On 1 Apr 2004 at 11:26, Tarquin Mills wrote:
When are CD-ROM drivers going to be built in, even the 8-bit SAM Coupé
has fully working CD-ROM drivers as part of it's OS.
How about : as soon as you've written them?
Wolfgang
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On 4 Apr 2004 at 23:58, Roy wood wrote:
(...)
If the boot program was pre written they would have no problem but I
have direct experience that even on the QL basic level some people
cannot write BOOT files,
I wasn't suggesting that the users write the boot file themselves.
()
I have
On 6 Apr 2004 at 21:18, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
This is something we don't have much of on the QL scene - automatic
software updates. On the whole we replace the entire program package
by overwriting it, or replace a few files such as the main executable.
If we are lucky, the configuration is
On 7 Apr 2004 at 6:47, Phoebus R. Dokos (è á. ç) wrote:
(...)
Nope it ain't. OS functionality changes are very few and have been
available for years now only not released to the public. OS functionality
means better memory protection, driver software, that kind of thing... not
On 8 Apr 2004 at 13:00, Dave P wrote:
I actually didn't have Quanta in mind for this. I put 'someone' in quotes
thinking this could be an individual, or many people. However, if Quanta
thinks such a path is of interest to them, I am sure he would be
interested. Especially if it was a package
On 9 Apr 2004 at 18:26, P Witte wrote:
OK, I'll go on record to subsidise this at the tume of 100 ?.
Anybody else?
100 what?
Why, 100 question 'marks' of course.
grin
Pity they were replaced by the euro (which is what I meant, of course).
Wolfgang
On 10 Apr 2004 at 18:13, Malcolm Cadman wrote:
I have the emulator, QPC2 with SMSQ/E, Pointer Environment, and most
recently Dilwyn's Launchpad desktop. So it is just click on an icon to
launch any software now :-) ... and, of course. it all multi-tasks in a
hi-res with lots of colours.
On 10 Apr 2004 at 17:50, Malcolm Cadman wrote:
(...)
Yet future has to hold something new and better for us to move forward
with ... this maintains interest.
Wouldn't something in the shape of (better) applications be nicer?
Wolfgang
On 24 Feb 2017 at 23:33, P Witte wrote:
Can someone else confirm that iop.rpxl is broken in recent versions of
SMSQ/E. It doesnt work in hicolor mode, only in QL colour. Try Qptr RPIXL or
EasyPtr RPXL%, or indeed iop.rpxl itself.
As Marcel pointed out, this is simply not implemented in high
On 16 Apr 2004 at 10:39, TonyTebby wrote:
Wasn't Phoebus complaining about QDOS legacy code?
No legacy here. Two all new instructions and a label: couldn't do better
myself - on second thoughts, maybe it was me that did it.
Yup.
Wolfgang
Hi all,
SMSQE 3.06 is ready - you'll be able to get it from the usual reselelrs (when
they're back from their holidays in the US, of course).
The sources are at
http://www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com/smsqe/
Have fun
Wolfgang
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On 13 May 2004 at 22:42, Arnould Nazarian wrote:
10 JOB_NAME test
20 REPeat:PRINT 'Hello World'
10 JOB NAME launcher
20 EX 'test'
30 EW 'test'
When I
EX 'launcher'
in my SMSQ/E from SBASIC 0,0,0, then the 'test' job that was EXeced
belongs to SBASIC 0,0,0 and the 'test'
On 15 May 2004 at 10:40, wolfgang mühlegger wrote:
Wolfgang Uhlig schrieb:
now a program really worth giving a try.
You can download a trial version on my website: www.uhlich.nl/ql
hmm ..
dead link
isn't it wolfgang?
wolfgang
No it works from here.
Wolfgang
On 17 May 2004 at 12:53, Arnould Nazarian wrote:
So I don't want to have a special program just to launch jobs. That would
take too many system resources for just one purpose.
??
You have a prog executing all the time JUST for launching others?
Wolfgang
On 29 May 2004 at 10:42, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
Either QPC or Word behaves fine with any other application, both together
won't on this machine for whatever reason.
I sometimes (rarely) have the same problem, but it is Word that crawls.
Closing all other applications (including QPC) doesn't have
On 24 Jun 2004 at 14:48, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
(...)
Not so with what I was using.
