Re: [Ql-Users] Q68

2024-08-27 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Derek is also active on the QL Forum, qlforum.co.uk and regularly gets people asking for new Q68s there. If you don't get a reply here, try there. Cheers, Norm. -- Author of "Arduino Software Internals" and "Arduino Interrupts". On 26 August 2024 21:36:01 BST, Michael Grunditz via Ql-Users

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator 3.01

2024-05-23 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
doesn't have to be "id" this would also work "https://whatever.org/downloads/someFile.xxx?norman=plonker";! ;-) You just change the parameters after the URL to bypass the cache. I wrote a Javascript utility some years ago at work which generated a random URL in this m

Re: [Ql-Users] Assembly Language eMagazine - new issue!

2024-04-15 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Try this link https://github.com/NormanDunbar/QLAssemblyLanguageMagazine/blob/master/Issue_012/Assembly_Language_012.pdf and if that doesn't work, does "wget" fetch it? Failing that, drop me your email address to norman at Dunbar hyphen it dot Co dot UK and I'll email you b

[Ql-Users] Assembly Language eMagazine - new issue!

2024-04-11 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
I know it's been a while, but Issue 12 of the somewhat irregular Assembly Language Programming eMagazine is, finally, available. Get it here https://github.com/NormanDunbar/QLAssemblyLanguageMagazine/releases/tag/Issue_12. I noticed that it has been two whole years since the previous issue wa

Re: [Ql-Users] George Gwilt's Programs

2024-04-09 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
On 08/04/2024 19:02, Dilwyn Jones via Ql-Users wrote: Thank you for doing this Norman. Just to let you know, I did reply to your email yesterday, but Gmail doesn't like me, and wouldn't accept your or Darren's email addresses as ones I can send to. Cheers, Norm. -

Re: [Ql-Users] George Gwilt's Programs

2024-04-09 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
to go on myself. ;) Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar. ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] George Gwilt's Programs

2024-04-08 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Thanks Wolfgang. I think I might have a full set now, thanks to Tobias. Cheers, Norm. On 8 April 2024 20:31:57 BST, Wolfgang Lenerz via Ql-Users wrote: >Hi Norman, > >I have nothing recent, sorry. > >Wolfgang > >> This is a copy of a message I posted on the QL Foru

[Ql-Users] George Gwilt's Programs

2024-04-08 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
l do the needful. Thanks. I suspect that they are on Dilwyn's fine web site. Likewise, George's TurboPE stuff. Which I never got around to using. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar. ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-03-12 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
eepest sympathies to his family. He will be missed. Regards, Norman. -- Author of "Arduino Software Internals" and "Arduino Interrupts". ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] bug in String handling

2024-01-12 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Morning Jan, That matches with Jan Jones. Arrays index from zero, but simple strings from 1. Cheers, Norm. -- Author of "Arduino Software Internals" and "Arduino Interrupts". ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] bug in String handling

2024-01-12 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
cuments this in her QL SuperBASIC Handbook, page 23. I still think that returning "" for a specific string slice from (a to a-1) is a bug! Bite me!!! ;-) Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar. ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] bug in String handling

2024-01-12 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
here. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar. ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] One Per Desk: Computer One floppy interface. Need the ROM image.

2023-12-14 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
wrote a few OPD->QL utilities, if I remember correctly. Cheers, Norm. Norman Dunbar. ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] CONFIG Manual

2023-12-09 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Hi Dilwyn, Yes, I'll let you know of any differences. Cheers, Norm. -- Author of "Arduino Software Internals" and "Arduino Interrupts". ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] CONFIG Manual

2023-12-08 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
in 1994. Well, that didn't make me feel old, much! Cheers, Norm. -- Author of "Arduino Software Internals" and "Arduino Interrupts". On 7 December 2023 20:35:23 GMT, Dilwyn Jones via Ql-Users wrote: >Wonder if Norman was thinking of the QPTR guide/ Info on Confi

