Apart from the fact that you would need several orders of magnitude more
processor power and a massive operating system rewrite to drive that little
lot, it's a grand idea. ;)
Honestly, I think the future of the QL - as with most retro computing - lies
in emulation, but that doesn't have to be
On 28 Jan 2011, at 22:18, Tony Firshman wrote:
My view is that Quanta is still needed and rightly so - plenty of people are
still returning to the QL and need a source of knowledge and hand-holding,
it is just that Quanta needs more members and particularly committee members
to help
On 29/01/2011 09:58, gdgqler wrote:
On 28 Jan 2011, at 22:18, Tony Firshman wrote:
My view is that Quanta is still needed and rightly so - plenty of people are
still returning to the QL and need a source of knowledge and hand-holding, it
is just that Quanta needs more members and
The deadline for Quanta magazine contributions is approaching (5th
February) and because the magazine will contain AGM information it
will have to be done pretty much to schedule (despite technically not
having an editor...)
If anyone has any material for the news pages, now would be a good
Just been on QL Forum (www.qlforum.co.uk) and am impressed with the
number of postings in January. Pete and Rob have done quite a good job
with this - well done guys.
Dilwyn Jones
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On 29 January 2011 12:40, Dilwyn Jones dil...@evans1511.fsnet.co.uk wrote:
Just been on QL Forum (www.qlforum.co.uk) and am impressed with the number
of postings in January. Pete and Rob have done quite a good job with this -
well done guys.
Dilwyn Jones
Thanks Dilwyn! :)
We hope the site
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From: Rich Mellor r...@rwapservices.co.uk
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I don't want to become embroiled in the discussions over the constitution
of Quanta and
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If the future of Quanta is in legal jeopardy due to breaches of the
constitution, then the
Just been on QL Forum (www.qlforum.co.uk) and am impressed with the
number
of postings in January. Pete and Rob have done quite a good job
with this -
well done guys.
Dilwyn Jones
Thanks Dilwyn! :)
We hope the site will continue to grow and grow!
Rob.
When I first heard about the QL Forum I
Having read with interest Geoff Wicks' musings about the errors in
QUANTA's ways, I would like to give you all, the facts that both me and
the QUANTA Committee considered to be in accordance with the current (at
that time) QUANTA Constitution.
I joined the QUANTA Committee in April 2001 - see
Dilwyn,
Would anyone be willing and able to help us with this? I'll gladly send
a CD copy of the Windows version to anyone willing to help.
Bung me over the CD then please and I'll see what works and what
doesn't. I have access to XP running in an emulator on this laptop plus
OpenSuse 11.2 64
On 29 Jan 2011, at 15:31, Norman Dunbar wrote:
Would anyone be willing and able to help us with this? I'll gladly send
a CD copy of the Windows version to anyone willing to help.
Bung me over the CD then please and I'll see what works and what
doesn't. I have access to XP running in an
To all those who responded to my original email by saying that Quanta should
not close:
Hands up those who are prepared to be editor of the Quanta Magazine.
Now hands up those those who are prepared to be treasurer of Quanta.
And if no one has put their hands up to either, how the hell do you
But this is a discussion we should have had a year ago when I first posted
on this issue.
And in reply to your private email - no I'm not angry,
Best Wishes,
Geoff
PS Guess who I have upset by posting this at the top!
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On 29/01/2011 04:55, gdgqler wrote:
On 29 Jan 2011, at 15:31, Norman Dunbar wrote:
Would anyone be willing and able to help us with this? I'll gladly send
a CD copy of the Windows version to anyone willing to help.
Bung me over the CD then please and I'll see what works and what
doesn't. I
Part of the reason the uQLx has not been so seamless is that it supports
a variety of Unix systems on a variety of CPU's. To make it seamless, a
version would have to be compiled for a variety of Unix flavors,
including a variety of Linux flavors (and the different install
packages). The
On 29/01/2011 06:47, Timothy Swenson wrote:
Part of the reason the uQLx has not been so seamless is that it
supports a variety of Unix systems on a variety of CPU's. To make it
seamless, a version would have to be compiled for a variety of Unix
flavors, including a variety of Linux flavors
Part of the reason the uQLx has not been so seamless is that it
supports a variety of Unix systems on a variety of CPU's. To make
it seamless, a version would have to be compiled for a variety of
Unix flavors, including a variety of Linux flavors (and the
different install packages). The
On 28/01/11 20:29, Geoff Wicks wrote:
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John Gilpin will be
On 1/29/2011 11:07 AM, Bryan Horstmann wrote:
Where can I get to from the x386 platform; not on the West Coast Main
line I'm sure?
