Re: [ql-users] Detecting GD2

2004-12-08 Thread Rich Mellor
On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 19:20:42 -0500, Phoebus Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: cut Wed, 8 Dec 2004 01:01:59 +0100,() Marcel Kilgus [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: Phoebus Dokos wrote: As I was saying the user might not have your SMSQ/e version (ie the one with the colour drivers) but he'll still

Re: Re: [ql-users] Detecting GD2

2004-12-08 Thread dilwyn.jones
I've found I'm having problems with my QXL.WIN CD backups, I put them on cheap CDRs and suddenyl I can't restore them. They won't read on this PC, I'll try them at work tomorrow, as I've found some CDs will work on that PC where they won't on this one. That usually is caused by non

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2004-12-08 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Wed, 08 Dec 2004 14:10:42 +0100,() Jrme Grimbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: Seems that your big program behave like a pig, and write paste the memory's fragment's limit. Linked lists have a danger: bad application programmers. True apologies to the pigs. Now that is NOT fair... once you

Re: [ql-users] The spamware conflict...

2004-12-08 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Mon, 6 Dec 2004 13:10 + (GMT Standard Time),() Peter Fox [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: Phoebus, I am in the same position as Roy but the emails are considerably older and I too have not had a response. Please, please, Best Wishes, Peter I have certainly not received anything from you that I

Re: [ql-users] Detecting GD2

2004-12-08 Thread P Witte
Rich Mellor writes: We all know that most of the QL community do not have money to spend on their QLs, so it is unlikely that they would upgrade to SMSQ/e just to run QWord on an Aurora in all its glory (shame I agree) - hence why we wanted to produce graphics routines which can work using

Re: [ql-users] Trump Cards and FORMAT

2004-12-08 Thread Mike MacNamara
Hi Per The amps are what matter, there is a table on PSU label, it gives amps values, best with at least 18 -20 on the +12v for your CPU, make sure its a good make, some PSU are useless, give ratings that are peaks and not sustainable. If it fades out after a few mins, that sounds like a heat

Re: [ql-users] Detecting GD2

2004-12-08 Thread Rich Mellor
On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 13:24:33 -, P Witte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rich Mellor writes: We all know that most of the QL community do not have money to spend on their QLs, so it is unlikely that they would upgrade to SMSQ/e just to run QWord on an Aurora in all its glory (shame I agree) -

Re: [ql-users] Detecting GD2

2004-12-08 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Wed, 8 Dec 2004 13:24:33 -,() P Witte [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: Rich Mellor writes: snip Games traditionally also sell the hardware and supplementary software to drive them. If people want to play QWord in hicolor on Aurora, why shouldnt they buy the colour drivers too, especially when

Re: [ql-users] The sp[lonk]mware conflict...

2004-12-08 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Wed, 08 Dec 2004 08:43:44 -0500,() Phoebus Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 13:10 + (GMT Standard Time),() Peter Fox [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: BTW this title makes it get marked as SPAM on my inbox :-D No wonder I did not see Peter's message even on the list until I

[ql-users] Roulette

2004-12-08 Thread ian . pizer
Hi I have tried to have fun with Stephen Poole's program I found in latest QL World, without great success. Has anyone on this list tried it? Maybe it has some subtle faults. My BASIC is a bit rusty too. Any help? regards, Ian Pizer, 49 ch. Machery, 1292 Chambesy, Geneva, Switzerland e-mail

Re: [ql-users] Detecting GD2

2004-12-08 Thread P Witte
Phoebus Dokos writes: Games traditionally also sell the hardware and supplementary software to drive them. If people want to play QWord in hicolor on Aurora, why shouldnt they buy the colour drivers too, especially when that may help mitigate some of the above mentioned loss? QWord

Re: [ql-users] PC BIOS ???

2004-12-08 Thread Mike MacNamara
Depends on MOBO maker and CPU requirements, use of MBM5 is a good bet, works on most MOBOs, but to adjust fan speeds something like super flower fan controller is ideal. MOBO makers often have controller utilities. Some PSU have 3 pin header to Mobo for this. To lower CPU temp, lowering the

Re: [ql-users] Detecting GD2

2004-12-08 Thread Rich Mellor
On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 18:36:07 -, P Witte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: cut I asume that, ultimately, we both want to move in the same general direction, as this benefits both of us in the long run. You will have made your own judgements about how you wish to set about promoting the QL. I simply

Re: [ql-users] Detecting GD2

2004-12-08 Thread James Hunkins
I don't know if I should say anything (like that ever stops me) but I am somewhat confused by why not to use the PE for all the drawing. On QDT, Marcel's sprite draw implementation is extremely fast and handles all the color conversions to the different systems completely transparently. I

