Re: [ql-users] win98se

2007-02-19 Thread Bob Spelten
Op Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:23:38 +0100 schreef Bob Spelten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I have my 200GB Matrox drive partitioned by Maxblast software downloaded > from the Matrox site. Sorry, I meant Maxtor. I always confuse the two brands. Bob -- Gemaakt met Opera's revolutionaire e-mailprogramma:

Re: [ql-users] win98se

2007-02-19 Thread Bob Spelten
Op Mon, 19 Feb 2007 22:04:17 +0100 schreef Dilwyn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Does it allow for, say, a 40GB hard drive to be seen as several > smaller partitions by Windows 98SE, say 5 x 8GB partitions? > > As 40GB drives seem to be the smallest drives around now (looking at > eBuyer site anyw

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-19 Thread Phil Kett
This isn't a reply to any specific email that's been sent to the list on this subject more a general comment on my thoughts about the QL 'scene' as it currently stands. My interest in the QL has recently been rekindled. Some years ago I decided that I had the money to invest in a more modern QL

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-19 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Rich Mellor wrote: > Has anyone written to Stuart? My understanding is that he threw everything away. Nasta did once try to get his hands on that stuff. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] Composite Video Connector

2007-02-19 Thread Roy wood
I have a few new QL DIN plugs but the wiring will depend on the monitor you have. In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, silvercreekvalley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Hi, > >Does anyone have a spare composite video connector >(for the RGB >connector) >lead for sale? > >I have a decent monitor which ta

Re: [ql-users] Composite Video Connector

2007-02-19 Thread Phil Kett
silvercreekvalley wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone have a spare composite video connector > (for the RGB > connector) > lead for sale? > > I have a decent monitor which takes a composite video > input I'd like to > use but athough I do have a soldering iron, I'm having > trouble finding > the > a match

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

2007-02-19 Thread David Tubbs
At 23:01 18/02/2007 -0500, you wrote: >David Tubbs wrote: NO I DID NOT ! ! ! ! ! ! > > At 19:30 15/02/2007 +, you wrote: > > > > > >>>Then there's the lack of USB and printer support. > >> > >>But just a provocative thought. Have you ever tried to connect a USB only > >>laptop to a parall

[ql-users] Comment from the "Traditional" QUANTA Committee

2007-02-19 Thread John Gilpin
Over the past few months officers of the QUANTA Committee have monitored the ql-users list (as they do) and, from time to time have discussed its content. They have recently been referred to by a "known radical terrorist" as "traditionalists" ("Which was what the membership voted for") but that

Re: [ql-users] win98se

2007-02-19 Thread Rich Mellor
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:04:17 -, Dilwyn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <> > > Ah, I see. > > Does it allow for, say, a 40GB hard drive to be seen as several > smaller partitions by Windows 98SE, say 5 x 8GB partitions? > > As 40GB drives seem to be the smallest drives around now (looking at

Re: [ql-users] win98se

2007-02-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Limitation are come from MS-DOS and not really Windows 98 SE. Using FAT16 (If you don't specify in FDISK you want large partition) you can format partition of a size a few less than 4 GB. With cluster size = 64Kb - FAT 16 is 2^16 cluster - Partition size is : 4 GB. After this, you may encounter

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
The Qubide source can be downloaded from my QL ROMs page: http://www.dilwyn.uk6.net/qlrom/index.html Scroll down to the Qubide section near the bottom of the page and download the zip file called qubide-gpl.zip, or direct download from: http://www.dilwyn.uk6.net/qlrom/qubide-gpl.zip -- Dilwyn J

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-19 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, George Gwilt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >On 19 Feb 2007, at 00:50, omega wrote: > >> - Expensive software (Qliberator 50UKP, EasyPtr 41.5UKP, QPTR >> 30UKP..etc) > >I hardly dare mention this - but: > >For Qlib ... Turbo is freely availa

Re: [ql-users] Would you believe it ? RomDisq

2007-02-19 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Tony, > I inherited this RomDisq as it came with my Aurora, so I must be > excused > for not backing up the driver. If you know what the driver is called or > if some > kind sole can furnish me with a copy, I can try to revive it. >

Re: [ql-users] win98se

2007-02-19 Thread Dave Walker
FAT16 has a theoretical limit of 4Gb, although it is recommended that you keep to 2Gb or less because some software does not handle 4Gb correctly. FAT32 has a theoretical limit of about 4TB, but limitations can come from other directions. For instance under Windows XP, Disk Manager will not let y

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-19 Thread Rich Mellor
Hi Malcolm, I don't know as this was an extract from Nasta's email. Has anyone written to Stuart? Rich On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:48:14 -, Malcolm Lear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > This wasn't by any chance a MACH chip? I still use a PALASM to ABLE > conversion program > written in S

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-19 Thread Derek Stewart
I send the Qubide source code to Dilwyn for download on his web site. Phil Borman, Ron Dunnett gave permission for the Qubide source to be freely available under the GPL Licence. Derek Marcel Kilgus wrote: > Jan Palenicek wrote: > >>> Oh well, then we only have to find some of those and we

Re: [ql-users] Would you believe it ? RomDisq

2007-02-19 Thread Neil Riley
Tony, I inherited this RomDisq as it came with my Aurora, so I must be excused for not backing up the driver. If you know what the driver is called or if some kind sole can furnish me with a copy, I can try to revive it. Have cleaned up the contacts with no joy. I have to say that it didn't die i

