Re: [ql-users] Monitor connections

2002-07-10 Thread Tony Firshman
On Wed, 10 Jul 2002 at 23:01:38, Robert Newson wrote: (ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) >>> Anyone care to hazard a guess as to which is right? Anyway, >>> pin 5 won't have a signal if QL World is right. >> QL Manual 12/84 concepts is the right one - which I assume was the >>one quoted from QLW (s

Re: [ql-users] Monitor connections

2002-07-10 Thread Robert Newson
Tony Firshman wrote: > > On Wed, 10 Jul 2002 at 11:01:02, Alan Tyson wrote: > (ref: <001101c227f9$107a84c0$fb30883e@alantyso>) > >> >>> This can be dangerous, not only to him, but to the monitor >> >> & QL - he could >> >>> end up frying either or both of them. >>> >> Thanks for the warning.

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ Source styleguide

2002-07-10 Thread John Sadler
Perhaps he used pkunzip or a unix zip to zip them up. The QL unzip will probably unzip files made up with these implementations of zip. - Original Message - From: "Norman Dunbar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 10:43 AM Subject: RE: [ql-users] SMS

Re: [ql-users] GWASS and the SMSQ source code

2002-07-10 Thread Geogwilt
In a message dated 10/07/02 16:19:28 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I believe that George has made the source code for GWASS available. (At least I think so) If so, maybe someone would like to take on the task of rewriting it to only use 68000 instructions. :o) Good point!! G

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ Source upgrading, & assembling.

2002-07-10 Thread Geogwilt
In a message dated 10/07/02 15:01:10 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How much of an effort would it be to change GWASS itself to run on a 68000 or 68008 based QL?? Far too much I'm afraid! GWASL, which is an amended version of the assembler written originally for the 68000/8 inst

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ Source styleguide

2002-07-10 Thread Timothy Swenson
At 08:01 AM 7/10/2002 +0200, you wrote: >On 9 Jul 2002, at 12:31, Timothy Swenson wrote: > > > > > A > > Actually, I would probably work better if Jochen took the SMSQ/E > > source code, added the commercial programs to the CD and sold it. >(...) >No, he certainly can't sell the source code! >He

[ql-users] GWASS and the SMSQ source code

2002-07-10 Thread Norman Dunbar
I believe that George has made the source code for GWASS available. (At least I think so) If so, maybe someone would like to take on the task of rewriting it to only use 68000 instructions. :o) Regards, Norman. - Norman Dunbar Database/Unix administrator L

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ Source upgrading, & assembling.

2002-07-10 Thread ZN
On 10/07/02 at 09:58 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >George - I think that you are missing the point here. >... >However, the fact remains that a lot of SMSQ/E developers use >computers/emulators which do not support 68020+ and therefore cannot run >GWASS to write the code... >How much of an effort

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ Source upgrading, & assembling.

2002-07-10 Thread RWAPSoftware
In a message dated 10/07/02 13:38:58 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am not convinced How difficult would it be George, to allow GWASS to work on the 68000 chipset?? GWASS needs a 68020+ to operate. But it can produce code siutable for 68000/8 (ie the basic instruction se

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ Source upgrading, & assembling.

2002-07-10 Thread Geogwilt
In a message dated 10/07/02 07:04:04 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Facetiousness put aside, I'm pretty sure that we'll be able to find a modus vivendi that will allow us to move forward. If things really needing a 68020+ instruction set really come out, there is always a possibi

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ Source...

2002-07-10 Thread Geogwilt
In a message dated 10/07/02 07:04:00 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Anyway, what is so bad with a set of GWASS-type macros to replace the > Qmac ones provided the USER of these macros can code them in almost > exactly the same way as for Qmac? Simple: you have to change much of t

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ Source upgrading, & assembling.

2002-07-10 Thread Geogwilt
In a message dated 09/07/02 21:00:37 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am not convinced How difficult would it be George, to allow GWASS to work on the 68000 chipset?? GWASS needs a 68020+ to operate. But it can produce code siutable for 68000/8 (ie the basic instruction set)

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ Source styleguide

2002-07-10 Thread Jochen Merz
> Pity... > Who is the copyright owner for eglish versions? Can he be > approached? Don't know exactly what the situation is, will speak to Tony about it ... but don't want to bother him now 'cause I am still waiting for other stuff he was going to send to me. > > Even selling just JMON on is o

RE: [ql-users] SMSQ Source upgrading, & assembling.

2002-07-10 Thread Ian . Pine
>Let's try to be reasonable here. Up until now, development of the >sources - ALL OF THEM - was done with the system as described >in the style guide. In my mind, it is essential that, at least for the >time being, we keep that system: if we change tools and sources >at the same time, the com

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ Source styleguide

2002-07-10 Thread wlenerz
On 10 Jul 2002, at 10:22, Jochen Merz wrote: > > And anyway, can't you sell a German Qmon with an english > > manual? > Uh, it's not the binary version which makes the difference, it's the > manual :-( Pity... Who is the copyright owner for eglish versions? Can he be approached? > Even selli

Re: [ql-users] Monitor connections

2002-07-10 Thread Tony Firshman
On Wed, 10 Jul 2002 at 11:01:02, Alan Tyson wrote: (ref: <001101c227f9$107a84c0$fb30883e@alantyso>) > >> This can be dangerous, not only to him, but to the monitor >& QL - he could >> end up frying either or both of them. >> >Thanks for the warning. He's pretty clued up as an Elec.Eng. >lecture

Re: [ql-users] Monitor connections

2002-07-10 Thread Alan Tyson
> This can be dangerous, not only to him, but to the monitor & QL - he could > end up frying either or both of them. > Thanks for the warning. He's pretty clued up as an Elec.Eng. lecturer by trade, and his house has had live TV & radio chassis lying around more time than not over the years. [On

Re: [ql-users] Monitor connections

2002-07-10 Thread Tony Firshman
On Tue, 9 Jul 2002 at 21:11:28, Robert Newson wrote: (ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) > >Tony Firshman wrote: > >> On Tue, 9 Jul 2002 at 03:30:56, Alan Tyson wrote: >> (ref: <001b01c226f0$a81a5620$3a51883e@alantyso>) >> >>>My 86-yr-old father in S.Wales (I'm near Chester) acquired a >>>s/h QL about

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ Source styleguide

2002-07-10 Thread Jochen Merz
Hi Wolfgang, > See my other email. It is possible., but you would be distributing > an unofficial version. Exactly. > > I am so glad that QMAKE is not essential for assembling SMSQ/E's > > sources. It sure helps a lot to have it, makes it fast and convenient, > > and you may have to re-write t

RE: [ql-users] Tools required to build the SMSQ source

2002-07-10 Thread Norman Dunbar
Dave, I was sort of being facetious at the time, but forgot my smiley. I suppose that's what you (I) get for trying to be funny - I should leave it to the professionals in future. Cheers, Norman. - Norman Dunbar Database/Unix administrator Lynx Financial Sy