Users] Sir C on radio4

Meh. Meh? There's a web page for everything :): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meh Daniele ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] How many time to get q-emulator licence ?

Hi Jimmy, sorry about that. I sent you the registration within a few hours from receiving your registration email (i.e. a couple of days ago, I think). My only guess is that the email may have been intercepted by a spam filter along the way. When I get home, I'll resend it from different

Re: [Ql-Users] [ql-users] Backplanes...

A backplane allows you to place each card in its own slot. It multiplies the QL's expansion port into three, four or more ports. This means cards don't Didn't Sinclair ROMs have a bug preventing usage of all expansion slots except for the first one? Daniele

Re: [Ql-Users] Programming project request...

You should decide if you want to compile the program. If you'll compile it with Turbo, integer arithmetic is much faster than floating point. But no need to append the % to the variables if you want to avoid the overhead when running the program without compiling it: you can just tell Turbo to

Re: [Ql-Users] Mortville Manor for iPhone

publishers. From: ralf.rekoe...@t-online.de To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 09:13:09 +0100 Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Mortville Manor for iPhone Daniele Terdina wrote: Some QL users may remember the Mortville Manor game that was available on the QL and other computers

[Ql-Users] Mortville Manor for iPhone

Some QL users may remember the Mortville Manor game that was available on the QL and other computers. Looks like a 3D version for iPhone is almost ready: http://www.mortevielle.com/ (web site is in French, automated English translation:

Re: [Ql-Users] Q-emuLator

I knew there must be a simple way of doing this - trouble is that I've been using q-emulator for so long and never had to print from it, I have forgotten most of what is in the manual! In this case, it's just that printing to any PC printers (including USB and network printers) is a new

Re: [Ql-Users] Hi + graphics formats

I would like to do some bitmap pictures in 8 colour mode and am wondering about the right file-format. I'm quite good in Photoshop and software like this and also have Graphics converter here on my Mac. It would be great if somebody could help me out telling me in which format I should

Re: [Ql-Users] Zoostorm Freedom XL 10-270 netbook

Wonder if Daniele has any news for us on how development of QemuLator is going? Development is continuing. The OS X version that was seen at the Vienna meeting was close to complete (I still need to write the manual and do some testing, though). On Windows, all new features are done, but

Re: [Ql-Users] Qemulator

I am trying to use a QDOS formatted 1440 sector QL disk under Qemulator. Hi Tony, to use floppy disks reliably, please upgrade to Q-emuLator 2.5 (uninstall your current version from Control Panel, then install 2.5 from http://www.terdina.net/ql/winql.html, your existing registration code

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Emulators

and the very latest, 10.6, is called Snow Leopard - this is only out about a month or so. I can run Q-Emulator by Daniele Terdina on 10,4.11, and it works here, But dont have any newer versions to try. Hope that helps. Darren. On 10/25/09, Rich Mellor r...@rwapservices.co.uk wrote: Hi

Re: [Ql-Users] Sinclair QL Software - WANTED

Tom Dolezal of Talent+ has confirmed that he has the rights to the following software titles and it would be nice to get working copies of some of these so that they can be re-released onto the market. It amazes me how many QL software houses and authors seem to care so little about their

Re: [Ql-Users] Copying files from QL to PC

headers being lost (not 100% sure, but I don't think NET preserves them). Daniele Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 00:50:16 +0200 From: ql-us...@mail.kilgus.net To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Copying files from QL to PC Daniele Terdina wrote: [The QL User Manual implies that COPY

Re: [Ql-Users] Commercial game copy protection mechanisms

The game is called Wanderer and was produced by a company called Pyramide. Hello John, I think Wanderer should work with Q-emuLator if you used the mdvtowin_exe utility to transfer the copy protection as you did. Make sure you set the RAM to 128 KB. If it still doesn't work, please

Re: [Ql-Users] Commercial game copy protection mechanisms

The original mdv is failing to read correctly more and more often and I don't think it will last much longer; so any help would be much appreciated. I have a program for MDV backup. In some cases it can also recover unreliable cartridges (it tries to read the data harder than COPY). If

Re: [Ql-Users] Commercial game copy protection mechanisms

Coppee? - Original Message - From: Daniele Terdina I have a program for MDV backup. In some cases it can also recover unreliable cartridges (it tries to read the data harder than COPY). ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v

[Ql-Users] Any Pharao fans out there?

