Re: [ql-users] QL Today May-June 2001

2002-01-09 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 Jan 2002, at 11:55, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: If a QL user (again IMHO) wanted to get a PC with Linux then he/she could have the same results with a Q60 and at the same time supporting the platform AND getting a real hardware QL based machine :-) I totally agree! Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] Euroconverter 1.40

2002-01-09 Thread Thierry Godefroy
On Tue, 8 Jan 2002 19:37:01 + (GMT), Dexter wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Thierry Godefroy wrote: It is on the Italian club website (link on my Web site page), as well as in the new QDOS/SMS systems software repository: http://smsq.free.fr/ I downloaded the zipped JSROM disassembly,

Re: [ql-users] IQLR, Vol 5 Issue 1 (May 1995) (was: Future of QL)

2002-01-09 Thread Dilwyn Jones
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 07 January 2002 20:05 Subject: [ql-users] IQLR, Vol 5 Issue 1 (May 1995) (was: Future of QL) IQLR, Vol 5 Issue 1 (May 1995) where Tony showed how to add language dependent

Re: [ql-users] Documentation Project...

2002-01-09 Thread Dilwyn Jones
To start this off, you are welcome to use all of the material on my QL documentation page if this helps. -- Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.soft.net.uk/dj/index.html -Original Message- From: Dexter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 07 January 2002

Re: [ql-users] Patching SMSQ Mouse routines

2002-01-09 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: What, the driver? Not really. Wrong question... what I meant is... is it read (the status of the mouse) at the same addresses as QIMI ? Certainly, if you're using a QIMI interface. But not on QPC, Q40, QXL... Marcel Is there a way to directly read the pointer

Re: [ql-users] seasonal cheer, Silly Season

2002-01-09 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: Morning Dennis, I have the system installed on a 100Mb Zip disc which I take back and forth with me so I have the same setup at home and at work. I use a CD-RW for the same purpose... My system used to be a CD-R with QPC on it which stayed at work (like Norman, no

Re: [ql-users] The reality...

2002-01-09 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: Phew! I just came back from holoday, and there were 191 message in this list over a 2 weeks period! Who said the QL was dead? Drat, he didn't tell me whoever it was! -- Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.soft.net.uk/dj/index.html

Re: [ql-users] Patching SMSQ Mouse routines

2002-01-09 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Dilwyn Jones wrote: Is there a way to directly read the pointer position [take the example of a screen saver program which is displaying a screen saver module (external program) but needs to monitor the mouse to see if it's been moved in order to to restore the screen] which is compatible

Re: [ql-users] Patching SMSQ Mouse routines

2002-01-09 Thread Richard Zidlicky
On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 04:35:12PM -, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: What, the driver? Not really. Wrong question... what I meant is... is it read (the status of the mouse) at the same addresses as QIMI ? Certainly, if you're using a QIMI interface. But not on QPC,

Re: [ql-users] Patching SMSQ Mouse routines

2002-01-09 Thread Phoebus R. Dokos
At 07:57 ìì 9/1/2002 +0100, you wrote: On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 04:35:12PM -, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: What, the driver? Not really. Wrong question... what I meant is... is it read (the status of the mouse) at the same addresses as QIMI ? Certainly, if

Re: [ql-users] Patching SMSQ Mouse routines

2002-01-09 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: Hmmm another undocumented feature... nothing in the SMS reference manual :-) Or at least I didn't see it. Thanks Richard No, this isn't documented anywhere, but I did post a quite comprehensive list just one month or so ago. Marcel

Re: [ql-users] Patching SMSQ Mouse routines

2002-01-09 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Thank you. -- Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.soft.net.uk/dj/index.html Is there a way to directly read the pointer position [take the example of a screen saver program which is displaying a screen saver module (external program) but needs to monitor the mouse to see if it's been

[ql-users] Guardian ProForma Font Pack

2002-01-09 Thread Phoebus R. Dokos
Hi all, the Guardian (Times) font pack for ProForma is available for use, copy and abuse . It includes the Euro (of course) and it's available at the following weights: Normal, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic Until I upload it somewhere (Dilwyn, Thierry...) you can get it off of me... just send me

Re: [ql-users] Euroconverter 1.40

2002-01-09 Thread john
I also had no problem, but transfered it to SMSQ/E on my Q40 before unzipping it. *** John Rawden St.Leonards-on-Sea East Sussex Running Linux on a Q40 On

[ql-users] ProForma Font Packs

2002-01-09 Thread Phoebus R. Dokos
Hi all (again), I created a (temporary) web page enabling anyone interest to download my free ProForma Font Packs here's the addy: http://www.redoak.net/QL/proforma.html Thanks, Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] seasonal cheer, Silly Season

2002-01-09 Thread Robert Newson
Right now am having enough trouble just getting windows to work reliably. Isn't that a contradiciton in terms? The words 'windows' and work reliably can't exist together in one sentence, can they?

