Re: [ql-users] floppy drive and keyboard

2006-12-11 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dilwyn Jones wrote: > > Another probably unrelated problem has arisen with the Aurora (or > possibly the SuperHermes Lite). The cursor now flashes extremely fast > and auto repeat is uncontrollable (all operating systems, not just > SMSQ/E 3.13),

Re: [ql-users] floppy drive and keyboard

2006-12-11 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dilwyn Jones wrote: > > Totally stumped now, don't know what else to try! Ask Nasta! I am not sure what his current email address is but I have zeljko DOT nastasic AT zg DOT htnet DOT hr Tony - -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255

Re: [ql-users] floppy drive and keyboard

2006-12-13 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dilwyn Jones wrote: >> My machine has been doing the high flashing rate occasionly for some >> time now, but when start to flash quickly I tap the board lightly, >> and it goes back to normal. >> >> I just put it down to a faulty connection somewher

Re: [ql-users] unzip

2006-12-13 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Bill Waugh wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Dilwyn Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 6:16 PM > Subject: Re: [ql-users] unzip > > >> Absolutely, although I didn't want to overcomplic

Re: [ql-users] floppy drive and keyboard

2006-12-13 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dilwyn Jones wrote: > Ah this is better. Try removing Mplane - to eliminate it. Tony - -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyf

Re: [ql-users] unzip

2006-12-13 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Marcel Kilgus wrote: > Tony Firshman wrote: > [Bill's reply] >> You are in DOS mode! The QL command line cannot handle spaces. > > Huh? Who is? And who introduced spaces into the command line? > I meant spaces in the para

Re: [ql-users] unzip

2006-12-13 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Bill Waugh wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Tony Firshman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 10:01 AM > Subject: Re: [ql-users] unzip > > &g

Re: [ql-users] unzip

2006-12-13 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dilwyn Jones wrote: >> wring. That *was* a typo, but lets not start another thread (8-)# . >> My emails are *always* riddled with corrected typos! >> >> Tony > Many spell checkers or auto correctors now have the most common > misstypes included. Mine

Re: [ql-users] floppy drive and keyboard

2006-12-13 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dilwyn Jones wrote: >> Make the extension file 'romn' - n = 1 to 8 (you probably did >> that!). > Not sure what you mean here - I simply lrespr ipcextsuk_bin, > configured to my preference. You haven't read the 'manual' recently have you - it is expl

Re: [ql-users] unzip

2006-12-15 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 George Gwilt wrote: > On 14 Dec 2006, at 12:03, Marcel Kilgus wrote: > >> George Gwilt wrote: EX win1_unzip;'win1_xch390e1_zip -d ram1_' >>> This certainly is the better method - but does it work with a space >>> between "d" and "ram1_"? >> Sure,

Re: [ql-users] floppy drive and keyboard

2006-12-15 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dilwyn Jones wrote: >> Dilwyn Jones wrote: >> Make the extension file 'romn' - n = 1 to 8 (you probably did that!). >>> Not sure what you mean here - I simply lrespr ipcextsuk_bin, >>> configured to my preference. >> You haven't read the 'ma

Re: [ql-users] floppy drive and keyboard

2006-12-16 Thread Tony Firshman
have to pop up here. Tony may dispute this but this was the > original genesis of the ROMDisq. Soon after the superHermes was > introduced I was at an Eindhoven meeting with both Tony Tebby and Tony > Firshman. I was talking to Tony about the keyboard extensions and I > suggested

Re: [ql-users] floppy drive and keyboard

2006-12-16 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dilwyn Jones wrote: Glad Mplane is not the problem and that RomDisq has rescued you. >>> Looks like something is generating interrupts which the Aurora is >>> acting upon for some reason. > There must be something wrong with the Aurora I guess. >

Re: [ql-users] Happy new year

2007-01-02 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ralf Reköndt wrote: > - Original Message - > From: Norman Dunbar >> Do you have Dilwyn configured to use a Welsh spelling checker dictionary >> perhaps, just about everything in that would have two 'll's :o) > > Ohis there a Welsh spelli

