QL2K : Windows 2000/XP port of QLAY
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Current version : 0.93a ( Alpha pre-release ).
Changes :
# Correction of WIN Drives configuration OpenFile DialogBoxes
# Correction of Auto Start parameters ( It was not saving correctly is settings. ).


Previous version : 0.92a ( Alpha pre-release ).
Changes :
# Adding support of Long file name for WINx_ drives.
# Release of English Menu for DirectDraw and Hot configuration support.
# Adding AutoStart option that let Emulation start automatically after 3 secondes.
This version is supply as a patch of version 0.91a.


Version : 0.91a ( Alpha pre-release ).

Contributors :
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	Jan Venema for the original QLAY, please
        read Original-ReadMe.txt for more information,
	Please note that Jan Venema has NOT participate
        or validate QL2K. So don't sollicitate him about
        QL2K.

	Raphael Zhou for portion of DirectX/Windows issues,

	Jimmy Montesinos for portion of DirectX/Windows issues.
        Jimmy is your right contact onto QL2K.

REGISTRATION :
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QL2K is now a postcardware or registerware...
Like a freeware, we need to know you in order to continue development
on QL2K and help it to don't be an abandonWare.

So to REGISTER, please fill the register form in REGISTER.TXT and see
it by email to : jimmy.montesinos@wanadoo.fr

WARRANTY :
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As this software is not commercial, it is provide as is and the authors
cannot be responsible on any damage or data lost cause by the software.
Support is suppplied only be email on best effort. Response time may be
long depending of work and family current issues ;-)

WEBPAGE :
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The QL2K webpage is store for the moment at :

http://www.jadiam.org/QL/index.php

FEATURES :
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QL2K can handle up to 8 win_ drives and up to 8 mdv_ emulated drives,
QL2K support full screen with DirectX,
...


GETTING STARTED :
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After installing the software with the setup program ( QL2K-Setup.exe ),
you just have to launch QL2K.EXE.

- Note on installation on same directory as QLAY.

If you plan to use QL2K in the same directory of QLAY, please make a backup
of you current QLAY directory before installing QL2K.

As there is some new features, you'll have to restore your MDV and WIN files
or directory.

Note that QLAYT.EXE tool, is the same as 0.90 QLAY one.

As QL2K has is proper QLAY.INI file you can have different configuration from
QLAY.

But QLAY.LOG file is the same so you may encounter any problem is you try to
run more than one instance of QLAY or QL2K.

Some information on configuration screen :
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Taille mmoire ( Mmory size ) : 128 Ko for QL Classic Black Box
				 640 Ko for QL + 512 K Memory extension
                                 and so on.
                                 ( I only use 1 MB for many things ).

Taille cran   ( Screen Size ) : This setting should depend of your windows
                                 resolution setting so
	if you use a 640*480 windows, set : 512*256 for QL.
	if you use a 1280*768 windows, set : 1024*768 for QL.

Langue Clavier ( Keyboard country )   : you can select you local Keyboard type you use for
                                        QL Emulation
		                        So if you use a french keyboard select french
					( by default ;-) )
                                        And so on...
					Possible choices are : US, UK, FR, GE, IT.

Vitesse ( speed ) : you need under QL2K QL emulation to launch

                    load mdv1_FT_bas
		    RUN

		    This utility will let you know about how to multiply
                    or divided this value. This setting can be done during
                    the emulation running.

Dlai ( Wait state ) : this setting is provided to make slower the emulation
                       but it is quite difficult to set it correctly.

		       For example on my P3 1 Ghz I set :
		       Vitesse : 1200
		       Dlai   : 100

		       Theses settings should give something near the
                       speed of original QL.

ROM square :
	BOOT : is the main operating system for example : MIVERVA198.ROM
	ROM1 : generally TK2.ROM at 0c000 ( hex )
	ROM2 : generally NFA.ROM at 10000 ( hex )

Please if ROM1 box is empty please set NFA.ROM at 10000 ( hex ) in ROM1 box.

Pas de souris ( No mouse ) : Unchecked by default, I'm still not sure on how
                             to use it properly as I don't have any QL application
                             to test it.

DirectDraw                 : If check that initiate DirectX support instead of GDI.

