Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-28 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Another variant is credited to Darren Brannagh's son (himself called Dylan!) who invented this, I think just to annoy me: diliwyn How old is he? Last time I saw Darren he wasn't even hitched. Time marches on - faster when you get old I find. I *think* about 10 or 11 (bearing in mind it's some

[Ql-Users] Names

2013-01-28 Thread Dilwyn Jones
English almost makes it a valid spelling (remember the ghoti=fish from a well known author?). Apparently not. It is supposed to be George Bernard Shaw (Irish appropriately!), although it does not appear in his writings. gh as in tough o as in women ti as in nation I can't imagine 'u' - y,

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-28 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I tried Guinness once. That was enough. My opinion is that Guinness shouldn't be allowed to travel outside Ireland - or the brewery for that matter. I suspect that might just provoke Darren to appear! In addition, it is best enjoyed by simply pouring it down the toilet and cutting out the

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-01-28 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Of course, we Jocks are prone to adding them in as well, how about There's been a mude! ;-) Cheers, Norm. You've been watching too much Taggarrrt on TV! Dilwyn ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

[Ql-Users] Easy68K

2013-01-31 Thread Dilwyn Jones
is at http://www.easy68k.com/ Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] Easy68K

2013-01-31 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Windows isn't all bad you know Dilwyn, I quite like Windows 7 to be honest. He he, I just expected a comment from you, that's all! I'm much more comfortable with Windows these days, especially since starting to use Windoze 7. I can't believe how stable this PC is running Win7 and QPC2 as my

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-02-03 Thread Dilwyn Jones
BMP also opens a channel to read the filenames from the picture directory with DJ_OPEN_DIR. Is this program on the web somewhere - preferrably with sources?? Yes - BMP.OBJ (a Windows BMP to QL graphics converter) is on the graphics page on my website (I am the author). The version on there is

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-02-06 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Is there anybody who'd object to the device being called WIN right away? Wolfgang No objection, but please keep the various xxx_USE keywords so that names can still be changed, e.g. I like to call the NFA device DOS just because that's like QPC! Dilwyn

[Ql-Users] Fw: Message via contact form-68k/os

2013-02-14 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Has anyone else tried 68k/os and got this result? Any idea what to do about it? Dilwyn Jones -Original Message- From: Nils-Arne Dahlberg Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 1:22 PM Subject: Message via contact form From : Nils-Arne Dahlberg Email: I tried the 68K-OS.zip

Re: [Ql-Users] Fw: Message via contact form-68k/os

2013-02-14 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Thank you - I will forward the information on to him. Dilwyn Jones -Original Message- From: Computer Research Centrum, Ltd Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 2:10 PM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Fw: Message via contact form-68k/os Has anyone else tried 68k/os

Re: [Ql-Users] Caps Lock

2013-02-14 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Thought that might be the case, thanks. Dilwyn Jones -Original Message- From: Wolfgang Lenerz Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 6:22 PM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Caps Lock Le 14/02/2013 17:21, Dilwyn Jones a écrit : SMSQmulator doesn’t seem to change sv_caps

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator Quick Update

2013-02-14 Thread Dilwyn Jones
(Message to Urs: Should I rename it to BQL - Backwards Quantum Leap?) :-) Prefer Big Quantum Leap myself, although that's a contradiction in terms. Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator

2013-02-17 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Android tablet but never seem to get time! Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator - set screen size

2013-02-18 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Going back in to config-set screen size again, shows that the current size is 1024x512. Double what I requested. In order to get the screen size I want, I have to set it to half what I want. I hope I'm not stating the obvious here...are you using the Double Size option in the Config menu? (If

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator - set screen size

2013-02-18 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I hope I'm not stating the obvious here...are you using the Double Size option in the Config menu? (If so it will have Halve The Window Size in the Config menu) Thanks Dilwyn. That's what it was. I could see halve the screen size but until I clicked that, I couldn't see double the screen size.

