[ql-users] Tyche ROM
Hi all, I was playing with my QXL's pc today and I manage to start the Tyche ROM using Q-Lay... it crashes with the first basic command, but it's interesting... I am posting this pic on QL-chat (hehe-lax rules there) if anyone wants to see what that Super QL would look during startup... Phoebus
[ql-users] Q-Emulator 2
Does anyone know of a way for Q-Emulator to skip the ROM type detection? The Ultra MG roms do not start as they are 64 K instead of 48.. Is there any hidden switch somewhere? Daniele?
Re: [ql-users] Fw: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender
Hi Phoebus More like a Spanner than a Spammer Regards Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.macnamaras.com - Original Message - From: "Phoebus Dokos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 12:53 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Fw: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender > > ??? 10/11/2002 7:20:50 ??, ?/? "Mike MacNamara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ??: > > > > >Tony > >Just received this response to an email reply to yours off list. > >Are you playing with your settings > > > >Regards > > > >Mike > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > No he's not... reply to his regular address... this is to throw off spammers... > (He got me a couple of times so far ;-) <--Great Spammer > > Phoebus > > > >
Re: [ql-users] Fw: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender
??? 10/11/2002 7:20:50 ??, ?/? "Mike MacNamara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ??: > >Tony >Just received this response to an email reply to yours off list. >Are you playing with your settings > >Regards > >Mike > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > No he's not... reply to his regular address... this is to throw off spammers... (He got me a couple of times so far ;-) <--Great Spammer Phoebus
[ql-users] Fw: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender
Tony Just received this response to an email reply to yours off list. Are you playing with your settings Regards Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.macnamaras.com - Original Message - From: "Mail Delivery System" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 11:55 PM Subject: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender > This message was created automatically by mail delivery software (Exim). > > A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its > recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > SMTP error from remote mailer after RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > host mx00.schlund.de [212.227.126.151]: 550 Unknown local part abuseql in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- This is a copy of the message, including all the headers. -- > > Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Received: from macnamara.fsbusiness.co.uk ([62.137.153.210] helo=macnamarf6d1fc) > by mail18.svr.pol.co.uk with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1) > id 18B1vZ-0006U8-00 > for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sun, 10 Nov 2002 23:55:41 + > Message-ID: <005301c28914$b55457b0$0100a8c0@macnamarf6d1fc> > From: "Mike MacNamara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Tony Firshman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > References: <001801c287b9$56071740$0201a8c0@badapc> <008001c287fc$43e11cd0$0100a8c0@macnamarf6d1fc> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <002e01c28844$ff0c6030$0100a8c0@macnamarf6d1fc> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [ql-users] QL Service Manual in HTML Format > Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 23:55:54 - > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Priority: 3 > X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 > X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600. > > Hi Tony > > Just had another look, QL service manual - 9. Test. Figure 1.3 > QL Block, Figure 1.4 QL circuit board issue 5 and figure 1.5 QL > circuit board issue 6, being the only Gifs I noticed, a double > click makes them easily readable, even with my eyes. > > > Regards > > Mike > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > www.macnamaras.com > - Original Message - > From: "Tony Firshman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mike MacNamara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 8:10 PM > Subject: Re: [ql-users] QL Service Manual in HTML Format > > > > On Sat, 9 Nov 2002 at 23:09:02, Mike MacNamara wrote: > > (ref: <002e01c28844$ff0c6030$0100a8c0@macnamarf6d1fc>) > > > > > > >Must be the monitors then, ours are Sony Trinatrons, I can > read > > >the text without zooming, just doing as I stated > > Very odd. Mine is a brand new very good 19 inch running at > 1600 x 1200 > > 32bit true colour at 75Hz. I can't see that it is down to the > monitor. > > All other image files I view are fine. > > > > Maybe we are talking different files here. I am using the GIFs > that > > arrived with the web page. > > They are 100k only, and I cannot see how that file is large > enough to > > contain text detail. > > > > I even printed it out - and it looks just as fuzzy there too, > perhaps > > worse. > > -- > > QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 > > tony@.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk > >Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 > > TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG > > > > > > >
Re: [ql-users] QL Service Manual in HTML Format
On Sun, 10 Nov 2002 at 12:48:10, Dilwyn Jones wrote: (ref: <002601c288b9$d15dade0$73065cc3@blackpc>) > >> You can compare with the original one. >> >> >ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/technical-docs/QLServiceMan >ual.pd >> f >> >> Javier Guerra >> Sinclair QL Spanish Resources >> http://badared.com/QL >The QL manual is also there as a PDF file, but I have NEVER been able >to download any files from this site. IE just locks up each time I >try. Any idea what I am doing wrong? > >I would love to download the QL manual PDFs! Ah - I have the same problem, but blamed my end. -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG
Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?