Re: [Ql-Users] CONFIG Manual

2023-12-08 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
tware Internals" and "Arduino Interrupts". On 7 December 2023 19:41:58 GMT, Jan Bredenbeek via Ql-Users wrote: >2023-12-07T17:55:41Z Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users : > >> Evening all. >> >> I was reading through the latest version of Wolfgang's SMSQ/E R

Re: [Ql-Users] CONFIG Manual

2023-12-07 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
t; and "Arduino Interrupts". On 7 December 2023 20:35:23 GMT, Dilwyn Jones via Ql-Users wrote: >Wonder if Norman was thinking of the QPTR guide/ Info on Config in >there - in the updates "https://dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/docs/manuals/QPTR >Updates.pdf" > >and (in my

[Ql-Users] CONFIG Manual

2023-12-07 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Config manual anywhere. Does anyone know if there is a manual? and if so, where I can lay my hands on it please? Thanks. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar. ___ QL-Users Mailing List

[Ql-Users] Assembly eComic - Issue 11 now available.

2022-04-12 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
the link below. Click the arrow to open the list if it's not already open. https://github.com/NormanDunbar/QLAssemblyLanguageMagazine/releases/tag/Issue_11 Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Ki

Re: [Ql-Users] Stuart Honeyball

2022-03-19 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
> One > night in the local pub he redrew the > entire Spectrum Issue 1 PCB from > memory on a napkin, while quite drunk. > I was stupidly impressed by that. I'd have been seriously impressed by that! Cheers, Norm. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. _

[Ql-Users] Assembly Programming Issue 10 now on release!

2022-01-29 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
A new year, a new issue. Issue 10 of the somewhat irregular eMagazine on Assembly Programming is now available. https://github.com/NormanDunbar/QLAssemblyLanguageMagazine/releases/latest Enjoy! Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill

[Ql-Users] Assembly eComic - Issue 9, Now available

2021-11-14 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
separately. This is the link to the release: https://github.com/NormanDunbar/QLAssemblyLanguageMagazine/releases/tag/Issue_9 Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG Company Number: 05132767

[Ql-Users] Free Pascal (Cross) Compiler for the QL

2021-04-29 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
ple programs working. I'm currently writing/building/testing (and repeat!) the SysUtils unit to get that working. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG Company Number: 05132767 ___

Re: [Ql-Users] Richard Alexander (CGH Services) and the QL Wiki

2021-01-17 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Sorted, thanks Darren -- contact has been made! Cheers, norm. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] Richard Alexander (CGH Services) and the QL Wiki

2021-01-16 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
in.plus.net <http://mx.avasin.plus.net/>. the mail is being handled by a valid host, it seems. Frankly, otis ___ QL-Users Mailing List -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG C

Re: [Ql-Users] Richard Alexander (CGH Services) and the QL Wiki

2021-01-16 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
On 16/01/2021 15:18, Darren Branagh via Ql-Users wrote: Hi Darren, much obliged to you Sir, thanks. I shall do the admin bit and give Richard write access. The only problem is, his email probably won't work as the domain isn't (or doesn't appear) registered: norman@

[Ql-Users] Richard Alexander (CGH Services) and the QL Wiki

2021-01-16 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
if you *are* the real Richard Alexander, my apologies! Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG Company Number: 05132767 ___ QL-Users Mailing List

[Ql-Users] Assembly eMagazine - Issue 8 now available

2021-01-13 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
been implemented. * Reversing the bits in a register. * Finding the next power of two. * Some stuff on randomisation and generating random integers. The download is at https://github.com/NormanDunbar/QLAssemblyLanguageMagazine/releases/tag/Issue_8. Enjoy. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar

[Ql-Users] Norm's Assembly Language Book - Updated again

2020-08-06 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
be more changes coming soon - for certain values of "soon"! Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG Company Number: 05132767 ___ QL-Users Mailing List

[Ql-Users] Assembly Language eComic - Issue 5 Correction.

