Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-21 Thread Norman
Morning all, True, many articles in QL Today which demonstrate programming techniques etc. are scattered throughout it's 11 volumes. I believe that all of these still exist in electronic form so maybe there is some possible mileage in gathering all of the articles of each series together

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-21 Thread Norman
PS. With regards to how much work it is to convert an article to pdf, for example, see my write up in a recent QL Today. Copies available from me too. Cheers, Norman. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

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

2007-02-21 Thread Roy wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Daniele Terdina [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes 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

[ql-users] c68 guide for one who wants to know.

2007-02-21 Thread Neil Riley
As a relative newby I've been overwelmed at the amount of catching up I've needed to endure, this is, in no small part, hindered with a bad memory. As you know, I've battled with my Aurora and whilst it is now behaving itself ( RomDisq ) problems solved, I've spent a lot of time getting used to

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

2007-02-21 Thread pgraf
Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: pgraf at q40.de wrote: The registrar can at any time accept changes/additions/modifications which are not distributed in source, but which may be essential. So the SMSQ/E license does of course NOT provide this liberty. Instead, a developer would depend on the mood

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-21 Thread George Gwilt
On 20 Feb 2007, at 20:15, Rich Mellor wrote: On another note - having mentioned that I'd be willing to try and port SMSQ to the Amiga I decided to download the source today and have a look at it. Thinking that it'd be a good idea to build it for the existing hardware first so that I

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

2007-02-21 Thread Norman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quite informative to see the SMSQ/E registrar shed some light on his attitude regarding the importance of native OS support for TCP/IP and ethernet. And a confirmation that I'd only get reasonable opportunities for major QL hardware again, if the slow and painful

Re: [ql-users] c68 guide for one who wants to know.

2007-02-21 Thread James Hunkins
On Dave's web site there is a tutorial for the QPtr environment as one of the downloads. jim On Feb 21, 2007, at 8:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: under the C68 programming environment. Is there a Tutotorial on the subject? There have been a coupls of

Re: [ql-users] c68 guide for one who wants to know.

2007-02-21 Thread Neil Riley
Thanks for the link, I've stumbled upon that page already and it doesn't cater for the beginner. For example, there is source but i haven't found a ' beginners start here' section . As Phil Kett stated in an earlier email, I'm willing to learn but have hit a wall. I shall just play around with

[ql-users] Hardware and software - new horizons

2007-02-21 Thread pgraf
Norman at Dunbar-it.co.uk wrote: Steady Peter, steady :o) Shouldn't your reminder better go to the one who started this myriad programmers, personal note and talk is cheap stuff? o:-) [Native TCP/IP Ethernet] At present I have absolutely no idea what the current status of said project is

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-21 Thread George Gwilt
On 20 Feb 2007, at 20:08, Dilwyn Jones wrote: There's been several TurboPTR articles mostly by George Gwilt - I wonder if George has copies he could send? I'll try and find these, But they will may not be a simple guide to operating the system. George

Re: [ql-users] c68 guide for one who wants to know.

2007-02-21 Thread Neil Riley
Hi Dave, I have C reference manuals and numerous books on the subject but as I sit in front of my QL I think, Now, how do i use C68 to write that Hello world C program, by that I don't mean the source, i.e. #include stdio.h void main(void) { // I hope this is right ! printf (Hello

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-21 Thread George Gwilt
On 20 Feb 2007, at 22:14, Malcolm Cadman wrote: I may be wrong, yet I thought that GWASS was optimised for the 68020 for the new hardware, like Q60, and yet still backwards compatible. GWASS should certainly assemble any program suitable for GWASL. In that sense it is certainly backward

Re: [ql-users] c68 guide for one who wants to know.

2007-02-21 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Neil Riley [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes As a relative newby I've been overwelmed at the amount of catching up I've needed to endure, this is, in no small part, hindered with a bad memory. As you know, I've battled with my Aurora and whilst it is now behaving itself (

Re: [ql-users] c68 guide for one who wants to know.

