I just thought I'd share a recent QL experience with everybody! The company I work for is very keen on promoting personal development outside the normal boundaries at work. Think outside the box is one of the MD's catch-phrases.
Anyway, as IT Manager of this company, it became my turn to organise something concerning to my field but not directly work related: so I organised a little presentation and history tour, using my collection of PCs as illustrations. People were able to have a go, play with them, run programs and generally see how computers have developed over the years. To illustrate my presentation, I used my ZX81 (the first PC I ever owned), BBC Model B, BBC Master, Spectrum+3, Amiga 1200, Z88 and of course the Sinclair QL. I was wonderful to see the amount of fun people had with these older machines, and some of the younger members of the company were really surprised at what had constituted a computer "back then"! It's such as shame that for many youngsters today, learning ICT (as the schools irritatingly insist on calling it) is simply learning how to use Microsoft products . . . . One of the most interesting comments was how "cool" the QL looked . . . it seems that well-designed retro is in!!!! _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
