Re: [ql-users] www.kilgus.net updates

2006-04-02 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Also, Jim's mail reminded me that I didn't publish the "new" Qascade (it's actually almost 6 months old already... time sure flies by!). Therefore, new Qascade online, including source. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe

Re: [ql-users] C68 wrappers for Home thing?

2006-04-02 Thread Marcel Kilgus
James Hunkins wrote: > Has anyone setup C68 wrappers for the Home thing? Also, any sample C > code using it? I wanted to, but didn't find the time. I only did a wrapper for setting the directory (see below), which I used in Qascade. However, the other functions can be wrapped accordingly. Marcel

[ql-users] C68 wrappers for Home thing?

2006-04-02 Thread James Hunkins
Has anyone setup C68 wrappers for the Home thing? Also, any sample C code using it? Thanks, jim ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] New QL Owner

2006-04-02 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Jerome Vernet wrote: > Last but not least, I'm looking for QL emulators, I found qlux, wich > unfortunately doesn't want to compile under macOsX. For the black-box feeling, provided that you do have a PC, check out QemuLator or Qlay/QL2K. If you want to see into what the QL has evolved, check out

Re: [ql-users] QLib input problem

2006-04-02 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Marcel Kilgus wrote: >> Fabrizio might be better off implementing iob.flin and iob.fmul in S*basic. >> With timeouts and error returns they are much more versatile. > Right. As mentioned in another announcement, I've now put a toolkit online that among other things wrap iob.flin and iob.fmul. With

[ql-users] www.kilgus.net updates

2006-04-02 Thread Marcel Kilgus
I've finally managed to put some bits and pieces online. Mainly there are 3 new SBasic toolkits published: - One that is mostly a wrapper around SMSQ/E I/O traps (people looking for a INPUT replacement could do worse than to check this out!) - One that includes routines to convert to/from the HSV

[ql-users] Enclose in quotes before you use the period in the filename

2006-04-02 Thread Dennis Sutherland
I renamed using windows explorer first. Mistake #1. Too used to Windoze. Still got "not found" or "bad line" using quotes. So ... Copied w/Qemulator "win1_unzip541xQ.bin" to win1_unzip541xQ_bin Using quotes ("") is a mute point at this stage. Still need more memory, I'm afraid. LRESPR "win1_unz

Re: [ql-users] New QL Owner

2006-04-02 Thread Roy wood
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rich Mellor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes The cable is not special - a standard PC floppy disk drive cable will do. You are wrong here Rich. The cable is special. PC drive cables twist lines 10 through 13 which does not work with the QL interfaces. You actually nee

Re: [ql-users] New QL Owner

2006-04-02 Thread Tony Firshman
Rich Mellor wrote: > On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 20:48:57 +0100, Jerome Vernet > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Tony Firshman a écrit : >>> Jerome Vernet wrote: >>> Too *cheap* - I think you mean 'expensive' ( 8 - )# >> Yes, you're right ;). >>> Trump Card is an alternative. >> I think I will deal with

Re: [ql-users] New QL Owner

2006-04-02 Thread Jerome Vernet
Rich Mellor a écrit : > Now someone should be able to put me right here, but ideally you need an > external 3.5" double density floppy disk drive (720K) - the Trump Card > cannot address a 1.44Mb floppy disk, but I think you could use a standard > 1.44Mb floppy disk drive so long as you use

Re: [ql-users] New QL Owner

2006-04-02 Thread Rich Mellor
On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 20:48:57 +0100, Jerome Vernet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tony Firshman a écrit : >> Jerome Vernet wrote: > >> Too *cheap* - I think you mean 'expensive' ( 8 - )# > Yes, you're right ;). >> >> Trump Card is an alternative. > > I think I will deal with a Trump Card. What do I

Re: [ql-users] New QL Owner

2006-04-02 Thread Jerome Vernet
Tony Firshman a écrit : > > Simple. Remove 8 screws - leaving the two under the microdrives, and > the top will lift off. > Note the position of the 6 LED wires (order of black is irrelevant), > lift the locking clip and remove them. Thanks. > > The membrane will certainly be the problem. S

Re: [ql-users] New QL Owner

2006-04-02 Thread Jerome Vernet
Tony Firshman a écrit : > Jerome Vernet wrote: > Too *cheap* - I think you mean 'expensive' ( 8 - )# Yes, you're right ;). > > Trump Card is an alternative. I think I will deal with a Trump Card. What do I need with the Trump card ? A special disk drive ? A special cable ? Regards. Jerome __

Re: [ql-users] Nasta contact details

2006-04-02 Thread Tarquin Mills
Tarquin representing ACCUS wrote: > ACCUS are looking for the contact details of Nasta, I have already tried > the email address on his website but have had no reply and remember > Pheobus asking the same question. He said in the past on this list that > if he had 1000 Euros he would produce a

Re: [ql-users] New QL Owner

2006-04-02 Thread Tony Firshman
Jerome Vernet wrote: > Le 2 avr. 06, à 15:04, Rich Mellor a écrit : f somebody can provide these suggestion, it will be glad ! > >> The other option would be to get a disk interface and 3.5" disk drive - >> these are faily cheap (we have some interfaces in stock although no >> disk >> drives).