Pas de touches ALT ( No handle ALT Key ) :
			     Checked by default. As AltGr key always emulate QL Alt key
                             you will not need the ALT key under emulation, and this
                             setting permit to windows to interpret ALT shorcuts.

Plein Ecran ( Full screen ) : Only enable if DirectX is checked.

MDV WIN button : Open a dialog box to configure Win and MDV drives location,

SAVE button : This very usefull button is used to save your configuration setting
              on QLAY.INI file.

CANCEL button : cancel your last modification settings or cancel execution of QL2K
                if emulation is not yet running,

OK button     : validate you modification settings and run the emulation if it is
                not yet running.


HOW TO QUIT QL2K :
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If emulation is running you can quit QL2K by hitting ALT+F4 keys or from the menu
by clicking on QL / Quit.
                              

FILES PROVIDED WITH QL2K :
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Well at this time I don't know is I'm right to let some files on the directory
like : TK2.ROM, NFA.ROM, MINERVAxxx.ROM and JM.ROM...
So let me know if I'm wrong at jimmy.montesinos@wanadoo.fr

Users of QL2K has to be sure to have licence, for theses externals files.

KNOW ISSUES :
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As I'm french, it should appear some language issues in english or german,
and QL2K is designed to work well with an english ROM.

So I can correct this kind of bugs if you can describe me them with precision,
for example :

PC Key : ~   is on QL : # instead of ~

Let me know that for each keys because I don't know any other keyboard than French.

I would like that QL2K support English, French and German. So if you are interested
by any other language, let me know about it, and we will see what we can do for that.

COMPATIBILITY :
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QL2K has been correctly tested on several Windows 2000 machines.
It should work on Windows 98 but not tested at this time.
It should work on Windows XP but not tested at this time.

Let me know if you encounter any issues on theses operating systems.

QL2K need a machine fully compatible with Windows 2000 on intel architecture,
QL2K need about 9 Mbytes of free RAM on your machine
QL2K need about 3 Mbytes of free Hard Disk space on your machine
QL2K need DirectX 8.0 or later version,

QL2K still doesn't emulate QL sound.

PERFORMANCES :
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For information :

Native 68k
System/CPU	print  function	string	Configuration/Emulator
QL original	  980	  840	 1100	128k, JS-ROM
SandyQL		 1080	 1040	 1360	512k, Floppy, Par. Port
GoldCard	 2580	 4280	 5680
Super GoldCard	 5680	10260	13820
Amiga 68040/25	 9480	16540	23000	AmigaQDOS (JS/3.24)
QXL-20		14300	27900	70640
Amiga 68060/50	10480	48750	73880	AmigaQdos 3.24 Beta (Blitter)

Emulated 68k
System/CPU	print  function	string	Configuration/Emulator
486/DX2-66	  660	  980	 1300	QLAY081 -d2 (DOS)
486/DX2-66	 1080	 1360	 1820	QLAY082	-d2 (DOS)
486/DX2-66	  920	 1440	 1840	QLAY083 -d2 (Linux)
Amiga A1200	 2500	 1800	 2000	QL emulator, with 68060/50MHz
Pentium/150	 2360	 3680	 4960	QLAY082
PentiumPro/200	 6000	 8000	11000	QLAY082 -f2900
Pentium/200	 5260	 9340	12660	QLAYW087 size 1, 16k colors
Pentium/150	 7120	10840	28120	QPC



With QL2K :

System/CPU		print  function	string	Configuration/Emulator
Pentium III/1Ghz/GDI 	27920	49460	65740	QL2K -f15000, Minerva 1.98, 1MB RAM
Pentium III/1Ghz/DX 	29240	48500	65280	QL2K -f15000, Minerva 1.98, 1MB RAM ( DX : DirectX )

Same system on QPC 2 :
Pentium III/1Ghz/DX 	33040	93620	221680	QPC2 SMSQ


OTHERS NOTES :
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Please, help me to let survive this product, so if you have some request, recommandations,
or any others thing on it let me know by email at :

jimmy.montesinos@wanadoo.fr

You can write me in english, french or spanish.
If you see some errors in this file please help me to correct them too.


Thanks for reading this readme file,

Jimmy MONTESINOS.
jimmy.montesinos@wanadoo.fr

