On 28/08/2017 19:51, Giorgio Garabello via Ql-Users wrote:
Hi Geoff, About your dictionaries ,, Qtyp is still a commercial program?
Giorgio
2017-08-28 20:41 GMT+02:00 Geoff Wicks via Ql-Users <
ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com>:
Thanks for the email. It's a good point, but as it h
I have always said that one of the strengths of the QL is that it caters
for minorities.
For the one person - or maybe two people who are interested - the 2017
version of my UK General Election analysis program is now available on
the downloads page of my website.
On 08/05/2017 12:30, Marcel Kilgus wrote:
Dilwyn Jones wrote:
Modern IT is getting so bad we will soon be better off going back to pencil
and paper.
I don't quite get why you don't just click yourself your own hosting
provider including a domain and eMail service and be done with it.
This
On 13/03/2017 15:45, Bob Spelten wrote:
Hi All,
I have removed the trail limitation for SuQcess 2.05 on my site.
Three language versions can now be downloaded.
I have used it almost daily over the past 10 years and am aware of
bugs in the program, although nobody else has reported any
On 13/01/2017 22:40, Norman Dunbar wrote:
And I have been known to keep the "Microsoft tech support" people on the phone
for hours! At least when they are talking to me, they are not ripping off some
unsuspecting person.
Mind you, I wouldn't do any of the above with windows, even in a vm!
On 04/11/2016 19:09, Ralf Reköndt wrote:
- Original Message - From: "Geoff Wicks"I am not sure whether
I was the writer of the tools that Rich refers to,
Text87 was always the most difficult of the QL word processors as no
one has ever been able to unravel the file forma
On 07/07/2016 14:31, Rich Mellor wrote:
On 07/07/2016 11:13, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
Hi,
Just my 2 cents worth.
As I understand it, Rich came under attack from some (as yet unnamed)
sources because he (i) sells old programs for the QL and (ii) sent
take-down notices (or was suspected of
On 29/10/2015 11:03, Bob Spelten wrote:
This weekend I came across the sad announcement that Dutch programmer
Dr. Ir. Carlo Delhez had died a week before. He was only 48.
He was a familiar name among Sinclair users. He wrote programs for ZX
& QL computers, both commercial and freeware. Among
On 19/07/2015 18:31, Norman Dunbar wrote:
Finally!
http://qdosmsq.dunbar-it.co.uk/downloads/AssemblyLanguage/Issue_002/Assembly_Language_002.pdf
Enjoy.
Cheers,
Norm.
I have just updated my newspage and checking that your weblink was
working correctly I came across the question on
On 22/07/2015 20:05, Derek wrote:
Hi Geoff,
The link does not work, should the be slash after .net
Sorry about that - I hadn't noticed. Corrected it is
www.gwicks.net/justwords.html
Best Wishes,
Geoff
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On 19/07/2015 09:39, Wolf wrote:
Good grief, whatever gave you that impression?
You can freely choose where your qxl.win file should lie, of course!
Wolfgang
On 07/18/2015 11:36 PM, jms1 wrote:
The real problem is the locations for the win1 to 8 is hard coded in the
scource of smsq and
On 17/07/2015 18:07, peterfox wrote:
Hi Geoff,
Thank you for coming back to me. I am very vague about making QXL.Wins
but is the command that you have given me is used in Windows or QPC2?
From within QPC2.
I can understand your problem as I have also been grappling with it this
week.
On 17/07/2015 10:06, Marcel Kilgus wrote:
I have no idea how you even managed to do put them there in Windows 8,
this should be pretty much impossible for normal users. Also, they
would be write protected there.
Note for everybody: DO NOT PUT FILES IN C:\
Search your drive for other copies of
When you formatted a win disk formerly it was saved on the C: drive.
If you format a win disk under windows 8 it is saved in a
subdirectory. I cannot remember the path but the command PRINT
WIN_DRIVE(x), where x is the number of the drive, will give you the path.
Sorry a typo.
The
This is blowing the trumpet for both myself and the QL.
The new edition of Family Tree magazine, which is in the shops tomorrow,
contains an article I have written on DNA and surname distribution.
It is illustrated by three maps that were all drawn on the QL using the
Just Words! mapping
On 24/02/2015 11:19, François Van Emelen wrote:
Hi Geoff,
It is rather difficult to test internet speed. I have been testing a
dozen of progs with Frefox and Opera (installed temporarily) and all
but one require Flashplayer to be active.
