[Ql-Users] Ql emulation on Raspberrypi

2012-12-09 Thread Bryan Horstmann
Hello R-pi guys, I use a 110 char parallel port dot matrix printer with serial and USB convertorsswitched. This works fine on QL Xchange and 3D CAD. SBASIC programs instruct the printer to do just what one needs and I can also manually position the paper if need be, and alter printer settings

Re: [Ql-Users] Ql emulation on Raspberrypi

2012-12-09 Thread Bryan Horstmann
Thank you Derek, but I need to be able to access all my existing floppy disks without having to copy them. Bryan H On 09/12/2012 11:05, Derek Stewart wrote: On 09/12/12 10:20, Bryan Horstmann wrote: Hello R-pi guys, I use a 110 char parallel port dot matrix printer with serial and USB

Re: [Ql-Users] Ql emulation on Raspberrypi

2012-12-09 Thread Tobias Fröschle
Am 09.12.2012 um 12:38 schrieb Bryan Horstmann: Thank you Derek, but I need to be able to access all my existing floppy disks without having to copy them. Bryan H Bryan, maybe something like http://www.kryoflux.com could help here? Didn't look too deeply into that. Regards Tobias

Re: [Ql-Users] Ql emulation on Raspberrypi

2012-12-09 Thread Bryan Horstmann
Unfortunately I've no idea what Perl is and no experience of C. Just an old SBASIC user, although years ago I did have an introduction to Coral55. Bryan H On 09/12/2012 03:43, Tony Firshman wrote: Bryan Horstmann wrote, on 9/Dec/12 11:41 | Dec9: Is Python procedure/function based like

Re: [Ql-Users] Ql emulation on Raspberrypi

2012-12-09 Thread Tony Firshman
Norman Dunbar wrote, on 9/Dec/12 16:11 | Dec9: On 09/12/12 15:43, Tony Firshman wrote: Bryan Horstmann wrote, on 9/Dec/12 11:41 | Dec9: Is Python procedure/function based like SBASIC? if anyone is interested, and/or if it's deemed applicable fro QL Today, I'd be willing to do a small Python

Re: [Ql-Users] Ql emulation on Raspberrypi

2012-12-09 Thread nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk
Hi Derek, In a word, yes! I was thinking along the same lines myself! Cheers, Norm. Sent from my HTC - Reply message - From: Derek Stewart de...@q40.de To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: [Ql-Users] Ql emulation on Raspberrypi Date: Sun, Dec 9, 2012 17:54 I was looking at the Python 3.3.0

Re: [Ql-Users] The QL got a mention in recent web-articles on theuntold story of the first British laptop

2012-12-09 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I did - it's great, full of typical English muddle-and-make-do and corporate incompetence... with our heros working within (and usually against) the system to produce the laptop that almost never was... Indeed, great article. I don't think I've ever heard of the little machine - this was a