Re: [Ql-Users] QL SD/MMC-Card interface survey

2011-01-18 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message <4d34bdb8.8090...@rwapservices.co.uk>, Rich Mellor writes On 17/01/2011 21:53, Martin Wheatley wrote: At 14:53 17/01/2011, you wrote: I suppose Peter's question "How important would it be to keep an original microdrive functional?" is twofold Firstly to have some sort of compata

[Ql-Users] (M)ICE

2011-01-18 Thread Anton Preinsack
Finally (my disk-interface and disk-drive stopped working) I have a working QL-system again (English QL, 640kB RAM, Diskinterface, external black Diskdrive, Highscreen-RGB-Monitor). My latest add-on is MICE (ICE-Desktop with Mouse). Unfortunately I miss CHOice and other utilities, because I got

Re: [Ql-Users] QL SD/MMC-Card interface survey

2011-01-18 Thread Anton Preinsack
As my ROM-port is not free (MICE) and I have no Gold/SuperGoldCard I would prefer solution D) (although I hope I am able to do the upgrade by myslef). Solution A) would be o.k., too (then I would plug the interface to my Q40). If I did misunderstood something and solution D) isn´t working with

Re: [Ql-Users] iPlayer

2011-01-18 Thread Dilwyn Jones
There is a webpage with known issues that may help, it mentions about using it with other web-browsers so that may be worth exploring also. I dont use it myself as it never worked properly for me when I first tried it quite awhile ago. http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/using_bbc_ipl

Re: [Ql-Users] iPlayer

2011-01-18 Thread Tony Firshman
Dilwyn Jones wrote, on 18/Jan/11 19:05 | Jan18: Dilwyn Jones wrote, on 18/Jan/11 17:31 | Jan18: I need to ask a question which is slightly off-topic here. Does anyone use BBC iPlayer on the same PC as the BBC iPlayer? Urmm - what did you actually mean by that sentence. Does anyone use it on

Re: [Ql-Users] Ql-Users Digest, Vol 83, Issue 31

2011-01-18 Thread Dilwyn Jones
humm, it might help a little to get netpersec for the PC, it is a real time internet speed monitoring program. its free easy, and very easy on PC recources. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1735,00.asp that can help you see the real speeds as they are happening -- Paul Holmgren Hi Paul

Re: [Ql-Users] iPlayer

2011-01-18 Thread Lee Privett
There is a webpage with known issues that may help, it mentions about using it with other web-browsers so that may be worth exploring also. I dont use it myself as it never worked properly for me when I first tried it quite awhile ago. http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/using_bbc_ipla

Re: [Ql-Users] Ql-Users Digest, Vol 83, Issue 31

2011-01-18 Thread paul
On 1/18/2011 2:44 PM, ql-users-requ...@lists.q-v-d.com wrote: Send Ql-Users mailing list submissions to ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com --- On Tue, 18/1/11, Dilwyn Jones wrote:> From: Dilwyn Jones Subject: [Ql-Users] iPlayer To: ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com Date: Tuesday, 18 January, 2011, 17:3

Re: [Ql-Users] iPlayer

2011-01-18 Thread Dilwyn Jones
It sounds like you are chomping at the bit to see Sir Clive's performance on Mastermind ;) Pete. Errr, no, we videod that on the Sky Plus. We forgot to record Silent Witness last night, plus our friend wants to see what iPlayer is like as he's even less Windows literate than me :o) I think h

Re: [Ql-Users] iPlayer

2011-01-18 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I suspect you are talking about the Iplayer desktop used for playing downloaded programs. Tony Sure. So it's not a "program" then - it's a Windows Desktop or something like that, is that what you're saying? Ah, just found some notes on it (so long since I last tried and failed to get it workin

Re: [Ql-Users] iPlayer

2011-01-18 Thread peet vanpeebles
>--- On Tue, 18/1/11, Dilwyn Jones wrote: >From: Dilwyn Jones >Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] iPlayer >To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com >Date: Tuesday, 18 January, 2011, 19:05 > Dilwyn Jones wrote, on 18/Jan/11 17:31 | Jan18: >> I need to ask a question which is slightly off-topic here. >> >> Does anyone use B