Tony Firshman wrote: > I am no expert, but people in the know say that the 'from' address is > the major cause of spam. The 'reply to' is not often used, so Lafe's > suggestion is OK. This is only true in Usenet for the simple reason that the from address is already contained in the overview of a group whereas one has to download all actual articles in order to get the reply-to addresses. BTW: I still haven't had a single spam to my list address. Marcel
Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?
On Sun, 10 Nov 2002 at 09:09:39, Lafe McCorkle wrote: (ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) > > > >Tony Firshman wrote: > >>On Sat, 9 Nov 2002 at 14:45:21, dndsystems1 wrote: >>(ref: <00a501c287fe$d1851d00$4f6887d9@asusone>) >> >> >> >I know from what you have said that you have used >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >This is a redundant address that I use for reading this list, > >>>nothing >>> >else. If anything other than this list tries to come in it is > >>> >Dennis: >This list is probably your best advertising that you have in the QL >community, but the way you have handled it may have have produced lost >customers. You should use your sales address when you send replies to >the list. > >Your email program should allow separate sending and receive addresses. >If it doesn't switch to Netscape, or another that does. This would >allow list users to reply to you privately on the header address, off >the list, without being filtered out. Yes, but I am sure Dennis has done this to avoid spam. I am no expert, but people in the know say that the 'from' address is the major cause of spam. The 'reply to' is not often used, so Lafe's suggestion is OK. -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG
RE: [ql-users] Mention in PC Plus
Darren (who's sitting here drinking tea) says... "I think your wife sees enough of you already... All 25 stone!!! ;-)" Steve > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:editor@;quanta.org.uk] > On Behalf Of Dilwyn Jones > Sent: 10 November 2002 15:46 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ql-users] Mention in PC Plus > > > > > > Aha...a possible future editor of QL Today perhaps ;-)) > > > > Oops, you"re thinking of resigning? > > > > Wolfgang > > - > > www.wlenerz.com > Did I say that? Did I say that? I did say "future" ;-)) > > Seriously though, I can see there being a time when > fresh blood and > fresh ideas might be good for the future of a QL magazine...I do > sometimes feel I'm not able to spend enough time on QL > Today to do > justice. Jochen does sometimes have to bully me into speeding up > getting things done. > > Lately, I've been doing QL CDs, Launchpad desktop > program, various > smaller utilities, PD library...on top of a job I > absolutely hate and > a wife who keeps saying she'd like to see more of me. > > I will be editor as long as I'm needed or a better > editor comes along. > But if there is a volunteer out there, speak to Jochen ;-) > > At the moment, the need for more contributors is > probably more urgent > than editors! > > -- > Dilwyn Jones > >
Re: [ql-users] GD2 programs.
There is also POVray. In fact, this was one of the first program to have GD2 support Regards François Le Dimanche, 10 nove 2002, à 13:34 US/Eastern, Phoebus Dokos a écrit : ??? 10/11/2002 11:59:15 ??, ?/? "Dilwyn Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ??: I am trying to draw up a list for publication of QL programs and information files available which make use of the GD2 colour drivers. My list so far includes: PQIV (Claus Graf?) Photon (Dave Westbury) GD2 Docs files (Tony Tebby) Prowess (PROGS-not sure of how much GD2 support, perhaps Joachim can let me know) BMP2PIC (Phoebus Dokos) BMP2SCR etc (Malcolm Lear) PhotoQL (Roberto Porro) Pnm2picr (not sure who the author is) Pic2Bmp (Jerome Grimbert) Q-Colour (Wolfgang Uhlig) "Skins" (Wolfgang Lenerz?) Sprite Editor (Jerome Grimbert) QL3D1 (?) Add to this Pan and Scroll toolkit by Wolfgang Lenerz (See my Parallax Scrolling demo on my web page to see what It does) Q-Word and ???
