Re: [ql-users] Qlay question - floppie

2002-05-12 Thread peter . tillier
Daniele wrote: > Normally the hardware tells > Win98 that the disks are 1.4MB, and a bug in the OS prevents access to 720KB > disks, except dor DOS/Windows disks that have in their first sector an ID > telling the OS that they are 720KB disks. > This problem seems to happen only in Win98 and I gu

Re: [ql-users] Metacomco BCPL

2002-05-12 Thread peter . tillier
> Does anyone have a disk copy of this program?? > > I have the manuals and a microdrive, but a disk copy would be nice :-) > > Rich Mellor Rich, I can let you have a copy if you like, but it's very easy to make one from your mdv copy. Just copy the files over, then use filed or similar to ch

[ql-users] recursive delete

2002-04-26 Thread peter . tillier
Michael Grunditz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asked: > Hi > > How do I do a recursive delete in qdos ? > > > /Michael The easiest way is to load Adrian Ives shell and its associated utilities. Then you just type rm -r at the prompt. Although when I used to teach UNIX I always made my students use

Re: [ql-users] c68 question

2002-04-20 Thread peter . tillier
- Original Message - From: "P Witte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ql users mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 10:28 PM Subject: [ql-users] c68 question > Is there a way to get a c68 program to accept a commandline > (or part of a command line) from a file/pipe

Re: [ql-users] SMSQ/E license criticisms

2002-03-27 Thread peter . tillier
- Original Message - From: "Roy Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 12:05 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] SMSQ/E license criticisms > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Phoebus Dokos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >>No-one can legally sell a copy o

Re: [ql-users] QL Stuff needed

2002-03-21 Thread peter . tillier
- Original Message - From: "Christopher Cave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 11:34 AM Subject: [ql-users] QL Stuff needed > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Peter > > I am sorry if this is a time waster (I was off line for some > days cou

Re: [ql-users] "Q40 people" incompatible?

2002-03-20 Thread peter . tillier
> ??? 20/3/2002 6:37:23 ìì, ?/? Roy Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ??: > > > One thing I would like to say... > In light of the fact that we are probably in front of one of the most significant > breakthroughs in the QL world (Making SMS open), I would urge EVERYONE to put > their "battle cries",

Re: [ql-users] Open source

2002-03-16 Thread peter . tillier
- Original Message - From: "Wolfgang Lenerz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 6:48 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Open source > On 14 Mar 2002, at 19:59, Marcel Kilgus wrote: > > > > Ah, interesting. What means "in principle"? And what is the commercia

[ql-users] TCP/IP

2002-03-06 Thread peter . tillier
Jonathan wrote: > Yeah still active. I've been really bogged down with trying to get > Linux working with two serial ports on my Notebook. I need to be able > to test both ends of the connection and I think soql on uqlx talking to > linux over two ports will be the most convenient (and nearest

Re: [ql-users] QL Stuff needed

2002-03-01 Thread peter . tillier
- Original Message - From: "Roy Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 12:14 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] QL Stuff needed > >I'm also looking for a 768Kb Trump Card. Once again does anyone have > >one to sell please? > I have a Trump Card for yo

Re: [ql-users] QL Stuff needed

2002-03-01 Thread peter . tillier
Tony Firshman wrote: > On Fri, 1 Mar 2002 at 18:23:13, Stephen Meech wrote: > (ref: <00b801c1c14e$e2d67580$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) > > >I have what I think is a disk image of a ToolkitII ROM which resides in the > >Qlay directory on my PC, a copy of which you are welcome to have, but this is > >cle

[ql-users] QL Stuff needed

2002-02-28 Thread peter . tillier
Folks, I'm in need of a copy of the mdv version of Toolkit II which can be configured. Does anyone out there in QL land have a copy they would be willing to sell? I'm also looking for a 768Kb Trump Card. Once again does anyone have one to sell please? Please email me off-list if you can hel

Re: [ql-users] Problem with SGC.

2002-02-26 Thread peter . tillier
John in Wales wrote: > Peter wrote - > FORMAT "flp1_HD_DISK *h" > > > > (The 11th characters are not displayed on a DIR.) > > > > Thanks Robert - I was searching for the SGC/GC manual but couldn't find it > anywhere: I bet it's in there somewhere. > -

Re: [ql-users] Problem with SGC.

2002-02-25 Thread peter . tillier
> Any ideas anyone: it seems as > > > if I can't format on my SGC/Minerva/SH/QUBIDE any more? > > > I had exactly the same problem with my [replacement] GC & EH drives: > couldn't format HD disks; covering the HD hole led them to being formatted > ok as DD. After years of suffering this, a

[ql-users] Problem with SGC.

2002-02-24 Thread peter . tillier
I've had my QLs packed up for a while and when I tried to use them yesterday I noticed a problem with the SGC/Minerva/SH/QUBIDE machine when trying to format an HD disk in my ED drives. The format ended, apparently OK giving the usual 2880/2880 report, but a "dir flp2_" failed, giving "not fou

Re: [ql-users] qlay & trouble getting qdos files onto _win1

2002-02-21 Thread peter . tillier
- Original Message - From: "tony.usmar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 1:14 AM Subject: [ql-users] qlay & trouble getting qdos files onto _win1 > this is 1st attempt at this sort of request-hope its ok > want to get progs. & files off qdos f