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by duncan
Sat Jul 29, 2023 4:54 pm
Forum: Compatibles Corner
Topic: QWIRC for Q68 and Qx0
Replies: 6
Views: 3914

Re: QWIRC for Q68 and Qx0

Thanks Derek and Per for the helpful replies. I have had a further look at QWIRC on QPC2 and it does not seem to have the function I was hoping it might have. If I have understood the program correctly the QXL.win files that can be mounted as alternates for a Win slot need to be listed in the .rsc f...
by duncan
Fri Jul 28, 2023 3:33 pm
Forum: Compatibles Corner
Topic: QWIRC for Q68 and Qx0
Replies: 6
Views: 3914

QWIRC for Q68 and Qx0

QWIRC 0.66 from Per Witte is solely for QPC2 is anyone aware of a version for the Q68 or Q40?

His website also seems to have disappeared.

Thanks for any info
by duncan
Tue Apr 18, 2023 5:49 pm
Forum: Compatibles Corner
Topic: MKpart_exe for Q40 & Q60
Replies: 32
Views: 28402

Re: MKpart_exe for Q40 & Q60

Hi Derek, It seems that back in the day the partition table for the Qx0 was a missed opportunity as each partition entry only occupies 12 bytes. The 4 partition table entries sit just 58 bytes from the end of the sector, the remainder of the sector apart from the magic number in the 1st 2 bytes is e...
by duncan
Tue Apr 11, 2023 7:34 pm
Forum: Compatibles Corner
Topic: MKpart_exe for Q40 & Q60
Replies: 32
Views: 28402

Re: MKpart_exe for Q40 & Q60

MKPARTm.zip
(2.83 KiB) Downloaded 89 times
2 years on I have finally had the time to look at MKpart_exe. So here is a modified version of it that will create 4 QWA partitions of specified size. See attached.

Duncan
by duncan
Thu May 26, 2022 7:21 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: Whole PD Libraries
Replies: 3
Views: 1090

Re: Whole PD Libraries

I have often wondered what happen to the PD QL libraries, and what gems they may contain. So many thanks to you Dilwyn and to Martin Head for compiling these collections.

Cheers

Duncan
by duncan
Fri Aug 27, 2021 5:55 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: QLiberator v3.42
Replies: 57
Views: 10213

Re: QLiberator v3.42

smsq/e can be forgiving about variable types but the compilers are not usually. Turbo strings do need to be dimensioned. By default if my recollection is correct they are dimensioned to 100 characters but this may not apply to strings passed as variables. Perhaps x$ might need to be explicity dimens...
by duncan
Fri Aug 27, 2021 4:54 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: QLiberator v3.42
Replies: 57
Views: 10213

Re: QLiberator v3.42

I can see why the compiled programs ought to fail. The procedure "second" is passed a variable x which is actually a string - hence the likely problem with Turbo and for QLIB when "second" is called x has been defined as a LOCal for "first". Why not define the variable ...
by duncan
Fri Jul 23, 2021 7:54 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: QLiberator v3.41
Replies: 19
Views: 4275

Re: QLiberator v3.41

Hi Per, PRINT $1234 = PRINT HEX(1234) : As yo know the function HEX is in TK2 and so should run on any system as TK2 is now freely available. I have no idea if this would not work with your preferred method of compiling with QLIB. I prefer composing in QD, testing under QBASIC and then loading the t...
by duncan
Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:37 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: QL IDE i/face with IDE SSD or DOM - would it work ?
Replies: 3
Views: 1468

Re: QL IDE i/face with IDE SSD or DOM - would it work ?

Hi, I have been upgrading my Q60 with SATA3 SSD and I/F to IDE(PATA) connection. This is what worked for me : Multibao PATA IDE to SATA Interface Adapter Converter, Serial ATA SATA to Parallel ATA PATA/IDE Hard Drive for 3.5"/2.5" Hard Drive HDD DVD from amazon. Integral P Series 5 120GB S...
by duncan
Thu Apr 15, 2021 5:07 pm
Forum: Compatibles Corner
Topic: MKpart_exe for Q40 & Q60
Replies: 32
Views: 28402

Re: MKpart_exe for Q40 & Q60

Hi Did anyone have a look at Jerome Grimbert's FDISK software? There is no documentation, I did. But without documentation the GUI was too difficult for me to immediately grasp and as I had fixed my 4th partition to the correct size by editing the partition table with WinEd I had no desire to experi...