Re: [ql-users] QL Calendar for 2003
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Marcel Kilgus writes > >Tony Firshman wrote: >>>ftp://ftp.franken.de/pub/people/m/pix/comp/QLs_and_Zwiebeltuete-3-s.jpg >> he he - who is that? > >He's a German hacker known within the scene as "Endergone Zwiebeltüte" >which translates into "endergonic onion bag". No, the German version >doesn't make much sense either ;-) >I gather he's an expert when it comes to "smart cards" and related >things (cryptography, electronic money). No real QL activity is known >;-) Interesting pose, though :-) -- Malcolm Cadman
[ql-users] diagrams and ilustrations in HTML QL Service Manual
Hi Somebody can scan the illustrations of this manual to incorporate them to the HTML manual? Contact through email: sinclairql[A]badared[dot]com Regards Javier Guerra Sinclair QL Spanish Resources http://badared.com/QL
[ql-users] London Show
Hi all, Thanks to everyone who attended the Show. I thought it went very well, and it was good to see so many familar faces once again. I will write a report for the QL magazines when I get time and when I can co-ordinate the comments of other people. Email me privately if you wish to contribute. I know that both one of our London members, and Urs Konig, took many digital photos duirng the day. A note to Bill Richardson - Bill it seems you left behind a suitcase. This is now lodged at Ken Brickwoods home for safe keeping. -- Malcolm Cadman
[ql-users] added zip and pdf format
Hi We has been added the 'Sinclair QL Service Manual' ZIP and PDF file formats in the url: http://badared.com/QL/mans/qlsm/qlsm_en.html Regards Javier Guerra Sinclair QL Spanish Resources http://badared.com/QL
Re: [ql-users] GD2 programs.
??? 10/11/2002 11:59:15 ??, ?/? "Dilwyn Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ??: > >I am trying to draw up a list for publication of QL programs and >information files available which make use of the GD2 colour drivers. > >My list so far includes: > >PQIV (Claus Graf?) >Photon (Dave Westbury) >GD2 Docs files (Tony Tebby) >Prowess (PROGS-not sure of how much GD2 support, perhaps Joachim can >let me know) >BMP2PIC (Phoebus Dokos) >BMP2SCR etc (Malcolm Lear) >PhotoQL (Roberto Porro) >Pnm2picr (not sure who the author is) >Pic2Bmp (Jerome Grimbert) >Q-Colour (Wolfgang Uhlig) >"Skins" (Wolfgang Lenerz?) >Sprite Editor (Jerome Grimbert) >QL3D1 (?) > Add to this Pan and Scroll toolkit by Wolfgang Lenerz (See my Parallax Scrolling demo on my web page to see what It does) Q-Word and ???Any extra information or corrections to above would be greatly >appreciated. Also, any programs which although not specifically >designed for GD2 but which may offer greater functionality under GD2 >for example. > >There are also some programs such as my screen snatcher which offer >limited GD2 facilities, e.g. it can save SCR files but has problems >with multiple section screens and PIC files. > >I think GD2 has been around long enough by now for us to have a >serious go at documenting what's available. > >-- >Dilwyn Jones > >
Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?
> > Under penalty of being qualified by Dexter as a TT "groupie", I must > > say that, if there were defects in the OS and he was made aware of > > them, he did fix them. > > Ummm, no, you're not a groupie! If anything, I am more of a groupie than > you are. I used to know who TT was when I was a teenager - how he came to > be in that position... I was a Clive groupie and TT was like his backing > singer ;) > > Gee, now I made myself sound really weird! > > Dave Not to mention old ;-) -- Dilwyn Jones
[ql-users] thanks
Thanks to everyone who assisted on and off list with the problems downloading the QL manual files from the World Of Spectrum site (Marcel, Mike, Rich etc) The problem turned out to be with downloading PDF files and had nothing (AFAIK) to do with large files. After a while I realised I could download zipped files OK. Once I got the Adobe/IE bit updated I managed to download it OK. -- Dilwyn Jones
Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?
