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From: aw4@irz.inf.tu-dresden.de (Andreas Westfeld)
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Subject: Quaderno FAQ
Date: 15 Oct 1993 11:35:31 +0100
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***
1. What does xbios do though?

(This is a TSR supporting int 15h, ax=44c0...44c9. See inter37?.zip)

XBIOS is the low level interface to the Quaderno DSP and LCD indicator.
XBIOS also contains the DSP vocoder code that is downloaded dynamically
when the compression ratio changes.

If you don't need the voice functions, you can safely not load XBIOS,
the SPEECH TSR, and you can turn off Voice Manager using PASETUP, as
you have already discovered :-}.

The Quaderno System ROM contains a copy of the first release of XBIOS.
Indeed it has some bugs, both in the vocoders and host interface.
Since changing the ROM every time XBIOS changed was a real bother,
we made XBIOS into a TSR.

Please use the XBIOS TSR for Quaderno voice functions.

***
2. How to powerdown the HDD (without AC):

write in the command line:
debug park.com
a
pop ds
mov word ptr [492],1
int 20

rcx
10
w
q
______
Now you have the program park.com in the current dir. If you call
park the same happens as after the hdd timer has expired. Mind
the empty line after int 20!

***
3. Can I buy the connector elsewhere and make up my own cable?

The connectors are manufactured by JAE and I heard from someone here in
the states that they were available from a supplier.  I believe the
part number of the female (host) part of the adapter is:
TX20A-36R-D2LT-A1LH.  Knowing this I think you could get the male
(cable)
end.

***
4. Does anyone know the pinouts from the miniature parallel socket on
the Quaderno?

The pin-out includes all parallel and floppy disk lines.  The pin-out is
included in the service manual, which perhaps your dealer can get.

***
5. Why can I write and erase on the ROM-disk (D:)?

The device you see as D: is actually combined ROM and 32 KB SRAM.  Some
of the RAM is used for configuration information (all your PA configuration
preferences are stored there) and you can save some small files there if
you want.  You cannot erase the system files that reside there because
these are actually in ROM.

***
6. Is it possible to make PA use the 320k EMS memory instead of  taking
over 200kB from the 640k main memory?

Sorry, there is no way to make PA use the EMS memory.

***
7. Is there some trick to get it to shut down the hard disk while on
AC?

Sorry, I don't know any better way:

(This will work with 3 BIOS Versions - all I know.)

debug park!.com
a
push cs
mov ax, 0
push ax
mov ax, 68AC
push ax
jmp F000:A3A2

rcx
e
w
q

simply call park! .

***
8. How can I turn off the doze mode from batch files?

debug nodoze.com
a
mov ax, 1c01
mov bh,1
call f000:6860
ret

rcx
10
w
q

***
9. How can I restore my setup automatically after a hard reset?

rename xbios.com to xbios!.com in \pa
make a batch file xbios.bat:
copy autoexec.bat d:
copy config.sys d:
mysetup
reboot

:-)

***
10. How I have to cross the pinout of the null modem cable to get a
seriell adapter?

Look at the readme file in \dos. There is a description of the cable
pinouts for INTERLINK. Cross the pinouts back.

***
?. Is there a way to startup der Quaderno's PA program without getting
this annoying menu instantly?

patch pa.com (No.)

***
?. How can I turn Little Quaderno on without turning the HDD on (while
booting from D: )?

***
See also my Quaderno.lst ...

(Thanks to Jim Blackson, Don Herrick, and everybody who asked.)

Corections to: westfeld@freia.inf.tu-dresden.de
--
Andreas							=aeoeuesz
westfeld@freia.inf.tu-dresden.de (141.76.99.1)


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From: aw4@irz.inf.tu-dresden.de (Andreas Westfeld)
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Subject: FAQ Quaderno
Date: 8 Nov 1993 11:30:00 +0100
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FAQ 11/93
What's new?

	- park!.com for more versions
	- remark on the use of park in batch files
***
1. What does xbios do though?