The menu had 1 info window and 1 loose item:
Enter filename [loose item -1 here]
I don't know Easymenu, so my suggestion might be pure rubbsih, but why not
create 2 menu items, in the same place? Then you'll
On 5 Jul 2004 at 13:28, ZN wrote:
()
- he also downloaded the source.
Hooray (sorry, couldn't help that).
(...the whole story...)
this would be a very intesresting topic to discuss during the Eindhoven
meeting! By all means, try to get your guy there (and yourself, too!).
I would
On 10 Jul 2004 at 2:16, P Witte wrote:
(...)
Football, as she is played worldwide (with a few, minor exceptions) was a
major British hit while, sadly, the QL, another great British invention,
didnt
quite make it.
A desperate attempt to get back on topic...:-)
Wolfgang
On 15 Jul 2004 at 9:23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
(...)
Should this be on the agenda for QL2004?
Definitely!
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On 15 Jul 2004 at 21:15, gwicks wrote:
Two points for general discussion:
1) How would you like to do this? As a part of the activity program or as
forum item?
Any which way.
If the former who would like to present it?
Not me
Bear in mind that if
this item is on the agenda, there
On 16 Jul 2004 at 20:20, gwicks wrote:
(...)
Nevertheless this is an interesting proposal for Quanta, particularly if
their might be a possibility of buying rights to a program, (and maybe
upgrading to GD2 colours.)
Would anybody really be prepared to pay for that kind of old software?
On 16 Jul 2004 at 20:40, gwicks wrote:
(...)
Not me
That is one of the reasons I posed the question. As far as I know none of
the people who have raised this issue so far will be at QL2004.
Yes, well, experience tells me that if you stick your neck out too far,
you'll be stuck with the
On 17 Jul 2004 at 15:43, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote:
It's definitely not 'basic' It does have TCP/IP built in and now (due to
the good work of R.Z and S.G) also sound (QLSSS)
SSS - perhaps it does now, it didn't then.
Wolfgang
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On 17 Jul 2004 at 22:29, Michael Berger wrote:
()
The alternative would be to install a linux version. Maybe I will try this
later.
Wouldn't the alternatve be to install QPC2?
Wolfgang
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On 18 Jul 2004 at 12:42, Michael Berger wrote:
(...)
My
only purpose is to discover some of the magic of Sir Clive's black box - and
learn some 68K assembler.
Hmm, I'd suggest that nothing but a true QL can give you the former, whereas
QPC can certainly give you the latter
Sometimes the
On 19 Jul 2004 at 22:44, Michael Berger wrote:
(...)
1) Is it possible to PEEK the TK2 software out of the rom of the sandy
interface and save it to disk (in order to use with the PCML interface
attached)?
It might be possible, if you know
the length of the file
the starting point.
I don't
On 20 Jul 2004 at 23:08, Michael Berger wrote:
(...)
Thanks for your hints, Wolfgang - what means IIRC ?
(You answered that one yourself)
In the meantime tried to dig a bit deeper into the problem:
as I found out any ROM to plug into QDOS begins with the long word 4AFB0001
at its
On 10 Sep 2004 at 23:19, Tony Firshman wrote:
You are responsible for me almost choking on a cup of coffee (8-)#
And what a waste of perfectly good coffee that would have been :-))
Wolfgang
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On 17 Sep 2004 at 14:59, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all
In QL Today July/August 2004 Dilwyn Jones speaks about CD controls in QPC2.
I have QPC2 v 3.12 but these commands do not seem to exist. Perhaps there
is some action needed before they become operative.
So Help please.
Ian Pizer,
On 21 Sep 2004 at 2:40, James Hunkins wrote:
(...)
It just feels that I am missing a pointer between C68 and the new
stuff. I am guessing that persistent the red X icon indicates that the
system call could not find the one that I want.
Yes, that is correct - the red X indicates that the
On 24 Sep 2004 at 16:05, Wolfgang Uhlig wrote:
um, this is a very good example of how ambiguous (and interesting)
English is.
I -know- you know that:
free == available
free == costs nothing
The hotel used the less ambiguous but boring 'available'
What about free Willy! then? ;)
On 24 Sep 2004 at 16:43, Wolfgang Uhlig wrote:
That's a verb!
Wolfgang
Ach Wolfgang! (sigh) Do you think I didn't know that? What about the smily?
I only tried to make a joke.