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator - change memory size problem

2013-02-20 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Linux Mint 13 64 bit with KDE. Using SMSQMulator 1.07. Screen size = 800x600. 16 bit colours. I wanted to try out QJewels. With 8M of RAM, I only got a whole lot of red 'X' sprites in the game which made it difficult to play! ;-) The video memory alone takes up a huge amount of RAM in high

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator - change memory size problem

2013-02-20 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I'm still hugely impressed by this system. Absolutely. Wolfgang has done a magnificent job of creating it, and in supporting it as we, the users, break it (or think we've broken it!) Yes the sound takes a while with QJewels to catch up, and sometimes the falling jewels stop for a bit, but

[Ql-Users] QFLP

2013-02-25 Thread Dilwyn Jones
or booklet was ever supplied with the upgrade. (I won’t be adding the EPROM code as asked since it’s still copyright of course.) Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

[Ql-Users] DJ Toolkit update

2013-02-28 Thread Dilwyn Jones
/tk/index.html This issue came to light when we realised Launchpad version 2 wouldn’t run from a WIN device on SMSQmulator, so an update to Launchpad will follow later this week when I’ve had a chance to do the necessary changes, including a few other very minor updates to it. Dilwyn Jones

[Ql-Users] Google

2013-03-01 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I see Google have a St David’s day logo today – dragon breath forming part of the Google name. Good for them. Your project, fellow QLers, will be to get them to display a QL logo for the 30th anniversary of its launch! Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users

Re: [Ql-Users] Window redraw in PE

2013-03-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Marcel Kilgus wrote: Well, that was meant to be private... thank you, eMail program ;-) Marcel Which eMail program was it (so I know not to use it in future) :o)) Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
, and if published as a PDF just about anyone with access to a modern computer would be able to read it. Quanta mag is available as a PDF to those opting to receive it as such. So there is experience and precedence there. Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http

Re: [Ql-Users] Window redraw in PE

2013-03-20 Thread Dilwyn Jones
One more question - what is the last Pointer Environment version for the plain QDOS? Should be 203 205 231 (PE, WMan, HotRext) Does it contain this feature (background drawing), too? Yes, it does. Can't say whether it fully works, however, I normally use SMSQ/E instead of the plain QL stuff.

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-21 Thread Dilwyn Jones
if there is likely to be plenty of space available on the new website). Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-22 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I find some irony in that a thread about the demise of QL Today has degenerated into a conversation of violent agreement about grammar! It's probably better than wondering what the plural of referendum is, which is exercising many in Scotland just now. What? Is that more important than the

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-22 Thread Dilwyn Jones
-Original Message- From: Norman Dunbar Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 3:57 PM To: ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today On 22/03/13 15:52, George Gwilt wrote: plural of referendum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referendum#Terminology Referendums because, apparently,

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQE v.3.15

2013-03-26 Thread Dilwyn Jones
forward. Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] Qliberator problems

2013-04-02 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Does QLIB compile directly from a file? George, QLiberator cannot compile directly from a non-tokenized SuperBASIC program contained in a file (AFAIK).The source program needs to come either from a file in tokenized form (can be produced by QSAVE) or from the master SuperBASIC job in memory.

Re: [Ql-Users] qdosmsq.dunbar-it.co.uk back online

2013-04-02 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Sorry to hear your website was attacked Norman, but glad to hear you've been able to deal with it. I wish you a speedy recovery from your sickness. No doubt coincidence, but you may have noticed the contact message form has disappeared from my website. My inbox got flooded with all sorts of

[Ql-Users] Quanta News

2013-04-02 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I’m putting together the News pages for the latest Quanta magazines. If you have any news you’d like to see in print, please send them to me at news AT quanta DOT org DOT uk before the end of this week. Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http

[Ql-Users] Quanta Workshop and AGM 2013 in Manchester

2013-04-09 Thread Dilwyn Jones
of Conway Road, along a small cul-de-sac, just off the corner, as shown on the Google map link above. Hope to see you all there! Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

[Ql-Users] Auto-hide

2013-04-16 Thread Dilwyn Jones
for that matter) for a couple of seconds, the program or taskbar (or whatever you use it for) pops up, even if it was buried under other windows. Sounds simple: might be simple, I don’t yet know! Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk

[Ql-Users] WM_INK etc

2013-04-16 Thread Dilwyn Jones
of range or some such message. Anyone familiar with SMSQ/E sources able to explain what was going on? Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] WM_INK etc

2013-04-16 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: 100 COLOUR_24 110 WM_PAPER #0,$FF : REM trying to set white 120 WM_INK #0,$FF : REM trying to set blue In these lines, the top word will be ignored, even though he won't get blue but some kind of stippled colour in line 120. Most likely that's incorrect memory

Re: [Ql-Users] WM_INK etc

2013-04-17 Thread Dilwyn Jones
%1rgb 15 bit RGB As you san see, since in $ff bit 15 is set, this will be treaated as a 15 bit RGB value. I've looked at the code, this will ignore any value in the upper word. Ah, this variation had passed me by somehow, sorry. Well, the format is

Re: [Ql-Users] Auto-hide

2013-04-17 Thread Dilwyn Jones
) Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] Auto-hide

2013-04-17 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Seems to work on my QPC2, executed as SBasic job. Then you have to open a con or scr channel, default size will do. Works over the whole width, didn't act on the Escape key though. Esc would only work if my program had the cursor at the time (as I provided no other Quit option). Dilwyn

Re: [Ql-Users] Auto-hide

2013-04-18 Thread Dilwyn Jones
That was /exactly/ my concern when I asked how did you do that. As far as I know, in the classic PE a ptr read in a background window will just block. With QPTR, this works (on QPC SMSQmulator) even when bgio is switched off: 100 OPEN_NEW#0,con 110 WINDOW#0,0,0,0,0 120 OUTLN#0,0,0,0,0 130

Re: [Ql-Users] AGM

2013-04-25 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Some pictures here, from Lee and myself: http://www.qlforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=12t=523 Dilwyn -Original Message- From: Lee Privett Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 2:17 PM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] AGM Yes it did, there were a number of pictures posted on the

[Ql-Users] Test email

2013-05-14 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Just testing my email accounts after reinstalling Windows. Please ignore this email (unless you have just read it in which case you can’t, so recursively re-enter the Ignore procedure ...) ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] Test email

2013-05-14 Thread Dilwyn Jones
! Dave On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 9:01 AM, Dilwyn Jones dil...@evans1511.fsnet.co.ukwrote: Just testing my email accounts after reinstalling Windows. Please ignore this email (unless you have just read it in which case you can’t, so recursively re-enter the Ignore procedure

Re: [Ql-Users] Q-emuLator video

2013-05-22 Thread Dilwyn Jones
. Dilwyn -Original Message- From: Norman Dunbar Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 1:33 PM To: ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Q-emuLator video Hi Dilwyn, On 21/05/13 13:30, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Anyone know how to get Q-emuLator to work in 2:1 windows mode? Is it perhaps

Re: [Ql-Users] A few short topics...

2013-05-30 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Hear hear! Long may these articles continue. Dilwyn -Original Message- From: Petri Pellinen Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 8:56 PM To: ql-users Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] A few short topics... Evening Norman, thank you for the chance to read your articles about assembly language

[Ql-Users] QPC and standby

2013-06-10 Thread Dilwyn Jones
check? Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC and standby

2013-06-12 Thread Dilwyn Jones
to be regenerated after sleep? --- On Mon, 10/6/13, Dilwyn Jones dil...@evans1511.fsnet.co.uk wrote: From: Dilwyn Jones dil...@evans1511.fsnet.co.uk Subject: [Ql-Users] QPC and standby To: QL-Users list ql-us...@q-v-d.com Date: Monday, 10 June, 2013, 12:51 Since my PC came back from repair, QPC2

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC and standby

2013-06-12 Thread Dilwyn Jones
not sure if that helps in any way - But i have the exact same problem with QPC on a new HP laptop and Windows 7 64 bit Professional. Computer goes to sleep, QPC dies. On another (older) laptop using Windows 7 Basic 32 bit, everything is fine. Tobias At least I know I'm not alone now!