2020-07-16 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
nt shortly. Cheers, Norm. PS. Issue 8 is well under way. For certain values of "well"! -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG Company Number: 05132767 ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] Select on

2020-06-21 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
I have a vague recollection that Simon N Goodwin did something similar, maybe, in the DIY Toolkit. I think it was passed a variable and a list of strings, and returned the position of the variable in the list. Something like that. Maybe useful? Cheers, Norm. -- Sent from my Android device wit

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today Assembly Language Book.

2020-06-20 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Nothing worse! On 20 June 2020 13:02:21 BST, Dave Park via Ql-Users wrote: >Norman, > >At your age you want to watch it. You might show your MSB, and the >nurse >might think it's your LSB. > >Dave > >On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 4:16 AM Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users &l

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today Assembly Language Book.

2020-06-20 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
rtainly hope your MSB is at the correct end, Norman :-D (ooer >missus...!) > >Dilwyn >___ >QL-Users Mailing List ___ QL-Users Mailing List

[Ql-Users] QL Today Assembly Language Book.

2020-06-20 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
A bug was recently found in section 1.2.1 where I described the format of data in registers as having the most significant bit at the right end. Duh! That has been corrected. If you need a corrected copy, it's the June 2020 release at https://github.com/NormanDunbar/QLAssemblyLanguageBook/relea

Re: [Ql-Users] Maximum size of a file

2020-04-23 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Q etc deal in signed or unsigned numbers. 2^^32 - is big! 4,096 Mb or 4 Gb. HTH Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG Company Number: 05132767 _

Re: [Ql-Users] 16th Italian Sinclair QL meeting (virtual) - Report

2020-04-14 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
the virtual teleconferencing platform Jitsi. Twenty people have attended the teleconference including Marcel Kilgus, Dilwyn Jones and Urs Keonig as welcome international guests. Sounds incredible, and I flipping well missed it, work! Pah! Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.35

2020-02-09 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Try the download again, but change the URL to something like: https://your_file_path.zip?garbage=1 That should get you around the caching. Change the numbers if you have to try again. HTH Cheers, Norm. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. __

Re: [Ql-Users] E-mail etiquette: New subject, new message

2020-02-08 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Hi Marcus, +1. I raised this some time ago too. It made no difference sadly, however, your point about some web mail browsers using the subject to group messages makes sense. I hadn't thoughtbabout that. I use Thunderbird and it uses the message id, and the problem you mention drives me nuts

[Ql-Users] Free circuit analysis software

2020-02-03 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Slightly off topic but there are electronics gurus on here who might be interested. Spectrum Soft (no relation) are giving away Micro-Cap 12 software. Free, no source, no support, just the previous release CD. And it's all legal. A quick check of prices seems to indicate that this used to cost

Re: [Ql-Users] QL-VGA

2020-01-10 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
f what you  >would like to see the hardware been rather than a S/W program to run on >the H/W. >Sounds so pedantic doesn't it ;-)JA > >On Thursday, 9 January 2020, 22:11:31 GMT, Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users > wrote: > > See! I said I knew nothing! ;-) > >On 9 Janua

Re: [Ql-Users] QL-VGA

2020-01-09 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
See! I said I knew nothing! ;-) On 9 January 2020 16:29:50 GMT, Peter Graf via Ql-Users wrote: >Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users wrote: >> I get that it's a software description of some hardware. > >Not software. It is simply a hardware description, and the result is >pure h

Re: [Ql-Users] QL-VGA

2020-01-09 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Thanks John. I get that it's a software description of some hardware. This is the first time I've come across it. I might spend some time looking into it - if/when MrsD allows - just to satisfy my own curiosity. Not that I'll be doing any hardware design though. Cheers, Norm. -- Sent from my A

Re: [Ql-Users] QL-VGA

2020-01-09 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
k at the link. Interesting. I don't understand most of it, but I recognise some words! -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG Company Number: 05132767 ___ QL-

Re: [Ql-Users] QL-VGA

2020-01-08 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
I'm still here Marcel. ;-) I'll never have a facebook account. But I do use the Forum. I've read your article. It looks interesting. I'm not clued up on FPGAs - although I know what the initials stand for - so, I would be interested in knowing a bit more about how you did the converter. If you

Re: [Ql-Users] Assembly language eComic, issue 7, out now!

