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by Derek_Stewart
Sun May 12, 2024 7:54 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Sick Q68
Replies: 4
Views: 40

Re: Sick Q68

Hi Derek, thanks for the quick reply, I can send you the Q68, it's still in the box you sent it to me in. Maybe you can 'repair' it and sell it to a deserving member. I have various other projects running at the moment so it's not a problem if you do that. For one of these projects I require a ql c...
by Derek_Stewart
Sun May 12, 2024 7:31 am
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: Double buffering?
Replies: 9
Views: 106

Re: Double buffering?

Hi, There are references to the Second Screen in: QDOS Companion, Andrew Pennel: Appendix A Doing Without QDOS Link to PDF: https://www.qlforum.co.uk/download/file.php?id=7006 QL Advanced User Guide, Adian Dickens: 10.8 Toggling between screen 0 and 1 No PDF available, I am still awaiting Copyright ...
by Derek_Stewart
Sun May 12, 2024 7:20 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Sick Q68
Replies: 4
Views: 40

Re: Sick Q68

HI Ian,

I am sorry that your Q68 is not recognising SD Cards, I can have a look at this problem of you want to return the Q68 to me.

I can also offer a QL Case, with new keyboard Membrane, if you do not want to have the Q68 repaired.
by Derek_Stewart
Sat May 11, 2024 10:53 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: Double buffering?
Replies: 9
Views: 106

Re: Double buffering?

Hi Minerva implements a second screen that if enabled. Take the memory location of the System Variables. The System Variables are moved to another memory location. There is a QDOS Management Trap: MT.INF that returns the location of of the System Variables. Maybe just calling this Trap will solve th...
by Derek_Stewart
Sat May 11, 2024 8:30 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: QSTAR 2
Replies: 10
Views: 306

Re: QSTAR 2

Hi, I always create ZIP files with ACP (Archive Control Panel) in a QL environment, with the files stored in a QWA container, which QPC2, SMSQmulator, Qemulator, sQLux all strip off the the executable header, leaving the correct executable header. The zip files should be uncompressed to a QL contain...
by Derek_Stewart
Wed May 08, 2024 7:26 am
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: SMSQ/E Colour issue!
Replies: 18
Views: 1040

Re: SMSQ/E Colour issue!

The Jan Jones book (Quanta issue) does not fully agree with your picture. Stipple 0: Top Right is contrast Stipple 1: Bottom two are contrast Stipple 2: two Right-hand are contrast Stipple 3: Top Right & Bottom Left are contrast So Jan Jones is right and the QL manual is wrong, at least with QD...
by Derek_Stewart
Wed May 08, 2024 7:24 am
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: Issues with C Compilers (macOS)
Replies: 6
Views: 299

Re: Issues with xtc68

Hi, I compiled xtc68 and qdos-gcc on Linux Mint 21, Debian 12 on a Core i5 PC and Raspberry Pi-400 with no problems the both compilers work great. There was a problem with the Linux Mint, not support GCC 12 onwards, I reported this as a issue on Github on Jonathan Hudson, who gave to the solution of...
by Derek_Stewart
Mon May 06, 2024 7:05 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Q68 Order Process
Replies: 348
Views: 189797

Re: Q68 Order Process

pieffe67 wrote: Sun May 05, 2024 9:22 pm Hi Derek, I am interested to buy one Q68. Is it possible to put me on the waiting list? Thank you.
Hi

I will add you to the waiting list for a Q68.
by Derek_Stewart
Sun May 05, 2024 3:39 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: SMSQ/E Colour issue!
Replies: 18
Views: 1040

Re: SMSQ/E Colour issue!

Hi,

The SMSQ/E writers seem to just change and us poor users have figure out what they have done.
by Derek_Stewart
Sun May 05, 2024 2:08 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: SMSQ/E Colour issue!
Replies: 18
Views: 1040

Re: SMSQ/E Colour issue!

Hi,

Could the problem be with QDOS having th Stipples in the wrong order and GD2 corrected the problem.