I wonder whether anybody completed the game... I don't think I did even though I modified it to get infinite lives. It's a long road to riches: http://www.terdina.net/ql/img/maze.png (Starting point is in lower right corner)

Re: [Ql-Users] Knight Flight

I'm still looking for Spook and Pharohs Tomb and probably one or two others by a certain Janko Mrsic Flogel. Spook can be found here: http://www.dilwyn.uk6.net/games/index.html _ Rediscover Hotmail®: Get quick friend updates

Re: [Ql-Users] MESS QL Emulator

This web site seems to have the files for download: http://www.emunews.eu/?page_id=10 Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 09:12:08 + From: arnold.cla...@talk21.com To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] MESS QL Emulator I have tried but it asks for files QL.JS .IC33, QL.JS

[Ql-Users] Q-emuLator 2.5

QL emulation is free with Q-emuLator, but registration unlocks additional features. Thank you, Daniele Terdina _ Access your email online and on the go with Windows Live Hotmail. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid

Re: [ql-users] Checking on Processor

The easiest way to distinguish between 68020+ and the others is: MOVEM.L A7,-(A7) CMPA.L (A7),A7 ADDQ.L #4,A7 ;Reset A7 and leave condition codes unaltered BEQ LOW ;Not 68020+ Interesting... this seems to be the opposite of what

Re: [ql-users] Checking on Processor

Is there an easy way under QDOS to check which chip is in use - if it is a 68000 or 68008 I would use 2 (or 4) MOVE.B commands instead? SMSQ does implement the processor in the system variables, but it is not present on QDOS alas. Here is what smsqe does: move#$3700,sr

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

fiddle_de_dee MACRO par1,par2 would start a Qmac macro. Later you might have inside this macro DC.L par1 GWASS would have fiddle_de_dee MACRO DC.L\1 Are you sure this is the _only_ difference? If that's the case, I could easily write a

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

I agree with your comment George, however, I wonder how many people might be interested in working on smsq/e if they could easily compile it on a non-68020+ environment. Q-emuLator can run SMSQ/e Gold Card (it does not support 68020+) at least and it could possibly generate sufficient

Re: [ql-users] Programming question

You should disable all interrupts to avoid QDOS writing on the second screen.. why would you need to use an interrupt routine? If you run your demo always on the same type of system (e.g. plain QL) you should be able to adjust timing in your code. If you allow interrupts, even if you remove all

Re: [ql-users] Programming question

I need it in order to be synchronized with TV ray. I need to switch screens every interrupt. Interrupt starts at the beginning of screen refresh (top of screen). This is used on many games and demos (ZX, Amiga...etc) to achieve smooth animation, because every screen update is synchronized with

Re: [ql-users] Hardware and software - new horizons

The 10 Euro fee to TT ended a while ago and we reduced the price If that's the case, the licence on the official SMSQ/E web site should be updated to current version. Daniele ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] Hardware and software - new horizons

It is, in this respect just the same as LINUX. Peter can be a reseller and give it away for free if he wants. We will not stop hi, If I understand the licence correctly, resellers have to pay 10 euros to TT, and I'm not sure whether there's also a fee for GD2 or other components, so reseller

Re: [ql-users] SDGC

It would be great to be able to fit a PC in a QL case, with a 100% compatible QL emulator running on it and able to access the microdrives (or better 1 mdv and a memory card reader in the right slot) and QL keyboard, plus plenty of USB ports on the back for floppy disks, printers and other

Re: [ql-users] PC to QL transfer

That is the first time I have heard of a PC only accepting HD disks? HD drives should be backwards compatible with DD disks. Maybe I should put up a QDOS HD floppy image as well as the DD one just in case? He is dead right. Qemulator warns about this and none of my machines accept

Re: [ql-users] Q-emuLator version 2.4

No I would never write software which assumes - it does the standard test which is to write to $2 and read from the Aurora display address To avoid any assumptions, you could test to see whether you are running on Q-emuLator version 2.4 or later (there is a trap for that). Of course,