On Sun, 10 Nov 2002, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: > Under penalty of being qualified by Dexter as a TT "groupie", I must > say that, if there were defects in the OS and he was made aware of > them, he did fix them. Ummm, no, you're not a groupie! If anything, I am more of a groupie than you are. I used to know who TT was when I was a teenager - how he came to be in that position... I was a Clive groupie and TT was like his backing singer ;) Gee, now I made myself sound really weird! Dave
Re: [ql-users] QL Service Manual in HTML Format
> I have managed to download the file, using a downloader (FlashGet) - however, > the file is some 15Mb in size, therefore may cause IE to appear to crash!! IE generally shows a progress indicator when downloading large files. When I access any files from the World Of Spectrum ftp site the PC locks completely and I have to CTRL ALT DEL to get the tasks thingy to remove things. As Mike Macnamara suggests, most likely I have some IE settings muddled up on this computer. If I get nowhere, I may ask someone to put these on CD for me and pay for the CD and postage, being less trouble than struggling with something I have no patience with when it is less than happy (Windoze). -- Dilwyn Jones
Re: [ql-users] QL Service Manual in HTML Format
> The link you are using has ual.pdf on another line on this > machine and is not part of the url. > If IE, depending on what version - 6? - is not configured from > the Tools, Advanced menu to use the facilities you require, it > may just stop. Could be ie. that script errors are disabled, so > you will not see error screen, is access by web sites activated, > etc, etc ?? > > Regards > > Mike Thanks. I using IE 5.something and will look at these. The 'ual.pdf' split was known and no bearing on this as I manually typed it in full. There is obviously some setting for scripts or ftp sites I am not aware of and it must be a default setting because I rarely touch those and Win 98 SE is a recent clean update and re-install after a bad virus infection which taught me a bit about "worms" and Lookout Excess. Meanwhile, acouple of people have offered to download or mirror the files for me, thanks Marcel and others. These types of documents may well go on my QL Documentation CD. I still welcome any further contributions for this - watch out for something in QL Today soon. -- Dilwyn Jones
Re: [ql-users] Mention in PC Plus
> > Aha...a possible future editor of QL Today perhaps ;-)) > > Oops, you"re thinking of resigning? > > Wolfgang > - > www.wlenerz.com Did I say that? Did I say that? I did say "future" ;-)) Seriously though, I can see there being a time when fresh blood and fresh ideas might be good for the future of a QL magazine...I do sometimes feel I'm not able to spend enough time on QL Today to do justice. Jochen does sometimes have to bully me into speeding up getting things done. Lately, I've been doing QL CDs, Launchpad desktop program, various smaller utilities, PD library...on top of a job I absolutely hate and a wife who keeps saying she'd like to see more of me. I will be editor as long as I'm needed or a better editor comes along. But if there is a volunteer out there, speak to Jochen ;-) At the moment, the need for more contributors is probably more urgent than editors! -- Dilwyn Jones
[ql-users] GD2 programs.
I am trying to draw up a list for publication of QL programs and information files available which make use of the GD2 colour drivers. My list so far includes: PQIV (Claus Graf?) Photon (Dave Westbury) GD2 Docs files (Tony Tebby) Prowess (PROGS-not sure of how much GD2 support, perhaps Joachim can let me know) BMP2PIC (Phoebus Dokos) BMP2SCR etc (Malcolm Lear) PhotoQL (Roberto Porro) Pnm2picr (not sure who the author is) Pic2Bmp (Jerome Grimbert) Q-Colour (Wolfgang Uhlig) "Skins" (Wolfgang Lenerz?) Sprite Editor (Jerome Grimbert) QL3D1 (?) Any extra information or corrections to above would be greatly appreciated. Also, any programs which although not specifically designed for GD2 but which may offer greater functionality under GD2 for example. There are also some programs such as my screen snatcher which offer limited GD2 facilities, e.g. it can save SCR files but has problems with multiple section screens and PIC files. I think GD2 has been around long enough by now for us to have a serious go at documenting what's available. -- Dilwyn Jones
Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?