Bryan H
The x386 platform is on the CalTrain line in Santa Clara, near the Intel
Corporate campus. :-)
BTW, that usage of platform is not quite that common on
Hi Geoff,
Suggest you look up transactional analysis in google especially critical parent
and willful child roles.
In law in the UK there is a differentiation between criminal and civil law. Any
perceived violations of Quanta's constitution will fall in to civil law, unless
you are
On 1/29/2011 11:03 AM, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
Can this be done with Linux systems?
Odds are it can be done. Most of the QL emulators can be run as simple
executables. If system variables need to be set, then a shell script
wrapper can be written. Expecting Wine to be installed. That might be
Hi, I posted on this last a few years ago. I am in the processing of
completing a build of a new PC. One check I use is to see how many bogomips I
can get from QPC2. On my last system Windows XP, Core 2 duo 2.4Ghz, 2 GB RAM
etc I got around the 150 bogomips level, just less than a Q60
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Hi Geoff,
Suggest you look up transactional analysis in google especially critical
parent
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Geoff
Quanta should continue,if there is a breach of constitution then change
it.
Why not wind
On 29/01/2011 12:54, Geoff Wicks wrote:
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I don't want to become embroiled in the discussions
Hi Geoff,
Actually, I disagree and this is where the constitution is badly
worded - ordinary members is also used to describe members of
Quanta, not just the committee and I would therefore interpret this
clause to mean that the Committee can fill vacancies by [co-opting
members of Quanta]
Hi,
News clip, that could be useful for all of us.
O2 to launch free Wi-Fi hotspot network
Taking on BT and The Cloud, the mobile operator plans to give customers
and non-customers alike access to free Wi-Fi via 15,000 hotspots around
the UK
http://nl.zdnet.co.uk/da4BsBDaic/ivBvH
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I asked a friend who could give an opinion and she said:
The question here is, If a person is appointed to a position in
contravention of the Constitution, is the appointment invalid or is it
merely improper.
If the appointment is invalid, the person is not the position holder and
cannot conduct
On 29/01/2011 22:34, Malcolm Cadman wrote:
Hi,
News clip, that could be useful for all of us.
O2 to launch free Wi-Fi hotspot network
Taking on BT and The Cloud, the mobile operator plans to give
customers and non-customers alike access to free Wi-Fi via 15,000
hotspots around the UK
From the discussion I can get a feel for what might be the issue that
is being discussed. Over the last 12 years I've been on the Board of 4
different non-profits. I've written the By-laws (what you guys are
calling the Constitution) for one non-profit.
The only time the By-laws really come
On 29/01/2011 23:29, Timothy Swenson wrote:
From the discussion I can get a feel for what might be the issue that
is being discussed. Over the last 12 years I've been on the Board of
4 different non-profits. I've written the By-laws (what you guys are
calling the Constitution) for one
On 1/29/2011 3:51 PM, Rich Mellor wrote:
With so much experience - maybe we should nominate Tim to the committee? !!
Nice Idea, but I think it will be a hell of a commute for me to attend
any Quanta meeting. Even by phone, I'm 8 time zones away from the UK.
I've let my QL Today
Norman Dunbar wrote:
On 27/01/11 15:48, gdgqler wrote:
Of course. but why at runtime?
Code reuse and/or share-ability. If you have 10 applications running and
each one needs the same library code, isn't it much better to have one
copy used by all, rather than running the system with
Does anyone know if there is enough of Linux left in Android to compile
and run uQLx? Has anyone tried?
Per
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A little Google searching and it looks like the answer is No. No X
windows, no standard GNU libraries, etc. Looks like most of the apps
are java-based.
Tim Swenson
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El 30/01/2011 1:27, Timothy Swenson escribió:
A little Google searching and it looks like the answer is No. No X windows, no
standard GNU libraries, etc. Looks like most of the apps are java-based.
But if it has a hackable kernel, and you can use (or add) console frame buffer
support, you
On 30/01/2011 00:05, Timothy Swenson wrote:
On 1/29/2011 3:51 PM, Rich Mellor wrote:
With so much experience - maybe we should nominate Tim to the
committee? !!
Nice Idea, but I think it will be a hell of a commute for me to attend
any Quanta meeting. Even by phone, I'm 8 time zones away
On 1/29/2011 5:32 PM, Rich Mellor wrote:
Have you signed up to the ZX80/ZX81 forums - some interesting things on
there as well about assembly programming -
www.rwapservices.co.uk/ZX80_ZX81/forums/
Rich, you must be getting old. Don't you remember my signing up and a
few e-mails about the
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