[ql-users] Infocom and Fontbuster

2000-12-14 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Dilwyn and Darren, Since for some stupid reason I don't seem able to send emails to any of you (any email to Eire and the UK apparently) please tell me if you received your cds Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] QPC2v2 again

2001-01-31 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 05:09 29/1/2001, you wrote: I All in all, QPC2v2 + SMSQ/E really rock! (Might be worth buying a PC just to run a copy ;) They do work rather nice I have to admit. Buy a PC for it? I don't think so. In order to ever remotely catch up the speed of a Q40 (not to mention Q60). PCs must run at

Re: [ql-users] QPC2v2 again

2001-01-31 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 01:47 31/1/2001, But anyway, I am NOT suggesting that buying a PC just for QPC is a better solution than buying a Q40 or anything (or did I write that anywhere? I don't think so). At No you didn't but others did ;-) least not if you don't use the other features a PC can which a Q40

Re: [ql-users] QPC2v2 again

2001-02-01 Thread Phoebus Dokos
I also want to mention another aspect of Emulation as well. Emulators are supposed to completely "simulate" the native hardware. However QPC doesn't do that with the latest QL hardware (which is the Q40). In this aspect we are driven towards a complete separation. My belief is that QPC should

Re: [ql-users] QPC2v2 again

2001-02-01 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 04:52 1/2/2001, you wrote: QPC does have all that, too. Isn't that amazing? Well I don't really know what you meant here Marcel but if you think any of us is "attacking" or "blaming" your work, well I don't think that this is the case. It is well established and I believe nobody here

Re: [ql-users] QPC2v2 again

2001-02-02 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 03:13 2/2/2001, you wrote: Don't denigrate people who don't buy new software and hardware. We can still learn from them, if only to discover why they don't. With a bit of luck we may learn what to produce to start them buying again. Last year a black box/gold card QDOS user upgraded to

Re: [ql-users] QPC2v2 again

2001-02-03 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 10:11 3/2/2001, you wrote: Peter Graf wrote: But who says that you must give up your PC if you want the speed of a Q40 or Q60. There are keyboard/mouse/screen switch boxes to help switching between a real QL and a real PC. Many people have more than one computer. Peter Presently I

Re: [ql-users] QPC2v2 again

2001-02-04 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 03:50 4/2/2001, you wrote: On 3 Feb 2001, at 16:15, Peter Graf wrote: I wasn't talking about what QPC *could* do if it was *changed*. You called QPC a platform all by itself, and I think it is not. Because IIRC the only thing that can be run are =68008 coded SMSQ/E applications.

[ql-users] OT: TF website

2001-02-06 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Well that's completely off topic, but for the first time I accessed TF's web site with MS Internet ExploDer I was very pleasantly surprised to hear his voice. Nice touch there Tony :-) Phoebus

[ql-users] QPC v.2 C68

2001-02-08 Thread Phoebus Dokos
I posted that before but I got no answer. Here it is again. C68Tool freezes on my QPC v.2 whenever I trie to type ANYTHING in the fields (like make file filename etc... Only the colours options work). It works with QPC 1 and uQLx but not with QPC v.2. Anybody know why. Do you know of any

Re: [ql-users] Lexmark Z42 Printer

2001-02-14 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 12:33 14/2/2001, you wrote: Hi all The Z42 sounds like an interesting colour printer with a very fair price. I read somewhere that it included an emulation something like (or the same) as Epson ESC/P2. Has anyone any knowledge about that? Regards, Ian Pizer, 49 ch. Machery, 1292 Chambesy,

Re: [ql-users] Simple (text only) web browser

2001-02-18 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 11:17 18/2/2001, you wrote: A demo of an early version of a simple (text only) web browser for QDOS and Minerva systems is now available at http://www.planet14.sonow.com/comp/hb/ Em... What's wrong with Lynx? Text only but full featured despite that. And widely used on many

Re: [ql-users] Sound device

2001-02-20 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 10:04 20/2/2001, you wrote: Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all, I just received QLtoday (floppy get smashed by the postal service, but was still readable, so the first thing I did was to backup it). I'm very interested in the SOUND device, where can I find it ?

