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Hi,

I am sorry to imply that I did not know what the Pointer System is, which I meant: PTR_GEN, WMAN, HOT_REXT, and QPAC2, which make it The Extended Environment.

I used all this since Qjump introduced QRAM, which I bought and he update QPAC2, which included the Pointer System. This is all free ...

Hi Derek.
I get the cable by you, time ago :) and the 3 wires are twisted. Initially everything worked well, SGC + Qimsi + floppies, but, then there was a lot of increasingly serious malfunctions.
When I replaced the SGC with an old GC everything came back ok, except one of the floppies that does ...

Hi,

If the Pointer System is so bad, then what should I be using?

Hi,

I think you need to contact Tetroid, who maybe able help, unless all sanction prevent contact.

Can you check cable to verify what 3 wires are twisted?

Looking on Wikipedia for the floppy drive connector:

PC DRIVE QL
12 DRVSB Drive Select B 14
13 GND 13
14 DRVSA Drive Select A 12


The ...

Hi,

Its the only WIMP system for QL, all other attempts have not worked as good as Extended Environment.

But the integration between, command line or S*BASIC is the best I have seen on 256K ram.

But use a larger machine running 32Gb ram, 40Mhz, I never run out of ram.

Hi

I use WINE direct from WINEHQ, where you can updates if you set up your system correctly:

https://www.winehq.org/

You might need MONO installed as well.

Hi,

The floppy disk cable has Pins 10,11,12 twisted, so to allow a PC Disk drive with Drive ID: DS1 as FLP1_

The cable should not be used on a floppy drive where the Drive IDs are selectable, as per normal, not the abortive PC situation.

Hi,

MicroEmacs has a simple cut down macro language, the user manual can be found here:

http://www.aquest.com/emacs.pdf


I do not think it is the same as EMACS, but is gives good functionality.

I would of liked more integration with the Extended Environment, but QD does all that, I use both to ...

Hi,

Here is my cleaned version of the Metacomco BCPL manual:

EMACS?
Micro_EMACS?

I feel the urge to port Vi/Vim to the QL! :D :D :D

...

Cheers,
Norm. (Posting from outside the supermarket until we get broadband!)


NOOO!

I have to use vi a fair bit at work - and I have to say I hate it. It's similar enough to Xedit which I used to use on IBM ...