In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rich Mellor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:08:51 -0000, Phil Kett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > ><<cut>> >> I know I keep harping on about it but take another look at the spectrum, >> the best emulators for that Fuse (for linux) and Spin (for windows) are >> both free. Someone can download one of those, then go to the world of >> spectrum website and download all the applications they need to start >> developing for it. The same can't be said for the QL. I suspect that's >> one of the reasons why there are so few people developing software for >> the QL. > >Yes but then you have to look closely at World of Spectrum. It is in >effect a software archive - many of the programs have never been made >public domain, but the people running the website are willing to take the >risk that they will not sued. There are also a lot of the Spectrum >software authors who are around and have given their permission.
There is another major difference. The QL was never a games machine. It was marketed as a business machine and most of the software written for it was applications oriented and not games oriented. True, we had a few games, and some were very good, but we did not have the vast archive of games the Spectrum had. We also, for the same reason did not have the vast user base either and a lot of the users left the QL when the PC became dominant because applications were faster and better on the PC, Looking at the Spectrum world is misleading and, as Rich points out, no-one there gives two hoots about licences, copyright or that kind of thing. They just want to play with their Jet Set Willy. -- Roy Wood Q Branch. 20 Locks Hill, Portslade, Sussex.BN41 2LB Tel: +44 (0) 1273 386030 fax: +44 (0) 1273 430501 skype : royqbranch web : www.qbranch.demon.co.uk _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
