International QL Report V3 I5

Date: January/February 1994
Volume: 3
Issue: 5
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Title Description Computers
An Italian User's QL System(s) I’ve been a QL user since March 1987, when | bought a second hand 128Kb JM QL for 150 US Dollars. I then began improving my computer and at the moment I have four complete QL ia) systems, plus one bare 128K model as an emergency backup and test system. Sinclair QL
ART EPP-1 Programmer V 1.01 This program was written by Martin Head and is available from Quanta on disk UG_3. I had been wanting to burn eproms using my QL for a long time. The obvious choice was the QEP-3 programmer which has received very positive reviews. Since the QEP-3 ties up the expansion slot, it requires a dedicated QL. Sinclair QL
Convert PCX This useful program converts PC clipart for use on the QL. It converts PC graphics from bit mapped “PCX” format to QL”_SCR” and “Page Designer” formats. The vast array of high quality clipart developed for the PC can now be used in your QL graphics and desktop publishing programs. Sinclair QL
Creating Custom 3.5" Disk Labels Have you ever looked at the customized label on a disk of commercial software that you just purchased and wish you could recreate it on the working copy of the disk? I have been using the following methods and programs to create customized labels for my disks rather than simply handwriting the title on a Sinclair QL
Editor SE (Part 2) n the first installment of this Editor series I explained how to write command files and outlined the Editor HELP files. I also mentioned that if you are an Editor user and wish to have hard copies of the PSION 4_hob’s or XCHANGE hob, you can use The Editor to do most of the work Sinclair QL
Food for Thought This is your chance to ask the tough questions many QL’ers have been pondering. Or maybe you can respond to a question and help us all. Whatever the case this is your column. It depends on your input. This column is intended to be a forum where legitimate questions and responses can be aired for Sinclair QL
International QL News This column is designed to bring together new and/or changing developments within the QDOS community. The information contained here has been reported to IQLR by individuals and/or suppliers who desire to keep you informed as to their recent activities. Sinclair QL
LINEdesign V1.05 LINEdesign modestly describes itself as “the vector-drawing package”. I’ve found it to be much more than that. LINEdesign is supplied on eleven disks. Ten of the disks contain fonts, borders and clip art. Sinclair QL
Miracle in Newport II IQLR will be sponsoring the second annual North American QL/QDOS get-together on Saturday the 14th of May 1994. The Salvation Army Building on Memorial Boulevard in Newport, Rhode Island will most likely be the center of activities. A large building that can easily hold 200 to 300 people with plenty of space for numerous supplier Sinclair QL
Open World V2.12 Open World converts graphics from other computers into the QL display format. It can generate MODE 4, MODE 8, or dithered two-colour screens which use patterns instead of shades of grey. Sinclair QL
P/D Software Recently two pieces of Public Domain Software have been sent to IQLR for the purpose of making them available to our readers. The first progam is titled “MERINO TIL” (sent to us by Salvadore Merino of Spain) which is intended as a Multimedia Database Language. Sinclair QL
PROGS of Belgium Hello everyone, we are Joachim and Nathan Van der Auwera from Professional and Graphical Software (PROGS). To be exact, we are not yet professional, because we are both still studying a 4-year computer science course in Belgium, our homeland. Nathan is in his last year, Joachim in his third. However we are doing our best Sinclair QL
Prolog Prologue This issue of IQLR sees the launch of GT-Prolog, a new implementation of the Prolog language widely used within industry and academia for the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications and for symbolic programming generally. Although GT-Prolog isn’t the first Prolog system for the QL (that honour goes to Hans Lub’s QL Prolog, available from Sinclair QL
QD The Editor V5.00 QD – What is it? In simple terms it is a pointer driven ASCII text file editor. It does not profess to be, nor has it ever claimed to be, a word processor in any way shape or form. So what is there about the program that makes it different from all the other text Sinclair QL
QMATHS 2 - A Review Recently two pieces of Public Domain Software have been sent to IQLR for the purpose of making them available to our readers. The first progam is titled “MERINO TIL” (sent to us by Salvadore Merino of Spain) which is intended as a Multimedia Database Language. Sinclair QL
QuizMaster II QUIZMASTER II is a recently upgraded program originally developed by Impact Entertainments in 1988. The program was upgraded in 1993 by Rich Mellor. It is similar to computerized quiz games found in pubs and clubs throughout the UK, but the questions are not at all limited to UK topics. The two modules, with a total Sinclair QL
Ron's P/D Library With the great explosion of Public Domain software on the QL scene, we have asked Ron Dunnett of QUBBESoft P/D, the leading commercial supplier of PD software, if he would be willing to share some comments on his library. This is the first of what we hope will be an on going PD column. Sinclair QL
Squidgy Round the World Squidgy Round the World Version 6.5 is a colourful QL arcade game with up to 50 locations written by Michael Crowe. As a character, Squidgy is introduced as a friendly being pursued by certain characters who would like to perform experiments on him. Why would these people want to do this to this poor little Sinclair QL
Thoughts on "Improving the QL's Sound" 1 would like to submit some thoughts regarding the article in the last issue of IQLR written by: John J. Impellizzeri “Improving The QL’s Sound”. It would be wise to insure that the amplifier and external speaker device be powered from a line transformer type of power supply. Some small and inexpensive amplifiers are line Sinclair QL
Winback 2.20 This is IQLR’s second look at this valuable program. The first time it was reviewed, the hard disk being used was Miracle Systems. In this review, the hard disk is the JFC interface with Omti controller (versions of the JFC interface prior to 3.07 are not known to run with Winback). Sinclair QL
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