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC and standby

2013-06-17 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Thanks, Marcel. Dilwyn Jones -Original Message- From: Marcel Kilgus Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 12:17 AM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QPC and standby Hello Dilwyn, If the QPC2 is left open, it locks up after coming out of standby – usual egg-timer icon or greyed out

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 v3.40 Beta 2

2013-07-10 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Marcel Kilgus wrote: While I'm at it, does anybody still use the fullscreen mode? Occasionally. Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 v3.40 Beta 2

2013-07-11 Thread Dilwyn Jones
QPC2 v3.40 beta 2 seems to work fine on Windows 7 64-bit. At least I haven't found anything amiss yet that hasn't already been mentioned. Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 v3.40 Beta 2

2013-07-28 Thread Dilwyn Jones
remember which program. Gives me a nice feeling that Windoze is under QPC control ;-)) Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 v3.40 Beta 2

2013-08-03 Thread Dilwyn Jones
ERT HOT_CMD('e','QPC_EXEC mailto:n...@domain.co.uk; ') Daresay I could use this in the Copyright or Help menus in QL software to provide a means of sending feedback or help requests to the author. I'm sure someone on the QL scene has already used this in a QL program. I think it might have

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 v3.40 Beta 2

2013-08-04 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Would it not be better to write an email program within QPC2. Of course, this was just a two-second suggestion! Should not be not that difficult, probably Pbox could be adapted to send messages via email. That would be interesting - I have never used Pbox, but presumably it has some form of

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 v3.40 Beta 2

2013-08-16 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Gee thanks Per! :o)) Actually, it's been remarkably stable for me, especially since I am using it on three separate computers all with different versions of Windoze. Marcel must be pleased I ain't broken it (yet)... ;-) Dilwyn Jones -Original Message- From: Per Witte Sent

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 v3.40 Beta 2

2013-08-18 Thread Dilwyn Jones
François Van Emelen wrote: Hope this helps, my attempts to reproduce the problems François wrote about: 1) Full Scrren Mode (selected or not) doesn't work. On Startup, a warning window pops up telling that 'QPC QL emulator doesn't work anymore'. Just tried that, agreed. In fact if you happen

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 v3.40 Beta 3

2013-08-20 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Thanks Marcel. It seems to work well in the short time I've been using it. Seems to do well so far when switching between applications, including ALT TAB and ALT ESC. Now to leave it on overnight to see how this PC treats it coming out of whatever sleep mode it decides to go into tonight!

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 v3.40 Beta 3

2013-08-21 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Now to leave it on overnight to see how this PC treats it coming out of whatever sleep mode it decides to go into tonight! Ho hum, programs left running (Windows Live Mail, QPC2, Skype and a Windows Explorer window) had all locked up by this morning although Windows was responsive enough to

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 v3.40 Beta 3

2013-08-21 Thread Dilwyn Jones
21, 2013 2:08 PM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 v3.40 Beta 3 Dilwyn Jones wrote: Now to leave it on overnight to see how this PC treats it coming out of whatever sleep mode it decides to go into tonight! Ho hum, programs left running (Windows Live Mail, QPC2, Skype

Re: [Ql-Users] ICL One Per Desk Computer - Bedfordshire

2013-08-22 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Id avoid selecting YODEL as the courier though! Amazing how many people I've heard say that, wonder why? Dilwyn ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] ICL One Per Desk Computer - Bedfordshire

2013-08-22 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Privett Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 2:30 PM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] ICL One Per Desk Computer - Bedfordshire because their Rap with a C On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 10:43 AM, Dilwyn Jones dil...@evans1511.fsnet.co.uk wrote: Id avoid selecting YODEL as the courier

[Ql-Users] QPC2 3.40 Beta 3

2013-08-23 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I just dug out my old Windows XP Pro SP3 laptop from the attic (Hi Derek, it still works after all these years!) and tried QPC2 3.40 Beta 3 on it. QPC2 seems to work fine – it’s a Compaq Pentium 4 machine with just 512MB RAM. Anyway, after a few minutes playing with QPC2, all seems well, Marcel