Re: [ql-users] Q-emuLator version 2.4

2) 2MB crashes for some reason - it needs 3MB If QWord works with 2MB when not running on Q-emuLator, perhaps you could send me the version you are using for me to investigate the crash. 3) How do we access the new display modes? Same pokes as on Aurora? Yes. Daniele

Re: [ql-users] Q-emuLator version 2.4

I have the same question as Rich. I've got 2.4 installed. I select Q60 ... I'm using SMSQ/E for the Gold Card (I think I am only off a version or two That wouldn't work: SMSQ/E for the Gold Card doesn't have Q60 video drivers. Select Aurora instead of Q60, and make sure you use the version

Re: [ql-users] Q-emuLator version 2.4

Great, this means that QWord should be able to run on it - I will have to try and sort this out. Yes, the Q40/Q60 and Aurora versions should work on Q-emuLator. You may have to modify them to use only the video and not other parts of the Q60 HW/OS, though. However, even with level 2 drivers

Re: [ql-users] Q-emuLator version 2.4

Ah - the Q60 version relies on SMSQ/e - whereas the Aurora version does not. If the Aurora version of QWord assumes the Aurora card is always present and it uses the 512x480 256 colours mode, than it should work as is on Q-emuLator. If it tests for presence of the Aurora card it may work on not

[ql-users] Q-emuLator version 2.4

A new version of Q-emuLator for Windows is available. The main new feature is emulation of the Q60 video modes and some of the Aurora video modes. RAM available to unregistered copies has also been increased to 384KB to allow users to run unzip_exe to expand archives of QL software downloaded

Re: [ql-users] Q-emuLator 2.3.4 available for download

I downloaded and installed this version. What you get is basically a ... Thank you for this mini-review, Dilwyn! I'd just like to add that the main goal for Q-emuLator (and a big difference when comparing it to QPC) is maximum compability with the original Sinclair QL. I can run on it 100% of

Re: [ql-users] QL disk transfer

Note that for Q-emuLator there is also a simpler way: use the emulator to copy the ql unzip program to the Windows file system, then just compress the ql unzip executable with the windows version of Winzip, or don't compress it at all. The executable can then be transferred (via normal Windows

Re: [ql-users] Extracting QL Programmes from Microdrive to PC

A lot of mdv programs are protected via the Software produktion kit (SPK) from sinclair, checking the magic number from an mdv. The SPK (written by Tony Tebby) uses a keyword PROT to format an mdv with the magic number of the original mdv during the copying process. On a 128KB QL, there

RE: [ql-users] That Fast emulator

Can anyone remind me of the name of that fast QL emulator that was mentioned on this list a while back? You can download QemuFast from http://users.infoconex.com/daniele/win/QemuFast.zip. Put QemuFast.exe in the same directory as Q-emuLator and run it directly by double-clicking on it. If you

[ql-users] Q-emuLator updates

of Q-emuLator. - Fixed microdrive copy protection emulation (it was failing on fast Macs). Thank you Daniele Terdina ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

RE: [ql-users] Old games

Probably the best emulator to use to play these sort of games is Qemulator - certainly seems to be more able to cope (unless they use copy protection of course). In fact, Q-emuLator can run most copy-protected QL games (for example, the unpatched Psion Chess 1.0). But you need to own the

RE: [ql-users] Pointer Environment and TK II

TK2 V2.12, at least, contains the keywords to make or open directories. I think the actual directory drivers are implemented separately. At least with some of the emulators you have to load both the toolkit ROM and a driver ROM such as NFA.ROM Yes, toolkit keywords like MAKE_DIR handle the

RE: [ql-users] Pointer Environment and TK II

TK2 V2.12, at least, contains the keywords to make or open directories. I Is V2.12 the latest version that was released? ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

[ql-users] Toolkit II

this would be feasible? Jochen (Merz), any objections? (Tony indicated you as the only TK2 licensee. You replied in a private email that TK2 is not your property, but a public statement to that effect on this forum would be appreciated). Anybody else holding rights to TK2? Thank you, Daniele