----- Original Message ----- From: "Dilwyn Jones" To: "QL Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 8:18 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] QL disk transfer
> In terms of the sort of query I was raising, most people in this > situation seem to manage handling Unzip reasonably well, where people > seem to get stuck seems to be: > > 1. Getting the downloaded software to a QL, whether it be via floppy > disk, serial link or whatever. > > 2. Having downloaded Unzip onto a PC, how to get it onto a QL, > unpacked (without an existing copy of Unzip, the catch 22 situation) > even before you get to the point of unzipping something! > > Jonathan Hudson has documented how to self-extract Unzip, even to the > point of explaining what to do when it stops half done as it does on > some systems. There is quite a simple solution to the chicken and egg problem with unzip. Just send the enquirer a disk with it on. Most of us have a stock of old DD disks we no longer use. Just wrap one in bubble foam, put in a cheap envelope with a second class stamp. I've done it many times. I have also successfully sold many copies of QPC2. When someone asks for my help in transferring files to a PC because they are abandoning the QL, I send them a copy of the QPC2 demo disk. Often the next stop for them is Roy or Jochen. Sometimes the old fashioned solutions work best, Best wishes, Geoff PS What about a nice little challenge for Quanta? Investigate the possibility of a telephone line at all shows and then offer a download facility for those members who cannot access the internet! _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