Re: [ql-users] Testing List - Please Ignore

2007-01-02 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Nicholls, Bruce wrote: > Bruce > > This electronic message is from a law firm. It may contain confidential or > privileged information. If you received this transmission in error, please > reply to the sender to advise of the error and delete this

Re: [ql-users] Euro converter

2007-01-02 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Peter Fox wrote: > > Having tried to download the Euro converter twice, I have got stuck at > > the Yahoo Login stage. Any Ideas? (Fourth try. There has been a spam blocker at large!) Registrati! First name: Name Cognome: Surname A struggle as I am

Re: [ql-users] Euro converter

2007-01-02 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tony Firshman wrote: > Peter Fox wrote: >>> Having tried to download the Euro converter twice, I have got stuck at >>> the Yahoo Login stage. Any Ideas? > (Fourth try. There has been a spam blocker at large!) > >

Re: [ql-users] Euro converter

2007-01-02 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Peter Fox wrote: Peter/ > The CAP is the postcode at least that was what I worked out and it has > been accepted and Yahoo need this and will not register without. > That sentence is contradictory so not sure what you are saying! Mine was accepted w

[ql-users] QLs on offer in Cornwall

2007-01-03 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Message from: Norman Jarvis 4 Treneague Park Wadebridge Cornwall PL27 7PZ 3.1.2007 I am now 86 years young and unfortunately given up my QL. computing many years ago,I do have however 4 QL's with Monitor and associated books,manuals,programs,1.5 disc

Re: [ql-users] Thor Service/Technical Manual

2007-01-06 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Derek Stewart wrote: > I am looking for a Thor Service/Technical Manual to build up a Thor 1 > > I have Case (minus PSU) expansion board, rom expansion baord. Just need > a QL board and PSU to complete it. > > I have a working QL board that could be

Re: [ql-users] Thor Service/Technical Manual

2007-01-06 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tony Firshman wrote: > Derek Stewart wrote: >> I am looking for a Thor Service/Technical Manual to build up a Thor 1 > >> I have Case (minus PSU) expansion board, rom expansion baord. Just need >> a QL board and PSU to com

Re: [ql-users] Thor Service/Technical Manual

2007-01-07 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dilwyn Jones wrote: > There's a copy of the Thor tech manual on recent versions of the QL > Documentation CD too. It includes handwritten notes from someone (Tony > F possibly?). Unfortunately, it wasn't on the QL Today Mega CD Vol 7 > Issue 5, whic

Re: [ql-users] Thor Service/Technical Manual

2007-01-07 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ralf Reköndt wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Tony Firshman" > >> Looks like it has already been copied! What file size is it on the CD? >> There is a 15mB version on my web site. > > Unfortuna

Re: [ql-users] Thor Service/Technical Manual

2007-01-07 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ralf Reköndt wrote: > From: "Tony Firshman" > Depends how you define slow. > It serves at 750kbps or so. > > If you are getting a lot less, then maybe delays in transit somewhere, > or someone else downloading at the same

Re: [ql-users] Thor Service/Technical Manual

2007-01-07 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Marcel Kilgus wrote: > Ralf Reköndt wrote: >> Just got it with 75k, nothing more (Should be 750k). > > Tony's talking about kbit/s, I presume you're talking about kbyte/s. > 75kb/s is pretty much what can be expected from Tony's DSL upload > bandwidth

Re: [ql-users] Thor Service/Technical Manual

2007-01-07 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Marcel Kilgus wrote: > Tony Firshman wrote: >> You have, I suppose, DSL - ie upload is as fast as download. >> That is *far* to expensive for me. > > There is one DSL provider which lets you chose yourself how you want > your

Re: [ql-users] Glossary Terms WAS Thor Service/Technical Manual

2007-01-08 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 hitchies wrote: > Marcel wrote - > > "Tony's talking about kbit/s, I presume you're talking about kbyte/s. > 75kb/s is pretty much what can be expected from Tony's DSL upload > bandwidth. " > == > > Sorry Marcel, but from this po

Re: [ql-users] Aurora CD Rom Drive / superHermes Question

2007-01-09 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > > Can i mearly replace this CD drive with any old PC rom drive assuming > the connectors > are the same. That is a nice amalgam of 'nearly' and 'merely' (*-)# Yes you can, observing the necessary slave/master jumper - presumably

Re: [ql-users] What is Ornak ?

