Re: [ql-users] Future of QL - The continuing Saga... Part 9.8E13 ;-)

2002-01-06 Thread Peter Graf
Hi Thierry, The old debate should software be designed before hardware ? is a nonsense to me I didn't mean to say that software should be designed before hardware. When I designed the Q40/Q60, there was no software at all!!! For me, there are two software-related conditions, before I implement

Re: [ql-users] Future of QL - The continuing Saga... Part 9.8E13 ;-)

2002-01-06 Thread ZN
On 1/6/02 at 7:32 AM Thierry Godefroy wrote: [PCI on the QL] the problems are QDOS specific... ...Not many people around who have the thorough knowledge about the hardware and software to write more complicated drivers. True, but knowledge can be acquired by anyone, the problem being the

[ql-users] DJ website updates

2002-01-06 Thread Dilwyn Jones
The latest updates to my website include: Gwass Assembler v4.15 from George Gwilt, which now allows input of decimal numbers in the range -2^31 to 2^32, which now accords with HEX and BIN input. TurboPTR v4.2 from George Gwilt. Various changes, see the 'changes' file in this download. Bmp2Pic

Re: [ql-users] Future of QL - The continuing Saga... Part 9.8E13 ;-)

2002-01-06 Thread Thierry Godefroy
On Sun, 06 Jan 2002 16:40:03 +0100, Peter Graf wrote: Hi Thierry, The old debate should software be designed before hardware ? is a nonsense to me I didn't mean to say that software should be designed before hardware. No, but as I wrote, this is an old debate (GoldFire etc..). Please,

Re: [ql-users] Future of QL - The continuing Saga... Part 9.8E13 ;-)

2002-01-06 Thread Dilwyn Jones
TT himself explained how to link new modules into SMSQ/E (in QL Today or IQLR IIRC), he did not mention any copyright restriction. I think that this would not pose any problem as long as you ask him. Another way around IQLR, Vol 5 Issue 1 (May 1995) where Tony showed how to add language

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

2002-01-06 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article 003c01c195d2$a700c1c0$86065cc3@default, Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes I take it from recent posts that W98 is not the ideal platform for QPC2 and SMSQ/E? Or anything else it seems, by my experience lately. clip Basically, if a version of Windows works well and is stable on

Re: [ql-users] Our Friend Dave again

2002-01-06 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article 00e401c19608$35713180$d225fea9@johns, John Hitchcock [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes clip Little Willie, ageing some(!) Waits for a production run Sinclair schematics all are shredded His next love... will be embedded! (if he's

Re: [ql-users] Future of QL - The continuing Saga... Part 9.8E13 ;-)

2002-01-06 Thread Thierry Godefroy
On Sun, 06 Jan 2002 12:57:12 -0500, ZN [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/6/02 at 7:32 AM Thierry Godefroy wrote: [PCI on the QL] the problems are QDOS specific... ...Not many people around who have the thorough knowledge about the hardware and software to write more complicated drivers.

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

2002-01-06 Thread Dennis Sutherland
- Original Message - From: Malcolm Cadman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Imagine if Sinclair had been successful since the late 1980's, and QDOS was the dominant OS ... then people may have written Windows emulators to run on 'QDOS2000' :-) I suspect that if Sir Clive was was driven by whatever

Re: [ql-users] A new QL user needs your help :)

2002-01-06 Thread Timothy Swenson
At 02:32 PM 1/6/2002 -0200, you wrote: 4) What shall I use to: A) wordprocessor B) spreadsheet (w/ .xls translation or something similar) C) database (not complex, just for a collection control) Xchange is probably the best program to

Re: [ql-users] Future of QL - The continuing Saga... Part 9.8E13 ;-)

2002-01-06 Thread Richard Zidlicky
On Sun, Jan 06, 2002 at 07:32:14AM +0100, Thierry Godefroy wrote: the problems are QDOS specific: - drivers can be practically written only in assembler, True, but as far as I am concerned (I don't want to restart the assembler vs C flame war), this is not a problem but a GOOD THING !

Re: [ql-users] UQLX on StrongARM

2002-01-06 Thread Timothy Swenson
At 12:24 AM 1/7/2002 +0100, you wrote: So, expected QDOS behavior is not there. you have missed the 'qdos-like' flag, it does exactly that and a bit more. Use it for filesystems that are intended for QL/UQLX use only, otherwise you might get some confusion. Indeed I must have. Next time I

Re: [ql-users] A new QL user needs your help :)

2002-01-06 Thread Roy Wood
1) What is the best way to plug SuperGoldCard, QUBIDE and cables, AT powersupply (for floppy and HD), floppy and HD to QL. May I put it all in a box and plug QUBIDE to QL using a flex cable? Yes indeed you can use a Qplane or an Mplane. Mplane, from T.F. Services is the better option.