Re: [ql-users] seasonal cheer, Silly Season

2002-01-09 Thread Phoebus R. Dokos
At 09:46 ìì 9/1/2002 +, you wrote: Right now am having enough trouble just getting windows to work reliably. Isn't that a contradiciton in terms? The words 'windows' and work reliably can't exist together in one sentence, can they? Of course in three cases Case 1. Prefix the word

[ql-users] Q40/Q60/??? Ultra IO card

2002-01-09 Thread Peter Graf
Hi Nasta, [...] The proper way to 'save' the Q40/60 against ISA card dissapearing, is to produce a Q40 speciffic 'ISA' IO card. This could easily be a combo-card, which would also solve the 'only two slot' problem. All of the functions you mention except network (but then also some additional

Re: [ql-users] seasonal cheer, Silly Season

2002-01-09 Thread Bill Waugh
Robert Newson wrote: Right now am having enough trouble just getting windows to work reliably. Isn't that a contradiciton in terms? The words 'windows' and work reliably can't exist together in one sentence, can they? Of course they can, as in you can't get Windows to work reliable

Re: [ql-users] Q40/Q60/??? Ultra IO card

2002-01-09 Thread Dexter
On Wed, 9 Jan 2002, Peter Graf wrote: If it had MultiIO/Ethernet as well, it seems to me that such a card would be a very good preparation for your XY-Fire! This has me thinking. In what ways does the Q60 ISA implimentation differ from the PC implementation? The CS8900 is a nice general

Re: [ql-users] Patching SMSQ Mouse routines

2002-01-09 Thread P Witte
Phoebus R. Dokos writes: Hmmm another undocumented feature... nothing in the SMS reference manual :-) Or at least I didn't see it. Thanks Richard No, but it is in the Qptr manual - a must for writing PE programs! Is it still available (Jochen)? Per Below is a small S*Basic program to

Re: [ql-users] Q40/Q60/??? Ultra IO card

2002-01-09 Thread ZN
On 1/9/02 at 11:22 PM Dexter wrote: If it had MultiIO/Ethernet as well, it seems to me that such a card would be a very good preparation for your XY-Fire! This has me thinking. In what ways does the Q60 ISA implimentation differ from the PC implementation? The CS8900 is a nice general purpose

Re: [ql-users] Q40/Q60/??? Ultra IO card

2002-01-09 Thread Dexter
On Wed, 9 Jan 2002, ZN wrote: I was thinking about a SMSC 91C96 - works with 8 and 16 bit busses, has more buffer memory, and most important: it's 99.9% software compatible with the 10/100 non-PCI 91C111 (the only non-PCI 'all-in-one' 10/100 I know of) I've used the SMC91C94, and I've

Re: [ql-users] Q40/Q60/??? Ultra IO card

2002-01-09 Thread ZN
On 1/10/02 at 4:53 AM Dexter wrote: On Wed, 9 Jan 2002, ZN wrote: I was thinking about a SMSC 91C96 - works with 8 and 16 bit busses, has more buffer memory, and most important: it's 99.9% software compatible with the 10/100 non-PCI 91C111 (the only non-PCI 'all-in-one' 10/100 I know of)

[ql-users] Re: [fonts

2002-01-09 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Ho Phobus, I tried the suisse font today - unfortunately, it seem rather unusable, because the origins of the letters don't seem to be at the same point, so the 'e' is higher than the 'a' etc... Am I the only one to report thios problemL Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] The reality...

2002-01-09 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 Jan 2002, at 18:23, Thierry Godefroy wrote: Welcome back Wolf, and happy new year to you ! Thanks, and the same to you. How is Qling in the indian ocean going? Nobody... ;-) Ah, you just don't listen to the Cassandras... Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] Euroconverter 1.40

2002-01-09 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 Jan 2002, at 19:00, Thierry Godefroy wrote: It is on the Italian club website (link on my Web site page), as well as in the new QDOS/SMS systems software repository: http://smsq.free.fr/ Thanks! Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com