2007-01-16 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rich Mellor wrote: > Dilwyn it is on your collection of QL Adventures on your download website > !! .. but is it 'Ornak' or 'Ornac' - there are both spellings n this thread. Tony - -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 [EMAIL PRO

Re: [ql-users] Sharing Aurora with PC screen/keyboard/mouse

2007-01-17 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Hi Chaps > > I have hatched a cunning plan to share my PC's Monitor / Keyboard / > Mouse with my AURORA. > > I have a D-Link KVM switch ( 2 way) . Now my problem lies in the PS/2 > sockets > the KVM switch expects to connect to t

Re: [ql-users] Sharing Aurora with PC screen/keyboard/mouse

2007-01-17 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Bob Spelten wrote: > Modern KVM switches take their current from the +5V line (can SHermes > handle that?) or use a separate power supply (probably saver) but I have > not used one for Aurora, only for my PC's. Should do. The sH 5V is connected d

Re: [ql-users] Sharing Aurora with PC screen/keyboard/mouse

2007-01-17 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Hi Bob. > > I shall be in a position to take the Aurora apart and have a look at > its > innards tomorrow, will look into whats necessary to connect a ps2 > keyboard, either a dedicated one or the one being shared from the KVM >

Re: [ql-users] Sharing Aurora with PC screen/keyboard/mouse

2007-01-18 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > > Tony, Have been informed that my Aurora uses a 5 pin Din socket for > the keyboard which I've just > ordered a PS2 to DIN convertor. also ordered a PS2 to Serial convertor > for the mouse. > > Aurora has SuperHermes. Exactly.

Re: [ql-users] QSpread problem

2007-01-20 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 gwicks wrote: > This is an unusual request but is there anyone who has experience of running > a recent version of QSpread (v. 4.04) under QDOS? > > The background is that one of our loyal QL Today readers has asked for help > on this problem. He ha

Re: [ql-users] Quicksort

2007-01-21 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 P Witte wrote: > Laurence Reeves writes: >> NB. The "simeq" that appears in various places in the above page is, I >> feel, supposed to be "asymptotically equal to" which is "≃". It >> should maybe be "≃", but as the page doesn't even have a DOCTYPE,

Re: [ql-users] Quicksort

2007-01-21 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Laurence Reeves wrote: > Tony Firshman wrote: > Curiously... I tried to upload an example of ≃ on a MathML page to > my website. I don't quite understand this, but Pipex will let me > up/download pages called "sime.xhtml

Re: [ql-users] Aurora - Bootup (KVM)

2007-01-23 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > First the good news, for those of you who have been helping with my > Aurora. > The KVM switch is now working with my Aurora, After fitting a keyboard > PS2 to DIN > and PS2 to Serial mouse connector the KVM happily switches betw

Re: [ql-users] Aurora - Bootup (KVM)

2007-01-23 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Tony, > > I have recently obtained this Aurora so your questions are better > aimed at the previous owner who often frequents this list. Sadly, > I appear to be a passenger on this ride but of course am keen to > learn and get th

Re: [ql-users] Aurora - Bootup (KVM)

2007-01-23 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Marcel, I have the previous version of SMSQ/E at home. > > Ok, A small but significant update. > > Removal of the RomDisq appears to have solved things, or at > least, moved things forward. > > I no longer get stuck on the 'Init

Re: [ql-users] Aurora - Bootup (KVM)

