Turbo versions

[Martin_Head]

Hi.
I'm thinking about revisiting my Turbo and SuperCharge decompilers, to try to fill in the gaps in the library files.

To do this, I could do with copies of old versions of Turbo. So that I can write and compile test programs, to disassemble and extract the various library routines.

I've currently only got a couple of versions of Turbo, and know from the update notes in them, that there are a lot of them.

I don't think there should be any copyright problems, and I don't mind too much in what format, Zipped up files ,or Disk, or microdrive image files. Or is there somewhere I can already download these files.

Also if anyone has any old versions (less that 2.0) of SuperCharge. I know that the LENSlock thing might be a problem, but that could probably be got around. I think that V2.0 has a patch to bypass the LENSlock.

[t0nyt]

Hi Martin,

I have supercharge v1.19 if that helps

Thanks

[qbits]

Hi Martin,
Amongst my QL Gear I think I have a 1986 copy of SUPERCHARGE Special Edition the eleventh released version.
It lists changes from version 1.09 and came with SUPERTOOLKIT.

QBITS

[swensont]

I'm guessing you want Turbo the compiler, and the Turbo Toolkit. Compiler is turbopX.zip and TTK is trbotX.zip.
For Turbo, the current is 16, I have 15, 14 and 13. 14 & 13 are part of THE DISTRIBUTION from Urs.
For TTK, the current is 14. I have 13 and 10 (from THE DISTRIBUTION).

I could check backups and floppies to see if I have earlier versions. If you want any of these, I can e-mail them.

Tim Swenson

[Martin_Head]

Hi Martin,

I have supercharge v1.19 if that helps

Thanks

I would be grateful if you could zip up the files, or make a disk image and post it here.

[Martin_Head]

Hi Martin,
Amongst my QL Gear I think I have a 1986 copy of SUPERCHARGE Special Edition the eleventh released version.
It lists changes from version 1.09 and came with SUPERTOOLKIT.

QBITS

I think the Special edition is the version 2.00 that I have. Where the LENSlock protection was removed.

[Martin_Head]

I'm guessing you want Turbo the compiler, and the Turbo Toolkit. Compiler is turbopX.zip and TTK is trbotX.zip.
For Turbo, the current is 16, I have 15, 14 and 13. 14 & 13 are part of THE DISTRIBUTION from Urs.
For TTK, the current is 14. I have 13 and 10 (from THE DISTRIBUTION).

I could check backups and floppies to see if I have earlier versions. If you want any of these, I can e-mail them.

Tim Swenson

I will PM you my email address.

My decompiler needs some libraries of the subroutines that the code generator, generates for all the SuperBASIC commands and operators. And stores in the final executable program. However the current libraries have some gaps, as they are created by disassembling compiled programs. And if the compiled program does not use some command or operator, then I can't make that library entry.

So I need versions of Turbo where code generator changes. The versions that the decompiler is currently aware of are, 5.00, 5.05, 5.09, 5.10, 5.35, and 5.37 (I think there might be two different 5.10's).

This codegen version is not the one right at the start of the codegen file. But it appears somewhere in the middle.

So the idea is to try to fill these gaps, and add any missing libraries. by using old copies of Turbo.