Yup, and I (unsuccessfully) tried to get on the bandwaggon.
Consider my hand slapped (and only my hand!)
Wolfgang
On 26 Sep 2004 at 15:56, Marcel Kilgus wrote:
Phoebus R. Dokos wrote:
Not all of course but select few (like MOVE16 for example)
Now you're already excluding the SGC.
And (some of the ) Ataris.
Wolfgang
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On 11 Oct 2004 at 14:20, Claude Mourier 00 wrote:
Where ? Does the Engine was written in C or assembler ?
Claude
(apparently the only one that uses database in the QL community :-(
No, so do I (as stated in earlier posts)
How to get it:
go www.progs.be
use the link on the left hand side -
On 11 Oct 2004 at 15:36, Davide Santachiara wrote:
Gentlemen,
Can anybody tell me where can I found executables (for Win XP) of WXQT2
(Jonathan Hudson's fron end for QL Tools)? I was only able to find the
sources
go to
http://www.daria.co.uk/
scroll down until you find wxqt2 0.09 and
On 11 Oct 2004 at 13:49, gwicks wrote:
(...)
One further thought inspired by a private email. How do we do feedback?
I can bring a digital camera if that is of any use.
Woflgang
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On 13 Oct 2004 at 13:23, Marcel Kilgus wrote:
(...)
Thanks. Actually QPC2 v3.21 will even be 10-15% faster. :-)
C'me on, don't let it hang like that, we (I) want more details
Wolfgang
www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com
Yes, you get drunks and a few fights, but nothing like you get over here. (And
that's only the QL shows)
Are the fights because the pubs are ... licenced ?
(how's that for getting back on topic?)
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On 28 Sep 2004 at 10:42, James Hunkins wrote:
(...)
QDT often calls other programs which run in separate windows. The
calling window is locked to the degree where it is kind of in standby
and will not accept any user input. But if you accidentally click on
the original window, it
On 28 Sep 2004 at 17:29, Tony Firshman wrote:
Surely this discussion would be better as a separate meeting.
Forum time will probably be limited, as it is at the end of the day.
Umm, in view of the far-ranging repercussions this might have , a good airing
at the meeting might be beneficial.
On 1 Oct 2004 at 12:32, Jérôme Grimbert wrote:
J - if the sub-window is an independant application, why do you want to
lock down the primary at all ? If the primary is visible, then, as a
user, I'm expecting to be able to use it. (Even if the sub-application
is running). Do not enter the
On 8 Oct 2004 at 11:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Moral copyright is all very well, until someone gets their solicitor onto
you. Just because you're giving it away for free doesnt make it right.
Mopral copyright is not very well - simply because what is moral to me isn't
to you, or
On 8 Oct 2004 at 5:49, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
(...)
There are also quite a few problems with the machine code extensions
provided by Datadesign, so far as I recall..
Like what?
DD is used by me every (work)day and has been for ages. OK, so I use a house
made prog to access the
On 8 Oct 2004 at 11:25, Wolfgang Uhlig wrote:
(...)
So porting MySQL might be a matter of personal challenge, but I can't see
a real
need.
Seconded. There are more important issues...
Wolfgang
www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com
On 8 Oct 2004 at 10:30, Claude Mourier 00 wrote:
Now that (if I remember well) PROWess is open source what is the status of
DataDesign ?
I frankly don't know (Joachim??), perhaps someone could check on his website?
Is the code available ?
I do have a copy of the code.
I wait for years
On 8 Oct 2004 at 8:36, Brian Kemmett wrote:
The problem as I said, is that the new version will not filter a database
past the first stage. applying further filters simply applies a filter where
nothing is selected. On inspection of the filter screen from level 2 onwards
just shows 'MEMO',
On 7 Oct 2004 at 21:12, gwicks wrote:
Brian I can feel your frustration, but I not sure what you are talking about
is elitism. I think it is just plain, damned inefficiency and muddle.
Well, I do understand that those people who have given up the QL World just
couldn't be bothered anymore.
On 8 Oct 2004 at 15:31, Brian Kemmett wrote:
(...)
Its advertised a high colour upgrade and the front end is version 4.12,
whilst the engine is still v3.14. I have returned to using my old version
front end (v4.07) which works perfectly OK. I know it must be the front end
at fault because
On 8 Oct 2004 at 9:27, David Gilham wrote:
this is a test please ignore
done.
grin
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On 8 Oct 2004 at 9:44, David Gilham wrote:
(...)
