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by dilwyn
Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:01 pm
Forum: Help for New Users
Topic: What Editor is best to use ?
Replies: 60
Views: 47973

Re: What Editor is best to use ?

Hi, If a file is saved in Q-Emulator to a Windows mapped Folder. I asdume a QDOS header is attached to the file. Can this file be read on a non-emulator QL? Is there a command in Q-Emulator not to add a QDOS header? I only use WIN containers on Q-Emulator, which allows interchange with all QL platf...
by dilwyn
Thu Aug 09, 2018 9:52 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: QL Pawn
Replies: 21
Views: 11074

Re: QL Pawn

I have provided Dilwyn with two versions of this program - a floppy disk image, and three microdrive images (Dilwyn's site needs to be updated as he only has one on there at the moment). All of what i was given is on there. Well it was until I emailed you a new zip file earlier :D What "new zi...
by dilwyn
Thu Aug 09, 2018 6:37 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: QL Pawn
Replies: 21
Views: 11074

Re: QL Pawn

RWAP wrote: I have provided Dilwyn with two versions of this program - a floppy disk image, and three microdrive images (Dilwyn's site needs to be updated as he only has one on there at the moment).
All of what i was given is on there.
by dilwyn
Tue Aug 07, 2018 10:11 am
Forum: Help for New Users
Topic: What Editor is best to use ?
Replies: 60
Views: 47973

Re: What Editor is best to use ?

For general text editing, I tend to use the S_Edit editor by Ralf Reköndt, also available on the Editors and Viewers page http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/editview/index.html on my site. It's available in two versions, one for high colour systems (sedit63 on the site) and the other for QLs without enhanced d...
by dilwyn
Fri Aug 03, 2018 11:42 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: 8301 (ZX8301, the QL's Master Chip MC) - facts and figures
Replies: 69
Views: 29890

Re: 8301

Thanks Nasta, I have enjoyed reading these articles about the 8301.
by dilwyn
Thu Aug 02, 2018 10:08 am
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: Laptop offer
Replies: 2
Views: 2274

Laptop offer

Just browsing the eBuyer website, they have a HP 255 G6 Laptop 3KX70ES laptop on offer today for just £190. It comes without Windoze, just FreeDOS. Just wondering if this might be a useful cheap buy for someone who'd just like to slap a basic DOS-based QL emulator such as QPC1 on it to use as a port...
by dilwyn
Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:28 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: Happy Birthday Sir Clive
Replies: 3
Views: 2376

Happy Birthday Sir Clive

Happy birthday to Sir Clive Sinclair
http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/ ... -Sinclair/
by dilwyn
Sat Jul 21, 2018 4:34 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: QDOS gcc made easy (docker stylee)
Replies: 25
Views: 19402

Re: QDOS gcc made easy (docker stylee)

There's an article on this subject (XTcc fields and restoring executable file headers in general) on my blog from last year

https://dilwyn2.wordpress.com/2017/02/2 ... nt-page-1/
by dilwyn
Wed Jul 18, 2018 6:57 pm
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: Mini US 2018 QLer meetings
Replies: 23
Views: 13438

Re: Mini US 2018 QLer meetings

Hope you are having a great time in the U.S. !!
by dilwyn
Thu Jul 12, 2018 5:49 pm
Forum: The Off-Topic Section
Topic: World Cup 2018 Including Patio Chair Sweepstakes
Replies: 66
Views: 37912

Re: World Cup 2018 Including Patio Chair Sweepstakes

If nothing else, England's fortunes in the World Cup have probably done wonders for the sale of waistcoats, thanks to team manager Gareth Southgate ;-)