[Ql-Users] QPC2 and direct sector access

2009-10-08 Thread matrassyl
Hi, Does anyone know if there is a way to open a direct sector access channel from SBASIC to a non PC FAT formatted hard disk such as a Q60 formatted compact flash card. I have tried to do this with errt=FOP_DIR(#4,dos4_). While FOP_DIR returns 0 suggesting success the device as seen has a

[Ql-Users] Dark Side of The Moon

2009-10-08 Thread david colyer
Hello I was interested to find out today, that our Text Adventure game has been converted to disk and is still available on the Internet. I only just had my interest rekindled today-when my friend Jaspar Taylor, made a surprise visit, after several years and mentioned that he had heard

Re: [Ql-Users] Dark Side of The Moon

2009-10-08 Thread Ralf Reköndt
YESPLEASE...;-) There are so few good (and available) adventures there for the QL (and its QPC ;-)), please do it! Cheers...Ralf - Original Message - From: david colyer If the current suppliers want, I can write a Walk Through' for the game, as I don't think anyone ever

[Ql-Users] Micro Men on BBC4 - Excellent Stuff, QL is mentioned!!

2009-10-08 Thread Darren Branagh
Hi All, I have just finished watching Micro Men, the Sinclair/Acorn Documentary on BBC4, and is was truly excellent - a real nostalgic trip down memory road. Some wonderful scenes in it - I had forgotten Sir Clive and Chris Curry had a fight in a bar!! And some lovely clips grom how to make the

Re: [Ql-Users] QXL drives

2009-10-08 Thread John Sadler
You can have your QXL win files anywhere you ike by editing the dos executable with a suitable dos editor. That is what I have done and so I keep my QXL files in a seperate parition and directory. John On Tuesday 06 October 2009 20:15, Marcel Kilgus wrote: Dilwyn Jones wrote: It's so long

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and direct sector access

2009-10-08 Thread Marcel Kilgus
matras...@aol.com wrote: Does anyone know if there is a way to open a direct sector access channel from SBASIC to a non PC FAT formatted hard disk such as a Nope, no way, sorry. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] QXL drives

2009-10-08 Thread Marcel Kilgus
John Sadler wrote: You can have your QXL win files anywhere you ike by editing the dos executable with a suitable dos editor. That is what I have done and so I keep my QXL files in a seperate parition and directory. Well, you could also turn it into a Tetris game if you hex edit enough of the