Re: [ql-users] Comment from the "Traditional" QUANTA Committee

2007-04-04 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Malcolm Cadman wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, John Gilpin > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >> Is there a convention to follow as regards where the reply goes? Sometimes I >> get replies at the top of the original email, sometimes individual c

Re: [ql-users] Wiki

2007-04-04 Thread Rich Mellor
OK I have found a problem with your page Dilwyn - luckily I rescued it from within Opera - the problem was due to you using the ampersand symbol in a section title. This stops the XML parser which does not expect the ampersand, except as & Luckily Opera gives you the option to reparse the

Re: [ql-users] QL, Spectrum, and PC

2007-04-04 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, David McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >On Tue, 2007-04-03 at 18:44 +0100, Roy Wood wrote: >> In all fairness here this is not a M$ problem but sheer laziness on the >> part of the companies concerned. To give M$ credit they are the market leader for PC's, so it

Re: [ql-users] QL, Spectrum, and PC

2007-04-04 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> In all fairness here this is not a M$ problem but sheer laziness on the >> part of the companies concerned. Vista was available as a free time >> expired beta version for over a year. >> Oh yes, and maybe

Re: [ql-users] QL, Spectrum, and PC

2007-04-04 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tony Firshman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > >> Vista is just a glorified Windows 95 - it's vastly expensive, it >>under performns, it requires a huge investment in hardware and >>provides nothing much in re

[ql-users] Wiki

2007-04-04 Thread Dilwyn Jones
After 3 attempts (connection seems to drop out without apparent reason first 2 times I tried) I finally got an article up on this new QL site. It's about QL CD-ROMs - info about using and setting them up along with a short list of those I know of. Once I know I've done it correctly (i.e. nobod

Re: [ql-users] Comment from the "Traditional" QUANTA Committee

2007-04-04 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, John Gilpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Is there a convention to follow as regards where the reply goes? Sometimes I >get replies at the top of the original email, sometimes individual comments >interspersed in the Original message and sometimes at the bottom. Freq

Re: [ql-users] QL Supercharge

2007-04-04 Thread Dilwyn Jones
>>I think you probably mean "one of those Digital Precision 'hard to >>photocopy' productions" - Freddy was very very good at protecting >>his >>interests. All his manuals were on coloured paper that was, at least >>back then, very difficult to photo copy. I'm told, because I never >>actually trie

Re: [ql-users] QL, Spectrum, and PC

2007-04-04 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Marcel Kilgus wrote: > David McCann wrote: >> I know you're very keen on Windows, Roy, I don't think he is at all - he just has to work in that environment in real life. >> but you're missing the >> point ... and this a point which applied (to some ext

Re: [ql-users] QL, Spectrum, and PC

2007-04-04 Thread Marcel Kilgus
David McCann wrote: > I know you're very keen on Windows, Roy, but you're missing the > point ... and this a point which applied (to some extent) to SMSQ. An > operating system is just there to run your applications and manage your > files. It's the job of the creator of a new version to make sure

Re: [ql-users] QL, Spectrum, and PC

2007-04-04 Thread David McCann
On Tue, 2007-04-03 at 18:44 +0100, Roy Wood wrote: > In all fairness here this is not a M$ problem but sheer laziness on the > part of the companies concerned. I know you're very keen on Windows, Roy, but you're missing the point ... and this a point which applied (to some extent) to SMSQ. An ope

Re: [ql-users] OPD Expired!

2007-04-04 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Billy wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> Morning all, >> >> >> >>> If, and only if a pin is bent, first ground yourself on a radiator >>> then take a pair of fine pliers or tweezers (available from maplin) =

Re: [ql-users] OPD Expired!

2007-04-04 Thread John Gilpin
- Original Message - From: "Billy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 1:32 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] OPD Expired! > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> Morning all, >> >> >> >>> If, and only if a pin is bent, first gr

Re: [ql-users] OPD Expired!

2007-04-04 Thread Billy
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Morning all, > > > >> If, and only if a pin is bent, first ground yourself on a radiator >> then take a pair of fine pliers or tweezers (available from maplin) = >> > > if I might point out, my radiators (10 year old 'modern'

Re: [ql-users] QL Supercharge

2007-04-04 Thread George Gwilt
On 3 Apr 2007, at 14:46, Malcolm Cadman wrote: >> >>> Yes, it is one of those Digital Precision "hard on the eyes" >>> productions >>> :-) >> >> I think you probably mean "one of those Digital Precision 'hard to >> photocopy' productions" - Freddy was very very good at protecting his >> in

Re: [ql-users] QL, Spectrum, and PC

2007-04-04 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Vista is just a glorified Windows 95 - it's vastly expensive, it under > performns, it requires a huge investment in hardware and provides nothing > much in return. Stick with XP if you have

Re: [ql-users] OPD Expired!

2007-04-04 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Morning all, > > >> If, and only if a pin is bent, first ground yourself on a radiator >> then take a pair of fine pliers or tweezers (available from maplin) = > > if I might point out

Re: [ql-users] QL, Spectrum, and PC

2007-04-04 Thread Norman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In all fairness here this is not a M$ problem but sheer laziness on the > part of the companies concerned. Vista was available as a free time > expired beta version for over a year. True, very true. However, how many big (or small) companies run anything productiv

Re: [ql-users] OPD Expired!

2007-04-04 Thread Norman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The one thing about QL users that never ceases to amaze me, is just how easily we are willing to share our knowlege with each other. It is very impressive - and so often never mentioned. Cheers, Norman. ___ QL-Users Maili