Re: [ql-users] Metacomco Pascal
Have you tried to clean the contacts on the dongle? On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:55:45 +0100 Rich Mellor [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am having problems with the ROM cartridge for Metacomco Pascal in that it is only rarely recognised by the QL for some reason. Does anyone have an image of the ROM cartridge (or can anyone remind me how to make one with SBYTES...) and I can look at getting it reblown. Looks like another little job for Tony F. - checking the actual cartridge circuit board and maybe reblowing the EPROM. -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services URL:http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk URL:http://www.rwapadventures.com URL:http://www.rwapservices.co.uk URL:http://www.internetbusinessangels.com ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Metacomco Pascal
Yes that was my first thought alas !! Rich On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:08:19 +0100, Al Feng [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you tried to clean the contacts on the dongle? On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:55:45 +0100 Rich Mellor [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am having problems with the ROM cartridge for Metacomco Pascal in that it is only rarely recognised by the QL for some reason. Does anyone have an image of the ROM cartridge (or can anyone remind me how to make one with SBYTES...) and I can look at getting it reblown. Looks like another little job for Tony F. - checking the actual cartridge circuit board and maybe reblowing the EPROM. -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services URL:http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk URL:http://www.rwapadventures.com URL:http://www.rwapservices.co.uk URL:http://www.internetbusinessangels.com ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Metacomco Pascal
Okay, this is imprecise -- it is something like: SBYTES flp1_pascal 0,65536 Where pascal (in this example) is the name of the file you want to save ... 65536 presumes you are buring a 64K EPROM. 49152 will presume you only want 48K of code ... etc. There is probably a delimiter between the file name numbers ... probably, an underscore. Does that look familiar? On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:55:45 +0100 Rich Mellor [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am having problems with the ROM cartridge for Metacomco Pascal in that it is only rarely recognised by the QL for some reason. Does anyone have an image of the ROM cartridge (or can anyone remind me how to make one with SBYTES...) and I can look at getting it reblown. Looks like another little job for Tony F. - checking the actual cartridge circuit board and maybe reblowing the EPROM. -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services URL:http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk URL:http://www.rwapadventures.com URL:http://www.rwapservices.co.uk URL:http://www.internetbusinessangels.com ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Metacomco Pascal
Oops -- try this ... SBYTES flp1_pascal_49152,65536 On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 09:59:12 -0600 Al Feng [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Okay, this is imprecise -- it is something like: SBYTES flp1_pascal 0,65536 Where pascal (in this example) is the name of the file you want to save ... 65536 presumes you are buring a 64K EPROM. 49152 will presume you only want 48K of code ... etc. There is probably a delimiter between the file name numbers ... probably, an underscore. Does that look familiar? On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:55:45 +0100 Rich Mellor [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am having problems with the ROM cartridge for Metacomco Pascal in that it is only rarely recognised by the QL for some reason. Does anyone have an image of the ROM cartridge (or can anyone remind me how to make one with SBYTES...) and I can look at getting it reblown. Looks like another little job for Tony F. - checking the actual cartridge circuit board and maybe reblowing the EPROM. -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services URL:http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk URL:http://www.rwapadventures.com URL:http://www.rwapservices.co.uk URL:http://www.internetbusinessangels.com ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Metacomco Pascal
OR ... SBYTES flp1_pascal (49152,65536) On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 09:59:12 -0600 Al Feng [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Okay, this is imprecise -- it is something like: SBYTES flp1_pascal 0,65536 Where pascal (in this example) is the name of the file you want to save ... 65536 presumes you are buring a 64K EPROM. 49152 will presume you only want 48K of code ... etc. There is probably a delimiter between the file name numbers ... probably, an underscore. Does that look familiar? On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:55:45 +0100 Rich Mellor [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am having problems with the ROM cartridge for Metacomco Pascal in that it is only rarely recognised by the QL for some reason. Does anyone have an image of the ROM cartridge (or can anyone remind me how to make one with SBYTES...) and I can look at getting it reblown. Looks like another little job for Tony F. - checking the actual cartridge circuit board and maybe reblowing the EPROM. -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services URL:http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk URL:http://www.rwapadventures.com URL:http://www.rwapservices.co.uk URL:http://www.internetbusinessangels.com ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Metacomco Pascal
