[Ql-Users] Sinclair QL Bounder - HELP

2009-08-30 Thread Rich Mellor
I have been trying to get QL Bounder to run - I have 2 original microdrives, but alas both have a corrupt file. Does anyone have a working copy of the file: qlg1_obj_v24 -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services URL:http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk URL:http://www.rwapservices.co.uk

[Ql-Users] QPC2 v3 under Wine

2009-08-30 Thread Thierry Godefroy
Greetings everyone ! I recently upgraded to QPC2 v3 since I read that it was now possible to run it under Linux with Wine. It works fine under Linux using VirtualBox and a WinXP Pro virtual machine, however, I have serious troubles with the keyboard table when trying to get it to work under

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 v3 under Wine

2009-08-30 Thread Derek Stewart
I have SUSE Linux 11.1 and the version WINE that comes with distribution allows QPC2 v3.33 to work perfectly. Just executed the QPC2 executable and everything worked. I have also had Autocad 2009 running in Wine, Derek Thierry Godefroy wrote: Greetings everyone ! I recently upgraded to QPC2

Re: [Ql-Users] Aurora + SGC problem.

2009-08-30 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Hi John, Have a look in the Quanta Silver Jubilee Magazine, page 53, where it was mentioned that Romaldo Parodi and Davide Santachiara in Italy found a source of batteries for Gold and Super Gold Cards. Tony Firshman was quoted on how to identify the pins and there was an email contact

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 v3 under Wine

2009-08-30 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Thierry Godefroy wrote: I tried Clavier_obj (but it is too old for SMQSQ/E v3, obviously), Is it? The latest Clavier should work fine, I think. Frankly, the key mapping is somewhat of a mystery to me, on Linux there are so many layer that somehow tamper with the keyboard input that I can't

Re: [Ql-Users] Sinclair QL Bounder - HELP

2009-08-30 Thread Ralf Reköndt
I am sorry,8-(, QL.Bounder seems to be the only game, which I haven't transferred to disk, just had a look through 100+ ones. It seems, that I just have bought it to complete my Sinclair branded software packages, never played it. Cheers...Ralf - Original Message - From: Rich

[Ql-Users] Gold Card Battery.

2009-08-30 Thread John Taylor
John With the Gold Card connecting pins on your left and looking down at the card, the battery is the red square block nearest the bottom. Look at it closely. It has four pins, one at each corner. The top Right hand corner should be marked + The bottom Left hand corner, which is diagonally

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold Card Battery.

2009-08-30 Thread Tony Firshman
John Taylor wrote, On 30/08/09 16:20: John With the Gold Card connecting pins on your left and looking down at the card, the battery is the red square block nearest the bottom. Look at it closely. It has four pins, one at each corner. The top Right hand corner should be marked + The bottom

[Ql-Users] R: Aurora + SGC problem.

2009-08-30 Thread Davide Santachiara
Dear John, I replaced two batteries both on a GC and a SGC of a friend of mine thanks to a standard CR2032 3V lithium battery which the Italian QL hardware expert Romaldo Parodi, was able to get with presoldered pins on it. Then it was quite easy to solder a small additional wire to reach the two

[Ql-Users] Digital C SE sources

2009-08-30 Thread Dilwyn Jones
With grateful thanks to the author, Gerry Jackson, the source files for the Digital C SE compiler system are now available from the Languages page on my website. Once you have downloaded it, please read the README.HTML file it contains. http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/language/index.html Dilwyn