Re: [ql-users] Gold Card Battery
Quoting Phoebus R. Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED], =?iso-8859-7?B?1u/f4u/yINEuIM30/Orv8g==?=@: Yes it's a SAFT model (I believe French) (The same one is on the Gold Card as well (which believe it or not still hasn't failed ;-) So theoretically if I cannot find it here I could replace it with another run-of-the-mill 3V Lithium battery huh? Anyone ever done that? Had to replace mine a year or two ago. Used a standard 3v lithium battery. Kjartan ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm
Re: [ql-users] Connecting Printers
In a message dated 22/07/2004 21:55:28 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Now, one of the suggestions which has been banded around from the software side is for someone to collaborate with me in order to produce a new printer device, which could be used instead of PAR. That device would basically form a pipe between any program sending text output and ProWesS (ProForma driver) - provided that the input was in standard EPSON printer code format, it should be relatively easy to translate this to Proforma and thereby send graphic output to a printer. However, I did ask Roy Wood to check if ProWesS to print to a modern Epson windows only printer and he has not come back to me on this.. I did say to you at the time that I had very little access to other printers than the standard EPSON ones. ProWesS is, unfortunately a non starter as far as this is concerned because it still needs a driver for each individual printer. It works great with most ESC/P2 printers (see my EPL 6200 review in the next QL Today) I say most because EPSON fudged the driver somewhat in the later printers and something strange seems to happen with my C80. It also works well with some of the Laserjet printers. and HP have kept a lot of backward compatibility. It works less well with the Canon printers we tried it on a few years back and, apart from your work, no-one else has made any other drivers. Although the ProWesS system is raster orientated that does not help its printing capabilities. Marcel has suggested Ghostscript as an alternative and that does seem far more viable if someone could port it. The suggestion of using a new device to replace PAR has appeared in Byts of Wood many time in the last couple of years. Any takers on a volunteer to port Ghostscript ?? I have no idea as to how this works - how would Quill be adapted for instance?? The other option which was broached, and which could form a new source of funding for QL projects and the QL community in general, would be to build a generic box, which could be connected to a parallel port. The box would perform the translation and output to a printer - I would suggest that it be programmed under Windows, as this would enable new printer drivers to be downloaded to the box quite easily. The box would take standard Epson (or HP) ASCII output and convert it to the Windows driver in order to print to the printer. The box would ideally need to support USB printers as well as parallel printers. I also suggested this in my column an issue or so ago. I even spoke with Tony Firshman about building such a device. I still think that this is the preferable option as it could be marketed to a whole host of other users and would not be restricted to the QL. We just need someone to design the hardware !! -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services 35 Chantry Croft, Kinsley, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 5JH TEL: 01977 610509 Visit our website at URL:http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk Stuck with ordinary dial up internet connection ?? Read our review of internet accelerators and broadband at: URL: http://www.rwapadventures.com/Services/reviews.html ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm
Re: [ql-users] Real Time Clock Failure
On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 at 22:21:23, Bill Waugh wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) - Original Message - From: Phoebus R. Dokos (Öïßâïò Ñ. Íôüêïò) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 8:02 PM Subject: [ql-users] Real Time Clock Failure Has anybody ever seen the Real Time Clock Failure message on SuperGoldCard equipped QLs/Auroras? Is it just the battery or maybe something else? BTW: If it's just a dead battery... will leaving the system on will recharge it? If not anybody knows where I can get a replacement? Yes - it was the battery, this was a long time ago IIRC I got the battery from Miracle, seem to recall it lived under one of the chips or some other removable component. not much help I guess It is the red blob on TOP of the processor. It is lithium and thus does not charge. Roy Wood knows how to get replacements. When inserting careful about polarity. SGC board does not mark +ve, and I have seen batteries inserted incorrectly. From memory, +ve is the pin nearest the centre of the board - hopefully someone will confirm this. I write '+' on the base of the pcb, as Mike Tomlinson should have done in copper! (as he did on GC). All the best - Bill ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm
Re: [ql-users] Real Time Clock Failure
It is the red blob on TOP of the processor. It is lithium and thus does not charge. I thought lithium can be re-charged, arent most phone batteries Lithium-Ion, or is that different? Darren. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify us immediately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and delete this E-mail from your system. Thank you. It is possible for data transmitted by email to be deliberately or accidentally corrupted or intercepted. For this reason, where the communication is by email, the Bank of Ireland Group does not accept any responsibility for any breach of confidence which may arise through the use of this medium. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of known computer viruses. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm
Re: [ql-users] Connecting Printers