Re: [ql-users] List protocols

2004-12-08 Thread hitchies
Re: Anyone help with the current list rules please - specifically to unsubscribe. === Than you Wolfgang and Per. I'm about to taken the medicine... but better send this first ;-) John in Wales ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [ql-users] Trump Cards and FORMAT

2004-12-08 Thread ZN
On 8.12.2004 at 1:09 Mike MacNamara wrote: The latest CPUs need a lot of amps on the +12v lines, the AMD64s need at least 18 amps barebones just to post. but 30amps will run them OK. OK, let me sort this one out so that we can go back to QL things: Actually, that may not have anything to do

Re: [ql-users] Trump Cards and FORMAT

2004-12-08 Thread Roy wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], P Witte [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Mike MacNamara writes: The latest CPUs need a lot of amps on the +12v lines, the AMD64s need at least 18 amps barebones just to post. but 30amps will run them OK. Its a XP3200+ and the hardware monitor shows (showed) that the 12V

Re: [ql-users] Detecting GD2

2004-12-08 Thread Roy wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Rich Mellor [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP A good idea - must get myself appointed an SMSQ/e retailer so that I can offer this... But then I feel as though I am taking away the small amount of revenue which the official smsq/e retailers make out of this... - Roy,

[ql-users] SMSQ/e documentation

2004-12-08 Thread Rich Mellor
Where can I find the latest SMSQ/e manual?? I know that extra commands have been added, such as EX_M which is in the QPC2 version, but does this appear in the Q40 and Gold Card versions yet? -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services 26 Oak Road, Shelfield, Walsall, West Midlands WS4 1RQ

Re: [ql-users] Detecting GD2

2004-12-08 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Wed, 8 Dec 2004 23:25:00 +,() Roy wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Phoebus Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP (I am speaking for myself here and definitely not for Rich that did the coding so I don't want to see any comments addressed to him... pound me

Re: [ql-users] Trump Cards and FORMAT

2004-12-08 Thread Roy wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes I have a 100% stable Linux system running using a AMD Athlon. It hasn't given the slightest trouble in the 18 months it has been running (24hrs a day). It is UPS supported, and has only been down once when I replaced the UPS!

Re: [ql-users] Detecting GD2

2004-12-08 Thread Rich Mellor
On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 23:25:00 +, Roy wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apologies if this seems a bit long - it is not intended to be an argument, just more of some background, so that people can understand why we might want to detect if colour drivers are available and then maybe someone can

Re: [ql-users] Detecting GD2

2004-12-08 Thread Roy wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Phoebus Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP Absurd comment. Windows is a different system on a different platform. We are talking about buying a more efficient O/S and maybe some better hardware for the same system. Nope you're not... Not squeezing everything

Re: [ql-users] Detecting GD2

2004-12-08 Thread Roy wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Rich Mellor [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP I am not complaining - this whole thread started out with the comment that sometime ago, I had come up with code (in combination with Dilwyn and Marcel I believe) to detect if GD2 was available. What I and Dilwyn did

Re: [ql-users] Trump Cards and FORMAT

2004-12-08 Thread Dave P
On Thu, 9 Dec 2004, Roy wood wrote: 1. Fact : more AMD systems fail than Intel ones Disputed. We no longer use P4s at our dedicated server facility because of their interesting failures. We do have occasional failures with XPs but only one so far with an Opteron box. About 2/3rds of the boxes

Re: [ql-users] Detecting GD2

2004-12-08 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Rich Mellor wrote: 2) Whatever screen mode is in use, I thought that under the new colour driver scheme, each program should be able to dictate the colour scheme to use - COLOUR_QL, COLOUR_24 or COLOUR_PAL. However, if these commands are implemented (as in the current PTR_GEN), can a program

Re: [ql-users] Detecting GD2

2004-12-08 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 9 Dec 2004 at 1:03, Rich Mellor wrote: () I am not complaining - this whole thread started out with the comment that sometime ago, I had come up with code (in combination with Dilwyn and Marcel I believe) to detect if GD2 was available. What I and Dilwyn did not realise at the

Re: [ql-users] Trump Cards and FORMAT

2004-12-08 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 9 Dec 2004 at 1:54, P Witte wrote: (...) underpowered and overpriced Sempron (whod put something with a name like that in their computer?!)) The same onces that use a Celery (...) (...) There is one piece of topical information I should add, as a matter of interest, and in no way

Re: [ql-users] Detecting GD2

2004-12-08 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 Dec 2004 at 20:49, Phoebus Dokos wrote: Completely agree, however by catering for everyone you give even these people the chance to see what CAN it be... I firmly believe that people that will be using Q-Word without SMSQ/e can actually find some benefit and even switch over to a