RE: [ql-users] Portslade

2001-03-06 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 08:28 03/06/2001, you wrote: -Original Message- From: Dilwyn Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 1:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] Portslade Roll on Q60 or Goldfire (and enough money to buy one) And permission from Chris :o)

Re: [ql-users] COMPLETELY OT: Nut cutlets - NO QL

2001-03-08 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 05:40 03/08/2001, you wrote: What a gentle list this is, I apologise for the OT subject, no excuse but we had a rough sort of week. Last year on another list (Brit motorcycles, mostly american input) I got a little too fired up when some of the good old boys started asking for support for

[ql-users] Dilwyn Jones' Mirror

2001-03-08 Thread Phoebus Dokos
For North American QL Users: A mirror of Dilwyn Jones' excellent QL pages are now hosted in the US and maintained by me. A preliminary speed test I did from Pennsylvania that I am located showed a speed improvement of about 25-30% over the regular DJ site (UK). For me (broadband connection)

Re: [ql-users] Dilwyn Jones' Mirror

2001-03-09 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 04:34 03/09/2001, you wrote: In article 5.0.2.1.0.20010308175047.00a5d210@pop, Phoebus Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes As always the master site is at: http://www.soft.net.uk/dj/ Does this mean that Dilwyn now enters the 'internet hall of fame' ? Nice site too :-) -- Malcolm Cadman I

[ql-users] New QL website in the making

2001-03-09 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hi all, You can see a preview of how my QL website will look like at www.ql.50megs.com My site's goal is to gather as much hardware and software resources for the ql as possible. Any material for hosting is welcome (Diagrams, schematics, specs, source code, tutorials, OS specific stuff

Re: [ql-users] New QL website in the making

2001-03-09 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 01:23 03/10/2001, you wrote: Oh and by the way the website's "logo" is my suggestion for a new QL Logo

Re: [ql-users] more website updates

2001-03-11 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 08:32 03/11/2001, you wrote: Just as I last updated the site, I received a Turbo Compiler and Turbo Toolkit update from George Gwilt. Turbo version 4.7 and Turbo Toolkit version 3.28 both now available from the Other Software Page on my website. -- Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [ql-users] New QL website in the making

2001-03-11 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 07:49 03/11/2001, you wrote: how about something that is readable without javascript? Bye Richard Must admit, I use IE 4.01 SP1 and most sites using Java (including Phoebus' site) cause runtime errors. As flashy as Java can make a site, unless you have the latest M$ products etc all

RE: [ql-users] Re: New QL Website

2001-03-12 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 03:16 03/12/2001, you wrote: Please avoid flash like the plague. Java is also a big no-no. Some Javascript is *probably* acceptable. Just my 0.02. Norman. PS. I think it was Tim Berners Lee (inventor of the WWW) who said recently that 'Flash is the worst thing to happen to the Web'. I

[ql-users] QL File formats. WAS: New QL Website

2001-03-12 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Now if anybody has specific info about file formats (e.g. _PIC, or Quill _DOC... etc), please be kind to let me know :-) Phoebus

[ql-users] QL Graphical Browser

2001-03-12 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 05:16 03/12/2001, you wrote: Whoever does a QL browser please note. All has gone ominously quiet on that front. Maybe Tarquin with his hyperbrowser? Just wondering *That's for Dave Westbury*... would it be possible to make an extension out of your Photon program that could be used

RE: Re: [ql-users] Dilwyn Jones' Mirror

2001-03-13 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 08:03 03/13/2001, you wrote: Shouldn't that be http://www.ql2k.cjb.net with 'www' in the url ? Your version without the www bit doesn't work in IE5.5 either, mind you, it doesn't crash. Norman. Nope. cjb.net doesn't use www for the domain names they provide forwarding for. To test if the

Re: [ql-users] Re: New QL Website

2001-03-13 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 07:57 03/13/2001, you wrote: On Sat, Mar 10, 2001 at 07:15:11PM -0500, Phoebus Dokos wrote: For all software writers. I intend to grab all freely available source code that I can get my hands on and put it on my site. If any software writer out there does not wish his software posted