Found it thanks - SBYTES filename,49152,16384 I also now have an image of the Pascal EPROM (thanks Bob) Ric On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:59:12 +0100, Al Feng [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, this is imprecise -- it is something like: SBYTES flp1_pascal 0,65536 Where pascal (in this example) is the name of the file you want to save ... 65536 presumes you are buring a 64K EPROM. 49152 will presume you only want 48K of code ... etc. There is probably a delimiter between the file name numbers ... probably, an underscore. Does that look familiar? On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:55:45 +0100 Rich Mellor [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am having problems with the ROM cartridge for Metacomco Pascal in that it is only rarely recognised by the QL for some reason. Does anyone have an image of the ROM cartridge (or can anyone remind me how to make one with SBYTES...) and I can look at getting it reblown. Looks like another little job for Tony F. - checking the actual cartridge circuit board and maybe reblowing the EPROM. -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services URL:http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk URL:http://www.rwapadventures.com URL:http://www.rwapservices.co.uk URL:http://www.internetbusinessangels.com ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Metacomco Pascal
Rich Mellor wrote: I am having problems with the ROM cartridge for Metacomco Pascal in that it is only rarely recognised by the QL for some reason. Does anyone have an image of the ROM cartridge (or can anyone remind me how to make one with SBYTES...) and I can look at getting it reblown. Looks like another little job for Tony F. - checking the actual cartridge circuit board and maybe reblowing the EPROM. As I said to you, I bet it is simply dirty pcb contacts. Very few people (romdisq is the only one I know) use gold plated contacts, so it oxidises easily. One can get clever glass fibre pencils to clean them, but a hard rubber does a similar job. Tonu -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Metacomco Pascal
Tonu [aka Tony] Firshman writes: As I said to you, I bet it is simply dirty pcb contacts. Very few people (romdisq is the only one I know) use gold plated contacts, so it oxidises easily. One can get clever glass fibre pencils to clean them, but a hard rubber does a similar job. Sounds painful.. Per ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Metacomco Pascal
P Witte wrote: Tonu [aka Tony] Firshman writes: Whoops! TonY -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Metacomco Pascal Development Kit
Thanks to Bob Spelton, I now have a working copy - thanks for all your help. -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services URL:http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk URL:http://www.rwapadventures.com URL:http://www.rwapservices.co.uk URL:http://www.internetbusinessangels.com On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 18:01:47 +0100, Timothy Swenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've got the same kit (missing the EPROM). I'll have to dig around to see if I put the files on floppy. If not, then it will take some time to setup my original QL to read the microdrives. Tim Swenson ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
[ql-users] Metacomco Pascal Development Kit
Does anyone have a copy of the files supplied with the Pascal development kit? I have one here but all the microdrives are corrupt alas. Rich -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services URL:http://www.rwapservices.co.uk URL:http://www.internetbusinessangels.com ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Metacomco Pascal Development Kit
I've got the same kit (missing the EPROM). I'll have to dig around to see if I put the files on floppy. If not, then it will take some time to setup my original QL to read the microdrives. Tim Swenson ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Metacomco Pascal Development Kit
Thanks Tim - I have the EPROM and manual :-) Just the files that are a problem Rich On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 18:01:47 +0100, Timothy Swenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've got the same kit (missing the EPROM). I'll have to dig around to see if I put the files on floppy. If not, then it will take some time to setup my original QL to read the microdrives. Tim Swenson -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services URL:http://www.rwapservices.co.uk URL:http://www.internetbusinessangels.com ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
