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by NormanDunbar
Sun Feb 25, 2024 2:12 pm
Forum: The Welcome Area
Topic: Hello from Argentina!!!
Replies: 12
Views: 6102

Re: Hello from Argentina!!!

Hi Ernesto, and welcome to the forum. You will find lots of help, answers and general chat here!

Cheers,
Norm.
by NormanDunbar
Sat Feb 24, 2024 12:29 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: SMSQ/E on Atari
Replies: 11
Views: 527

Re: SMSQ/E on Atari

I found an old QL-Toady article [...] Typo or intention? ;) Hi Peter, many years ago, I spelt QL Today incorrectly as QL Toady . Dilwyn, bless him, picked up on it and from then on, the magazine was known -- at least to us -- as QL Toady ! :D I was pleased to see it live on in @Tofro's post. Cheers...
by NormanDunbar
Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:47 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: Joystick/Sound in Supervisor mode?
Replies: 66
Views: 2308

Re: Joystick/Sound in Supervisor mode?

Thanks Tofro, but I still don't understand some of it - sorry The following might help you out with regard to the QDOS/SMSQ internals of jobs etc. My somewhat irregular QL Assembly Language eMagazine: https://github.com/NormanDunbar/QLAssemblyLanguageMagazine/releases there are 11 issues available ...
by NormanDunbar
Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:45 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: ql+ prototype rebuild ? possible
Replies: 48
Views: 3106

Re: ql+ prototype rebuild ? possible

I remember reading, in Computer Weekly I think --- one of the business newspapers anyway --- that Clive Sinclair had succeeded with this wafer technology where the likes of IBM had failed. If I remember correctly, the chap from IBM ended up working for Sinclair at the time. Also, if I remember, this...
by NormanDunbar
Sat Feb 17, 2024 3:59 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: Nostalgia – TEXT87 & SPELLBOUND
Replies: 9
Views: 474

Re: Nostalgia – TEXT87 & SPELLBOUND

I have a scaned copy of TEXT87_Plus4_ in pdf format . Maybe this helps. Hi Andrew. I've downloaded your PDF file and found that I couldn't search it. I have therefor added a searchable "bit" using "ocrmypdf" which makes the file slightly larger, but allows the content to be sear...
by NormanDunbar
Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: File modified date/time
Replies: 7
Views: 328

Re: File modified date/time

DJToolkit has functions to read and set those dates in the file header. WinBack used them back in the day to determine if a file needed backing up or not. Also backs up floppies and such like, not just hard discs. Both available from Dilwyn's web page, linked as QL Homepage at the top of every forum...
by NormanDunbar
Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:44 am
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: Nostalgia – TEXT87 & SPELLBOUND
Replies: 9
Views: 474

Re: Nostalgia – TEXT87 & SPELLBOUND

The manual that Rich refers to is excellent. And now also available online and for download as HTML, ePub or PDF.

https://superbasic-manual.readthedocs.i ... index.html

In case anyone is interested that is!

Cheers,
Norm.
by NormanDunbar
Sun Feb 11, 2024 4:21 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Noisy MDV
Replies: 21
Views: 861

Re: Noisy MDV

It's fine for cleaning, but I'd probably use switch cleaner instead! Switch cleaner evaporates quicker than WD40 and can be lubricated quite quickly afterwards. A tiny drop of sewing machine or watch lubricant would probably be best.

Have fun.


Cheers,
Norm.
by NormanDunbar
Sun Feb 11, 2024 4:04 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: Cleaning Keyboard Keys
Replies: 4
Views: 266

Re: Cleaning Keyboard Keys

t0nyt wrote: Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:28 pm I nearly passed out when I sniffed the wipe…

Tip: Don’t sniff the wipe
I didn't realise that India Pale Ale had that effect! I'm going to have to swap from Iso-Propyl Alcohol in that case! :D

Cheers,
Norm.