It is not the machine which makes it complex for classic QL users, but the SDHC card contents. As I wrote in the German forum, it makes sense to only put SMSQ/E and an empty QLWA.WIN filesystem on the card to start like a bare QL. This is how I intended things to work in the first place. I was always sceptical about pushing multiple containers and partitions on one card too much. Also about the many configurations SMSQ/E requires for that. The default card corresponds to a very complex harddisk setup, while the Q68 can also be as simple as two huge microdrives or floppies!schombi wrote:I would guess that a good amount of the new Q68 users has only basic QDOS knowledge (that includes me) and therefore they struggle a bit with the complexity of this superb machine.
Personally, I would have supplied the Q68 with a minimal system on SDHC card and offer the complex stuff as download for advanced users, not vice versa. On the other hand, there may be users for which the complex setup is just right. Derek spent a lot of work, and I don't want to put it down in any way.
The User's Manual covers most of that, on page page 9 of the current revision. It is really short, why not read it?schombi wrote:A simply how-to in the manual, explaning the steps on how to create a new SD card with content would be a great help.
But it came to my mind that new users may not know how to create an empty QLWA.WIN container. How do we best solve that? If I remember correctly, Wolfgang has added provisions to create these on the Q68 itself, in the latest version of SMSQ/E. But as a new card is formatted on a PC anyway, it may be simpler to offer some empty QLWA.WIN files in a few sizes for download.