Tony Firshman wrote: On Sat, 9 Nov 2002 at 14:45:21, dndsystems1 wrote: (ref: <00a501c287fe$d1851d00$4f6887d9@asusone>) I know from what you have said that you have used [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is a redundant address that I use for reading this list, nothing else. If anything other than this list tries to come in it is Dennis: This list is probably your best advertising that you have in the QL community, but the way you have handled it may have have produced lost customers. You should use your sales address when you send replies to the list. Your email program should allow separate sending and receive addresses. If it doesn't switch to Netscape, or another that does. This would allow list users to reply to you privately on the header address, off the list, without being filtered out. Lafe
Re: [ql-users] QL Service Manual in HTML Format
In a message dated 10/11/02 14:43:36 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Dilwyn The link you are using has ual.pdf on another line on this machine and is not part of the url. If IE, depending on what version - 6? - is not configured from the Tools, Advanced menu to use the facilities you require, it may just stop. Could be ie. that script errors are disabled, so you will not see error screen, is access by web sites activated, etc, etc ?? Regards Mike I have managed to download the file, using a downloader (FlashGet) - however, the file is some 15Mb in size, therefore may cause IE to appear to crash!! -- Rich Mellor RWAP Software 35 Chantry Croft, Kinsley, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 5JH TEL: 01977 610509 http://hometown.aol.co.uk/rwapsoftware
Re: [ql-users] QL Service Manual in HTML Format
Hi Dilwyn The link you are using has ual.pdf on another line on this machine and is not part of the url. If IE, depending on what version - 6? - is not configured from the Tools, Advanced menu to use the facilities you require, it may just stop. Could be ie. that script errors are disabled, so you will not see error screen, is access by web sites activated, etc, etc ?? Regards Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.macnamaras.com - Original Message - From: "Dilwyn Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 12:48 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] QL Service Manual in HTML Format > > > You can compare with the original one. > > > > > ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/technical-docs/QLServi ceMan > ual.pd > > f > > > > Javier Guerra > > Sinclair QL Spanish Resources > > http://badared.com/QL > The QL manual is also there as a PDF file, but I have NEVER been able > to download any files from this site. IE just locks up each time I > try. Any idea what I am doing wrong? > > I would love to download the QL manual PDFs! > > -- > Dilwyn Jones > > >
Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?
On 9 Nov 2002, at 22:11, Derek Stewart wrote: > > This is inprogress yes. > I can not really see any way of exploiting a the native machines > potential. This is a real sticking here Here, I'll have to disagree forcefully. Of course we can exploit the lmachines native potential. All it takes for that is for the people who really know the machine very well, most notably those who conceived it, to participate in software development even if only to make their OWN machine better. Well, why don't they? I have much difficulty to believe that this is because of licence issues - after all, the initial licence WAS amended quite heavily. > and probably why there are no good applications programs for the > SMSQ/E system now. OK, one is comming > and I will buy it. Non that isn't the problem. Even if we have a great OS, applications don't follows automatically. > > Yes I agree, also add in Q40 SMSQ/E v2.92 to v2.98 which did not work > correctly on the > Q40 you sold me. This is a situation, I want to avoid for all future versions I> used the Q40 for BBS and until the details of the patch > appeared in Quanta > Volume 18 Issue 7 August 2001, the system did not work correctly. Phil Borman's BBS >used to > not send the mail to my BBS with the Pbox mailer due to the bug introduced, which >the patch or > bug fix correctly. If Mr Tebby had done job right then the code would not be >patched. The question is: was he informed of the bug? Under penalty of being qualified by Dexter as a TT "groupie", I must say that, if there were defects in the OS and he was made aware of them, he did fix them. > But since I could not get an eprom version it stayed on the shelf and the BBS moved > back the Supergold card and it is now on QPC. Now this is an interesting point. Surely the OS could also have been supplied to you an disk. It is fairly easy to load that over the existing OS. Why did you not want to do that? > Can we get on with programming the systems. yes, please - help us! > Get all this interenet access sorted, I do not want to use Linux or > Windows. > Who does? Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com
Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?
On 9 Nov 2002, at 19:31, Roy Wood wrote: > You could be saying there > has to be a version of SMSQ/E specially for the Q60. If so you must > discuss this with Wolfgang. If there was a differnce between the Q60 platform and other platforms (e.g. the Q40), that could warrant another version. It wouldn't be too much work, but I would, of course, have to be made aware of it. (rest cut) Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com
Re: [ql-users] Ooo! What's happened
On 9 Nov 2002, at 18:42, ZN wrote: > > The key to it is not to have a wife ;-) A friend of mine used to say that > you have a counter argument if she has her own set of toys. Then he got > married and had all the proof it wasn't so :-) yes, strangen, that, isn't it? Wives never have toys, only "useful things". Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com
Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?
On 9 Nov 2002, at 19:44, Roy Wood wrote: > > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Derek > Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >I am comming to the London Show with a Q60, I hiope things can be sensible. > For my part, as I told Derek privately, my emails may seem a trifle > 'spirited' but there is no personal malice involved. All I want is that > we get it right. So, perhaps, we can get something rolling. I'd just like to let the list in general now that D&D and I are speaking an trying to get everything done OK! > With regard to the payment thing I think that we each should bear > responsibility for our own sales. That said I think that an SMSQ/E > Citibank account would be a good idea. We could all pay in, email the > remittance advice to Wolfgang and let him pass it on to Tony. Ok, I would have no trouble with that. (poor sales) no surprise there - www.wlenerz.com
Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?
On 10 Nov 2002, at 0:28, Roy Wood wrote: (...) > Wolfgang is the person who could > incorporate the 'patch' into the distribution not D&D. Yes, then it wouldn't be a "patch" anymore, of course. Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com
Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?
> Hopefully soon - a directive is on the way under which transfers > within the EUR zone may not be more expensive that those within > a country in that zone. > Come to think of it, perhaps national transfer rates are going up, > then :-(( A directive already exists about cash machines in the EUR zone. The result: banks ignore it or raise the price within the country. Several banks made up for the loss of currency changes already last year by more than doubling the charges for cash machines... AND got rid of Eurocheques - so they make sure they get you, 'cause once you're abroad, you can only use the cash machines. Jochen
Re: [ql-users] QL Logos
In a message dated 10/11/02 14:06:23 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A couple of new offerings for QL logos are now on my QL Logos web page, from Per Witte and Javier Guerra. Thank you both (apologies for the time it took to make time to update the website), I hope to include these in the next QL Today as well to bring them to a wider QL audience. http://www.soft.net.uk/dj/qllogo/qllogo.html My preference remains with the Jean-Yves Rouffiac offering, followed closely by the Melissa Ward 3d lettering offering -- Rich Mellor RWAP Software 35 Chantry Croft, Kinsley, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 5JH TEL: 01977 610509 http://hometown.aol.co.uk/rwapsoftware
[ql-users] QL Logos
A couple of new offerings for QL logos are now on my QL Logos web page, from Per Witte and Javier Guerra. Thank you both (apologies for the time it took to make time to update the website), I hope to include these in the next QL Today as well to bring them to a wider QL audience. http://www.soft.net.uk/dj/qllogo/qllogo.html -- Dilwyn Jones
Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?
> If the person who has the problem with the various piece of software or hardware, >then surely the first point for > solution should be the place where the software or hardware was bought from. >Anything else is a little unreasonable. That's exactly what I have been saying. Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com
Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?
