In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> What I find extremely "funny" is that the first two episodes of "Yes, Prime >> Minister!" (originally broadcase Jan '86) were about scrapping Polaris and >> ... >> minority: I believe it's the Cabinet..." (or words to that effect) - are >> just as appropriate today... > >Apparently, we only stopped paying the US back for 'loans' from the 2nd >World War at the end of 2006. No wonder we suck up to GWB all the >flipping time. I wonder what our 'special relationship' will be now we >don't owe them an more money (and interest!)
Remember Great Britain also gave away a lot of technologies to the United States ... >> I didn't realise Win 3.1 had a defrag program >Ah, was it Win 95 then - I can't remeber, it was a long long time ago. > >> - I used a DOS defragger >> (speedisk) that allowed you to look at a cluster and told you to which >> file(s) the data belonged... > >Maybe M$ bought it in their usual manner. > > >Anyway, all slightly OT, so to get back on. I have, on many occasions, >thought of writing a defragger for the QL but the thought always comes >to me "why?". I've never come up with a good reason, so I haven't >bothered. Lazy programmer syndrome I'm afraid :o) But ... is there a real need ? -- Malcolm Cadman _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm