On 21 Sep 2011 at 16:52, Bryan Horstmann wrote: > On 21/09/2011 04:44, Dave Park wrote: > > To kick things off for this... Could someone kindly convert the > > Quill format manual to a format I can access, as I don't have a > > working Quill (or any of the Psion apps) for my QL... > > > > Then I'll be able to participate in my own discussion ;) > > > > Dave > > > > On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 3:32 PM, Dave Park<plasticu...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> I have been looking at the assorted hardware I have and the online > >> literature, and decided that the info "doesn't cut it." I look at > >> the knowledge and experience of the members on this list and know > >> we can do a lot better. > >> > >> Take an example: The Aurora has a manual in Quill format, which I > >> cannot access. However, the OS, drivers and etc have developed a > >> lot since then, so I am sure those who know could outline the > >> current state of play and answer questions from the peanut gallery > >> - often what people want to know is not in the manual. Also, often, > >> quirks and bugs have come to light, or been fixed, and people just > >> don't know... > >> > >> What comes out of it is a repository of fresh information and > >> discussion and a lot of people who can then take the info and use > >> it to flesh out the QL wiki and technical library. > >> > >> To that end I think if we choose one interesting piece of hardware > >> and one interesting piece of software each month, and discuss them > >> in detail... > >> > >> I suggest to get the ball rolling, for the hardware we discuss > >> Aurora, and for software, we discuss QPCII. The AUrora discussion > >> can continue in this thread and QPCII discussion in a new thread > >> I'll start in a minute. > >> > >> Dave > >> > > > > > Hello Dave, > > I use a PC version of XCHANGE, Quill was also marketed by Psion > separately as part of PC Four. Quill files can be zipped, changed to > PC format and then opened in PC Quill/Xchange. >
Or use Quill Stripper or Quill View in Windows. You can save it in HTML- DOC or TXT-format. Or printen to a PDF-file. Sjef van de Molengraaf _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