On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 at 21:44:41, Roy wood wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) The other option which was broached, and which could form a new source of funding for QL projects and the QL community in general, would be to build a generic box, which could be connected to a parallel port. The box would perform the translation and output to a printer - I would suggest that it be programmed under Windows, as this would enable new printer drivers to be downloaded to the box quite easily. The box would take standard Epson (or HP) ASCII output and convert it to the Windows driver in order to print to the printer. The box would ideally need to support USB printers as well as parallel printers. I also suggested this in my column an issue or so ago. I even spoke with Tony Firshman about building such a device. My memory has been erased (8-)# I will have to talk to Roy again. It sounds like too big a project for me alone. I have a busy life. I daresay if someone could work on the soft/firm ware side, I could design hardware. That is how I have worked with Lau/Sturat/TT in the past Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm
Re: [ql-users] Real Time Clock Failure
On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 16:06:20 +0100, Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip When inserting careful about polarity. SGC board does not mark +ve, and I have seen batteries inserted incorrectly. From memory, +ve is the pin nearest the centre of the board - hopefully someone will confirm this. I write '+' on the base of the pcb, as Mike Tomlinson should have done in copper! (as he did on GC). So since the batteries are the same (GC and SGC I mean) by seeing which pin is the +ve on the GC then we can do the same on the SGC for the appropriate orientation :-) Phoebus ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm
Re: [ql-users] Real Time Clock Failure
On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 at 16:09:37, wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) It is the red blob on TOP of the processor. It is lithium and thus does not charge. I thought lithium can be re-charged, arent most phone batteries Lithium-Ion, or is that different? Different. It is like a watch battery (only bigger (8-)#). Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm
Re: [ql-users] Real Time Clock Failure
On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 at 11:12:56, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 16:06:20 +0100, Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip When inserting careful about polarity. SGC board does not mark +ve, and I have seen batteries inserted incorrectly. From memory, +ve is the pin nearest the centre of the board - hopefully someone will confirm this. I write '+' on the base of the pcb, as Mike Tomlinson should have done in copper! (as he did on GC). So since the batteries are the same (GC and SGC I mean) by seeing which pin is the +ve on the GC then we can do the same on the SGC for the appropriate orientation :-) Not sure what you mean. +ve is marked on the battery (of course) but there is no guarantee orientation is same between SGC and GC. I am still in US so cannot check. Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm
Re: [ql-users] Real Time Clock Failure
On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 at 16:18:18, Tony Firshman wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 at 11:12:56, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 16:06:20 +0100, Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip When inserting careful about polarity. SGC board does not mark +ve, and I have seen batteries inserted incorrectly. From memory, +ve is the pin nearest the centre of the board - hopefully someone will confirm this. I write '+' on the base of the pcb, as Mike Tomlinson should have done in copper! (as he did on GC). So since the batteries are the same (GC and SGC I mean) by seeing which pin is the +ve on the GC then we can do the same on the SGC for the appropriate orientation :-) Not sure what you mean. +ve is marked on the battery (of course) but there is no guarantee orientation is same between SGC and GC. I am still in US so cannot check. Just found Bill Cable's GC. It is _not_ the same as SGC. +ve is marked on the pcb nearest the heatsink. On SGC the battery is near the QL connector and +ve is towards the centre of the board. Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm
Re: [ql-users] was Eidersoft Drawing Off_ICE (past Software Database)
I would like any names and addresses you have of past traders and vendors in your database. I would be willing to try and contact them - I do a lot of this on behalf of the bank for my real job anyway (debt collection!!) So - what have you got? Also, if anyone knows the whereabouts of any old software authors, then please speak up! cheers, Darren Branagh, Bank of Ireland - Cards And Loans Business, Nassau House, 33/35 Nassau Street, Dublin 2. Ireland. Tel: 1850-530-530 Fax: 01-6706813. Direct Line:- (+353)-1-6176082 BOI Group Data Classification - Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by:cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] Eidersoft Drawing Off_ICE s.q-v-d.com 22/07/2004 04:35 Please respond to ql-users On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 at 18:51:26, Tarquin Mills wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) I would certainly consider mailing and trying to contact various QL vendors and authors of past works - with a little help of course, as I dont have many recent addresses. I know Tony has a large Database of past QL'ers - could you help here, tony? Of course - what do you want? Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify us immediately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and delete this E-mail from your system. Thank you. It is possible for data transmitted by email to be deliberately or accidentally corrupted or intercepted. For this reason, where the communication is by email, the Bank of Ireland Group does not accept any responsibility for any breach of confidence which may arise through the use of this medium. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of known computer viruses. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm
Re: [ql-users] Connecting Printers
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes I also suggested this in my column an issue or so ago. I even spoke with Tony Firshman about building such a device. My memory has been erased (8-)# I will have to talk to Roy again. It sounds like too big a project for me alone. I have a busy life. I daresay if someone could work on the soft/firm ware side, I could design hardware. That is how I have worked with Lau/Sturat/TT in the past Funny, that is what you said when we discussed it. -- Roy Wood Q Branch. 20 Locks Hill, Portslade, Sussex.BN41 2LB Tel: +44 (0) 1273 386030fax: +44 (0) 1273 430501 web : www.qbranch.demon.co.uk ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm
