Hi Lee,
> ... Tolerance and
expectation are the norm Norm.
Nah, it's just I'm used to faster now that I have QPC. I remember the
days of loading programs off microdrive. It was "ok" until I got a Trump
card, then it was far too slow!
Then I upgraded to a Gold Card, QXL, QPC and so on, getting faster and
faster all the time.
Students we get from school nowadays have a
very short attention span and activities have to be in 10 minute bursts
otherwise bordem and pandemonium become the issue you then have to deal
with.
I have a friend who is a teacher, she says the same thing. Plus, they
want instant gratification. As in:
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Famous!
Famous for what?
Just famous. And I don't want to have to work at it!
Sounds more like Big Bloody Brother, X Factor or Pop Idol has a lot to
answer for.
What gets on my lady bumps is the dumbing down of everything, to cope
with this lack of attention span. When I was 18, I could follow a decent
program on Quantum Physics - say Horizon - without needing reminded
every two minutes what was said two minutes ago. Watching Horizon
nowadays is painful.
My personal feeling on this point is this i sa result of fast food
(content of chemicals not the name) fizzy drinks and all the chemicals it
entails affecting 2nd& 3rd generation people.
I couldn't say to be honest, you could well be right.
The BB QL emulated or not,
is still faster than a Windows PC booting up from power on, isn't it?
It is, yes, booting even from hibernation too. But you only boot once,
unless you are running Windows and/or you are Dilwyn (!) it's how
responsive it is when it's running that counts.
Cheers,
Norm.
On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Norman Dunbar<nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk>wrote:
On 16/04/12 12:56, Rich Mellor wrote:
I have forwarded the files and details to Daniele so that he can
investigate further.
Aha, this means I'm off the hook, for now! ;-)
Cheers,
Norm.
PS. I have downloaded Q-Emulator and I've also tested it with JS and
Minerva ROMS. Same problems as everyone, JS fails. One thing is exceedingly
clear, we didn't half put up with really slow responses back in 1984 didn't
we? God it's slow in QL mode! ;-)
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