Q68 - setting up a BBQL style environment
Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 1:38 pm
Hi,
I'd be grateful for a little assistance regarding my Q68 software setup. Although I find the new QL UIs fascinating and impressive, especially considering the tiny size of the dev teams, what I really want to use my Q68 for is good old SuperBASIC, and running my old software, such as a few games, emulators, dev tools and the Psion suite.
I don't want to modify the supplied SDHC card - this will be my fallback to get files off in case of emergencies. So I have a new 8GB (7GB FAT32, 200MB FAT16 x 2) one onto which I have copied just the latest Q68_SMSQ.WIN (3.33) from http://www.wlenerz.com/smsqe/
I plan on creating and formatting the QLWA files from within SMSQE using the Q68's card and drive commands. However, I am not sure where to store my initial boot program - does this go inside the Q68_SMSQ .WIN file or its own QLWA file? When I look at the boot program inside the Q68_SMSQ.WIN file, it sets a device$ to win8_ and runs some programs on that, but I can't see how it maps the device$ to an actual QLWA file?
I have a feeling that I am missing a part of the puzzle, hopefully something simple.
Could somebody therefore explain the steps I need to take to get the Q68 to boot up, point to the drive where my boot file is and then load and run it?
the boot program will be super simple and just do the following for now:
Set the DISPLAY_MODE to "classic" Mode 1,
Set the language to English GB
Set the keyboard layout to GB
Initialise the FAT16 driver (I'll raise a separate query regarding that)
Down the line I'd like to try get QPAC/QRAM working, and the mouse too. Small steps at first though!
I'd be grateful for a little assistance regarding my Q68 software setup. Although I find the new QL UIs fascinating and impressive, especially considering the tiny size of the dev teams, what I really want to use my Q68 for is good old SuperBASIC, and running my old software, such as a few games, emulators, dev tools and the Psion suite.
I don't want to modify the supplied SDHC card - this will be my fallback to get files off in case of emergencies. So I have a new 8GB (7GB FAT32, 200MB FAT16 x 2) one onto which I have copied just the latest Q68_SMSQ.WIN (3.33) from http://www.wlenerz.com/smsqe/
I plan on creating and formatting the QLWA files from within SMSQE using the Q68's card and drive commands. However, I am not sure where to store my initial boot program - does this go inside the Q68_SMSQ .WIN file or its own QLWA file? When I look at the boot program inside the Q68_SMSQ.WIN file, it sets a device$ to win8_ and runs some programs on that, but I can't see how it maps the device$ to an actual QLWA file?
I have a feeling that I am missing a part of the puzzle, hopefully something simple.
Could somebody therefore explain the steps I need to take to get the Q68 to boot up, point to the drive where my boot file is and then load and run it?
the boot program will be super simple and just do the following for now:
Set the DISPLAY_MODE to "classic" Mode 1,
Set the language to English GB
Set the keyboard layout to GB
Initialise the FAT16 driver (I'll raise a separate query regarding that)
Down the line I'd like to try get QPAC/QRAM working, and the mouse too. Small steps at first though!