2007-01-23 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > p.s. IPCMOUSE 5 or 6 have no effect sadly, both in the Boot and at the > command line ! Who said that? The command you need is IPCMOUSE (which is in fact IPCMOUSE 1), assuming you are connected to the port marked 'mouse' on sH -

Re: [ql-users] Aurora - Bootup (KVM)

2007-01-23 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > It seems i am replying to earlier emails and then yours arrives with > further details etc. I will remove the LRESPR win1_ipcextuk_bin > and then refit the RomDisq and reboot. ... with a floppy disk in drive 1. IPCMOUSE 1 doesn

Re: [ql-users] Aurora - Bootup (KVM)

2007-01-23 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Bob Spelten wrote: > Op Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:37:30 +0100 schreef Neil Riley > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Which is good but when i do dir cdr1_ i get 'Not implemented', which is >> bad. >> > You need to set the location of the CD drive with the command

Re: [ql-users] Aurora - Bootup (KVM)

2007-01-23 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Roy wood wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Neil Riley > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >> Sorry for the questions, if only there was a "QL systems for Dummies >> book !" > This is exactly what the 'Start Here' series in QL Today was aimed at. >

Re: [ql-users] Aurora - Bootup (KVM)

2007-01-24 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Bob Spelten wrote: > Op Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:29:14 +0100 schreef Tony Firshman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>> p.s. IPCMOUSE 5 or 6 have no effect sadly, both in the Boot and at the >>> command line ! >> Who sai

Re: [ql-users] Aurora - Boot up (KVM)

2007-01-24 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: Neil/ > I shall be taking a peek inside my Aurora today and implementing > some minor changes, SGC battery, connecting the 3.5" to the other > SGC socket. I will check out the Mouse connector and see where it > connects to, 'board s

Re: [ql-users] Aurora - Boot up (KVM)

2007-01-24 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Mouse working !, or at least partially. I haven't managed to get my > pc mouse to work 9 it is a two button with centre wheel, but my three > button serial mouse is working APART from the buttons !! having to > use space or Ente

Re: [ql-users] Quicksort

2007-01-24 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Laurence Reeves wrote: > Tony Firshman wrote: >> Incidentally Pipex puts the page in a frame. >> > No they didn't. 1&1 did that. I've never worked out exactly why they do > that. >> The *real* url is

Re: [ql-users] Aurora - Boot up (KVM)

2007-01-25 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Roy > You wouldn't be so kind as to steer me towards this 'config block', > I have discovered that nothing is obvious with the QL ( well, maybe > it is after 20+ years !! ) so I shan't automatically asume editing it > is > a simpl

Re: [ql-users] Aurora - Boot up (KVM)

2007-01-25 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Marcel Kilgus wrote: > Tony Firshman wrote: >> Earlier versions can use config 1.05: >> http://www.kilgus.net/qpc/config.zip > > This is my DOS version of a config program and probably not of too > much use here. Indeed not,

Re: [ql-users] Aurora - Good news

2007-01-25 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Finally !! > > Refitted RomDisq, wiggled and made sure all connectors were firmly in > place, rebooted > no problems without freezing up the Aurora, edited rom1_boot to Hotkey > QCDEZE_obj > and the icing o the cake... the mouse i

Re: [ql-users] Aurora - Good news

2007-01-25 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Is there a meaning behind HBA amd JSL? > He he - you had all the clues. VER$ is ROM version - as per QL User Guide (on Dilwyn's site if you haven't got the paper version) My version was: IF VER$=="JSL": ie if the version run if

Re: [ql-users] Aurora - Good news

2007-01-25 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rich Mellor wrote: > Actually there is no need to test whethere SMSQ/e is already loaded - > LRESPR win1_SMSQ_bin will only ever load SMSQ/e the first time. Once > SMSQ/e is loaded, it is intelligent enough to not try installing itself > again.