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 3.40 Beta 3

2013-08-23 Thread Dilwyn Jones
... might have just been a bit sluggish as there’s only 512MB RAM on the laptop. Sounds like a prime candidate for having Linux put on it. DucksAndRuns ;-) He he, was expecting that comment Norman. :-) Dilwyn ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 3.40 Beta 3

2013-08-26 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Derek Stewart wrote: Glad the Laptop still work OK. I knew I shouldn't have said that. I took 'your' laptop with me in the car that day, although in the end I didn't get time to use it as I'd hoped. Next time I used it, the CD drive had packed in - it had a tumble in the boot of the car and

[Ql-Users] Updates

2013-08-28 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I mentioned I’d got my old laptop out of the attic recently. Today I connected a wireless adaptor to get it back on the internet to update its anti-virus, windoze xp etc. It took about 10 minutes to synchronise QPC2 files in the QXL.WIN, using a pen drive. It already had Win XP Service Pack

Re: [Ql-Users] Updates

2013-08-28 Thread Dilwyn Jones
John in Wales wrote: Two months ago I had just this Xp experience. Par for the course. Sometime before 6 hours, it completed all 128. Make a cuppa, go for a run, read about Linux, curse M$. . Me? Run? Against my religion, John! Dilwyn ___

Re: [Ql-Users] OT: Free Online UK PhoneAddress directory?

2013-09-13 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Hi Urs, try www.thephonebook.bt.com gives phone numbers and addresses unless ex-directory. Dilwyn -Original Message- From: Urs Koenig (QL) Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 1:48 PM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: [Ql-Users] OT: Free Online UK PhoneAddress directory? Is there a

Re: [Ql-Users] A seat in the lifeboat?

2013-09-14 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Hi Peter, All of them, probably! My first choice would probably be QLwIP and applications, to give the QL a chance to get on the internet. Second choice: I would really like the QLSD project to see the light of day. Dilwyn Jones Which project deserves a seat in the lifeboat? Which one

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
for some time to come. Thanks guys, I will miss QL Today. Dilwyn Jones -Original Message- From: John Gilpin Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 6:07 PM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD As Editor of the QUANTA Magazine for a number of years, I appreciate all

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Geoff Wicks wrote: It was Jochen you have thank. I objected to the last two words on the grounds that there were no known QL-ers in Wales, Probably true, we all (3 of us?) probably use QPC2 now! Posted from a reinforced bunker at an undisclosed destination. The bunker-buster has just been

[Ql-Users] Fw: Feedback via the QL Message [#8]

2013-09-22 Thread Dilwyn Jones
software has been made freeware so no copyright issues with this. Dilwyn Jones Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2013 4:02 PM Subject: Feedback via the QL Message [#8] Your Name: Tomas KRAL Subject*: QL GST Assembler Message: Hello Dilwyn, I am back to QL after a while

[Ql-Users] GST assemblers

2013-09-24 Thread Dilwyn Jones
tonight as I have to get up early for work tomorrow, so I haven’t had time to test them, especially as I am not familiar with these programs, so if anyone finds problems, please let me know (e.g. missing files). Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] GST assemblers

2013-09-25 Thread Dilwyn Jones
AFAIK no. Unless Urs or Rich know different. Quanta library doesn't have the Q-Mac sources either, but Phil Borman is named within the text files of Q-Mac, don't know if he might still have the sources. Dilwyn Jones -Original Message- From: Derek Stewart Sent: Wednesday

Re: [Ql-Users] GST assemblers

2013-09-25 Thread Dilwyn Jones
doing this if sources are unavailable. Derek On 25/09/13 21:47, Dilwyn Jones wrote: AFAIK no. Unless Urs or Rich know different. Quanta library doesn't have the Q-Mac sources either, but Phil Borman is named within the text files of Q-Mac, don't know if he might still have the sources. Dilwyn

Re: [Ql-Users] Assemblers

2013-09-26 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Thanks John, yes it was Q-Mac we were mostly referring to. Dilwyn -Original Message- From: John Taylor Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 11:13 PM To: QLUsers Subject: [Ql-Users] Assemblers Quanta had two assembler programs. One had been largely rewritten by Phil Borman and he