[ql-users] DJ Mirror

2001-03-13 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Well according to Paride's findings, the URL cloaking is responsible for the Opera crash. You can use it uncloaked at : www.ql2k.50megs.com Thanks to Paride :-) Phoebus

RE: [ql-users] DJ Mirror

2001-03-13 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 11:03 03/13/2001, you wrote: Cloaking ??? Please explain to a thick Jock !! Cjb.net cloaks the redirected address through a Perl script they use. So every address on your browser address bar appears as xxx.cjb.net. I.e. http://www.ql2k.50megs.com/aboutql/aboutql.html (uncloaked

Re: [ql-users] Web site update

2001-03-14 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 04:51 03/14/2001, you wrote: Hi all, Just uploaded a new version of the site (www.qldesign.com). It now has an indexed search engine and a guest book, and some further tightening of the graphics and appearance. Actual content will be updated next time. Also, as well as reviews etc. I

[ql-users] Interactive Fantasy CD v.1 / Quantum website

2001-03-17 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Announcements 1. Interactive Fantasy CD v.1 Whoever buys the IF CD sold by QCELT (whenever this will be possible, due to the problems with FM) will be entitled to free enhancements (by email): additional games, maps etc. Just notify Darren when you purchace it and give him your

Re: [ql-users] New Hyper Browse release

2001-03-18 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 11:27 03/18/2001, you wrote: I'm sorry Tarquin, this version not only fails on SMSQ/E with the same problems as before, it also fails on version JM QDOS. The error message is At Line 400 Not Found. My guess is it's trying to find Proton on the same drive... and also why don't you load

Re: [ql-users] Geoff Wicks letter

2001-03-30 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 01:50 03/30/2001, you wrote: PS How do we get this back on topic? Aw... simple... make a Gaelic spellchecker ;-)

Re: [ql-users] OT: foot and mouth...

2001-04-04 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 02:12 04/04/2001, you wrote: In article 000a01c0bc7b$78db2140$dc065cc3@default, Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Nasta - This came from an Australian source (very Australian outlook!) and reproduced in a local newspaper here in Wales, The Daily Post. No doubt, John Hitchcock will

[ql-users] Change of address

2001-04-16 Thread Phoebus Dokos
After about a month of trouble I got rid of my Cable connection which means I will finally be able to concentrate on my pages... For those of you who like me :-) here's my new email address as of tomorrow: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (DSL instead of #@!@#!$% cable) (Now all I need is PPPoE for

RE: [ql-users] Are we alive

2001-04-17 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 03:04 17/4/2001, you wrote: Paris looks like more and more a museum where you can meet more japaneses, italians, etc. than frenchs. And it is easier now to find Mac Donald's, chinese, greek meat than native one ! And weather is very bad since the beginning of the year. Hmmm at least you get

Re: [ql-users] Are we alive

2001-04-17 Thread Phoebus Dokos
No ... Man Utd have just done it again :-) Haha! And your point is? :-) (Love is blind I know :-)

Re: [ql-users] Change of address

2001-04-17 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 06:05 PM 4/17/2001, you wrote: On Tue, 17 Apr 2001 at 09:02:32, you wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) and of course shared bandwidth that from the advertised 1Mbit/128Kbit line speed gave me 10 days ago the AMAZING speed of 14Kbytes DOWN / 16 Kbytes UP... Yep and for all this AMAZING speed

[ql-users] Dilwyn's mirror

2001-05-08 Thread Phoebus Dokos
If you saw my last email message, you'll see that my DSL is down, which makes updating Dilwyn's site a tad difficult :-( I will have broadband again when I return from Greece on June 19th, so the service will be A OK again :-) Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] Metacomco C and Sandy CP/M

2001-05-08 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 07:52 ðì 8/5/2001 -0700, you wrote: I did a quick Yahoo search on Metacomco and it looks like they are no longer in business. So, if the copyright holder is not around to enforce the copyright, making the ROM's available for free is probably a low risk venture. Tim Swenson Thanks Tim :-)

