RE: [ql-users] Program type Identification

2001-07-02 Thread Norman Dunbar
The FTYP (TK2) command should return zero for text files, data files, S*Basic files, QSAVED files etc. One is the value for executables, and two is for SROFF modules which are used by the linker to assemble an executable file. 255 is for a Directory Driver 2 (sub-) directory. I think THORs used

Re: Q40/Q60 device drivers (was: Re: [ql-users] Derek Stewart BB)

2001-07-02 Thread Malcolm Lear
I have the documented sources for the CST SCSI hard drive if anyone requires them. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 24 Jun 2001, Thierry Godefroy wrote: Derek, I am right now writing a device driver for CD-ROM drives on Q40/Q60 (I think I can announce it officially now as things build

Re: [ql-users] Program type Identification

2001-07-02 Thread Richard Zidlicky
On Sun, Jul 01, 2001 at 05:21:47PM -0400, ZN wrote: On 7/1/01 at 7:15 PM Dilwyn Jones wrote: Executables can be tested via the FTYP function (type 1 is executable) of Toolkit 2. Yes, they could also be identified (and some more interesting info gleaned) from the first couple of bytes,

RE: [ql-users] QPC v2.03

2001-07-02 Thread Claude Mourier 00
In fact : Yes ! But I'm afraid it's the last one -Message d'origine- De : Wolfgang Lenerz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Envoyé : dimanche 1 juillet 2001 11:46 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: [ql-users] QPC v2.03 On 30 Jun 2001, at 13:33, Marcel Kilgus wrote: QPC v2.03 together with

RE: [ql-users] QPC v2.03

2001-07-02 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 01:31 ìì 2/7/2001 +0200, you wrote: In fact : Yes ! But I'm afraid it's the last one See my message on the subject Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] Program type Identification

2001-07-02 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 12:54 ìì 2/7/2001 +0200, you wrote: On Sun, Jul 01, 2001 at 05:21:47PM -0400, ZN wrote: On 7/1/01 at 7:15 PM Dilwyn Jones wrote: Executables can be tested via the FTYP function (type 1 is executable) of Toolkit 2. Yes, they could also be identified (and some more interesting info

RE: [ql-users] Program type Identification

2001-07-02 Thread Claude Mourier 00
Yes : identifying files types by this way should be the only one on all platform rather than relying on extensions name (under W$, because of that?, you can mask it : and it's worts). Alas there is only 3 files types used under QDOSSMS ;-( -Message d'origine- De : ZN [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Q40/Q60 device drivers (was: Re: [ql-users] Derek Stewart BB)

2001-07-02 Thread cgraf
On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, Malcolm Lear wrote: I have the documented sources for the CST SCSI hard drive if anyone requires them. Hi, is it possible to publish these sources? What about the rights of the author, do you know anything about this? If they're well documented, we might learn a lot.

[ql-users] SCSI drivers (was: Re: Q40/Q60 device drivers ...)

2001-07-02 Thread Thierry Godefroy
On Lundi 02 Juillet 2001 19:56, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, Malcolm Lear wrote: I have the documented sources for the CST SCSI hard drive if anyone requires them. Hi, is it possible to publish these sources? What about the rights of the author, do you know anything

Re: [ql-users] CD-ROM direct access for Q40/Q60

2001-07-02 Thread Richard Zidlicky
On Sun, Jul 01, 2001 at 07:59:12PM +0200, Thierry Godefroy wrote: A small progress reports: It works... :-)) great! I now can get direct access to a CD-ROM on my Q60 with: OPEN #3,cdr1_*d2d (for 512 bytes blocks access, or *d4d for 1024, or *d8d for 2048) I assume

Re: [ql-users] PAR_USE

2001-07-02 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Thank you. -- Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.soft.net.uk/dj/index.html -Original Message- From: Marcel Kilgus [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ql-users [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 01 July 2001 21:55 Subject: Re: [ql-users] PAR_USE Dilwyn Jones wrote: I was writing a pointer driven 'System

Re: [ql-users] Program type Identification

2001-07-02 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Claude Mourier 00 wrote: Yes : identifying files types by this way should be the only one on all platform rather than relying on extensions name (under W$, because of that?, you can mask it : and it's worts). Alas there is only 3 files types used under QDOSSMS ;-( Summary: TYPE DETAILS 0

Re: [ql-users] QPC 2.03

2001-07-02 Thread Arnold Clarke
- Original Message - From: Marcel Kilgus [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ql-users [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 9:46 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] QPC 2.03 Peter Fox wrote: Having downloaded and installed this version, I have found that it is like working through treacle (mouse

Re: [ql-users] CD-ROM direct access for Q40/Q60

2001-07-02 Thread Thierry Godefroy
Oops... typo ! On Lundi 02 Juillet 2001 23:22, I wrote: Of course ! The actual size of data CD-Rs sectors is 2048 bytes and the ATAPI read command only got a block granurality (i.e. you can read less than 2048 bytes). CAN'T READ Thierry.

Re: Q40/Q60 device drivers (was: Re: [ql-users] Derek Stewart BB)

2001-07-02 Thread Dave Walker
Interesting - I also have a similar source (possibly differently commented?).. At one time I had a CST SCSI interface and I actually managed to modify the code to accept different hard drives. However one observation is that the source include the Tony Tebby floppy and ram disk drivers and a