Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-14 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Laurence Reeves wrote: > Wikipedia mentions me. Sure does - I bet you put that page in, so that is cheating (8-)# > The new one doesn't. :) Tony - -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://firshman.co.uk

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-14 Thread Rich Mellor
On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 22:59:50 +0100, Laurence Reeves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rich Mellor wrote: >> ... >> Agreed, but not many people are coming forward to say which they would >> rather use !! >> >> > I thought quite a few people had come forward and most seemed to say > which they would ra

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-14 Thread Laurence Reeves
Rich Mellor wrote: > ... > Agreed, but not many people are coming forward to say which they would > rather use !! > > I thought quite a few people had come forward and most seemed to say which they would rather use. I'd rather use the Wikipedia one (as I've said before, for all the reasons m

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

2007-04-14 Thread Rick Chagouri-Brindle
> You misunderstand the concept here. Operating systems move on and become > more sophisticated. Most good ones move the software writers along with > them. The users buy new versions which take advantage of the new > facilities and the whole system moves forward. > > If you continually make th

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-14 Thread Rick Chagouri-Brindle
I agree . . . it gives the community more control. hitchies wrote: > Re Norman's: > > I vote for Rich's new one over Wikipedia. We can keep it relevant and all we > have to do is put an external link on the Wikipedia one at each and every > available opportunity. > ==

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-14 Thread Rich Mellor
On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:19:22 +0100, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rich, > > I don't know why, but the link to Dilwyn's web site on the DJToolkit > (software utility) page is trying to go to a page on the Wiki and not to > an external link. > > I've looked at the help page - not very helpful at

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-14 Thread hitchies
Re Norman's: I vote for Rich's new one over Wikipedia. We can keep it relevant and all we have to do is put an external link on the Wikipedia one at each and every available opportunity. I vote for Norman's vote for Rich's proposal. Or,plainly(!) "I concur"

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-14 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rich Mellor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >> However a Google search for "QL wiki" already throws up Rich's one as #1 >> along with our chats here. The first QL wikipedia link is way down >> and is "The Philips QL, an induction lighting system by Philips" is >> a

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-14 Thread norman
Rich, I don't know why, but the link to Dilwyn's web site on the DJToolkit (software utility) page is trying to go to a page on the Wiki and not to an external link. I've looked at the help page - not very helpful at all I'm afraid - is there something better ? I like the page format you are u

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-14 Thread norman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > but not many people are coming forward to say which they would > rather use !! I vote for Rich's new one over Wikipedia. We can keep it relevant and all we have to do is put an external link on the Wikipedia one at each and every available opportunity. Cheers, Nor

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-14 Thread norman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > at the > moment, it looks as though I should close down the QL wiki on my own site, > as there have only been contributions by myself, Dilwyn and Jimmy. And me ! Check out DJToolkit on the Software page, plus DJC and Dilwyn Jones - I did all of those :o) (I'll bet

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-14 Thread David Tubbs
At 09:55 14/04/2007, you wrote: >However a Google search for "QL wiki" already throws up Rich's one as #1 > along with our chats here. The first QL wikipedia link is way down >and is "The Philips QL, an induction lighting system by Philips" is >above Sinclair! I imagine Google takes date of th

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-14 Thread Rich Mellor
On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 09:55:29 +0100, Tony Firshman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > John Sadler wrote: >> On Saturday 07 April 2007 08:52, Tony Firshman wrote: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sinclair_QL >> >> Does http://www.rwapadvent

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-14 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rich Mellor wrote: > Well as usual there are two camps here - one that thinks we should have a > centralised QL resource, and one that thinks we should just tag it all > onto the Wikipedia. Surely the wikipedia *is* the centralised resource. I did

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-14 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 John Sadler wrote: > On Saturday 07 April 2007 08:52, Tony Firshman wrote: > http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sinclair_QL > > Does http://www.rwapadventures.com/ql_wiki/ offer any better features? > > Is there any sense it producing two? > > U

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-14 Thread Rich Mellor
Well as usual there are two camps here - one that thinks we should have a centralised QL resource, and one that thinks we should just tag it all onto the Wikipedia. I don't really mind which path is followed, so long as plenty of people are willing to contribute and upload all of the informa

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-14 Thread John Sadler
It seems far better to improve the http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sinclair_QL than create our own which will not be so easily found. There is probably plenty of scope to open up specialist pages to elaborate on the basic information and add extra sections to include an introduction

Re: [ql-users] QMAC

2007-04-14 Thread John Sadler
Now there are sources available for SMSQE for Gwass there is no need for Qmac. Anyway it is easier assembling SMSQE with George's tools than it is using the official method. Therefore unless you do not have access to a 68020+ machine or emulator it only makes life difficult to use Qmac. So the ti