Re: [ql-users] Metacomco C and Sandy CP/M

2001-05-09 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 09:51 ðì 9/5/2001 +0100, you wrote: How about Sandy... anybody heard of their status as well? I know Eidersoft went under a long time ago, but still I'm uncertain as to the status of ICE which by the way, worked beautifully with my SGC/Aurora/SMSQ/E :-) Sandy changed their name to

[ql-users] Transparent background

2001-05-11 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Anyone know of a way to print characters on the screen without the character's paper affecting the channel / background? For example I want to lbytes a pic and then PRINT on it without affecting the image for each character block but only for the character itself. In essence I want to know if

Re: [ql-users] LineDesign

2001-04-22 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 08:06 ðì 22/4/2001, you wrote: Hi All In Quanta April 2001 John Terry is not happy with the present state of LineDesign and says he knows plenty of PC programs which will do what he wants ( in particular for him Convert to Curves). LineDesign is a fabulous piece of work and has many

Re: [ql-users]

2001-05-15 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 03:56 ìì 13/5/2001 +0200, you wrote: I'm looking for the 'pin assignment' scheme for QL's expansion slot. I know it is possible to connect an IDE hard drive to a Spectrum... so I was wondering if I could get my old 60MB drive to work with a QL. Yes of course as long as you have Zeljiko

Re: [ql-users] bmp2pic

2001-05-15 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 03:49 ìì 15/5/2001 +0200, you wrote: If you have a Q40 you can use pqiv, load the png image and save as pic (Q40 display layout). Claus __ powered by Q60 * Motorola 68060 / 80 MHz * 80 MB RAM * 30 GB Hard Disk Just

Re: [ql-users] May be of interest to potential Q60 buyers

2001-05-18 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 01:00 ðì 18/5/2001 -0400, you wrote: Informed sources tell me (I feel like being mysterious at this hour :-) ) that there are a couple of 68EC060's about to appear on Ebay for around $25 plus shipping, look for them under electronic parts within 12 hours or so... Nasta Other informed sources

Re: [ql-users] May be of interest to potential Q60 buyers

2001-05-18 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 01:58 ìì 18/5/2001 -0400, you wrote: On 5/18/01 at 11:43 AM Phoebus Dokos wrote: Informed sources tell me (I feel like being mysterious at this hour :-) ) that there are a couple of 68EC060's about to appear on Ebay for around $25 plus shipping, look for them under electronic parts within

Re: [ql-users] May be of interest to potential Q60 buyers

2001-05-18 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 02:19 ìì 18/5/2001 -0400, you wrote: On 5/18/01 at 2:02 PM Phoebus Dokos wrote: there are a couple of 68EC060's about to appear on Ebay for around $25 plus shipping, look for them under electronic parts within 12 hours It was one and now its gone :-) I meant in addition to THAT one

Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-21 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 10:19 ðì 21/5/2001 -0400, you wrote: Well if politics in the UK is like over here (US) most politicians start out as lawyers and if your career pool starts out with the bottom of the barrel like that what can you expect. On top of that elections are won by ad campaigns and money which doubles

Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-23 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 08:37 ðì 23/5/2001 +0100, you wrote: Norman Dunbar (I think!) wrote: As a politician it is the public's right to throw eggs, fruit and abuse as much as they like - without getting caught, as retaliation is not allowed. Send him off !! Do bear in mind though that if you do throw eggs,

Re: [ql-users] QL Emulators CD

2001-05-24 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 08:01 ìì 24/5/2001 +, you wrote: Dilwyn Wrote:- In the meantime, anyone in areas not affected by the postal dispute wanting a copy, please obtain one from Q-Celt Computing. Ireland isn't affected by the strike, of course. I'll second that :-)) Darren. mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [ql-users] Last Call : North American QL Show

2001-05-24 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 04:38 ìì 24/5/2001 -0400, you wrote: On 5/22/01 at 10:59 PM Francois Lanciault wrote: NORTH AMERICAN QL SHOW Regretfully, I will not be able to attend. The ever continuing visa saga is just about to cost me another $2000 and that brings my funds to a crytical low, plus there is the matter

