Peter, I remember an email in 2013 ql-user discussing about Q68, any update about the project ?Considering the work done with Mist , can it be enhanced to replicate a Qx0? Many thanks Ciao
Sent from my iPhone > On 17 Nov 2015, at 14:31, pg...@q40.de wrote: > > Hi Derek, > >> To get SMSQ/E running on a standard QL with 640K or 896K ram, the SMSQ/E >> initialisation routine would have to re-written to use the QL internal >> memory map. > > SMSQ/E on the standard QL requires a modified ROM, and can not just > be loaded from QDOS or Minerva. An option would be to design an > extension with shadow RAM. > >> This is one of my pet project to get running, as the SMSQ/E source code >> is available, so should be achievable. >> >> But a couple of questions arise: >> >> 1. Is it worth the effort, when Minerva works very well and basically >> does the same thing and can be extended where it does not. > > As the QL has the slowest hardware, it would benefit most from the > fast SMSQ/E BASIC. > > Also, a QL port of SMSQ/E would run on the Q68 with just minor > modifictaions. (SMSQ/E has more advantages over QDOS/Minerva on the > Q68, because of the highcolor graphics and 32 MB RAM.) > >> The big difference, is that SMSQ/E has the Extended Environment >> built-in, this can be added to Minerva at boot up, as with Language tables. >> >> Maybe a Minerva to SMSQ/E toolkit could be compiled from existing >> toolkit to give Minerva the SMSQ/E functionality. > > Sounds nice, but I think porting SMSQ/E to the QL is less work than > creating an add-on. > >> 2: With a Gold Card or Super Gold Card fitted, can the QL internal ram >> be access through some type of paging mechanism? > > I don't think so. Only the video area. > > All the best > Peter > > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List