Re: [ql-users] New QL Owner

2006-04-02 Thread Tony Firshman
Jerome Vernet wrote: > Hi, > > A long long time ago, nearly 20 year back, I read papers about the new > Sir Clive system, the QL. I had to wait these 20 years to get one ! > > So ggoood ! > So here is a boxed QL complete with documentation, original software > microdrives, originals games on mi

Re: [ql-users] New QL Owner

2006-04-02 Thread John Gilpin
Jerome, Even if you don't browse for QUANTA, QUANTA will reach out to you. Welcome to the QL scene. I can offer you membership of QUANTA and any help that its members and traders are able to give you. If you contact me off list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with your address,I can send you a membership

Re: [ql-users] QLib input problem

2006-04-02 Thread Marcel Kilgus
P Witte wrote: > I believe QLib implements its own version of INPUT, PRINT and a few other > internal commands, so fixing them in SMSQE may not solve the problem. Unfortunately I have to shatter your believe ;-) I DID "fix" it and it DID work fine afterwards. Despite the error I even return the st

Re: [ql-users] New QL Owner

2006-04-02 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jerome Vernet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Hi, > >A long long time ago, nearly 20 year back, I read papers about the new >Sir Clive system, the QL. I had to wait these 20 years to get one ! > >So ggoood ! >So here is a boxed QL complete with documentation, original

Re: [ql-users] New QL Owner

2006-04-02 Thread Jerome Vernet
Le 2 avr. 06, à 17:12, Rich Mellor a écrit : > On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 15:55:54 +0100, Jerome Vernet > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <> >> I saw, the Gold card. They are too cheap for me. No alternative >> solution ? > > Only other alternative is a Trump Card really - cost is £45 plus P&P > for a >

Re: [ql-users] New QL Owner

2006-04-02 Thread Rich Mellor
On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 15:55:54 +0100, Jerome Vernet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <> > I saw, the Gold card. They are too cheap for me. No alternative > solution ? Only other alternative is a Trump Card really - cost is £45 plus P&P for a 768K trump card or else you could go for one with less memo

Re: [ql-users] New QL Owner

2006-04-02 Thread Jerome Vernet
Le 2 avr. 06, à 15:04, Rich Mellor a écrit : > Welcome to the QL community - we are all very much a friendly bunch > and no > doubt someone will offer to make you some new microdrive copies. > > I do supply replacement keyboard membranes for the QL and the Spectrum > via > my website: > http://

Re: [ql-users] QLib input problem

2006-04-02 Thread P Witte
Marcel writes: > Dilwyn Jones wrote: >> INPUT #channel,t$ should fetch a string from a file. Indeed it does <> > Anyway, I can fix it by ensuring that only interpreted Basic tries to > enlarge the buffer, returning the error for compiled programs. > > By the way, I did also analyze how Minerva wil

Re: [ql-users] New QL Owner

2006-04-02 Thread Rich Mellor
On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 13:41:27 +0100, Jerome Vernet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > A long long time ago, nearly 20 year back, I read papers about the new > Sir Clive system, the QL. I had to wait these 20 years to get one ! > > So ggoood ! > So here is a boxed QL complete with documentation,

[ql-users] New QL Owner

2006-04-02 Thread Jerome Vernet
Hi, A long long time ago, nearly 20 year back, I read papers about the new Sir Clive system, the QL. I had to wait these 20 years to get one ! So ggoood ! So here is a boxed QL complete with documentation, original software microdrives, originals games on microdrive and 4 blank microdrives. I'

Re: [ql-users] QLib input problem

2006-04-02 Thread François Van Emelen
Wolfgang Lenerz schreef: > On 2 Apr 2006 at 9:07, François Van Emelen wrote: > (...) > >> Using 'input' can return unexpected results even without exceeding >> the input buffer length. > > Hmmm, I wonder whether this is really so unexpected. > > On my machine, this prints > > -10, 160 > > (i

Re: [ql-users] QLib input problem

2006-04-02 Thread Fabrizio Diversi
Yes, I know that input without LF will freeze the program, I use 'input' to get fixed format answer from pop3 or 'inkey' inside a loop to get free format answers. What I meant is that , for unknown reason, reading from tcp/ip channels lines containing base64 characters 'freeze' not only the prog

Re: [ql-users] QLib input problem

2006-04-02 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 2 Apr 2006 at 11:43, Fabrizio Diversi wrote: > I am really happy if this issue can be solved, because this problems stop me > to compile with qlib my qpop3 program I use to read and sends e-mails. It > freeze qpc, regulary during the phase of reading (input from tcp ch) base 64 > mail, forma

[ql-users] Nasta contact details

2006-04-02 Thread Tarquin Mills
ACCUS are looking for the contact details of Nasta, I have already tried the email address on his website but have had no reply and remember Pheobus asking the same question. He said in the past on this list that if he had 1000 Euros he would produce a prototype, ACCUS have a cheque for the m

Re: [ql-users] QLib input problem

2006-04-02 Thread Fabrizio Diversi
I am really happy if this issue can be solved, because this problems stop me to compile with qlib my qpop3 program I use to read and sends e-mails. It freeze qpc, regulary during the phase of reading (input from tcp ch) base 64 mail, format used normally by Phoebus to send mails to the list. It