Re: [ql-users] Launchpad 2
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dilwyn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >OK everyone, it's now there and ready to go. Thank you for your >patience. > >Registered users should by now have received an email with the >instructions and password. Yes, just received here ... Will download the new version this evening. >- Original Message - >From: "Malcolm Cadman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 3:56 PM >Subject: Re: [ql-users] Launchpad 2 > > >> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dilwyn >> Jones >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >> >>>Those who got in touch re. the Launchpad 2 >>>update, I am putting password protected zip files onto my website so >>>that users can download the update in their own time. >>> >>>It will probably take a couple of days to set it all up, then I'll >>>email the passwords to registered users and announce it here when >>>it's >>>ready. >> >> Nice ... thanks. -- Malcolm Cadman ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Spell Checking [OT]
Την Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:34:51 -0500,ο(η) Malcolm Cadman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> έγραψε: > > Have you tried a gentle tap on the hard drive ? > > Sometimes the head has not settled properly, particularly if it was > moved around. > Not the case on 2.5" (or smaller drives). If its gone, well it's gone... Ffibys ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Spell Checking [OT]
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes >> AFAIAA, 'C' was a development of the [typeless] language 'B' which was a >> development of the language 'BCPL' (available at one time for the BBC >> micro). > >Intersetingly enough, and if my memory serves me correctly, wasn't BCPL >available from MetaComCo (hope I got the capitalisation correct !) for >the QL as well. Yes, I don't remember BCPL, although they did a PASCAL ... ? >On a different note, the current PC Plus edition has a feature about >the top 50 technological breakthroughs that didn't quite hit the main >stream. In at number 42 (or 43) is our beloved Sinclair QL. A small >piece about it follow then we have Dilwyn's web site address as the >'further details' link. Der ... der ... der ... 'pop pickers' ... :-) >Fame at last Dilwyn ! Hope it doesn't go to his 'ed ! >And on a third subject, I am sadly bereft of Laptop at the moment >having suffered a total and complete disc failure. Luckily I did have a >backup this time - at least of my business stuff - but I've lost a shed >load of old emails from this list etc. Obviously this happened outside >of the warranty period. Have you tried a gentle tap on the hard drive ? Sometimes the head has not settled properly, particularly if it was moved around. -- Malcolm Cadman ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Spell Checking [OT]
Την Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:56:05 -0500,ο(η) Marcel Kilgus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> έγραψε: > Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: >>> No. But you can try latest Wine or, even better, Cedega to make it >>> work. No guarantees though. >> I had trouble making QPC work with Wine but with the commercially >> available WineX it did work fine. > > Yes, but I have heard that the latest Wine0.9 release (after 12 years > of development the first version they consider good enough to be the > "beta release") has better DirectX support. Haven't tested it, though, > it's not yet in the stable Gentoo distribution. Plus I only access the > PC via VNC, therefore tests are usually worse than on a desktop > machine. I haven't tried the latest Wine. The last time I tried was about 6 months ago (I think it was Wine 0.8 or something) and QPC started fine but would crash uncontrollably. WineX didn't have any of these problems. I will give it a try when I get the time (which is extremely limited now :-( ) and report back. It is bound to be faster than my Bochs + WinNT solution. > > Cedega is just the new name for WineX. > Yes you beat me to it :-) (Actually a slow smtp server did :-) Ffibys ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Spell Checking [OT]
Την Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:38:49 -0500,ο(η) Phoebus R. Dokos (Φοίβος Ρ. Ντόκος) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> έγραψε: > > I had trouble making QPC work with Wine but with the commercially > available WineX it did work fine. And of course WineX *IS* now Cedega :-) ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Spell Checking [OT]
Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: >> No. But you can try latest Wine or, even better, Cedega to make it >> work. No guarantees though. > I had trouble making QPC work with Wine but with the commercially > available WineX it did work fine. Yes, but I have heard that the latest Wine0.9 release (after 12 years of development the first version they consider good enough to be the "beta release") has better DirectX support. Haven't tested it, though, it's not yet in the stable Gentoo distribution. Plus I only access the PC via VNC, therefore tests are usually worse than on a desktop machine. Cedega is just the new name for WineX. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Spell Checking [OT]
Την Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:12:04 -0500,ο(η) Marcel Kilgus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> έγραψε: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Luckily, I have my QPC 'on a stick' so that still works, well, it >> will when I get the disc replaced and everything restored. I don't >> suppose there's ever going to be a QPC-Linux by any chance ? > > No. But you can try latest Wine or, even better, Cedega to make it > work. No guarantees though. > > Marcel > I had trouble making QPC work with Wine but with the commercially available WineX it did work fine. You can always use Bochs and Windows NT 4 and that works as well. (That's how I run QPC under FreeBSD at the mo.) Ffibys ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Spell Checking [OT]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Luckily, I have my QPC 'on a stick' so that still works, well, it > will when I get the disc replaced and everything restored. I don't > suppose there's ever going to be a QPC-Linux by any chance ? No. But you can try latest Wine or, even better, Cedega to make it work. No guarantees though. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Launchpad 2
OK everyone, it's now there and ready to go. Thank you for your patience. Registered users should by now have received an email with the instructions and password. -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: "Malcolm Cadman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 3:56 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Launchpad 2 > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dilwyn > Jones > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >>Those who got in touch re. the Launchpad 2 >>update, I am putting password protected zip files onto my website so >>that users can download the update in their own time. >> >>It will probably take a couple of days to set it all up, then I'll >>email the passwords to registered users and announce it here when >>it's >>ready. > > Nice ... thanks. > > -- > Malcolm Cadman > ___ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.6/152 - Release Date: > 31/10/2005 > > -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.6/152 - Release Date: 31/10/2005 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Spell Checking [OT]
> AFAIAA, 'C' was a development of the [typeless] language 'B' which was a > development of the language 'BCPL' (available at one time for the BBC > micro). Intersetingly enough, and if my memory serves me correctly, wasn't BCPL available from MetaComCo (hope I got the capitalisation correct !) for the QL as well. On a different note, the current PC Plus edition has a feature about the top 50 technological breakthroughs that didn't quite hit the main stream. In at number 42 (or 43) is our beloved Sinclair QL. A small piece about it follow then we have Dilwyn's web site address as the 'further details' link. Fame at last Dilwyn ! And on a third subject, I am sadly bereft of Laptop at the moment having suffered a total and complete disc failure. Luckily I did have a backup this time - at least of my business stuff - but I've lost a shed load of old emails from this list etc. Obviously this happened outside of the warranty period. Luckily, I have my QPC 'on a stick' so that still works, well, it will when I get the disc replaced and everything restored. I don't suppose there's ever going to be a QPC-Linux by any chance ? Sorry for asking Marcel - but I just had to - when my laptop is rebuilt it will not have XP on it any more (unless I need it for QPC) as Suse 10 has everything I need and works far better. Cheers, Norm. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