. For what its worth Perfection has not been released as
freeware or public domain and I would need permission from Freddy Vaccha
to relase the binary let alone the sources to the general QL community.
Hmm, Darren stated:
Freddy gave
On 8 Oct 2004 at 20:50, Joachim Van der Auwera wrote:
(...)
Parts 1 and 3 have been open source for a couple of years now.
That's what I thought.
I has no reaction (which is no comment, just an observation).
(...)
Some thoughts and comments.
- The DATAdesign frontend was originally
On 8 Oct 2004 at 18:34, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
And just imagine the field days lawyers would have if they'd had to
plead
whether something was moral or not. Shudder.
Wolfgang
I thought you were a lawyer, Wolfgang?
yup.
Or is that what you meant???
Well...
Wolfgang
On 8 Oct 2004 at 19:48, gwicks wrote:
On Sunday it is the opening of the kiss season in Amsterdam. The
intiative comes from the cultural centre De Balie who say Amsterdammers
should increase love in the city by kissing more in the street. The
programme organiser, Lisa Boersen, says
On 20 Oct 2004 at 0:13, Roy wood wrote:
Well I was on a Florida beach and I did discuss printing (and had many
concepts about it - most of which were shot down in flames) but to
suggest I could be a leading light is a bit far fetched. All I can say
is that it needs a dedicated and unified
On 20 Oct 2004 at 23:00, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
(...)
Can I generate something like a Quill _lis file (oh, what is a Quill
_lis file)?
F3 - print, whole, to ram1_p.
This generates the file ram1_p_lis.
Not *too* difficult, I should think.
OK, am I able to use an Epson printer driver to create
On 21 Oct 2004 at 1:45, James Hunkins wrote:
1) how can I make an executable piece of code generated with C68 into
an Executable thing that I can load into memory and link into the thing
list
When making FiFi, I had such a problem quite some time ago. What I
wanted was for the user to be
Hi all,
I've improved (I hope) my soundfile extensions and made a small
player that plays a QSS (.ub) soundfile.
It can be found at the ussual place:
http://scp-paulet-lenerz.com/14mljkl24/Wolf/Download/
Wolfgang
www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com
Hi all,
A few weeks ago, we talked on this list abour printing to more modern
printers.
I mentined that it would be possible to use ProForma to print to them.
You can now find something to that effect on my website.
http://www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com/14mljkl24/wolf/download/
Wolfgang
On 15 Nov 2004 at 21:39, wolfgang mühlegger wrote:
nice prog, indeed..
Well, up to now nobody has seen the fraud yet.
btw does there any description of outptr exist?
I've just updated my website to say that it doesn't (yet?) exist - just
before I got your message!
wolfgang
ditto
On 16 Nov 2004 at 11:56, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is this a wise thing - updating a binary while it is actually running? I take
it smsqe.bin is actually in memory and not actually actively running from the
file being patched by menuconfig in that case.
Well, once smsqe is loaded into memory,
On 16 Nov 2004 at 12:02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think isnurance might be a major reason why(...)
Just a quick question: was QL 2004 insured?
Wolfgang
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Hi François,
Thank you, Wolfgang
You're most welcome.
Can you include the new keywords in you database?
I had hoped to see you at QL 2004 - were you there at all?
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On 16 Nov 2004 at 21:06, wolfgang mühlegger wrote:
is tk2 free?
I don't think so.
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On 16 Nov 2004 at 23:10, John Gilpin wrote:
Quanta sponsored Workshops are covered by Public Liability Insurance until
16th April 2005 when the policy is due for renewal. And it is still getting
more expensive every time we renew!!
Even though, I presume, you never had to call on the
On 16 Nov 2004 at 20:11, gwicks wrote:
The trouble is that you can't trust any damn lawyer! (Quickly dives under
desk.)
No, of course not, only trust the good ones...
grin
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On 16 Nov 2004 at 22:24, Duncan Neithercut wrote:
(...)
However I now have problem 2 : once the filter program is called by
the GUI
and the message screen is displaying that it is starting to process the file
the filter quits with a QLIB error that indicates it is missing a SBAS
extension
On 17 Nov 2004 at 14:08, Tony Firshman wrote:
Sorry, Rich. I know you are tied into an unconfigurable AOL mailer, but
I reckon you could handle the problem of quoting text a mite better.