On 10 Nov 2002, at 12:12, Jochen Merz wrote: (..) > And the costs have not gone down either. Hopefully soon - a directive is on the way under which transfers within the EUR zone may not be more expensive that those within a country in that zone. Come to think of it, perhaps national transfer rates are going up, then :-(( Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com
Re: [ql-users] Mention in PC Plus
On 10 Nov 2002, at 11:23, Dilwyn Jones wrote: > > Aha...a possible future editor of QL Today perhaps ;-)) Oops, you"re thinking of resigning? Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com
Re: [ql-users] QL Calendar for 2003
On 9 Nov 2002, at 23:42, Marcel Kilgus wrote: > > Tony Firshman wrote: > >>ftp://ftp.franken.de/pub/people/m/pix/comp/QLs_and_Zwiebeltuete-3-s.jpg > > he he - who is that? What a crank. Wolfgang - www.wlenerz.com
[ql-users] Toolkit keywords list
François Van Emelen's toolkit keywords list is now available from the QL Documentation page on my website, as a plain text file. There is an email link on the QL Documentation page if you wish to email any extra details or corrections to him for inclusion. http://www.soft.net.uk/dj/qldocs/qldocs.html (scroll down to the bottom of the page) The plain text file itself is at http://www.soft.net.uk/dj/qldocs/toolkit.txt (warning: about 102KB download!) The QL Net links page now includes a pointer to the World Of Spectrum pages, from where you can find copies of the QL Manual and QL Service Manual in Adobe PDF format in the Technical Docs section. By following the link from my QL Net page to Javier Guerra's Sinclair QL Spanish Resources page, you can also find a copy of the QL Service Manual in HTML format. -- Dilwyn Jones
Re: [ql-users] QL Service Manual in HTML Format
> You can compare with the original one. > > ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/technical-docs/QLServiceMan ual.pd > f > > Javier Guerra > Sinclair QL Spanish Resources > http://badared.com/QL The QL manual is also there as a PDF file, but I have NEVER been able to download any files from this site. IE just locks up each time I try. Any idea what I am doing wrong? I would love to download the QL manual PDFs! -- Dilwyn Jones
Re: [ql-users] Mention in PC Plus
> Norman Dunbar wrote: > > Guilty as charged - last months issue. We have to spread the word > > somehow don't we ? > > Wow, cool. Any chance to get a scan of your masterpiece? :-) > > > I was also in Linux Format a few issues back as well - getting > > famous now ! > > Ah, training for the job as a technical writer for the SMSQ/E project, > jolly good :-) > > Cheers, Marcel Aha...a possible future editor of QL Today perhaps ;-)) -- Dilwyn Jones
Re: [ql-users] QL Today news
Thanks John. -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: John Sadler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 10:30 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] QL Today news > > > - Original Message - > From: "Dilwyn Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "QL Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "QL Chat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 7:11 PM > Subject: [ql-users] QL Today news > > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > It is time to start putting QL Today together once again. I'm a bit > > short of both news and articles this time, so if anyone has material > > to include in QL Today please send it to me as soon as possible. > > > > -- > > Dilwyn Jones > > > > News > > George has now got a new version of Turbo & TPTR which allows you to include > toolkit keywords. > Available on my website so you can include it on yours as well > >
Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?
Hi again, > With regard to the payment thing I think that we each should bear > responsibility for our own sales. I'd rather prefer this too. This helps avoid "mistunderstandings" right from the start. > That said I think that an SMSQ/E > Citibank account would be a good idea. We could all pay in, email the > remittance advice to Wolfgang and let him pass it on to Tony. Credit > Card collection is not expensive in terms of the percentage taken but > all Merchant Services now insist on a terminal which you have to rent. > This would be more than the account would generate given that I have, as > predicted, sold one copy of SMSQ/E since the new licence fee came into > place. I believe that Jochen's sales, apart from QPC2 are similar, and > D&D would seem to have sold very few too. Good idea. They are present in most countries in Europe, Belgium, France, Greece, Spain, Italy, Jersey, Switzerland, Luxemburg etc. ... and twice in the UK: Great Britain, Citibank IPB/PBG and England, Citibank Intl. PLC (any idea where the difference is), and, of course, the US. For Europe, the money transfer should be INSTANT (i.e. you press the button on the Citibank terminal or enter the TAN in your browser) and the money is IN the other account, I was told. I have checked my online banking, all European branches are available. And it is free of charge here. To my knowledge the only bank which offers