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I have just found the instructions for the program PC Import which was produced by 'Minny Electronics' based in Minnesota, USA (there is no address on the instructions, just a telephone number 612-566-7094).

Unfortunately, I don't think that I have the software itself.

The software permits transfer of files from the PC (using a DOS based program) onto the QL, over the serial ports (at 4800 baud),

It is designed to work with Advanced BASIC from Microsoft (BASICA), although will work to some extent with IBM BASIC, and attempts to perform some translations on the original PC BASIC program to get it to run under SuperBASIC on the QL.

Does anyone else remember anything about this company at all?

Any offers to scan in the manual - it is only about 12 pages of A4 printed on a daisywheel printer, but may need some adjustment to get a good scan, due to the yellowing of the paper....

OK - I have found the software and it has been preserved

That is at least something.... Now if only we could get approval to make this freeware

Does the software work, or is there a little work required to get the it to use more upto PC Basics.

Question would be: Are there still any "standard" PC Basics nowadays?

I would expect both MS Basic and GW-Basic are long dead.

Visual Basic might still be in use someplace, but not much more, I guess.

Tobias

tofro wrote:Question would be: Are there still any "standard" PC Basics nowadays?

I would expect both MS Basic and GW-Basic are long dead.

Visual Basic might still be in use someplace, but not much more, I guess.

Though GWbasic will still work in a command window if you have a 32 bit OS, won't work on 64bit (unless you run it under dosbox), and prolly won't let you access the serial port at the level this probably does.....

Cheers.

Phill.

In all my years of being a US QL'er and going to all the different shows, I've never heard of this company or program. Heck, I don't think I remember any QL'ers from Minn. I don't think any of the US reseller's ever sold it (could always check with Paul Holmgren). Good Luck, Rich.