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Hi,

According to the Online Superbasic Manual


https://superbasic-manual.readthedocs.io/en/latest/P/pause.html



The command PAUSE halts execution of a program temporarily for the specified timeout number of frames (there are 50 frames per second in the UK and Europe, 60 frames per second in ...

Hi,


Excellent work on the assembley language routine.

I was thinking the same think, but using PJWs idea of a plugin Arduino or Raspberry Pi board or similar, that could interface withe QL, and use PROFs idea of enabling each specific function of the QL like a sub-circuit, by using BR / BG logic ...

Hi Will,

Great pictures and video.

Really good progress on the QL Pistorm.

QD is not QPC editor, but a text editor that runs in the Pointer Environment, included in SMSQ/E and can be added to QDOS.

Look at the QL Homepage there are other implemented Text Editors, QED it is better text editor.

Hi,

PC Floppy drives are all configured as Drive 1, with DS1 hard wired or the jumper in DS1 position and will be seen as FLP2_ on a QL.

To use this type of floppy drive as FLP1_ move the Jumper to DS0 or if a hardwired solder link is fitted to DS1, get a PC floppy drive cable and straighten out ...

Hi,

I wondered about this possibility a long time ago, to have a test board that plugged int the ROM Port and could perform a ram test and possible diagnostics on the QL in question. But the idea was scoffed at, as being impossible a not worth it.

However, if there is a mini QL on the Diagnostics ...

AUTO: LOAD <program>

Where <program> is a Superbasic progam without line numbers.

Due to a bug in Superbasic.

This is NOT a bug, it's documented in Jan Jones SuperBASIC book in Chapter 9 (page 89 in first version). And it's even better: You can write AUTO as the first line of a numberless ...

Hi,

DBAS_sys is the combination of the DBAS_BIN and DATA_bin.

The DBAS_SYS file is included to some applications like SuQcess-2, see:

https://home.hccnet.nl/b.spelten/ql/suqcess2.html

is included in the 'A' subdirectory.

Hi,

I used to write numberless Superbasic programs in QED, on a Minerva based QL and could load the program into Superbasic and add line numbers with:

AUTO: LOAD <program>

Where <program> is a Superbasic progam without line numbers.

Due to a bug in Superbasic.

This does not work in SMSQ/E ...

Hi,

I am not really bothered about the continuation marker, as long as it is documented.

I must admit to not reading the manual correctly, with to SSBGO, once I read Tim's excellent manual and converted Norman's Quill Doc with Qstripper all was understood.