Re: [ql-users] win98se

2007-02-19 Thread QL2K
Hi Dilwyn, Limitation are come from MS-DOS and not really Windows 98 SE. Using FAT16 (If you don't specify in FDISK you want large partition) you can format partition of a size a few less than 4 GB. With cluster size = 64Kb - FAT 16 is 2^16 cluster - Partition size is : 4 GB. After this, you may

[ql-users] win98se

2007-02-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I'm trying to help someone put QLay onto a PC they've bought and need a reminder on what is the largest hard disk Win98SE can format - is it 6GB, 20GB or what? WinXP can of course handle big disks, but from memory I seem to remember than Win98SE can't do NTFS format, for example - this person

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-19 Thread Marcel Kilgus
omega wrote: > Good question. First things poped up - challenge, some missing > functionality, expensive commercial solution..etc. > Now, thinking when you mention "no prior connection to the QL" - it's > even more obvious that pulling someone from outside to start developing > new apps / hw for Q

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

2007-02-19 Thread David McCann
On Sat, 2007-02-17 at 15:24 +0100, Bob Spelten wrote: > When I searched for the latest version of DBAS I got version 2.13 from the > Quanta librarian (Dec 2002) who told me YOU were the one that last > tinkered with it. > Does this mean you lost your own commented source code? Not guilty! I ne

Re: [ql-users] Would you believe it ? RomDisq

2007-02-19 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Guys, > > All this chat of new hardware, new mmc memory expansion etc has > upset my RomDisq, It has. over the last hour, breathed it's last breath > > and died just like that. > > It's no longer mentioned on the startup scr

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-19 Thread George Gwilt
On 19 Feb 2007, at 00:50, omega wrote: > - Expensive software (Qliberator 50UKP, EasyPtr 41.5UKP, QPTR > 30UKP..etc) I hardly dare mention this - but: For Qlib ... Turbo is freely available (and faster!) For EasyPtr and QPTR. TurboPTR is freely available for

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-19 Thread Malcolm Lear
Hi This wasn't by any chance a MACH chip? I still use a PALASM to ABLE conversion program written in SBasic when developing logic for the newer ispLEVER compiler. Malcolm Rich Mellor wrote: > >The reason why it was not done, was that the manufacturer of the >logic chip had been through a me

Re: [ql-users] Composite Video Connector

2007-02-19 Thread Neil Riley
Hi, I use a DIN to SCART for everday use, perhaps you could email the polish chap who advertises that particular lead on ebay and ask whether he'll make you a DIN to composite. Cheers Neil >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 19 February 2007 14:41 >>> Hi, Does anyone have a spare composite video connecto

[ql-users] Would you believe it ? RomDisq

2007-02-19 Thread Neil Riley
Guys, All this chat of new hardware, new mmc memory expansion etc has upset my RomDisq, It has. over the last hour, breathed it's last breath and died just like that. It's no longer mentioned on the startup screen and i cannot DIR it from any method. I've taken it out and put it back in it

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-19 Thread Neil Riley
Perhaps QUANTA , Rich, Tony or anyone else for that matter could place a DONATE button on their websites with some form of barometer to show how much we need vs raised etc, a bit like what Blue Peter had back in the 80's when they wanted to save ( town farm / community centre roof / the whale / et

[ql-users] Composite Video Connector

2007-02-19 Thread silvercreekvalley
Hi, Does anyone have a spare composite video connector (for the RGB connector) lead for sale? I have a decent monitor which takes a composite video input I'd like to use but athough I do have a soldering iron, I'm having trouble finding the a matching DIN plug :) Thanks Ian. _

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-19 Thread Francois Lanciault
My God, this is all to good to be lost for ever. Someone has to take the lead on one or many of these projects or we have to find money to give to Nasta (who, I believe is still the best person to make it work). Also, I offer my help to write the firmware for such a beast. My assembly skills

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

2007-02-19 Thread Neil Riley
Where do i sign ? >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 16 February 2007 09:28 >>> Neil Riley wrote: > GoMMC, a RomDisq on steroids but with the opportunity to > remove the mem card, excellent. > > Once again, Id buy one if developed for the QL. How would it sound if a SD/MMC device for SuperGoldCard, Q40 and

Re: [ql-users] For sale at Eindhoven show, 24 march 2007

2007-02-19 Thread Fabrizio Diversi
Dear all, I was looking for years to find a 40 Gb Miracle Hard Disk. Maybe the buyer of package A+B could sell it to me separately. Pls let me know with a PM. Sorry for the pure commercial content of the message. Regards Fabrizio -Original Message- From: "Jérôme Grimbert"<[EMAIL PROT

Re: [ql-users] For sale at Eindhoven show, 24 march 2007

2007-02-19 Thread Jérôme Grimbert
Hello, just to keep informed everybody interested (I try to reply individually too), and closing this thread, maybe. Packages A & B & eprom have been sold this week-end. I do not have it any more. (It seems to have created a lot of interest, all from people unable to attend the eindhoven show). I

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-19 Thread Rich Mellor
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:50:36 -, omega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Marcel Kilgus wrote: >> Thanks, but that's actually not my point. I just wonder why somebody >> who actually has the knowledge but no prior connection to the QL would >> want to invest any amount of time in it. For free. Not th