[ql-users] Jonathan Oakley

2007-01-29 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I just got an email from Jonathan Oakley (one of the Qview team who created Minerva) who says he is still around if anyone is looking for him. Contact me privately if you want it. Tony - -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 [EMA

Re: [ql-users] Minerva

2007-02-01 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Jan Palenicek wrote: > Hello all, > > I am fresh subscriber of QL mailing list. After many years I plugged the > power plug and beautiful F1/F2 screen popped up :-) I am in love with QL > again :-) Old times are back. I found some unknown QL cards,

Re: [ql-users] Using ED drives with Trump Card

2007-02-05 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > The only QL I own with working Microdrives for some reason > refuses to work with my GC but works with my Trump card. > whereas my other QL with very unreliable microdrives works > fine with my GC. > > Because I am in the proc

Re: [ql-users] Using ED drives with Trump Card

2007-02-05 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: Neil > You've already given this SGC a clean bill of health before > christmas when you had it running for a couple of days. > ( do you remember ? ) I do, but this was a GC (see below). This is the first mention of SGC. I assume th

Re: [ql-users] Using ED drives with Trump Card

2007-02-05 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Robert Newson wrote: > Neil Riley wrote: > > > Hi Chaps, > > > > The only QL I own with working Microdrives for some reason > > refuses to work with my GC but works with my Trump card. > > whereas my other QL with very unreliable microdrives work

Re: [ql-users] Using ED drives with Trump Card

2007-02-05 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Robert Newson wrote: > Tony Firshman wrote: > > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Robert Newson wrote: > > > >>Neil Riley wrote: > >> > >> > Hi Cha

Re: [ql-users] Using ED drives with Trump Card

2007-02-06 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Hmmm, thats an interesting idea. > > I shall recap. and get my GC/SGC's the right way around. > > One QL has good Microdrives ( we'll call it QL A) > One QL has knackered Microdrives ( we'll call it QL B) > Both QL's work on t

Re: [ql-users] Returning back to the QL :)

2007-02-06 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 silvercreekvalley wrote: > After stumbling across my old QL in an attic > recently - I decided to try and get back into > the QL scene after many years. > > I'm amazed to see its still fairly active, well, > compared to some of the other platforms I r

Re: [ql-users] Returning back to the QL :)

2007-02-06 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dilwyn Jones wrote: > 3. QUBIDE is an IDE interface able to accept most IDE style hard > disks. Although individual partitions are limited to about 256MB each, > larger drives can have multiple partitions, up to a total of 8, about > 2.5GB IIRC. I hav

Re: [ql-users] Using ED drives with Trump Card ( more info)

2007-02-07 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > It is pretty difficult to read, but I see no mention of you swapping the ROMs. Tony - -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-

Re: [ql-users] Using ED drives with Trump Card ( more info)

2007-02-07 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: Neil/ > Haven't swapped the roms as yet, Just didn't have the time. > Rich was asking about the PSU voltages so i did that instead. > > I have JS roms in both machines, what is the reason behind > swapping them over, won't they be

Re: [ql-users] Using ED drives with Trump Card

2007-02-07 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 George Gwilt wrote: > On 5 Feb 2007, at 19:34, Rich Mellor wrote: > >> For SGC you need to remove the 68008 chip. > > Goodness me! I have been using SGC for years with the 68008 chip > still in situ. What have I done wrong to make it work in this

Re: [ql-users] PC to QL transfer

2007-02-09 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dave Walker wrote: > That is the first time I have heard of a PC only accepting HD disks? HD > drives should be backwards compatible with DD disks. > > Maybe I should put up a QDOS HD floppy image as well as the DD one just in > case? He is dead rig

Re: [ql-users] PC to QL transfer

2007-02-09 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dave Walker wrote: > Strange - all my PC's running XP have no problem using DD disks. > I ought to have said I can sometimes *read* from them if formatted on the QL, but cannot write or format on the PC(s). Tony - -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(

Re: [ql-users] PC to QL transfer

2007-02-09 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Roy wood wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tony Firshman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >> Dave Walker wrote: >>> That is the first time I have heard of a PC only accepting HD disks? HD >>> drives sh

Re: [ql-users] Spare GC or SGC?