2007-02-21 Thread Rich Mellor
Dave, This is always one of the stumbling blocks of any programs ported across from Linus etc. The manuals say, as have you to enter the command: EX cc;'hello_c' -o hello.exe This gives a syntax error in SuperBASIC, so is hardly a help to a user. Now I am not too certain myself,

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-21 Thread Matrassyl
In a message dated 19/02/2007 08:20:15 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ah - I do have an email here from Nasta about the Ultra Gold Card project: It is a pity that these projects especially GoldFire have stalled. When exactly did you have the email from Nasta. Is his

Re: [ql-users] Comment from the Traditional QUANTA Committee

2007-02-21 Thread John Gilpin
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 6:48 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Comment from the Traditional QUANTA Committee In a message dated 19/02/2007 21:32:58 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: chat line comment

Re: [ql-users] Comment from the Traditional QUANTA Committee

2007-02-21 Thread gwicks
- Original Message - From: John Gilpin To: ql-users [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 9:32 PM Subject: [ql-users] Comment from the Traditional QUANTA Committee What my Audited Accounts do tell me is that QUANTA still has an Accumulated Fund of over £12,000 (all will

Re: [ql-users] Comment from the Traditional QUANTA Committee

2007-02-21 Thread Bill Cable
I have let my Quanta membership lapse so I am talking as an outsider at the moment. I see no earthly reason for Quanta to keep 12,000 BPD (23,000 USD) in a bank account. Funding a suitable free QL OS on the software side and a Goldfire type device on the hardware side would be a good investment

Re: [ql-users] Comment from the Traditional QUANTA Committee

2007-02-21 Thread John Gilpin
- Original Message - From: gwicks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 1:11 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Comment from the Traditional QUANTA Committee - Original Message - From: John Gilpin To: ql-users [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday,

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-21 Thread Rich Mellor
The email from Nasta was dated December 2006. The etherIDE would be a good project - the main problem would most definitely be the lack of a TCP/IP stack and drivers. Alas Peter Graf knows how to implement this, but cannot see eye to eye on the SMSQ/e licence - perhaps it is a language

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

2007-02-21 Thread Daniele Terdina
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] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-21 Thread Phil Kett
Rich Mellor wrote: The email from Nasta was dated December 2006. The etherIDE would be a good project - the main problem would most definitely be the lack of a TCP/IP stack and drivers. Alas Peter Graf knows how to implement this, but cannot see eye to eye on the SMSQ/e licence - perhaps

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-21 Thread Derek Stewart
Phil, The Amiga already has a QL Emulator, which is free, but is not SMSQ/E, but QDOS. Derek Phil Kett wrote: Rich Mellor wrote: The email from Nasta was dated December 2006. The etherIDE would be a good project - the main problem would most definitely be the lack of a TCP/IP stack

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

2007-02-21 Thread John Sadler
So when are you going to include George Gwilt's changes which enable SMSQE to be assembled with QMAC or Gwass? This will open up SMQE to other improvements which are needed. On Tuesday 20 February 2007 09:00, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: On 20 Feb 2007 at 8:02, Roy wood wrote: SMSQ/E is an open

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-21 Thread John Sadler
Black Box Gold Card and floppies is adequate but slow. There is QL implementation for the Amiga called QDOS4Amiga. However it gives a narrow screen. You cannot LRESPR SMSQE because it just seems to hang. If you can solve this problem then the Amiga world could try the latest version of SMSQE.

Re: [ql-users] c68 guide for one who wants to know.

2007-02-21 Thread John Sadler
Your program needs amending as C++ comments are not allowed. #include stdio.h void main(void) { /* I hope this is right ! */ printf (Hello World); } ex flp1_cc;'hello_c -o flp2_hello_exe' assuming the c68 programs are on a floppy in drive 1 and drive 2 is where you want the

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

2007-02-21 Thread Norman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Norman at Dunbar-it.co.uk wrote: Steady Peter, steady :o) Shouldn't your reminder better go to the one who started this myriad programmers, personal note and talk is cheap stuff? o:-) Actually, I meant to put 'steady everyone'. Apologies for 'picking' on you.

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-21 Thread Matrassyl
In a message dated 21/02/2007 23:07:03 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The email from Nasta was dated December 2006. The etherIDE would be a good project - the main problem would most definitely be the lack of a TCP/IP stack and drivers. Alas Peter Graf knows how to