Re: [Ql-Users] iPlayer

2011-01-18 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Dilwyn Jones wrote, on 18/Jan/11 17:31 | Jan18: I need to ask a question which is slightly off-topic here. Does anyone use BBC iPlayer on the same PC as the BBC iPlayer? Urmm - what did you actually mean by that sentence. Does anyone use it on t he same PC as QPC2 is what I meant. I suspect

Re: [Ql-Users] iPlayer

2011-01-18 Thread Tony Firshman
Dilwyn Jones wrote, on 18/Jan/11 17:31 | Jan18: I need to ask a question which is slightly off-topic here. Does anyone use BBC iPlayer on the same PC as the BBC iPlayer? Urmm - what did you actually mean by that sentence. I suspect you are talking about the Iplayer desktop used for playing

Re: [Ql-Users] iPlayer

2011-01-18 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm My old broadband was always stuck on 2mbs and iplayer worked fine. Thankfully I have just had fibre installed. What is the minimum machine spec for iplayer? Peter. Not s

Re: [Ql-Users] iPlayer

2011-01-18 Thread peet vanpeebles
--- On Tue, 18/1/11, Dilwyn Jones wrote: From: Dilwyn Jones Subject: [Ql-Users] iPlayer To: ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com Date: Tuesday, 18 January, 2011, 17:31 I need to ask a question which is slightly off-topic here. Does anyone use BBC iPlayer on the same PC as the BBC iPlayer? I just can't g

Re: [Ql-Users] iPlayer

2011-01-18 Thread Adrian Ives
I doubt QPC is having any effect. There's probably so much demand for that DRM-riddled proprietary media player that half the world are trying to download it simultaneously. I once thought about installing BBC iPlayer ... to recoup some of the cost of the criminally extortionate license tax ..

[Ql-Users] iPlayer

2011-01-18 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I need to ask a question which is slightly off-topic here. Does anyone use BBC iPlayer on the same PC as the BBC iPlayer? I just can't get it to download or install on this while QPC is running, or even in the same session after I shut down QPC. Anyone know why? (the PC is Windows XP Pro with

Re: [Ql-Users] QL SD/MMC-Card interface survey

2011-01-18 Thread Tobias Fröschle
Am 18.01.2011 11:36, schrieb Peter: Tobias Fröschle wrote: For me it should be faster than a floppy disk but can be slower than a hard disk. I am surprised that speed seems not _that_ big issue for most. I hope this does not originate from the perception that SD cards can be swapped at any tim

Re: [Ql-Users] QL SD/MMC-Card interface survey

2011-01-18 Thread Peter
Tobias Fröschle wrote: > For me it should be faster than a floppy disk but can be slower > than a hard disk. I am surprised that speed seems not _that_ big issue for most. I hope this does not originate from the perception that SD cards can be swapped at any time, like a floppy replacement. As

Re: [Ql-Users] QL SD/MMC-Card interface survey

2011-01-18 Thread Tobias Fröschle
Am 17.01.2011 21:57, schrieb Rich Mellor: On 17/01/2011 19:33, Mark Martin wrote: On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 11:27 AM, fern wrote: I would prefer to keep an original microdrive. as for speed? anything equals to or higher than the floppies would be plenty. What about option E -- floppy emulat

Re: [Ql-Users] QL SD/MMC-Card interface survey

2011-01-18 Thread Tobias Fröschle
Am 17.01.2011 13:30, schrieb alain.ha...@free.fr: I personnaly don't wonder about keeping an original microdrive functional or not. However, i would prefer the device could be mounted on original QL and not only with SGC. Any reasonnable speed (> floppy disk) will be good for me. Regards, Ala

Re: [Ql-Users] QL SD/MMC-Card interface survey

2011-01-18 Thread Tobias Fröschle
Peter, a standard QL (even a [Super]Goldcard one) isn't exactly /fast/ anyways. So speed is relative. For me it should be faster than a floppy disk but can be slower than a hard disk. Standard QL stuff tends to be small - I think the most needed improvement on a floppy disk on a standard QL is