[Ql-Users] DJ news

2013-09-26 Thread Dilwyn Jones
. Download it from my site at http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/sprites/index.html or direct from Wolfgang's site. The GST Assembler and Macro Assembler are also available to download from http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/asm/index.html (thanks to Rich Mellor). Dilwyn Jones

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC

2013-09-27 Thread Dilwyn Jones
the good old QL user guide perhaps!!! Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC

2013-09-27 Thread Dilwyn Jones
if you want to change colour depth, use DISP_COLOUR colour_depth where colour_depth is 0 for QL modes, 3 for 16 bit colour or 2 for 156 colour modes. Oops, sorry, should read 2 for 256 colour modes not 156 colour of course. Dilwyn ___ QL-Users

Re: [Ql-Users] Cambridge Raspberry jam

2013-09-29 Thread Dilwyn Jones
...and for those who haven't found it yet, it's in the EMU (emulators cd) directory, well hidden! Dilwyn -Original Message- From: Tobias Fröschle Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2013 8:12 PM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Cambridge Raspberry jam John, have you got the

[Ql-Users] D-Miner update

2013-09-29 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Per Witte has issued an update to the D-Miner game posted on the Games page of my website a few days ago. v0.23 has a new default file location and error handling scheme http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/games/index.html Dilwyn ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] Cambridge Raspberry jam

2013-09-29 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Tobias Fröschle a ysgrifennodd: ...and for those who haven't found it yet, it's in the EMU (emulators cd) directory, well hidden! Dilwyn It was hard to build, so it must be hard to find ;) :-)) A lot of people waited for this release, I think! Dilwyn

[Ql-Users] Xchange 3.90L update

2013-10-05 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Rich Mellor has sent me an update to Xchange 3.90L which addresses some issues he has run into with Xchange, as described on QL Forum www.qlforum.co.uk It’s available to download from http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/psions/index.html Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users

[Ql-Users] A5 QL user guides

2013-10-06 Thread Dilwyn Jones
for Kindles). Hopefully they'll be easier to read on eBook readers as the pages won't be shrunk so much to display, although some eBook readers can override margins, font sizes etc. Available to download from http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/docs/ebooks/index.html Dilwyn Jones

Re: [Ql-Users] Job data space - foibles?

2013-10-10 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Oh oh, i'm off into hiding ;-) Dilwyn -Original Message- From: nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 7:07 AM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com ; ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Job data space - foibles? I dif, honest! It's just that my Tk2 manual is the original as

Re: [Ql-Users] Why?

2013-10-20 Thread Dilwyn Jones
A very positive reply, Geoff, thanks. When I mentioned the cost, BTW, I was thinking in terms of fearing a higher cost event than this, hence why I might have sounded a little negative. Certainly, costs of the order you mention could be OK, as long as it became a well organised event. The

Re: [Ql-Users] Why?

2013-10-20 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Thanks for the update, Peter. I really hope QL-SD makes it to market. I also hope someone will be able to write software to make it easy to transfer files between QL and non-QL media. Out of interest, what media format is the finished QL-SD likely to use - QXL.WIN, Qubide..? Glad to hear

[Ql-Users] new QL blog

2013-10-20 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I’ve decided to start a QL blog. In other words, I intend to inflict my QL ramblings on you from day to day! Anyone mad enough to want to read it can find it at http://www.dilwyn2.wordpress.com Alternatively, just follow links to it from my home page. It’s been there for a couple of weeks

Re: [Ql-Users] Teleconference idea

2013-10-24 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I'm on Skype too. Dilwyn -Original Message- From: Mark Martin Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 6:56 PM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Teleconference idea On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 12:44 PM, Dave Park d...@sinclairql.com wrote: Skype is the only stable mass market

Re: [Ql-Users] Teleconference idea

2013-10-24 Thread Dilwyn Jones
come up with ideas like this. Given that Quanta has come in for some heavy criticism recently, it's nice to see things like this being proposed independently. It could actually set a model for more future QL meetings now that the traditional workshops are not well attended. Dilwyn Jones

