Last updated: 04/10/2007
More about Launchpad. | Accessory programs
From this page, you can download the trial version of Launchpad (limited to 4 desktop icons and a few entries in the Quicklaunch menu, otherwise all features work as in the full version), and fully working versions of all the Accessory programs plus the complete Launchpad documentation. There are two versions of the demo, one of the original version 1 for older systems, and the other of the newer version 2 for systems with Window Manager version 2.
The full version of Launchpad is available from Q-Celt Computing in Ireland, or direct from me, at a price of 20 Pounds (or equivalent in Euros if ordering from Q-Celt Computing). Your local QL software dealer may also be able to order the program for you on request if ordering from Britain or Ireland is a problem - regrettably, we are not able to accept payment by credit card at the moment.
Click on the link below to download the Launchpad demo disk, which includes the manuals as plain text files (they double up as the Help system files). Note that you will need to unzip the files and move them to a directory of your choice (pre-configured to run from WIN1_LAUNCHPAD_ or FLP1_ but you can change that, in fact you MUST configure it to the driev/directory where you installed it or it won't run at all!). Please see the README_TXT files for a quick-start set of instructions if you wish to get going quickly without reading the full set of manuals - it will show you how to install, configure and run Launchpad. If you just copy the files to floppy disk and try to run them from there you'll probably get nowhere without reading the instructions.
Version 1 trial version, for older systems:
Download Launchpad version 1 Trial Version lp1demo.zip v0.96. (543 KB)
Version 2 trial version (note: version 2 includes v2.01 of pointer environment files ptr_gen, wman and hot_rext for QDOS, or if using SMSQ/E you MUST be using a version supporting Window Manager 2 - SMSQ/E version 3.00 or later):
Download Launchpad version 2 Trial Version lp2demo.zip v2.09. (637K)
Upgrades of the full versions: If you are an existing registered Launchpad user (i.e. you have bought the full version of Launchpad from me or a reseller) you may be wanting to upgrade to the latest version. Click on the links below to download a password-protected zip file. When you try to unzip the disk 1 zip file, you will be asked for a password to extract the files. Registered users can get the password by sending me an email to request an upgrade password. The same password is used for both version 1 and version 2, and the same password will work on QL and Windows unzip programs, although it is obviously better that you use a QL unzip program (Jonathan Hudson's QDOS Info-unzip) or use Archivers Control Panel or Zip Manager, so that you don't lose job headers and dataspaces and end up being forced to manually restore them after using Windows unzip programs which do not fully understand QL files. Note that the trial versions (lp1demo.zip and lp2demo.zip) are not password protected. The procedure you should follow to uncompress the full versions is:
Version 1 upgrade (v0.96):
Launchpad version 1 disk 1 lp1disk1.zip (544
KB)
Launchpad version 1 disk 2 lp1disk2.zip (212
KB)
Version 2 upgrade (v2.09):
Launchpad version 2 disk 1 lp2disk1.zip (594
KB)
Launchpad version 2 disk 2 lp2disk2.zip (232
KB)
The Accessory programs (small programs supplied as part of the Launchpad suite) are available separately and may be used without Launchpad if required. Click on the link for the program required below. These packages include Quill DOC file versions of their manuals, rather than the plain text versions supplied with the main Launchpad program above.
If you prefer Quill DOC file manuals for Launchpad version 1 or the demo
version, click on the link below to download these.
Download Launchpad v1 Manuals as Quill Doc Files
lpdocs.zip for Version 1 (40KB)
If you prefer Quill DOC file manuals for Launchpad version 2 or the demo
version, click on the link below to download these.
Download Launchpad v2 Manuals as Quill Doc Files
lp2docs.zip for Version 2 (102 KB)
All of these programs may be used independently, or installed in the Launchpad system directory for use from the Launchpad Accessories menu. Note that the Launchpad demo disk above includes these programs and plain text file versions of the manuals, you need only download these if you require DOC file manuals or wish to only download these programs for use without the demo disk above. Version 1 programs may be used on virtually all QDOS or SMSQE systems but do not use new window manager facilities, whereas the version 2 programs need Window Manager v2 and use the new colours.
A simple pointer driven calculator.
Download Calculator v1 calc.zip - version 1 (26KB)
Download Calculator v2 calc_v2.zip - version 2
(27KB)
A pointer driven Calendar program, with a basic diary function.
Download Calendar v1 calendar.zip - version 1
(34KB)
Download Calendar v2 calendar_v2.zip -
version 2(37KB)
Select accented characters etc from an on-screen menu and transfer them
to your programs via the Hotkey system Stuffer Buffer.
Download Character Pick v1 charpick.zip -
version 1 (20KB)
Download Character Pick v2 charpick_v2.zip
- version 2 (22KB)
A simple mouse-operated game, where rows of advancing digits have to be
zapped by matching them. Simple, but infuriatingly addictive.
Download Decimal Invaders v1 decivadr.zip -
version 1 (27KB)
Download Decimal Inavders v2decivadr_v2.zip
- version 2 (26KB)
A simple pointer driven game, based on chess pawns.
Download Hexpawn v1hexpawn.zip -version 1
(25KB)
Download Hexpawn v2 hexpawn_v2.zip - version
2 (27KB)
The Launchpad screen saver system, which may be used independently of
Launchpad. A selection of built in screen saver routines plus the ability
to create your own screen saver modules - even written in SBASIC on a
SMSQ/E system! This is a mouse aware screen saver program, once the screen
saver has cut in, moving the mouse or pressing a key on the keyboard will
stop the screen saver.
Download LPSaver v1 lpsaver.zip -version 1
(31KB)
Download LPSaver v2 lpsaver_v2.zip -version
2 (31KB)
Pointer driven graphics viewer program, able to view QL screens or PIC
files, including 8-bit 256 colour files and 16-bit colour ones from both
Q40-style and QPC/QXL-style 16-bit displays, not forgetting good old QL
mode 4 and 8 graphics.
Download PicView v1 picview.zip - version 1
(42KB)
Download PicView v2 picview_v2.zip - version
2 (43KB)
Pointer driven text file viewer program, also used as the help text
display program in Launchpad.
Download PtrView v1 ptrview.zip - version 1
(39KB)
Download PtrView v2 ptrview_v2.zip - version
2 (40KB)
Pointer driven dual window file handler - copy, delete, view, format
etc, all the usual file handler routines.
Download Q-Trans v1 qtrans.zip - version 1
(78KB)
Download Q-Trans v2 qtrans_v2.zip - version
2.09 (80KB)
Pointer driven version of my old Screen Snatcher program. This is a
screen grabber - copy the screen display to a graphics file, or (new in
this version) to the Jochen Merz Scrap Thing for pasting into pointer
driven QL software which knows how to handle the Scrap Thing.
Download Screen Snatcher 4 v1 snatch4.zip -
version 1 (35KB)
Download Screen Snatcher 4 v2 snatch4_v2.zip
- version 2 (37KB)
Provides an on-screen continuous display of system settings.
Download System Status Utility v1status.zip -
version 1 (27KB)
Download System Status Utility v2status_v2.zip
- version 2 (27KB)
For anyone who'd like to write software compatible with the appearance
of Launchpad on screen, or who would simply like to use the Launchpad
sprites int heir own programs, they are available for download here. Most
are 32x16, 32x24 or 16x16 mode 4 pixel sprites.
Download Launchpad Sprites lpsprites.zip
(88K)
A package of the sprites I used to make Launchpad v2 is also available.
The mode 4 sprites are the same as int he above package, but there's some
extra 256-colour sprites.
Download Launchpad v2 Sprites lp2sprites.zip
(93K)
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