(This is a TSR supporting int 15h, ax=44c0...44c9. See inter37?.zip)

XBIOS is the low level interface to the Quaderno DSP and LCD indicator.
XBIOS also contains the DSP vocoder code that is downloaded dynamically
when the compression ratio changes.

If you don't need the voice functions, you can safely not load XBIOS,
the SPEECH TSR, and you can turn off Voice Manager using PASETUP, as
you have already discovered :-}.

The Quaderno System ROM contains a copy of the first release of XBIOS.
Indeed it has some bugs, both in the vocoders and host interface.
Since changing the ROM every time XBIOS changed was a real bother,
we made XBIOS into a TSR.

Please use the XBIOS TSR for Quaderno voice functions.

***
2. How to powerdown the HDD (without AC):

write in the command line:
debug park.com
a					; assemble
pop ds					; mov ds, 0
mov word ptr [492],1			; address 40h:92h
int 20					; terminate

rcx					; define file length
10					; 16 bytes
w					; write file
q					; quit debug
______
Now you have the program park.com in the current dir. If you call
park the same happens as after the hdd timer has expired. Mind
the empty line after int 20!

Remark: Don't call it from within a batch file located on C:! (DOS will
read the batch file again after executing park.com, and the hdd will be
used.

***
3. Can I buy the connector elsewhere and make up my own cable?

The connectors are manufactured by JAE and I heard from someone here in
the states that they were available from a supplier.  I believe the
part number of the female (host) part of the adapter is:
TX20A-36R-D2LT-A1LH.  Knowing this I think you could get the male
(cable)
end.

***
4. Does anyone know the pinouts from the miniature parallel socket on
the Quaderno?

The pin-out includes all parallel and floppy disk lines.  The pin-out is
included in the service manual, which perhaps your dealer can get.

***
5. Why can I write and erase on the ROM-disk (D:)?

The device you see as D: is actually combined ROM and 32 KB SRAM.  Some
of the RAM is used for configuration information (all your PA configuration
preferences are stored there) and you can save some small files there if
you want.  You cannot erase the system files that reside there because
these are actually in ROM.

***
6. Is it possible to make PA use the 320k EMS memory instead of  taking
over 200kB from the 640k main memory?

Sorry, there is no way to make PA use the EMS memory.

***
7. Is there some trick to get it to shut down the hard disk while on
AC?

Sorry, I don't know any better way:

for bios dated from 03/13/92, 04/10/92: (Res. Diag. Rev. 1.06, 1.07)
debug park!.com
a
push cs
mov ax, 0
push ax			; put cs:0 (@: int 20) onto the stack for "retf"
mov ax, 68AC		; @:f000:68ac: retf 
push ax
jmp F000:A3A2		; "call" the near routine

rcx
e			; 14 bytes
w
q

for bios dated from 06/26/92, 10/23/92: (Res. Diag. Rev 1.08, 1.88)
debug park!.com
a
push cs
mov ax, 0
push ax
mov ax, 68AC
push ax
jmp F000:A3B7

rcx
e
w
q

simply call park! .

***
8. How can I turn off the doze mode from batch files?

debug nodoze.com
a
mov ax, 1c01
mov bh,1
call f000:6860
ret

rcx
10
w
q

***
9. How can I restore my setup automatically after a hard reset?

rename xbios.com to xbios!.com in \pa
make a batch file xbios.bat:
copy autoexec.bat d:
copy config.sys d:
mysetup
reboot

:-)

***
10. How I have to cross the pinout of the null modem cable to get a
seriell adapter?

Look at the readme file in \dos. There is a description of the cable
pinouts for INTERLINK. Cross the pinouts back.

***
?. Is there a way to startup der Quaderno's PA program without getting
this annoying menu instantly?

patch pa.com (No.)

***
?. How can I turn Little Quaderno on without turning the HDD on (while
booting from D: )?

***
See also my Quaderno.lst ...

(Thanks to Jim Blackson, Don Herrick, and everybody who asked.)


--
Andreas							=aeoeuesz
westfeld@freia.inf.tu-dresden.de (141.76.99.1)