[Ql-Users] SD card with Qubide

2013-11-07 Thread Dilwyn Jones
On my blog right now is a couple of articles and pictures showing how I got an SD card and Compact Flash working with my Aurora using a Qubide. http://dilwyn2.wordpress.com/ Dilwyn ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] Ql is 30

2013-11-11 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Quanta workshops: probably about 20 people. Based on committee members, local NEMQLUG group members and a small number who travelled from further afield. Hence why Rich is making the effort to try to organise something so different for next year, to try to improve attendance. Hopefully, if he

Re: [Ql-Users] Ql is 30

2013-11-11 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Quanta workshops: probably about 20 people. Based on committee members, local NEMQLUG group members and a small number who travelled from further afield. Thanks Dilwyn. This is for UK events, right? Yes. Dilwyn ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] Introducing myself :)

2013-11-20 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Looks good - always nice to see pictures of users' QL setups! Dilwyn -Original Message- From: Alexandre Souza Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 11:01 PM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: [Ql-Users] Introducing myself :) Now it is working, I'll try to introduce myself My name is

Re: [Ql-Users] Ql is 30

2013-12-03 Thread Dilwyn Jones
If a QL Is 30 happens at all (and it's more likely in September next year than April) wouldn't it be great if Peter was able to bring a Q68 (and any other personal QL projects he has working by then!) to show us at such a meeting! Dilwyn Jones -Original Message- From: Peter Sent

[Ql-Users] QaLendar 2014

2013-12-15 Thread Dilwyn Jones
That most indispensible of annual QL accessories, the QaLendar (or QL Calendar) for 2014 is now available to download from: http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/gen/calendar/calendar.html Available as a PDF file (about 0.5MB download) or Word document (about 5.5MB download). Dilwyn Jones

Re: [Ql-Users] Classic 70s and 80s games go online

2013-12-28 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Seems to be based on a Javascript emulation of the MESS (multiple arcade machines emulation) system, which originally included a Sinclair QL emulation! Couldn't get it to work in either Internet Explorer or Firefox - it gets as far as letting me select game, then the 'please wait' cog just

Re: [Ql-Users] QL-SD Card Interface

2014-01-11 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Adrian Ives wrote: References in the manual are OK, but I do not want to see my name in any advertising blurb - as I have done these last couple of days. Anyway I'm very pleased to see the QL-SD getting distributed at last. Well done to all involved. Credit where credit's due - although you

Re: [Ql-Users] QL-SD Card Interface

2014-01-12 Thread Dilwyn Jones
El 11/01/2014 15:08, Adrian Ives escribió: Sorry, Miguel. This has all been my fault. I was really too busy to take on porting the drivers at the time, then when I tried to kick the project off I had one hardware problem after the other. Possibly my QLs have had a good 30 years and need to be

Re: [Ql-Users] Today 30 years ago...

2014-01-13 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Geoff Wicks wrote: QL2004 gave a much needed boost to the QL community. There is still time to organise another boost by a QLis30 event, Rob from QL Forum announced this week that QL Forum now has the 'Live Chat' facility whereby a group of members logged on could discuss together in real time

[Ql-Users] HD disk drives

2014-01-23 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Does anyone know which disk interfaces for QL were able to handle HD (1.4MB) drives? Presumably just Gold Card and Super Gold Cards? Trump Cards? Unsure. Older disk interfaces (SuperQBoard, Q-Disk, Medic, Silicon Express, PCML etc): presumably not. Dilwyn Jones

Re: [Ql-Users] A quick plug: New blog post on 30 years of the QLandthe Mac.

2014-01-26 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Hmm, you're Nybbling away at this a Bit aren't you, Tobias? (flame proof suit on, retreat into hiding) Dilwyn -Original Message- From: Tobias Fröschle Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 9:11 PM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] A quick plug: New blog post on 30 years of the

Re: [Ql-Users] A quick plug: New blog post on 30 years of the QLandthe Mac.

2014-01-26 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Was bad enough when I had that big jugful of Swiss beer in Lucerne's old rathaus without starting on those! Dilwyn -Original Message- From: Tobias Fröschle Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 9:37 PM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] A quick plug: New blog post on 30 years of

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