Re: [ql-users] QL Emulators CD

2001-05-25 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 03:14 ìì 25/5/2001 +0100, you wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Darren Branagh [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes [ A MIME text / html part was included here. ] Use plain text for the list ... :-( -- Malcolm Cadman He would but he's using hotmail... not his fault :-) that's Billy's fault

[ql-users] Fragmented Memory block copy

2001-05-27 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hi, anyone know of an existing toolkit or routine to copy a fragmented memory block? By fragmented I mean the following (regarding mainly the screen memory) if we perceive the screen memory as not linear but as an array (SCR_BASE) xmin/ymin---xmax | | |

Re: [ql-users] NEXT in FOR-loop

2001-06-23 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 08:30 ìì 22/6/2001 +0100, you wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED] , Norman Dunbar [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Too late, deadline is... Dilwyn - that might be an 'interesting' article actually, well, maybe not COBOL, but how about something on the internals of Turbo (or QLib). I rememeber

[ql-users] Wanted US QL plus some other odd stuff

2001-06-24 Thread Phoebus Dokos
For any US QL user in this list: Any of you have a spare US QL you would like to be parted with? If so, please send me a message :-) On an another note, I will be getting my new DSL connection pretty soon, which means that DJ's mirror will be back to its normal twice a week update :-) P.S.

[ql-users] Wanted: Disk 1 off Digital Precision's Collection

2001-06-25 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hi all, Being to Greece this month I brought back with me almost all my QL stuff. Among them I brought my DP collection (10 disks with almost all DP's programs) which they sold as a pack while they were going out of business. Unfortunately disk 1 was probably damaged during one of the numerous

Re: [ql-users] Wanted US QL plus some other odd stuff

2001-06-25 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 09:15 ìì 25/6/2001 +0100, you wrote: P.S. (2) Section II of the Turbo Manual (if G.G. didn't update it yet which I will have to check) is ready in PDF, Word 2K/97, Word 6/95 and EVY formats. (currently printable in Letter Size only but that will not pose a problem to Europeans as A4 is

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

2001-06-25 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 01:01 ðì 26/6/2001 +0100, you wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Thierry Godefroy [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP 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 up nicely and I will probably able to release

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

2001-06-26 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 12:08 ìì 26/6/2001 +0200, you wrote: On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 01:01:02AM +0100, Q Branch wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Thierry Godefroy [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP Derek, I am right now writing a device driver for CD-ROM drives on Q40/Q60 (I think I can announce it officially

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

2001-06-26 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 01:24 ìì 26/6/2001 +0100, you wrote: Hehe... only problem... if we have our own filing system how are we going to record it? Phoebus Ah well, there's the clever bit. If your CD writing software enables it you can prepare your raw CD image in a binary file and then copy it

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

2001-06-26 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 04:52 ìì 26/6/2001 +0200, you wrote: Richard wrote: there is no need to add the bloat of ISO9660 just to read a single QXL.WIN Putting the QXL.WIN image directly on the CD is much cleaner and files inside are still trivially accessible using qxltool on any reasonable OS. Time to set out

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

2001-06-26 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 06:12 ìì 26/6/2001 +0200, you wrote: sure they are fully accessible. To burn the CD you need just to copy the raw partition to the CD writer. Bye Richard Okay, then it will not be as elegant as using an actual program to select files but like a temp partition on the SMSQ/E side of

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

2001-06-26 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 06:08 ìì 26/6/2001 +0200, you wrote: Why would they want to transfer the whole image if they can get single files out of it? t. Ohh I meant from QL to CD not the other way round since we will be accessing it fully anyways this is trivial on the Q40: suppose you have

Re: [ql-users] Digital Precision collection

2001-06-27 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 10:16 ðì 27/6/2001 +, you wrote: Hi All, I would concur with Tony - Freddy would certainly sue, all depends on if he still actually owns the copyright or not, or they were indeed time limited and have reverted to Simon et al as the authors. Simon doesn't subscribe to this list, but I

