[Ql-Users] QL2K Update, I forget to mention,

2007-10-07 Thread QL2K
Hi all, I forgot to say yesterday, that my website is only open from 9 AM to 12PM (Paris time -GMT+1) So if the link appear to be broken you may retry later. We have another and better hosting possibility but we want to host on it the new website which is under development. Jimmy.

[Ql-Users] QL on a stick

2007-10-07 Thread gwicks
Dilwyn has kindly provided QL Today with a review copy of a QL on a stick. This is just the CD which you have to copy to your own USB memory stick. Would anyone be interested in doing a review for QL Today? Ideally we would like to publish in issue 2, which has a deadline of 15th November,

Re: [Ql-Users] Punters

2007-10-07 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 gwicks wrote: I have been severely rebuked by a gentleman who wishes to be known as an attendee at the Birmingham Workshop. He assures me that his nautical ambitions are zero and that he has never been on a punt in his life. This is a serious

Re: [Ql-Users] Punters

2007-10-07 Thread John Gilpin
It isn't very often that Quanta agrees with Geoff Wicks but the definitions in my Dictionary for the word punter includes the following: 'a person who gambles or lays a bet; a customer or client, a member of an audience; a participant in any activity' none of which are in any way

Re: [Ql-Users] Punters

2007-10-07 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], gwicks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes I do not like punter either ... as it also reminds me of those phone-in Shows on TV, where the supposed prizes have already been assigned. Why not enthusiasts ( much more positive ) or visitors ( quite neutral ) ... ? I have been

Re: [Ql-Users] Punters

2007-10-07 Thread gwicks
- Original Message - From: John Gilpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 3:55 PM Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Punters It isn't very often that Quanta agrees with Geoff Wicks: Is this a subtle Quanta plot to destroy my reputation? Actually I am not

Re: [Ql-Users] Punters

2007-10-07 Thread Paul Holmgren
Malcolm Cadman wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], gwicks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes I do not like punter either ... as it also reminds me of those phone-in Shows on TV, where the supposed prizes have already been assigned. Why not enthusiasts ( much more positive ) or visitors ( quite

Re: [Ql-Users] QL2K Update.

2007-10-07 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I just downloaded this update (I am a registered QL2K user). It seems to work OK on Windows XP. I like the fact that you can just set its speed as a multiple of QL speed in the startup menu (playing a fast game, set this to 1 to make it run at normal speed, want QL2K to run faster than a

Re: [Ql-Users] QL2K Update.

2007-10-07 Thread QL2K
Here is a small tips too : When the emulation is running you can access to QL configuration dialog box (using menu QL / Configuration) and made changes in live of the Clock multiplier to set your QL quicker or slower. Jimmy. -Message d'origine- De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [Ql-Users] Punters

2007-10-07 Thread Matrassyl
In a message dated 07/10/2007 18:12:58 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Actually I am not being facetious about the use of the word punter. I wote in a light-hearted way, but I think the person concerned is making a fair point, and we should be sensitive to it. The problem

Re: [Ql-Users] Punters

2007-10-07 Thread Roy wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes In a message dated 07/10/2007 18:12:58 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Actually I am not being facetious about the use of the word punter. I wote in a light-hearted way, but I think the person concerned is making a fair point,

Re: [Ql-Users] Punters

2007-10-07 Thread Timothy Swenson
I had no idea that the work punter was slightly offensive, nor that it would be used to refer to attendees. When I hear the the term, I just think about the position in American Football. Now, to punt has common usage, meaning to pass one to someone else. Tim Swenson