1.52 Fixed WIN_DRIVE and WIN_DRIVE$ in combination with too long filenames.
*** Needs at least SMSQ/E V2b93
1.51 Corrected SER/COM messages in startup screen.
1.50 Replaced copy protection with QPC II's registration mechanism.
SER4 finally works again
*** Needs at least SMSQ/E V2a93
1.46 Introduced new configuration block (was necessary because of QPC2):
- It has been split into three separate modules: General-, QPC1- and
QPC2 options.
- Removed EGA/VGA/VESA option. Now you've to enter the resolution you
want into the "X resolution" and "Y resolution" items.
The "-V:x" command line option has been removed accordingly. Use the
"-VR:AxB" option instead (eg -VR:512x256).
- Serial port configuration is now separated into two parts: the
SER to COM translation and the COM-IRQ mapping.
The "-Cx:x" option is not available anymore. Use the "-Sx:x"
(SER to COM) and the "-CIx:x" (COM IRQ) options instead.
- You can't use the old QCONFIG utility with this and later SMSQ/E
versions anymore. Fortunately I had been wise enough to implement at
least rudimentary validity checking so it will refuse to work
instead of killing the file.
Implemented QPC_HOSTOS command to distinguish between QPC1 and 2.
0 = DOS, 1 = Win9x, 2 = WinNT
*** Needs at least SMSQ/E V2a91
1.45 Interpretation of AltGr is now configurable
DTR is now only enabled if the ser port is open
*** Needs at least SMSQ/E V2.91
1.44 Fixed bugs in ADDX and SUBX commands.
Now also supports direct FLP to screen copies.
Bug in "/F:x" command line option fixed
Improvement in VESA mode analyzing routine
AltGr is now interpreted as CTRL, not as ALT
1.43 Support for direct WIN to screen copies like LBYTES win1_x,SCR_BASE
Support for removable drives. If auto-detection fails there's the
WIN_REMV command.
WIN_DRIVE and WIN_DRIVE$ commands to switch to other QXL.WIN files
*** Needs at least SMSQ/E V2.89
1.42 Completely new command line interpreter.
"/OS:file" option added. Used to tell QPC the name of the SMSQ-file.
Default is of course still "SMSQE.BIN"
About 2% speed improvement on Pentium processors.
Minor changes in the initialization of serial ports.
Improved parallel port speed.
*** Needs at least SMSQ/E V2.87
1.41 Fixed problem with some graphic cards (some manufacturers obviously
haven't read the VESA specifications carefully enough...).
1.40 Completely rewritten screen driver. Now there's a general interface with
several "plug-ins" (just internal ones). Currently there are 3 plug-ins
implemented:
- EGAVGA: All normal EGA and VGA resolutions (from 512x256 to 800x600)
- VESA16: All 16-colours vesa modes (used to emulate 4/8 colours)
- VESA256: All 256-colours vesa modes (used to emulate 4/8 colours)
VESA256 is the preferred driver because it's up to *twice* as fast as
the other ones! With this driver higher resolutions are also supported on
graphic cards that don't provide the old 16 colours modes any more.
Exiting a DOS-Shell is now very reliable as the video mode's completely
initialized again.
Handling of serial interrupts > 7 fixed.
Now very fast WIN-format routine.
*** Needs at least SMSQ/E V2a84
1.30 On ordinary pentiums up to 15% faster
1.21 Corrected bug in QPC_PEEK[B,W] and QPC_IN[B,W] commands
(nobody complained, so does anybody use them???)
1.20 Totally rewrote the communication (was similar to the QXL, now it's
completely different):
- general speed is increased by at least 1% (Wow... ;-) )
- up to *FOUR* faster and more reliable serial ports
- more reliable keyboard
- improved mouse movements (at least I've that feeling)
- the par device can be connected to either LPT1, LPT2 or LPT3
Floppy discs can be formatted with less than 80 tracks
Bug in CMPM command fixed
*** Needs at least SMSQ/E V2.83
1.16 Changed hard disc handler to improve compatibility with PCs whose
BIOSes don't match the specifications.
1.15 The floppy disc driver now switches back to the old one-sector mode when
accessing a track with bad sectors on it.
1.14 Implemented internal floppy cache. Access's now VERY fast!
*** Needs at least SMSQ/E V2.80
1.13 Added assembler functions to access PC-memory and ports
Added new SBASIC commands: QPC_VER$, QPC_MSPEED,
QPC_PEEK[B,W], QPC_POKE[B,W], QPC_IN[B,W], QPC_OUT[B,W]
*** Needs at least SMSQ/E V2.79
1.12 Improved initialization of the serial ports
Improved serial RTS handling
Fixed serial problems on slower machines
*** Needs at least SMSQ/E V2.77
1.11 Now supports even more VESA-cards
1.10 VESA support!
IRQ 5 emulation now optional because it slows down QPC
(especially when using QLiberator programs)
*** Needs at least SMSQ/E V2d76
1.04 Bug in flag handling of some 68000 commands fixed - SQRT(100) is now 10
1.03 Problems and bug (introduced in 1.02) in copy protection fixed
Can now really be installed on ZIP-drives
Emulates IRQ 5 (was overwritten by the segment-overflow-exception which
uses the same interrupt vector. Oh god, it's a PC!)
*** Needs at least installation program V1.01
1.02 Bug in overflow-flag handling of some 68000 commands corrected
Initializes the mouse again after exiting a DOS-shell
Can be installed on ZIP-drives as the drive letter's not checked
1.01 SER1 corrected
COM3/COM4 support implemented
VGA-palette control implemented
*** Needs at least SMSQ/E V2c76
1.00 First released version