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Short: QL clone (binaries and documentation)
Author: Rainer Kowallik & Mark J Swift
Uploader: msw@blackpool.ac.uk
Version: 3.24
Type: misc/emu
Replaces: QDOS4amiga1.lha
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S O F T W A R E Q D O S E M U L A T O R F O R T H E A M I G A
This is a major reworking of Rainer Kowallik's QL emulator for the
Amiga. Most of the new features have been added by Mark J Swift
(e-mail: msw@blackpool.ac.uk) - Rainer is no-longer involved in
the project. The release includes full assembler source and a QDOS
support disk.
AMIGA-QDOS v3.24 FEATURES
* FASTER than the original QL
* LOADS/SAVES to QL floppy disks
* Hard disk support via QubIDE ROM
* SOUND supported in full (all possible convolutions of BEEP)
* SYSTEM VARIABLES movable (even into FAST RAM).
* 2ND-SCREEN fully usable (like MINERVA ROM)
* SCREEN modes 4 and 8 BOTH supported
* KEYBOARD history from standard <ALT><ENTER> combination
* ALL known machines supported A500, A500+, A600, A1200, A4000 etc
* FOR COMPATIBILITY, data and instruction caches can be enabled/disabled
* QDOS utilties disk included with release
* BASED ON a JS ROM with many JS ROM bug fixes.
* SOURCE included
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 3.24
* QDOS ROM relocatable into FAST RAM
* Hard disk support via QubIDE ROM
* some bug fixes
THE SINCLAIR QL...
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The Sinclair QL is a black slab-like computer based around Motorola's
68008 micro-processor. The QL was launched as the follow-up to the
ZX Spectrum, aimed at the business market rather than the games market
and was supplied with wordprocessor, spreadsheet, database and charting
programs. It features a fully multi-tasking operating system (QDOS)
and a very good built-in BASIC. The QL failed to achieve the mass-market
appeal of its predecessor, but nevertheless attracted a large dedicated
user base... which is still going strong.
INSTALLING THE EMULATOR
1. Create a directory on your destination volume for the Amiga-QDOS
binaries and documentation.
2. Make an assignment to this directory as "QLBOOT:". Consider making
the same assignment in your start-up sequence.
3. Copy the contents of the archive QDOS4amiga1.lha to QLBOOT:
4. Move the contents of QLBOOT:c to your own 'c' directory.
CREATING THE QDOS SUPPORT DISK
Creating the QDOS support disk on an Amiga requires that the xfs
filesystem is mounted. XFS allows access to a multitude of disk
formats including QL (QDOS) disks. XFS is can be found on the aminet
in disk/misc.
1. Mount the xfsd filesystem.
2. Copy QDOS4amiga3.lha to RAM: - or into the same directory
as 'QLdisk.unLHA'.
3. Double-click on the 'QLdisk.unLHA' icon.
Insert a blank disk into DF0: at the appropriate moment... then wait.
Rename the resultant QDOS (QL) disk as 'QLutils:'
Alternatively you could follow the instructions in the file
'QDOS4amiga3.readme' which explains how to create the disk from a CLI.
STARTING THE EMULATOR
1. Double-click on the 'Start_QDOS_UK' icon.
2. Insert QLutils: into DF0: and at the F1/F2 prompt and press F1.