Re: [ql-users] New QPC2 release

2001-06-28 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 12:33 ðì 29/6/2001 +0200, you wrote: On Jeudi 28 Juin 2001 15:33, Marcel Kilgus wrote: For those who didn't subscribe to Jochens QLNews: the long overdue update to QPC2 v2.02 has been released: New, necer seen bug: when starting Cueshell v2.13 (with two default windows open to RAM1_

Re: [ql-users] New QPC2 release

2001-06-28 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 03:40 ðì 29/6/2001 +0200, you wrote: Phoebus Dokos wrote: New, necer seen bug: when starting Cueshell v2.13 (with two default windows open to RAM1_ and DRV1_), I get a crash (only the Cueshell borders get drawn) and after a few seconds the screen fills (upward down) with a pretty mauve

Re: [ql-users] New QPC2 release

2001-06-28 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 11:36 ìì 29/6/2001 -0500, you wrote: At 03:40 ðì 29/6/2001 +0200, you wrote: Phoebus Dokos wrote: New, necer seen bug: when starting Cueshell v2.13 (with two default windows open to RAM1_ and DRV1_), I get a crash (only the Cueshell borders get drawn) and after a few seconds the screen

Re: [ql-users] New QPC2 release

2001-06-29 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 11:30 ðì 29/6/2001 +0200, you wrote: Phoebus Dokos wrote: So probably there is an interim version of SMSQ/E I don't have... probably through QPC v.2.01 (I had v.2 final) Yes, v2a98 (supplied with v2.01) is minimum. Is there anyway I can get it? It's on its way. Marcel After a quick

Re: TURBO and SMSQ/E (was: Re: [ql-users] New QPC2 release)

2001-06-29 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 01:45 ìì 29/6/2001 +0200, you wrote: On Samedi 30 Juin 2001 13:22, Phoebus Dokos wrote: After a quick check... Nope! With SMSQ/E 2a97 and new QPC Turbo still produces the same error. I never succeed to make Turbo work on a SMSQ/E system (tested on QXL and QPC2), so I am wondering how

Re: TURBO and SMSQ/E (was: Re: [ql-users] New QPC2 release)

2001-06-29 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 08:40 ðì 28/6/2001 -0500, you wrote: At 08:03 ðì 30/6/2001 -0500, you wrote: At 01:45 ìì 29/6/2001 +0200, you wrote: On Samedi 30 Juin 2001 13:22, Phoebus Dokos wrote: After a quick check... Nope! With SMSQ/E 2a97 and new QPC Turbo still produces the same error. Also with QPC 2 Final

RE: TURBO and SMSQ/E (was: Re: [ql-users] New QPC2 release)

2001-06-29 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 02:57 ìì 29/6/2001 +0200, you wrote: On what platform ? PC 286 ? Haha :-) No Athlon 750. Maybe it's the memory allocated for qpc (64Megs). *AND BTW: It was 1 not 1000 ;-) Anyways when I updated that little program once more and removed SQRT(f), I replaced it with COS(f), SIN(f),

RE: TURBO and SMSQ/E (was: Re: [ql-users] New QPC2 release)

2001-06-29 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 03:31 ìì 29/6/2001 +0200, you wrote: I saw similar behavior with Qlib versus SBasic (and so stop compiling my programs) but never test Turbo (faster than Qlib under QDOS but a bit fussy) Claude sorry for the question about the platforn : I can't resist %#) Oh no worries, I would have done

Re: [ql-users] New QPC2 release

2001-06-29 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 05:19 ìì 29/6/2001 +0200, you wrote: Phoebus Dokos wrote: With the new QPC the PARSER refuses to load with the message that's above. Well, unfortunately I have no problems with it at all, neither with your example nor with Thierry's... Marcel H Question Did you do anything

RE: [ql-users] Re: Q40/Q60 device drivers

2001-06-29 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 10:21 ðì 29/6/2001 -0700, you wrote: At 08:38 AM 6/29/2001 +0100, Norman wrote: Just to take off at a tangent, how about an open source (type) project to build a new Operating System for ALL the QLs/compatibles/emulators out thare to use. An interesting idea, Norman. There are some pluses

