QL Tinkering
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 8:06 pm
Hi to all,
Sadly my own QL hardware microdrives and add-ons, floppy drives, extended memory etc. reside in the loft, not used since the TV/Monitor bought in the late eighties gave up the ghost. Stored with them were notes on my early attempts at games programs. As a QL tinkerer back in the nineteen eighties I produced a few games for the family written in SuperBASIC. Some of which were purchased by other QL users at the time under the banner of QBITS software hence my use of the monogram.
My programming skills are limited, in the eighties I was introduced to Forth and then Basic on a BBC micro and later tried a short course in C++ but never pursued it any further. However, online visits to the QL scene over the past few years has rekindled an interest in exploring the QL and SuperBASIC. I came across Jimmy MONTESINOS QL2K emulator which I have loaded on my Win 7 desktop. So with time on my hands I have been exploring my old programming notes and find myself on something of a mission to completing the aspiration of those early attempts.
Having looked at some of the emulators such as QPC2 etc I guess I’m still back at the basics and on that note welcome the opportunity to share my coding attempts for others to review and help me fine tune. Maybe even get them complied.
QBGolf - In the QL User magazine - May 1985 - R Shergold & D Tose provided a 9 hole Golf simulation game written in SuperBASIC. Owing much to the inspiration that came from that earlier golf game, at the time it seems I had several idea’s for changes to its graphical display. If anyone is interested is it possible to upload to this site so others can download and review my code.
QBITS
Sadly my own QL hardware microdrives and add-ons, floppy drives, extended memory etc. reside in the loft, not used since the TV/Monitor bought in the late eighties gave up the ghost. Stored with them were notes on my early attempts at games programs. As a QL tinkerer back in the nineteen eighties I produced a few games for the family written in SuperBASIC. Some of which were purchased by other QL users at the time under the banner of QBITS software hence my use of the monogram.
My programming skills are limited, in the eighties I was introduced to Forth and then Basic on a BBC micro and later tried a short course in C++ but never pursued it any further. However, online visits to the QL scene over the past few years has rekindled an interest in exploring the QL and SuperBASIC. I came across Jimmy MONTESINOS QL2K emulator which I have loaded on my Win 7 desktop. So with time on my hands I have been exploring my old programming notes and find myself on something of a mission to completing the aspiration of those early attempts.
Having looked at some of the emulators such as QPC2 etc I guess I’m still back at the basics and on that note welcome the opportunity to share my coding attempts for others to review and help me fine tune. Maybe even get them complied.
QBGolf - In the QL User magazine - May 1985 - R Shergold & D Tose provided a 9 hole Golf simulation game written in SuperBASIC. Owing much to the inspiration that came from that earlier golf game, at the time it seems I had several idea’s for changes to its graphical display. If anyone is interested is it possible to upload to this site so others can download and review my code.
QBITS
