Re: [Ql-Users] The Quill (Adventure Writer)
And hopefully "format ram1_mdv1" does the work! - Original Message - From: "Adrian Graham" On 24/03/2017 08:28, "RWAP Software" wrote: Anyway, I have a working copy of Speccy Quill A06 and 1984 has just come flooding back to me when I was writing bad adventures :) Cheers, The Spectrum version is already preserved and available - thanks. It is the QL version which seems to be old. It would be nice to see if Tim could help get Illustrator support on the QL Ah ok, I'll keep searching then, I'm sure I've got a QL Quill somewhere. I remember it because it's not in the usual cassette case, more of a foamy plastic box. Trouble is, it's in here somewhere! *waves arms around* Cheers -- Adrian/Witchy ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] The Quill (Adventure Writer)
On 24/03/2017 08:28, "RWAP Software" wrote: >> Anyway, I have a working copy of Speccy Quill A06 and 1984 has just >> come >> flooding back to me when I was writing bad adventures :) >> >> Cheers, > > The Spectrum version is already preserved and available - thanks. > > It is the QL version which seems to be old. It would be nice to see if > Tim could help get Illustrator support on the QL Ah ok, I'll keep searching then, I'm sure I've got a QL Quill somewhere. I remember it because it's not in the usual cassette case, more of a foamy plastic box. Trouble is, it's in here somewhere! *waves arms around* Cheers -- Adrian/Witchy Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator Www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UK's biggest private home computer collection? ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] The Quill (Adventure Writer)
On 24/03/2017 08:57, Ralf Reköndt wrote: I remenber, you say, that Quill generated programs do not execute on QPC2, or SMSQ/E, where ACT executables do run. Where is the problem with The Quill? Alas I cannot remember (it was almost 30 years ago) and do not have any of the original programs for testing - I think it was down to extra memory to be honest... It also looks as though the Quill was updated since the original release -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services Specialist Enuuk Auction Programming Services www.rwapservices.co.uk ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] The Quill (Adventure Writer)
I remenber, you say, that Quill generated programs do not execute on QPC2, or SMSQ/E, where ACT executables do run. Where is the problem with The Quill? From: "Rich Mellor": On 2017-03-24 00:37, Adrian Graham wrote: > On 20/03/2017 10:21, "Rich Mellor" wrote: > >> Good morning all, >> >> Does anyone have a copy of the Quill adventure writer by Gilsoft? >> >> Tim Gilberts (who ran Gilsoft) has been looking into this and found a >> version A03 copy. I myself only have version A00. >> >> Tim asked if anyone has a later version than A03. > > Evening all, or is it morning now. > > Anyway, I have a working copy of Speccy Quill A06 and 1984 has just > come > flooding back to me when I was writing bad adventures :) > > Cheers, The Spectrum version is already preserved and available - thanks. It is the QL version which seems to be old. It would be nice to see if Tim could help get Illustrator support on the QL ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] The Quill (Adventure Writer)
On 2017-03-24 00:37, Adrian Graham wrote: On 20/03/2017 10:21, "Rich Mellor" wrote: Good morning all, Does anyone have a copy of the Quill adventure writer by Gilsoft? Tim Gilberts (who ran Gilsoft) has been looking into this and found a version A03 copy. I myself only have version A00. Tim asked if anyone has a later version than A03. Evening all, or is it morning now. Anyway, I have a working copy of Speccy Quill A06 and 1984 has just come flooding back to me when I was writing bad adventures :) Cheers, The Spectrum version is already preserved and available - thanks. It is the QL version which seems to be old. It would be nice to see if Tim could help get Illustrator support on the QL Rich Mellor RWAP Software www.rwapsoftware.co.uk www.sellmyretro.com ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] The Quill (Adventure Writer)
On 20/03/2017 10:21, "Rich Mellor" wrote: > Good morning all, > > Does anyone have a copy of the Quill adventure writer by Gilsoft? > > Tim Gilberts (who ran Gilsoft) has been looking into this and found a > version A03 copy. I myself only have version A00. > > Tim asked if anyone has a later version than A03. Evening all, or is it morning now. Anyway, I have a working copy of Speccy Quill A06 and 1984 has just come flooding back to me when I was writing bad adventures :) Cheers, -- Adrian/Witchy Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator Www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UK's biggest private home computer collection? ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] The Quill (Adventure Writer)
Hi Rich, I've got a Spectrum version or two and I think a QL version, Tim mentioned yesterday he'd got his QL copy running as well as an Atmos copy. I'll have a look tonight. Cheers A On 20 March 2017 at 10:21, Rich Mellor wrote: > Good morning all, > > Does anyone have a copy of the Quill adventure writer by Gilsoft? > > Tim Gilberts (who ran Gilsoft) has been looking into this and found a > version A03 copy. I myself only have version A00. > > Tim asked if anyone has a later version than A03. > > > -- > Rich Mellor > RWAP Services > Specialist Enuuk Auction Programming Services > > www.rwapservices.co.uk > > ___ > QL-Users Mailing List > -- -- adrian/witchy Owner of Binary Dinosaurs, the UK's biggest home computer collection? www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk ___ QL-Users Mailing List