Re: [ql-users] QPC v2.03

2001-07-01 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 01:33 ìì 30/6/2001 +0200, you wrote: QPC v2.03 together with SMSQ/E v2.99 is now available from the usual places. Issues addressed: - Severe 16bit sprite cache bug in SMSQ/E v2b98 - 0x0 sized windows now possible in 16bit mode - SER_USE and PAR_USE fixed Marcel Since obviously the link is

Re: [ql-users] Program type Identification

2001-07-01 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 10:59 ìì 1/7/2001 +0100, you 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, the executable header. Don't remember the definition

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

[ql-users] Test

2001-07-04 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Is anything wrong with majordomo lately (Maybe has a headache or something?) Phoebus I am not receiving ANY messages or are we all quiet?

Re: [ql-users] Test

2001-07-04 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 08:21 ìì 4/7/2001 +0200, you wrote: On 3 Jul 2001, at 13:44, Phoebus Dokos wrote: I am not receiving ANY messages or are we all quiet? No, wer're just blacklisting you ... :-))) Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com Hmm :-)

Re: [ql-users] re: As things are quiet..

2001-07-05 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 01:14 ìì 5/7/2001 +0100, you wrote: Greetings again Many thanks to all who have responded already both on and off list. The thing I like about this list is info is so accessible and people are so ready to help on ANY level without making you feel like an idiot. I'm beginning to warm to this

Re: [ql-users] re: As things are quiet..

2001-07-06 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 12:25 ìì 6/7/2001 +0100, you wrote: Yes, they are meant to be viewed on a QL. There are several PC to QL file transfer programs available (Discover from Dave Walker running on a QL, WXQT2 and WXQLTool from Jonathan Hudson both running on Windows or Linux systems, plus QLTools, a DOS command

Re: Re: [ql-users] It's a bit quiet, so here's a joke !

2001-07-18 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 09:28 ðì 18/7/2001 +0100, you wrote: But what is the name of base 13? H-o3 Says he totally fed up of bloody PCs after the last 7 days, having read continuous error messages with Ho somethng or other. Wonder if there is a QL in existence which has enough storage capacity just to store

Re: [ql-users] Re: SMSQ/E HDD

2001-07-18 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 02:37 ìì 18/7/2001 +0200, you wrote: Hi all, I have a question regarding the SMSQ/E Hard disk driver on my Q60. The issue is outlined in the correspondence quoted below. Any idea, anyone? When my hard disk has stopped, and some access attempt wakes it up again, it doesnt quite manage

Re: [ql-users] ATAPI extensions thing and CDROM device driver

2001-07-20 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 01:24 ðì 21/7/2001 +0200, you wrote: Hi happy QLers ! I just put the beta (v0.20) of my ATAPI thing and the alpha (v0.06) of my CDROM device driver/thing onto mt web site. BEWARE: this still must be considered as unstable software ! The good news is that it works for both Q40/Q60 _AND_

Re: [ql-users] CDROM driver for Q40/Q60 and Qubide

2001-07-30 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 12:32 ðì 31/7/2001 +0200, you wrote: On Lundi 30 Juillet 2001 21:01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [ CD-R(W) burning from SMSQ/E] The problem I see is the annoying Slaving mechanism of SMS. It terribly slows down the machine, so how can you create the data stream needed for burning? Simple

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2001-08-01 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 12:22 ðì 2/8/2001 +0200, you wrote: On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 04:25:08PM +0100, Norman Dunbar wrote: Our company is looking into a standard disclaimer, but have found them to be useless, irritating (how many one line jokes have you had with about 2 Gigs worth of disclaimers !) and not

Re: [ql-users] Windoze printers

2001-08-12 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 10:14 ìì 12/8/2001 +0100, you wrote: Does anyone have experience of using Windoze-specific printers from SMSQ/E? I notice that QPC2v2 has a facility to allow its PAR port to be defined as 'printer' My local computer shop has some very cheap colour Epson printers which would be good as a

Re: [ql-users] Ah, happy days!