2019-10-03 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
ing on "just because". Fun times indeed. Apparently, I am a pedant's baddest nightmare. :o) Cheers, Norm -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG Company Number: 05132767 ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] Assembly language eComic, issue 7, out now!

2019-10-02 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Hi Dave, strangely enough, I read that the 8th bit allowed parity as, the then, top notch paper tapes could cope with an extra (8th) bit and it was put to good use for a parity bit. I haven't read the various standards though, so willing to be corrected. (Again!) Cheers, Norm. -- Sent from m

Re: [Ql-Users] Assembly language eComic, issue 7, out now!

2019-10-02 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
your feedback in the next issue please? Thanks (in advance) if so. Cheers, Norm. On 02/10/2019 10:49, Marcel Kilgus via Ql-Users wrote: Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users wrote: In this issue there is an article by Tobias on the Q68, plus exciting stuff about the UTF8 character set encoding and how it can be

Re: [Ql-Users] Assembly language eComic, issue 7, out now!

2019-10-01 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Hi Wolf. Thanks. I use eComic, eMagazine, ePeriodical etc interchangeably. My wife calls all magazines comics, so it sort of stuck. Cheers, Norm. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. On 1 October 2019 06:46:03 BST, Wolf via Ql-Users wrote: >Hi Nor

Re: [Ql-Users] Assembly language eComic, issue 7, out now!

2019-09-30 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Oh hum. The URL got butchered. Try this one: https://github.com/NormanDunbar/QLAssemblyLanguageMagazine/releases/tag/Issue_7 and hopefully, that will work better. Sorry. Cherrs, Norm. On 30 September 2019 20:48:41 BST, Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users wrote: >Hello to all (both?) my faith

[Ql-Users] Assembly language eComic, issue 7, out now!

2019-09-30 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Hello to all (both?) my faithful readers. The latest edition of the somewhat irregular eComic about QL Assembly Language Programming is out now. Get it from: https://github.com/NormanDunbar/QLAssem ... ag/Issue_7 You only need the PDF (to read) and the Code.zip file, to save you typing. Enjoy.

Re: [Ql-Users] The Editor

2019-07-04 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
tps://vscodium.com/ for Mac, Windows and Linux - many flavours thereof. HTH Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG Company Number: 05132767 ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] QLTools - 2.15.5 available

2019-02-05 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
luck, I might be able to get proper qxl.win files created soon. :) Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG Company Number: 05132767 ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] QLTools - 2.15.5 available

2019-02-05 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
I'll see what I can do - there are still quite a few compilation warnings I need to get rid of first. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG

Re: [Ql-Users] QLTools - 2.15.5 available

2019-02-05 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
0 MB qxl.win with no problems. (So far!) Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG Company Number: 05132767 ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] QLTools - 2.15.5 available

2019-02-02 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
ome tittivation! Cheers, Norm. On 2 February 2019 08:28:53 GMT+00:00, Peter Graf via Ql-Users wrote: >Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users wrote: >> Revision 2.15.5 >> >> [...] >> >> If you enjoy using this half as much as I've enjoyed amending it, >then >&g

[Ql-Users] QLTools - 2.15.5 available

2019-02-01 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
binaries for 32/64 bit Windows and Linux are also available from https://github.com/NormanDunbar/qltools/releases - along with a new user guide. If you enjoy using this half as much as I've enjoyed amending it, then I've had twice as much fun as you! :o) Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Du

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E and SBASIC manual v1.06

2019-01-31 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
of the contents list on the left of the screen - that advert pays for us to have the documentation hosted for "free" - it's not too intrusive. HTH Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West York

Re: [Ql-Users] QXL.WIN corrupted

2019-01-02 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
!). Strange. Does anyone know why the above could result in a corrupted MAP for a hard disc? Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG Company Number: 05132767

Re: [Ql-Users] QXL.WIN corrupted

2019-01-02 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Evening Renato. Are there any errors displayed? Cheers, Norm. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] QLFoum is down.