2007-02-09 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Malcolm Cadman wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rich > Mellor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >> I would be interested in sourcing a new development of SGCs (must write to >> Stuart about this), but I do wonder how many people would still be wil

Re: [ql-users] Spare GC or SGC?

2007-02-11 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Ah there are lots of things one could put on it. >> However I suspect the market does not exist for such a development. >> It would be great to be proved wrong. >> It need maybe 40 to 50 people willing to commit to spendi

Re: [ql-users] Spare GC or SGC?

2007-02-11 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Malcolm Cadman wrote: > > If a new Card could hit more like the £100 to £200 price range then I > believe there would be an interest, and a market for it. I doubt if it would be economic even at £200. It is likely to be pretty expensive to develop

Re: [ql-users] A QL Trip Down Memory Lane

2007-02-11 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rick Chagouri-Brindle wrote: > Actually, that reminds me. I also "teach" on a volunteer basis at a > local pre-school. I use the term teach with this age group very > loosely, but I was amazed how much these children pick up and how > quickly. A

Re: [ql-users] Spare GC or SGC?

2007-02-12 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Guys, > > I would happily fork out £300-350 for a SDGC > ( Super Duper GC ) but it would have to be a > marked jump in performance from SGC and allow > for reasonable graphics. Being a gamer I dream > of QL Quake ( wel it is o

Re: [ql-users] A QL Trip Down Memory Lane

2007-02-12 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Speaking of retro computers, > > I have gotten rid of a few items recently but i still have a nice > working ZX81 with a Ram pack which doesn't wobble ( clever > hook that fixes it firmly in place ), a beautiful Original Atari

Re: [ql-users] Réf. : Re: Spare GC or SGC?

2007-02-12 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am wondering from some time ago, if it is possible to consider an USB > port implementation on a new QL hardware. This, it will be a real leap for > the QL community as it opens the door for a planty of low cost and > effic

Re: [ql-users] SDGC

2007-02-13 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > there has always been a number of QL folks who want native hardware, but > weren't satisfied with the concept of the Q60. They kept looking for a > "Super Duper Gold Card". I often tried to understand what they rea

Re: [ql-users] The power of the Internet.

2007-02-14 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Also, is anyone in possession of the ZM/hT manual. Id like to know what > all the options actually do. :-) > You ought to have said that it is Davide's and Marco Ternelli's Spectrum emulator. I had to Google to find out. http://

Re: [ql-users] The power of the Internet.

2007-02-14 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tony Firshman wrote: > Neil Riley wrote: > >> Also, is anyone in possession of the ZM/hT manual. Id like to know what >> all the options actually do. :-) > > This contains the manual: > http://www.geocities.com/sili

Re: [ql-users] ZM/hT full manual ( was: The power of the Internet.)

2007-02-14 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Thanks Tony and yes, i should have been clearer. > > I have that ZMXdemo_doc but was under the impression that there is a > fuller version for the retail version of ZM/hT. Maybe it doesn't exist > ! > > Neil > p.s. It's easily r

Re: [ql-users] ZM/hT full manual ( was: The power of the Internet.)

2007-02-14 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 wolfgang mühlegger wrote: > Tony Firshman schrieb: >> Neil Riley wrote: >> >> Ah yes - it is a Spectrum .doc file I suppose. >> Well it looked *very* good then (8-)# > >> Were they Quill compatible or do

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

2007-02-15 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 gwicks 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 parallel printer? PC World don't know the answer to that one, > but I do mainly because o

Re: [ql-users] USBwiz USB to serial device

2007-02-16 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 16/02/2007 10:52:22 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes: > >> Recent issue of Nuts & Volts has article by Jan Axelson. >> She writes about "USBwiz" from GHI Electronics. Priced >> at abo

Re: [ql-users] USBwiz USB to serial device

2007-02-17 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 16/02/2007 19:48:47 GMT Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:> > >> The hardware interface is the *easy* bit. >> Does anyone have the expertise/time to write drivers? > >> Tony > > > > >

