I have tested all versions of SMSQ/E released for Q40/Q60 and I have upgraded several users of the Q60 to v3.07. So far no-one has reported any problems with instability to me. On my Q40 here they have all run without any problems. Having said that my Q40 is pretty redundant because it is a little slow in comparison with QPC2 so it does not get a lot of use. This may explain why I have not seen any problems. I have used it extensively to format disks and had no crashes. Wolfgang uses a Q60 and he would have picked up any problems so what ones are people having ? There is no point in complaining to this list that it is unstable if you don't tell the suppliers about the problems.
I have been installing QDT on my Q40 running v3.07 and had no problems with this at all.
I have noticed something which I had not previously seen though. The first in the series of beginners articles for QL Today is about Screen Resolution and I have noticed that the DISP_SIZE command does nothing on the Q40. As I say, I have not used the Q40 in ages and I have always run at 1024 x 512 because I like to have screen space but I thought that DISP_SIZE used to work on the Q40. Can someone enlighten me on this ? How can you change from the Large 16 Bit Display to the Small 16Bit display at run time? Are you really only stuck with two sizes, 512 x 256 and 1024 x 512?
I would like to make sure I have it correct in the article.
My other piece of redundant hardware is my MinisQL since that is really pretty slow in comparison to the other stuff but I thought I would drag it out and install QDT on it as a test. It installed perfectly and adapted itself to the smaller screen with no problems (thought you would like to know that Jim).
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