2018-12-17 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
It appears to be back. Please ignore my previous email. On 17/12/2018 20:25, Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users wrote: I'm attempting to get into the QL Forum and I'm getting an error 508 that states: Resource Limit Is Reached Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd

[Ql-Users] QStripper version 1.16 is available.

2018-12-17 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
ses - help yourself. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG Company Number: 05132767 ___ QL-Users Mailing List

[Ql-Users] QLFoum is down.

2018-12-17 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
se I can't send a private message via the Forum. Same problem for the qlwiki sub-domain - in case anyone is trying that as well. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG Comp

[Ql-Users] QL Assembly eComic - Issue 6 Out Now.

2018-12-15 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Issue 6 of the QL Assembly eMagazine is now, finally, available for download. Just in time for Christmas too! :-) Things are a little different now. I'm hosting all the code in the eMagazine, as well as the source (LaTeX) for the eMagazine itself on GitHUb. Each issue is available as a "release

Re: [Ql-Users] Proposal about the file system

2018-10-11 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
imited to please, thank you, have a good day/evening, happy birthday/Christmas, "two lemon ice creams please" and "two large glasses of white wine please". And my (late) step father was from San Remo too! Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered

Re: [Ql-Users] Proposal about the file system

2018-10-10 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Hi Giorgio, but the applications can change any part of the header, especially if the user has DJToolkit, Turbo Toolkit, TK2 etc. So should we stop using file lengths, data space, file types etc? Not once has my own backup system been compimised by any application writing to the header, nor ha

Re: [Ql-Users] QD 2018

2018-08-15 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
On 15/08/18 17:06, Jochen Merz via Ql-Users wrote: 1988 + 20 = ???  ;-) Many thanks Jochen. Hope you are well. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG Company Number: 05132767

Re: [Ql-Users] return values QPC2 <>SMSQMULATOR

2018-08-04 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
On 03/08/18 12:01, François Van Emelen via Ql-Users wrote: Hi all, (if there is still someone listening, of course.) I'm listening, but unfortunately, I don't know the answer. Sorry. :( Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill P

Re: [Ql-Users] QL-SD progress

2018-04-28 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Looking good Marcel. Cheers, Norm. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] QL wikis and information

2018-04-16 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Qdosmsq is mine, and is nostly software as I am most definitely not a hardware guru, nor do I play one on tv. I helped convert and set up qlwiki.qlforum.co.uk too. We could create a hardware namespace, separate from the existing qlwiki namespace for these things? Comments? Cheers, Norm. On

[Ql-Users] Fancy editing the QLWiki? Here's a helpful manual for beginners

2018-03-18 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
I've created a manual for beginners at editing the new QL Wiki, and for people like me, who occasionally have trouble remembering stuff! You can read about it on the wiki itself at http://qlwiki.qlforum.co.uk/doku.php#editing_manual. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultant

[Ql-Users] Shock! Horror! Assembly Language eComic, Issue 5, Yes 5, Available now!

2018-03-08 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
previous issues, except issue 1, are now on GitHub at: https://github.com/NormanDunbar/QLAssemblyLanguageMagazine. See the latest issue for details. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG

Re: [Ql-Users] Source code availability for Minerva v1.92 or v1.89?

2018-02-27 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
What Martin says about Qmon! If/when you come to sell it, I'll have a copy please. I'm using QPC's 68020 and Gwass these days for the somrwhat irregular assembly eMagazine and Qmon2, standard, doesn't cope well with 68020 instructions. Obviously, that's exactly what I'm debugging now! Cheers,

Re: [Ql-Users] A polite request

2018-02-15 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
ndly bunch on here, in my opinion. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG Company Number: 05132767 ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] A polite request

2018-02-14 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
On 14/02/18 20:22, Dave Park via Ql-Users wrote: Also, have you guys been following my new hardware releases on the forums recently? I see what you did there Dave! ;-) And, yes, I have been following. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget

Re: [Ql-Users] A polite request

2018-02-14 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
e off, they still do it. I'm currently scoffing a hot, decaf latte, one wine a night midweek is enough, I need to be up early tomorrow and at work by 7AM. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdo

[Ql-Users] A polite request

2018-02-14 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
anted to get that off my chest! Cheers, Norm. PS. Yes, I have had a large glass of crisp white wine tonight! ;-) -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG Company Number: 05132767 ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] Assembly Language ePeriodical Issue 4 - Available Now!