Re: [ql-users] USBwiz USB to serial device

2007-02-17 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 17/02/2007 09:27:38 GMT Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> It will probably need to run off superHermes to be of pracical use. >> This can run up to 230400. >> You can use a standard 25D s

Re: [ql-users] USBwiz USB to serial device

2007-02-17 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tony Firshman wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> In a message dated 17/02/2007 09:27:38 GMT Standard Time, >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >>> It will probably need to run off superHermes to be of pracical use. >

Re: [ql-users] USBwiz USB to serial device

2007-02-17 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Marcel Kilgus wrote: > Tony Firshman wrote: >> I will get one of these and play: >> http://www.ghielectronics.com/details.php?id=5&sid=6 > > I've read the manual. Actually this is a pretty neat device and easy > to p

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] 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] Hardware and software - new horizons

2007-02-20 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: > > On the other hand, SMSQ/E HAS progressed, thanks to Marcel, of course, but > not only him: > > Bruno Coativy > Fabrizio Diversi > Phoebus Dokos > George Gwilt > Jerome Grimbert > John Hall > Marcel Kilgus > Mark Swift Tha

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

2007-02-20 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Thanks Tony, > That worked a treat, RomDisq came back online > immediatly. Haven't needed to format rom1_ though. > That is good. However I would backup all files, and "format rom1_full". There clearly has been some sort of data

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

2007-02-20 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Neil Riley wrote: > Thanks Tony, > That worked a treat, RomDisq came back online > immediatly. Haven't needed to format rom1_ though. > >>> That is good. However I would backup all files, and "format > rom1_full".

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

2007-02-20 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: Neil/ > Scrub that, format ROM1_ has worked. The original format only took > a second and caused the problems. This time it took a while ( hadn't > crashed the Aurora) and appears to be ok now. Yes it takes quite a while. There sh

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-20 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Roy wood wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Phil Kett > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >> I think we have to face the fact that the QL is a dying breed - we're >> not going to get any new hardware due to costs, and new software is only >> going to b

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-20 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Phil Kett wrote: > Yes, there are a lot of old books that cover programming the basic QL - > I have a lot of them already. The problem is that these cover only the > basic QL and the original QDOS system, most don't even cover Minerva. I have just

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-21 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rich Mellor wrote: > Oh well best take cover before I upset the whole community all over > again. I do not understand all the arguments and don't have time or the > inclination to research the problem / solution especially as it is not > going

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

2007-02-22 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dave Walker wrote: Dave/ > In terms of using quotes around the filename, I get into the habit of doing > this as it allows for characters that would not be valid if used without > quotes. In a similar vein, I remember you being very pedantic with k

Re: [ql-users] Programming question

2007-02-22 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 omega wrote: > Hello all, > > I want to present kind of "demo" for QL on the retro-computing > competition called Forever see: http://forever.zeroteam.sk > I did some graphics already on PC and it looks good (looks cool in fact > :-). But, I need to

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

2007-02-23 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 John Gilpin wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "gwicks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 7:20 PM > Subject: Re: [ql-users] Comment from the "Traditional" QUANTA Committee > > >> - Origi

Re: [ql-users] Programming question

2007-02-23 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Jan Palenicek wrote: > Well, that's all what I have on my QL. I think it will be nice hardcore to > show the demo running on unexpanded QL and loaded from microdrives :-) > That is exactly what some early QL games written by almost another Jan - Jan

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

2007-02-23 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 John Gilpin wrote: > Thanks for the advice Tony, > Are you suggesting that I just leave out the brackets? Like this, or do I > have to set up something else in OE if so what? Yes indeed. I have long since removed OE, but it *does* default the way you

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

2007-02-24 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 gwicks wrote: > > The USB project was a good example of this. It concerns a major need of the > QL community, it was not expensive and it involves an established trader > with a proven track record. As it happens Tony Firshman ha

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