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Nasta wrote:I've noticed there is a 'get random' MT.IPCOM command, is it used by the OS to generate random numbers?

SMSQ/E doesn't seem to mimic that IPC command. And Minerva doesn't seem to use it.

Tobias

Partial IPC emulation is possible and works quite nice, the Q68 can work as a proof for that - To my knowledge (and without looking into the code), the Q68 SMSQ/E implementation catches only the keyboard matrix scan and the BEEP command to the IPC in MT.IPCOM, which makes it work with 99% of QL soft...

MT.IPCOM is a great example as I wonder how often it is used in applications - and I would bet mostly in OS extensions like Toolkit II etc, as there are higher level OS calls that may use it to produce sound or check keyboard rows for pressed keys. MT.IPCOM actually is the only way to do those two ...

What is the maximum number of directory entries on a .win device ? I don‘t think there actually is a limit on „QLWA“-style (=.win) drives. Marcel Agreed. I did, however, understand the question to apply to Q-Emulator's "native" file system (that's used when "mounting" a host dir...

afx wrote:The problem is my MiST system only recognizes 128KB of memory with that ROM (the .win driver work fine).

the amount of memory your MiST emulates does not depend on the ROM - It's set in the core's config menu (F12).

Tobias

vanpeebles wrote:I reckon there must be a way of mapping the PC joystick to the keys on the game?

There is -this one is just an example of many possibilities that might be worth trying.

You most probably checked the "Don't show this dialog on startup" item in the configuration dialog.

Pressing the shift key when starting the program will bring it back temporarily, then uncheck that item.

Tobias

If you want to play the game on a modern platform, with all the full glory of the graphics that were unfortunately not in the QL version, it is available from Strand Games (staffed by ex Magnetic Scrolls personnel) for all major platforms in a re-mastered version for GBP 1.49. https://strandgames.it...

Andrew, the choice of editors depends a bit on the state of expansion your QL is in and also a lot on your personal preferences. For low-end QLs with original CPUs and occasional use, I would recommend the editor that comes with the GST Macro Assembler or other GST languages (available from Dilwyn's...

Linear regulators are known to start to oscillate (read: hum) if the input voltage is becoming too low. So, the humming might be caused by a faulty power brick - Can you check whether your brick still supplies ~9Volts under load?

Tobias