2018-02-12 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Email problem resolved, and emails are working again now. It seems that my MX records were mysteriously changed to point at a non-existing mail server. Hmmm. I shall be having words with 1 and 1 as this happened with my 'A' record a wee while back too. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dun

Re: [Ql-Users] Assembly Language ePeriodical Issue 4 - Available Now!

2018-02-11 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
the ePeriodical and wants to send feedback, try: assembly (at) dunbar-it (dot) co (dot) uk and I'll get it. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG Comp

Re: [Ql-Users] Assembly Language ePeriodical Issue 4 - Available Now!

2018-02-06 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
hem and give me, rightfully, a hard time! ;) Have fun. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG Company Number: 05132767 ___ QL-Users Mailing List

[Ql-Users] Assembly Language ePeriodical Issue 4 - Available Now!

2018-02-04 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
) including an article on the many new addressing modes available on the MC68020 processor. Oh, and the cover and chapter heading pages have been 'tarted up' a little too. Happy reading and hopefully, the next issue will be out much quicker than this one! Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar

Re: [Ql-Users] Ql-Users Digest, Vol 167, Issue 2

2018-01-05 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
in the roms. I haven't found any information about, if you can help me I'll be happy Happy GNU Year 2018 Paolo Del Bene iw0fzw -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom

Re: [Ql-Users] Merry Christmas with SMSQ/E

2018-01-02 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
ck to that very soon, I hope. Cheers, Norm. On 2 January 2018 09:13:51 GMT+00:00, Jan Bredenbeek via Ql-Users wrote: >Hi Norman, > >On 31 December 2017 at 19:43, Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users < >ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote: > >> Happy New Year one and all. >> >

Re: [Ql-Users] Merry Christmas with SMSQ/E

2017-12-31 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Happy New Year one and all. I started pcb design a while back too. I use Fritzing and/or Kicad for mine. Manually routing a pcb can seriously use up a good few hours of your life! But it's [still] fun. I will probably live to regret this but, let me know how/where to get the DISA source and I

Re: [Ql-Users] EXT_PROC

2017-11-10 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Already done by me. Dilwyn has the documents and should be uploading soon. Cheers, Norm. On 10 November 2017 01:27:04 GMT+00:00, Per Witte via Ql-Users wrote: >Thanks Dilwyn. It seems Jon S is already on the case of appending it. > >Per > >On 9 November 2017 at 20:19, Dilwyn Jones via Ql-Users

Re: [Ql-Users] CPORT

2017-11-02 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
a Chas Dillon program, he didn't put the source code etc out there when he "opened" his other stuff, and two, I have the DP collection and CPORT_zip is on disc 03. So I have it already. Thanks again though for your offer. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Re

[Ql-Users] CPORT???

2017-11-01 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
code and if there is the slightest chance that it will be made available? I suspect the odds are slim, but you never know if you don't ask. Cheers, Norm -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7LG

Re: [Ql-Users] Possible bug in smsqmulator.

2017-10-12 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Ok, thanks Wolf. Cheers, Norm. On 12 October 2017 04:41:36 BST, Wolf via Ql-Users wrote: >Hi, > >thanks for your warning but no bug. The comment mentions what the >SMSQ/E >format routine gets, not the java side. > >Cheers > >Wolfgang > >On 11/10/2017 23:24,

[Ql-Users] Possible bug in smsqmulator.

2017-10-11 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Evening All, I was nosing around in the latest source for Smsqmulator and I might have found a bug in the floppy driver code. Mind you, it's Java, so all bets are off! In formatDrive() it has a comment that d0 is the format type, 0=sd, 1=dd, 2=hd or 3=ed etc. However the code looks to be gettin

[Ql-Users] QL Wiki - How to subscribe to page change alerts.

