hp/compaq smartpin psu019 (11/5/2012 6:45:22 AM) comp.sys.laptops Hi,
I bought a used 19v 4.7a psu today that does not have any
voltage on the inner cylinder, and about 25mv on the smart pin.
Can somebody confirm for me that this psu should be showing
a voltage on ... Ron
Toshiba X205534 (10/15/2012 3:43:55 AM) comp.sys.laptops Hello,
I'm wondering if this is a suitable group for asking technical
questions regarding my (first) laptop, a Toshiba X205.
If not please recommend a better alternative.
The X205 is possibly in n... Ron
Sprite Plotting/Mouse Position322 (9/7/2012 4:20:55 AM) comp.sys.acorn.programmer I would like to convert the javascript simulator at
http://www.hpmuseum.org/simulate/hp35sim/hp35sim.htm
to something that happens more immediately than starting
Oregano2.
Would lua be able to handle this... Ron
Memorymanager &8000927 (4/1/2012 2:25:12 AM) comp.sys.acorn.programmer I am using approx 1K of Memory at &8000 from an Obey file, like this: Echo { >> .Files.OK } Load .Files.OK &8000 Obey -m &8045 And the selected lines are Obeyed, all looks fine. This avoids using Basic or th... Ron
Escape from Repeat loop1316 (1/25/2012 11:52:09 AM) comp.sys.acorn.programmer I have an Obey script that uses Repeat to process a directory of files by calling an obey file with the file conversion binaries. eg Set AAC2ogg$dir Echo Converting aac typed files to .vorbis.*/ogg Wimpslot ... Ron
System variables cleanup2818 (11/27/2011 3:11:54 AM) comp.sys.acorn.programmer A recent post mentioned how Zap leaves System variables set and I think there are other apps doing this. It doesn't seem a correct thing to do, I think when you terminate a program it should remove it's system ... Ron
BASIC and uppercase2432 (10/30/2011 1:34:29 AM) comp.sys.acorn.programmer I have been working with !Confix and have found that the example uses a function to convert variable names to uppercase before they are used in a CASE OF structure. DEFFNupcase(input$) LOCAL pos% $par% =... Ron
Norcroft generated library335 (1/18/2011 8:10:09 AM) comp.sys.acorn.programmer I have just read Peter's article "Of C libraries and RISC OS" http://www.drobe.co.uk/static/mast.jpg which filled in a few gaps, but I have a library that doesn't get recognised by GCC and I am wondering what m... Ron
CLI variables, redirection or pipes425 (11/22/2010 8:48:08 AM) comp.sys.acorn.programmer I would like to be able to redirect the output from *Enumdir to the command madplay. The redirection operators { { < Enumdir @ } or similar route. Ogg123 has the -@ switch to tell it to use a file of directo... Ron
ArcFS 2 v.75 and APDL discs040 (8/15/2010 12:12:30 AM) comp.sys.acorn.misc I downloaded G150 from APDL, and while it is likely I might not be able to play the game on my Iyonix, it would be nice if the archive could be opened and copied. The archive opens, but some files just wont ope... Ron
USB thumb drives on an Iyonix (5.18)928 (4/30/2012 7:18:10 PM) comp.sys.acorn.hardware I'm not sure if this is the right place, but I have recently been having problems using using a USB thumb drive on my Iyonix - in that there no longer appears to be any way to read it! I'm sure that when I u... nerik1(4)
hard disc problem (I think)2122 (5/3/2012 11:39:13 AM) comp.sys.acorn.hardware I have a 'spare' RISC PC (very old one - goes back to the days of 8-bit sound) but it has a StrongArm processor and RO 6.20. I am trying to replace its hard disc (very old) and at the moment have the new one ... Philip8795(109)
Reading text files with cr / lf line terminators1013 (8/7/2012 8:05:48 AM) comp.sys.acorn.programmer Hi folks,
have a small basic prog that reads text files. I use line$=GET$#file% to
read each line.
This is okay on RiscOS generated files, but when I read a PC/Dos created
file where each line ends in c... daves1(125)
Batch FFMpeg's?831 (8/21/2012 8:42:19 PM) comp.sys.acorn.apps Is it possible to get Christopher Martin's excellent !FFMpeg 1.23 to
convert a batch of video's?
If so, how?
I tried hilighting a few then D&D the bunch but only the 'last' one
was converted.
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BW C... c.n.l.f(492)
Perl on Iyonix726 (8/25/2012 8:04:17 AM) comp.sys.acorn.programmer Is there a version of Perl that works on the latest Iyonix (5.18
(16-Jan-12))?
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Richard Torrens. News email address is valid - for a l... 15577(1)
Sprite Plotting/Mouse Position322 (9/7/2012 4:20:55 AM) comp.sys.acorn.programmer I would like to convert the javascript simulator at
http://www.hpmuseum.org/simulate/hp35sim/hp35sim.htm
to something that happens more immediately than starting
Oregano2.
Would lua be able to handle this... beeb(365)
!GCC: make command735 (9/16/2012 1:31:31 PM) comp.sys.acorn.programmer Hello,
over the last days I tried to compile several source codes on RISC OS
but the command make always fails:
*make
for f in po/*.po.in; do \
cp $f `echo $f | sed 's/.in//'`; \
... bavariasound1(190)
Toshiba X205534 (10/15/2012 3:43:55 AM) comp.sys.laptops Hello,
I'm wondering if this is a suitable group for asking technical
questions regarding my (first) laptop, a Toshiba X205.
If not please recommend a better alternative.
The X205 is possibly in n... beeb(365)
Samsung NC110 netbook: Any Linux users?!838 (10/19/2012 3:23:44 PM) comp.sys.laptops Anyone here replaced Windows with Linux on the Samsung NC110 netbook?
I'm having 2 problems:
(1) The 'Fn+' controls (e.g. external monitor, WiFi on/off) appear to
be dependent on Windows apps.
Any... maurice5518(36)