Oh yes, please!
Wolfgang
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On 17 Nov 2004 at 14:23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Assuming it's a filter program which for example copies the file printed to
ram1_ to a chosen printer...
1. Reserved filename, say ram1_prtfile_dat or similar.
(Would allow printer drivers to be configured to this filename if this is
the
On 17 Nov 2004 at 12:28, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
Sorry, later in the day I'll recompile it with the toolkit and put up the
new version on my website.
Done
Wolfgang
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On 17 Nov 2004 at 16:35, Joachim Van der Auwera wrote:
(..)
On another subject, what are the chances to get you to write a Proforma
Ghost/Postscript printer driver?
None, sorry. A couple of reasons.
I was afraid of that :-((
1. no time. Even though I am at home because of illness
On 17 Nov 2004 at 10:33, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Do you want the ability for Proforma to print in Postscript or to take
Postscript input and convert it to any other driver?? Guess the former is
easier
to do...
I'd definitely like ProForma to be able to print in Postscript. This would
On 18 Nov 2004 at 19:53, gwicks wrote:
(...)
I know a lot of our members do not subscribe to the list,
do you know why?
Is it a technical problem (no internet access) or are they just not interested?
However I am sure the really important thing is to find a way of investing
Quanta's
On 19 Nov 2004 at 15:56, John Gilpin wrote:
(...)
Exactly, Joachim,
Is the QL fraternity having QUANTA problems? That is, plenty of ideas but
not enough willing manpower!!
This is a very interesting post! Indeed, it presumes that people are somehow
interested in writing that software
On 20 Nov 2004 at 1:10, Tony Firshman wrote:
OK - I have put my money where my mouth is:
(what you bought more beer?)
http://www.firshman.co.uk/scripts/qq.cgi
The form is the only thing there that works so far.
BUT YOU CAN'T SUBMIT IT
(...)
What year did Quanta start?
1984
On 20 Nov 2004 at 9:36, Tony Firshman wrote:
So do I. This may be the same French user, and his only electronic
contact is via my BBS.
BC?
He came with us to QL2004.
Wolfgang
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On 21 Nov 2004 at 4:30, Tony Firshman wrote:
I think after his comments, I really don't feel like putting myself out
at all.
Tony (and David!) as I said in an earlier email, don't punish this
community in its entirety because of one (or several) disparaging comments
made on/off this list.
On 21 Nov 2004 at 1:13, Tony Firshman wrote:
PS I hope the Quanta committee will comment. I would be happy to finish
the code if they will use it.
On the subject of the formn isn't that one written by the canadian
Paragraph?
Wolfgang
Hi all,
There is now some additional information on the SMSQE Website.
First of all, a list of all the basic keywords known to Fraçois Van Emelen,
who maintains the list of all known keywords.
Second, the list of Config IDs known to MenuConfig. I shall now maintain
this list. Submit your
On 21 Nov 2004 at 14:09, David Tubbs wrote:
But I see no need for Qanta to be involved, the results of a survey (if
any) would be of general interest to many and surely particularly so for
traders.
Yes of course, why didn't I think of that? Why don't you, Tony, make this
available on your
On 21 Nov 2004 at 15:24, Bruce N wrote:
I would just like to stipulate this is NOT a Quanta List.
Thanks for making this clear, Bruce!
Wolfgang
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O Ok, lets us make a small list
so we already have
1. PROforms, with drivers for a base set of printers.
2. Wolfgang's conversion program which AFAIU converts plain ASCII
Yes, plain ASCII into Proforma.
I hope the people on this list who have reported erros have re-downloaded it,
and it
On 22 Nov 2004 at 15:59, Dave P wrote:
Personally, I think Quanta is irrelevant. (...)
and , later on:
For me, the misfortune of Nasta's work is that the resources aren't there
to do something TRULY revolutionary. (...)The only organization with the
funds is a
private organization that is
On 24 Nov 2004 at 11:51, Rich Mellor wrote:
Just a quick update - I have written (in conjunction with Joachim), a
brief design specification for this project.
(...)
Rich Mellor
Joachim Van der Auwera
Wolfgang Lenerz
No, I wasn't consulted on this or these specs, other than through what
On 24 Nov 2004 at 19:30, Rich Mellor wrote:
(...)
