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vanpeebles wrote: 100 base=RESPR(16384):LBYTES SDC1_TK2_rom,base:CALL base+PEEK_W(base+6)
110 TK2_EXT
120 PROG_USE SDC1_
130 DATA_USE SDC1_
135 LRESPR SDC1_german_kbd_bin
140 REMark LRESPR sdc1_drv_exts_bin
150 REMark DRIVER_FLUSH 100
160 REMark LRESPR sdc1_PTR_GEN
170 REMark LRESPR sdc1_WMAN
180 REMark LRESPR HOT_REXT
190 PRINT PEEK_L(163872)/1024-128;" KB RAM"

worked!

Just by the way, lines 140 and 150 are obsolete with the latest driver. We should change that.

If I remember correctly, there was a German forum discussion about what software should be on the default image. Maybe the result can be posted here, so there is more input and a conclusion can be drawn.

Alternatively, a few complete images of different flavors could be offered (zipped of course).

What files are safe to delete from the starting image? It starts off with:

BOOT - I guess I need this one
TK2_ROM - and this
drv_exts_bin - not sure
PTR_GEN - not sure (QL has no mouse)
WMAN - not sure
HOT_REXT - not sure
zip - I'll keep this on
unzip - I'll keep this on
QSBB_BAS - not sure
qed - not sure
german_kbd_bin - for german keyboard? deleted

Everything is safe to delete. It is all matter of taste.

Yes, german_kbd_bin is the German keyboard driver for Minerva.

The pointer environment (PTR_GEN, WMAN) also works with the cursor keys on a QL.

As for mouse: QLobi is currently working on a QIMI retrofit.