QL-is-40!

[bwinkel67]

I got a couple of questions on my above GIF. It's just a mock-up of Workbench 2.1 running on an unexpanded QL. I'm running it in monochrome mode to make it look like the default Amiga OS, but in reality, it looks like this:

You can try it for yourself. Here is a zip of the MDV image (will work with vDrive):

WB21_tk2.zip

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To run it, do the following:

• run the command (assuming you are using mdv1): LRUN mdv1_QLAmiga_bas
• at the prompt for device, type: mdv1_
• once both Lines and BASIC are running (BASIC just gives cursor), Ctrl-C to the upper left cursor and hit return
• now Ctrl-C to get back into BASIC and type your program (i.e. 10 PRINT "Hello World" : GOTO 10) and then type RUN
• now Ctrl-C to get back into the AmigaShell (mock-up) and there you can type QDOS commands including TK2 jobs
  • note that channels 0, 1, and 2 are all routed to that shell mock-up so command output appears as a single window

To get the full Amiga OS experience, use the monochrome composite out feature on your BBQL (or use a monochrome display/B&W TV) to get it to look like the real Workbench 2.1. Impress your friends that your QL runs an Amiga