Maybe not Wolfgang, but you deserved some credit for your initial filter
which began the topic :-)
I just want it to be clear that I did not draw up these specs.
Wolfgang
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On 24 Nov 2004 at 13:57, Dave P wrote:
I just want it to be clear that I did not draw up these specs.
Excellent! It will add to your sense of bitterness when we all blame you
as the software spec is revealed to be fatally flawed ;)
So stop trying to deny it ;)
grin
I'm so used to my
On 24 Nov 2004 at 20:21, Rich Mellor wrote:
OK - good news - but does this mean that QDOS Classic will not work - I
seem to recall that QDOS Classic does not support the pointer environment,
though I could be wrong
I don't know.
What about fonts?
Hmm - didn't comment on fonts -
On 25 Nov 2004 at 11:57, Dave P wrote:
Dave, Devil's Advocate.
Welcome to the club
grin
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On 25 Nov 2004 at 18:46, Rich Mellor wrote:
If Proforma cannot output to these printers - is there much point in
persuing this further as people will still be struggling to find printers
which are compatible with the QL...
I disagree (again...).
I'd never buy a GDI printer, and there are
On 26 Nov 2004 at 1:33, P Witte wrote:
(...)
On the Open call the PFF device driver's primary functions are
decode the name
check the details
set up and configure a channel definition block
yes, indeed!
If all of the above are ok then, on exiting,
set the calling job's
On 25 Nov 2004 at 20:44, Rich Mellor wrote:
The trouble is locating them - if these printers are so readily available
at low prices, then what exactly are we developing this for as the QL can
already output PCL 3 (just not the later versions).
Well all I (innocently) did to get this started
On 26 Nov 2004 at 10:10, Rich Mellor wrote:
(...)
I wonder why it will not print from QPC2. ??
Me too!
If the same printer prints from the Q60, QPC should be able to handle it,
too.
Unless it's the way the printer port is set up in your bios (ECP EPP and
whatnot)
?
Wolfgang
On 26 Nov 2004 at 10:06, Rich Mellor wrote:
(...)
I still think that Di-Ren's software was a good idea - it allowed you to
use the hard disk on a PC for storage - now if that could be used to store
files within a QXL.WIN file on the PC Guess you'll say just run QTPI on
both the QL and from
On 26 Nov 2004 at 11:46, Joachim Van der Auwera wrote:
As the thing will be called in supervisor mode itself, it could just
keep track of some ready for use channels which are then passed to the
device driver when needed. Then the problem is fully solved. The thing
itself checks whether
On 26 Nov 2004 at 13:11, Rich Mellor wrote:
(...)
Basically yes - Di-rens fileserver program allowed you to use the PCs hard
drive as storage for the QL - useful for backups at least - no need for a
QL emulator and all the header info etc was automatically stored and
retrieved when you
On 26 Nov 2004 at 13:27, Rich Mellor wrote:
(...)
Best option is to throw some files at the filter once it is running on a
wide number of setups.
Everyone uses different translates where one character in Quill is
translated to various printer control codes, eg. to use italics, get both
the
On 27 Nov 2004 at 13:43, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
SERNET is great when you get it to work.
Unfortunately, getting it to work with some machine combinations would
take longer than copying Rich's pile of floppy disks.
:-)))
I never managed to get it to work between my MinisQL and PC or between
On 27 Nov 2004 at 16:02, Rich Mellor wrote:
Trouble is we need to foresee that not everyone will think to swap the
printer driver over.
No. If they don't swap - too bad for them.
If we can support it - why not I am happy to assist with writing the
programs, I don't expect it to all
On 27 Nov 2004 at 19:12, P Witte wrote:
At least the latter is not impossible.
Whats the workaround? The Open call exits via the scheduler.
Not the way I do it - I just call the open routines of the different device
drivers directly
Anyway, didn't the ancient PRT
device back then
On 1 Dec 2004 at 14:55, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
(..),
although I suppose it might be true that most on this list are probably
members.
Most?
Probably not (any more).
Wolfgang
www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com
Hi George,
am I mistaken, or was there an item on this list a few days ago that GWASS
now handles qmac macros?
I think it got swamped by the Quanta/questionnaire and Proforma filter
messages.
Wolfgang
www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com
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