2001-08-20 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 11:24 ìì 20/8/2001 +0100, you wrote: At last, I have a *real* working QL to play with :) Not the Germanic one, I'm afraid (I still need a membrane for that one), but another one. And lots of kewl stuff too: - Trump card, - 512k Expanderam (not at the same time, obviously!) - MPS disc

[ql-users] OT: Calling Roy Wood

2001-09-09 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Sorry about this guys ---Begin Msg--- Roy, it seems to me that my mail server cannot reach you or email dates were wrong and a couple of emails I sent you concerning the Aurora matter got lost. Please try to contact me at your earliest convenience to the following address: [EMAIL

Re: [ql-users] Aver nother laaaarf

2001-09-10 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 05:40 ìì 10/9/2001 +0100, you wrote: Last week I installed a network card. Its 'ReadMe.txt' had a section entitled: Trouble Shouting...! :)John in Wales Oh I just love tenglish (=Taiwanese English)

Re: [ql-users] Re: Prowess and euro

2001-10-03 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 05:56 ìì 1/10/2001 +0100, you wrote: Hi Wolfgang, I have never seen the Euro symbol in the fonts accompagning Prowess and I can find it in the Prowess fontPack either. I'm afraid there is no Prowess font editor around. François Van Emelen Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: Hi all, Does anybody

Re: [ql-users] Hyper Browse Development

2001-10-03 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 06:51 ðì 3/10/2001 +0100, you wrote: Claude Mourier 00 wrote: Why not replace Java by SBasic (for QL/SMS user only, of course) ? De : Tarquin Mills [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] At the show I was asked about the development of my web browser, I have converted the parser in C. At

Re: [ql-users] Hyper Browse Development

2001-10-03 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 02:05 ìì 3/10/2001 -0400, you wrote: On 10/3/01 at 12:36 PM Phoebus Dokos wrote: SB being a Server Side Script language is feasible now with UN*X systems running uQLx And a QL specific web server is relatively easy to implement once the TCP/IP stack is stable and complete. Xitami

Re: [ql-users] Re: Prowess and euro

2001-10-04 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 06:22 ìì 4/10/2001 +0100, you wrote: That is very kind of you. But now I know there are some in Dilwyn's ProWesS font(s) Collection, I 'll buy his CDrom at the next QL-meeting in Eindhoven in November(if it is available,of course). Thanks anyway for the help. Phoebus - I still haven't

Re: [ql-users] Hyper Browse Development

2001-10-04 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 06:56 ìì 4/10/2001 +0100, you wrote: Tony Firshman wrote: Tarquin Mills wrote: At the show I was asked about the development of my web browser, I have converted the parser in C. At the moment I am changing my development environment to one in which I can develop GUI based software. I

[ql-users] PC Bios Logo for Award Bios/QPC equipped machines

2001-10-05 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Hey everyone, I just finished a nice Sinclair Research / Quantum Leap Logo screen for PCs with Award bioses. Anyone that wants it (together with the flash programming software) to give a more authentic look to your QPC equipped PC drop me a line (As a matter of fact the PC that displays it

Re: [ql-users] PC Bios Logo for Award Bios/QPC equipped machines

2001-10-05 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 07:31 ìì 5/10/2001 -0500, you wrote: Hey everyone, I just finished a nice Sinclair Research / Quantum Leap Logo screen for PCs with Award bioses. Anyone that wants it (together with the flash programming software) to give a more authentic look to your QPC equipped PC drop me a line (As a

Re: [ql-users] ProWesS Fonts

2001-10-21 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 01:27 ìì 21/10/2001 +0200, you wrote: That would work great if Proforma could actually render fonts that were converted from a unicode original As I told you (unless there is something wrong with my pfb2pff an older version maybe?) Proforma hangs when converting ANY Unicode font.

Re: [ql-users] Freddy Vachha

2001-10-22 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 05:47 ìì 22/10/2001 +0100, you wrote: I had the pleasure of meeting Freddy Vachha (formerly Mr Digital Precision Ltd) the other day at work. We had a brief chat while he was waiting for a train. Okay I now have one of these REALLY stupid questions everyone's afraid to ask... but it bothered

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