how to get zipped files onto ql floppy pref. unzipped
Re: how to get zipped files onto ql floppy pref. unzipped
sorry , not so far..............
i managed to get a floppy with qlzip on , but then ......
i need a step by step guide to get all commands correct ( rusty brain cells ) , and then the correct commands to get my quill zip to the floppy
i can and verified the configuration of assigning directories and my pc floppy to the emulator , but it keeps telling me it runs out of memory in line 0 .
so i assume it has nothing to do withthe emulator , rather with me beeing
techy
i managed to get a floppy with qlzip on , but then ......
i need a step by step guide to get all commands correct ( rusty brain cells ) , and then the correct commands to get my quill zip to the floppy
i can and verified the configuration of assigning directories and my pc floppy to the emulator , but it keeps telling me it runs out of memory in line 0 .
so i assume it has nothing to do withthe emulator , rather with me beeing
techy
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Re: how to get zipped files onto ql floppy pref. unzipped
I have just tried this - Dilwyn's program will not work in anything less than 640K on q-emulator (I don't know if the unregistered version accepts this).
DILWYN - there is an issue with your program and in fact the file it creates does not work....
The original unzip program should be about 60K.
However, the SuperBASIC listing (unzip532_bas) says that there are a total of 54230 words (!)
It would also be better if the convertor created a BASIC program using LONGWORDS (4 bytes) to start with, then just oddwords, and oddbytes for the end - this would speed up the conversion process and make the overall basic program shorter (presuming the longwords can be stored in the DATA statements that is...)
In any case, I get an exception error in q-emulator when I try to EXEC the resulting unzip532_exe program - no idea why
Finally, TECHY - there is another copy of unzip on Dilwyn's site, specifically for Q-emulator - have a look on the page http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/arch/index.html - towards the bottom you will find qemulator unzip.
DILWYN - there is an issue with your program and in fact the file it creates does not work....
The original unzip program should be about 60K.
However, the SuperBASIC listing (unzip532_bas) says that there are a total of 54230 words (!)
It would also be better if the convertor created a BASIC program using LONGWORDS (4 bytes) to start with, then just oddwords, and oddbytes for the end - this would speed up the conversion process and make the overall basic program shorter (presuming the longwords can be stored in the DATA statements that is...)
In any case, I get an exception error in q-emulator when I try to EXEC the resulting unzip532_exe program - no idea why
Finally, TECHY - there is another copy of unzip on Dilwyn's site, specifically for Q-emulator - have a look on the page http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/arch/index.html - towards the bottom you will find qemulator unzip.
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Re: how to get zipped files onto ql floppy pref. unzipped
THANKS for your answers !!
i will have a search this weekend , and hopefully i will be able to get the setup right to use it in the future ( so i don't have to bother you again ).
i have found several zip files of old games wich i had in '85
btw are there any rom's files around ??
i will keep the thread updated.
techy
btw , eprom boards will be after 24/okt .
i will have a search this weekend , and hopefully i will be able to get the setup right to use it in the future ( so i don't have to bother you again ).
i have found several zip files of old games wich i had in '85
btw are there any rom's files around ??
i will keep the thread updated.
techy
btw , eprom boards will be after 24/okt .
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Re: how to get zipped files onto ql floppy pref. unzipped
There are plenty of ROM files on the Sinclair QL Homepage, including the Tyche ROM which was the last developed for the QL's successor! - some are also provided with q-emulator.
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Re: how to get zipped files onto ql floppy pref. unzipped
To get you going, the Psion programs as PC zip-file, not a QL zip!
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Re: how to get zipped files onto ql floppy pref. unzipped
I´m also having trouble using the unzip program in Qemulator. I can confirm Rich is right that 640K are needed, but with an unregged version of Qemulator you can only have 128K, so once you go for exec flp3_unzip... you get an "Out of memory" error. Any ideas how to fix this? De-activating the additional ROM did not help.
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Re: how to get zipped files onto ql floppy pref. unzipped
The only answer I guess is to register q-emulator!
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Re: how to get zipped files onto ql floppy pref. unzipped
My unregistered Q-emulator version has about 300kB RAM.
With this it was possible to unzip at least one or two times before the memory error came.
Then I simply started the emulatur again...
With this it was possible to unzip at least one or two times before the memory error came.
Then I simply started the emulatur again...
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Re: how to get zipped files onto ql floppy pref. unzipped
The reason it works every now and then ( some zipfiles work and others don't ) ,
Depending on the size of the zipped-file ( well in unzipped-shape) you will run out of memory in the un-registered qemulator.
Only option is get it registered to allow qemulator to use the full pc memory-possibilities with a max. of 16 MB.
Even running it in the original hardware will give errors with some files as they exceed 640K ( well , in fact the amount of free memory available after booting and loading the unzip-software in your ql ) .
techy
Depending on the size of the zipped-file ( well in unzipped-shape) you will run out of memory in the un-registered qemulator.
Only option is get it registered to allow qemulator to use the full pc memory-possibilities with a max. of 16 MB.
Even running it in the original hardware will give errors with some files as they exceed 640K ( well , in fact the amount of free memory available after booting and loading the unzip-software in your ql ) .
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Re: how to get zipped files onto ql floppy pref. unzipped
You will also find that unzip uses the RAM disk as a temporary store - eating into the memory - I am sure that there is a setting to use another directory as a temporary store (anyone??)
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