2017-09-09 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
The new wiki allows you to subscribe to a page, or pages, and receive an email either every time that the page changes, or, one email, every day that the page changes, with details of all the changes made that day. So, for example, you want to know when changes happen to the C68 page: * Open t

Re: [Ql-Users] EasyPtr and rescalable windows.

2017-09-08 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
This might be handy too then, it's the official 68000 programmers manual, covering all the cpus: http://www.nxp.com/docs/en/reference-manual/M68000PRM.pdf Have fun. Cheers, Norm. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. _

Re: [Ql-Users] EasyPtr and rescalable windows.

2017-09-08 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Evening Daniel, Re assembly language and writing extensions, my eBook has a few chapters on that. Help yourself to http://qdosmsq.dunbar-it.co.uk/downloads/QLToday/QL_Assembly.pdf. If you need to return two values, or four, then take a look at the DJTOOLKIT sources at https://github.com/Sincla

Re: [Ql-Users] Returning to the QL

2017-08-28 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Evening Daniel, Welcome back to the QL. I replied to Dilwyn earlier on this. I realise my mistake, as usual, only when my post went public. Sigh! No worries! Cheers, Norm. On 28 August 2017 09:32:38 BST, Daniel Baum via Ql-Users wrote: >Hi Norman, > >I (apparently) wrote this

Re: [Ql-Users] Returning to the QL

2017-08-28 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Indeed Dilwyn, apologies, I was wondering about you having said it! However, the problem is simply my own apparent inability to read properly! Cheers, Norm. On 28 August 2017 09:40:20 BST, Dilwyn Jones via Ql-Users wrote: >Err, except it wasn't me wot wrote that, Norman!!! &

Re: [Ql-Users] Returning to the QL

2017-08-28 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Dilwyn asked: "...has huge problems with local variables, which seem to lose their names when out of scope. If anyone knows how to reconnect local variables to their names when they are out of scope, please let me know. " Could you explain, for the old and infirm (me), how you mean "goes out o

Re: [Ql-Users] PCB Design v7.52

2017-07-28 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Thanks Dave. I have tried the Web based EasyEDA tool and I liked it. Unfortunately it barfs for me, regardless of my browser, chrome, Firefox, opera, so I haven't got anything done with it yet. I'll try again as it has been a while. Time permitting of course. I will give their board manufact

Re: [Ql-Users] PCB Design v7.52

2017-07-27 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Interesting, indeed. My boards were fine, so far, but I'll keep an eye out in future. If I ever get time to finish my design! (I can't do it at work in my lunch break!) Who does your boards now? Cheers, Norm. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

Re: [Ql-Users] PCB Design v7.52

2017-07-26 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
I'm not an electronics expert, and I font play one on TV, but I never got on with Eagle very well. I had the two layer limited board sized free version. I use Fritzing these days and Kicad. It depends. For something quick and dirty, I tend to drop into the former. For my ongoing attempt at a D

Re: [Ql-Users] Bill Newell

2017-06-20 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
On 19 June 2017 23:59:50 BST, John Taylor via Ql-Users wrote: >I have just received this One Liner from Mrs Newell/ > >"Sorry to say Bill passed away this afternoon. Bit raw at the moment so >write more latter.” > >What can I add? > >John Taylor >___ >Q

Re: [Ql-Users] R: R: R: QxlwinReader

2017-06-17 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Dd is a Linux utility that comes with all unix/Linux systems built in. RawWrite would be one equivalent for Windows users. On Mac,I think you have dd as well. Hth Cheers, Norm. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. ___

Re: [Ql-Users] QxlwinReader

2017-06-10 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Oh well, that's my next project screwed then! Never mind, I'll have to do something else instead ;-) Cheers, Norm. On 10 June 2017 18:56:24 BST, Wolf via Ql-Users wrote: >Hi all, > >I've released QxlwinReader, a small java program that allows you to >read/write qxl.win type container file

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