Re: [Ql-Users] Archive protection

2007-07-27 Thread norman
Morning Dilwyn, >> Unfortunately, the only copy available uses the Runtime Archive with >> a protected BOOT_PRO program. Does anyone know how to make this load >> into a standard Archive, so that I can supply the unprotected code >> with the program? (The databases themselves are ok, it is just

Re: [Ql-Users] OT - Re-Windows Vista

2007-07-27 Thread norman
Morning Malcolm, >> I haven't used Windows Vista myself, as yet. Nor have i, but from reviews and what I've seen so far : There are a number of versions. All expensive. The changes that MS vaunted for ages have all failed to make it into the finished product. The new Vista differs from the old

Re: [Ql-Users] Archive protection

2007-07-27 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Morning Dilwyn, > >>> Unfortunately, the only copy available uses the Runtime Archive with >>> a protected BOOT_PRO program. Does anyone know how to make this load >>> into a standard Archive, so that I can supply the unpr

Re: [Ql-Users] OT - Re-Windows Vista

2007-07-27 Thread Marcel Kilgus
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> Finally, are any of the QL Emulators now able to run under it ? > I'm pretty sure QPC does, but I have a vague recollection of Marcel > posting something here a while back about Vista. I can't remember what though > ! Actually current QPC releases do not start under V

Re: [Ql-Users] OT - Re-Windows Vista

2007-07-27 Thread norman
Afternoon Lau, >> Not quite true. I believe they have been pretty cavalier in their >> support, or lack of it. A lot of hardware does not have Vista drivers, >> and older drivers won't work, so I gather. Think pre-XP to XP >> upgrade", but worse. Ok, technically you are right and I am wrong (y

Re: [Ql-Users] OT - Re-Windows Vista

2007-07-27 Thread Laurence Reeves
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Afternoon Lau, > > >>> Not quite true. I believe they have been pretty cavalier in their >>> support, or lack of it. A lot of hardware does not have Vista drivers, >>> and older drivers won't work, so I gather. Think pre-XP to XP >>> upgrade", but worse. >>>

Re: [Ql-Users] OT - Re-Windows Vista

2007-07-27 Thread Laurence Reeves
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Yes - the legacy stuff is still there. > Not quite true. I believe they have been pretty cavalier in their support, or lack of it. A lot of hardware does not have Vista drivers, and older drivers won't work, so I gather. Think pre-XP to XP "upgrade", but worse. Of

Re: [Ql-Users] Archive protection

2007-07-27 Thread George Gwilt
On 26 Jul 2007, at 09:52, Dilwyn Jones wrote: > > Unfortunately, the only copy available uses the Runtime Archive with a > protected BOOT_PRO program. Does anyone know how to make this load > into a standard Archive, so that I can supply the unprotected code > with the program? (The databases the

Re: [Ql-Users] [ql-users] Repeat message

2007-07-27 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tony Firshman wrote: > Tony Church wrote: >> Tony (Firshman) > >> Thank you for your reply and sorry about the tardy response but I have had a >> few problems that has kept me busy. >> I would be happy to purchase the board if you can find it or hire

Re: [Ql-Users] Archive protection

2007-07-27 Thread John Hall
Dilwyn Jones wrote: > Anybody know how to unlock or convert the object program to allow it > to be loaded into standard Archive and saved as a _prg file? A special version of Archive was supplied as part of the Run Time Module package that provides some additional features (like the m/c interface

Re: [Ql-Users] Archive protection

2007-07-27 Thread norman
Morning Tony, >> Was it *really* protected as such? Under normal Archive the only difference between a PROTECTED and an OBJECT and a PRG was a single byte in the header. When I was writing 'ArSE' many years ago (an Archive Syntax Evaluator/compiler to convert Archive programs to DataDesign -

Re: [Ql-Users] [ql-users] Repeat message

2007-07-27 Thread gwicks
- Original Message - From: "John Gilpin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 1:31 AM Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] [ql-users] Repeat message > Hi Tony, > > You, along with any others who have an interest in the QL would be very > welcome at the Quanta Summe

Re: [Ql-Users] [ql-users] Repeat message

2007-07-27 Thread John Gilpin
The reason for holding our "Summer" Workshop in October is that due to the fixed date of the AGM, we were unable to hold the "Summer" during that fortnight in April which we all agree was as near to Summer as we're likely to get this year. This is an OFFICIAL Quanta Policy Decision unless we sta

Re: [Ql-Users] Archive protection

2007-07-27 Thread Dilwyn Jones
> Dilwyn Jones wrote: > >> Anybody know how to unlock or convert the object program to allow >> it >> to be loaded into standard Archive and saved as a _prg file? > > A special version of Archive was supplied as part of the Run Time > Module package that provides some additional features (like the

[Ql-Users] JRH

2007-07-27 Thread Dilwyn Jones
It would appear that the QL software has gobe from Jonathan Hudson's web page, so I've removed the link to his site from my site. Thought I'd mention it here (thanks to David Gilham for letting me know) so that anyone else with links to www.daria.co.uk can decide if they wish to remove their li

[Ql-Users] Maximum file that can be copied in sbasic or qpac2 file menu

2007-07-27 Thread David Gilham
Hardware Q60 with 64meg memory visible to smsqe Physical memory 128M System SMSQE 3.13 Qpac2 version 1.45 It would seem that there is a maximum file which can be copied using the files menu of Qpac2. the maximum is just under 32M. I tried copying a file of over 32Meg from one hard disk partition t