worldwide services (well, they claim they are the largest worldwide working bank), and so far I was able to take money from my account free of charge when I was in the US, UK etc., I was able to manage my account on their touchscreen terminals etc. The only other banking network which was (*WAS*) reasonably cheap was the post, but that's history. Most of the contracts between the countries are cancelled, you can't get money in other countries as easily and cheap as you could 3 or 4 years ago, and the fees are ridiculously high! A cheque from a Belgium or French Postbank cannot be handled or cleared by any bank in Germany (no contracts anymore) except for the Deutsche Postbank, and they charge EUR 15,-!! Sending money around (throughout Europe is bad, worldwide is VERY bad) is either unreliable, or reliable but unaffordable (Western Union), or both. For 10 or 20 EUR, I suggest you send cash. As soon as banks get involved, it gets expensive most of the time. The only positive execption seems to be Citibank (Germany), but the account and transfer costs seem to differ from country to country. Jochen
Re: [ql-users] Ooo! What's happened
- Original Message - From: "Derek Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 9:46 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Ooo! What's happened > > > Oh, please - everyone has been waiting for this issue to be resolved. Now > > that he has sent you an email, I sincerely hope it will, and OFF LIST. The > > forst thing that popped in my mind after I read this was 'how old are you'? > ^^^ > Is this anything to do with the Forst that Bob Weeks described on the INTL.QL on the Fidonet > I think it was a drink induced image... > > > > Derek Makes perfect sense to us geordie;s Derek as you should know eg " forst Arsenal scored then Newcastle didn't " I think Darren probably found it ok as well (;-) All the best - Bill
Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?
Phoebus Dokos wrote: > ??? 9/11/2002 11:30:47 ??, ?/? Jochen Merz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ??: > > I understand... and in any case you are a lot more qualified to answer this :-) Yes, and this "qualification" has cost me a lot of money :-( > (My > experience is only between Greece and the US and US and UK -ask Bill Waugh ;-) - > for bank transfer and with PayPal for more than one countries...) > However and after what you said, it seems that the best solution is to send Euros > in cash :-) It is in many cases (see other mail). For paying small amounts like 10 or 20 EUR, cash is by far the cheapest (provided, it arrives). Banks always had excuses, money conversion, different banking systems etc. I can understand that there are some problems between different continents with different currencies and bank numbering systems etc. I don't really want to criticise that some things may cost the money they asked for. But you had choices in the past, which you don't have anymore. They got rid of Eurocheques. That was, in my opinion, a very good, cheap and reliable payment method, for both private and business people. Of course, cheap and reliable, that had to be removed. Now the EUR has come and money transfers within the EUR zone are still expensive - well, banks blame it on the numbering systems again. OF COURSE! They ONLY had 10 to 20 years to know the EUR was eventually coming, and ONLY 5 years to KNOW it WILL come - and even now THAT they have introduced the IBAN (international banking number) there is no bank I'm aware of which offers you forms where you can type in the IBAN. And the costs have not gone down either. Jochen
Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?
> There is a reason I don't like this scheme (even though I wouldn't > totally oppose it, and that's support. Suppose a customer has > problems with SMSQ/E on the Q40 (heaven forbid). Tne he would > contact you and you would have him contact Jochen etc... Don't think this will happen. > I'm not sure that this would really be a good thing... Neither am I. I am mainly concerned about the costs and the work. And the whole discussion about pre-paid licenses etc. fits in quite well there - it is time-wasting. Let everybody be responsible for the payment himself, provided we find a good and cheap method of payment. Jochen
Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?
In a message dated 09/11/02 18:43:17 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sounds great, tell me when you are going to market the program as I will certainly buy a copy from you. Or if you like I can Beta test it on the Q60, QPC, Atari-QL etc ... as I have all the set of SMSQ/E favours. Must what is called supporting the software writers, pity it is not retrospective. Derek You will actually be purchasing the copies from me, as I am co-writing this software with Phoebus (and Geoff Wicks). We hope for a release at the start of December ... -- Rich Mellor RWAP Software 35 Chantry Croft, Kinsley, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 5JH TEL: 01977 610509 http://hometown.aol.co.uk/rwapsoftware
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