The results are all more or less the same: download=20
This is strictly speaking off topic, but given the number of us that are
using Firefox as our default browser probably still relevant and helpful.
Last week I went over to fibre broadband for financial reasons. My
contract with BT was coming to an end, and to tempt me to stay they
offered me
Somewhat belatedly, because I had to give priority to a family history
project that I had promised an editor, I have posted a review of 2014 on
the news page of my website.
www.gwicks.net/justwords.html
Best Wishes,
Geoff
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On 03/11/2014 22:42, John Gilpin wrote:
After following the thread, on this list, regarding the interest in
Jan Jones's book QL SuperBASIC - The Definitive Handbook, I was
asked by QUANTA to see if I could set up a rapport with Jan to see if
she would give QUANTA permission to re-publish her
On 30/10/2014 18:45, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote:
Geoff Wicks wrote:
Somewhat belatedly the QLis30 report is now on the newspage of my
website:
www.gwicks.net/justwords.html
Great report Geoff!
Currently I'm having problems displaying your QLis30 webpages
http://www.gwicks.net/QLis30.htm
and
http
Somewhat belatedly the QLis30 report is now on the newspage of my website:
www.gwicks.net/justwords.html
Best wishes,
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On 10/10/2014 10:12, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
The Dinner information page is on Geoff Wicks's site -
http://www.gwicks.net/qlis30dinner.htm
Holiday Inn, 132 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, EH12 6UA. - there is a
link to Google maps from Geoff's page. The page says function room
open from 7pm.
I
On 07/10/2014 21:21, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote:
Hi all,
I took 2 days off from work to complete the update of QL is 30 2014 The
Distribution. I'm ready to demo the current state (RC2) at the workshop in
Edinburgh.
http://www.qlis30.org.uk/#TheDistribution
I will take my notebook computer with me.
Just a reminder that we are asking all people coming to QLis30 to go to
the rear of the church.
This includes people arriving on foot. There is a path from the front of
the church to the Gyle Hall, but I am told it is a maze. There is a
danger you could get lost and your skeleton found by
On 08/10/2014 15:00, Derek Stewart wrote:
Hi Geoff,
I have always found that a serious of sign posts indicating the route
to be taken is a great help.
Regards,
Derek
Already prepared!,
Best wishes,
Geoff
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On 06/10/2014 21:42, extdgl42 wrote:
I will not be present at QLis30. Please donate the funds I committed to the
dinner to expenses of the meeting. Don't waste a dinner. My regards to all the
QLers I would've enjoyed meeting.
QL Forever!
Doug LaVerne 37830 USA
As a barely even peripheral
On 07/10/2014 08:52, pg...@q40.de wrote:
Fantastic. By the way, if the tables are planned in advance: It would
be perfect to be in the middle between Paul and Derek. I need Derek
for the Q60 demos and Paul to participate from his German-British
power converter ;-)
This should not be a big
It has been suggested that we should have name badges at QLis30. These
are not compulsory, but they will be available at both the dinner and at
the workshop.
The badges are plain plastic pin on types 7.5cm x 4cm. You will have to
provide your own content on a piece of paper that can be
On 06/10/2014 12:53, Geoff Wicks wrote:
It has been suggested that we should have name badges at QLis30. These
are not compulsory, but they will be available at both the dinner and
at the workshop.
The badges are plain plastic pin on types 7.5cm x 4cm. You will have
to provide your own
The QLis30 Skype address is QLis30.
Sorry it will be difficult to remember :-D .
I am not sure yet what use we will be making of Skype, but it is a
useful facility to have.
BTW Overseas attenders will need to bring electrical conversion plugs
with them,
Best Wishes,
Geoff
On 03/10/2014 15:39, paul wrote:
PS I hope this email comes over safely - BT have just made major
changes to my email account. I have lost all my sent files on
Thunderbird, although they are still on the BT server. Must find a
way to downlodd them.
I know on my ISP server that I can mark
On 03/10/2014 17:10, Derek Stewart wrote:
Hi Geoff,
If the mail is still on the Server, all you have to do get Thunderbird
to download the messages from the server, to the email client.
Regards,
Derek
Thanks again for the help. Unfortunately it does it for the inbox, but
not for sent
On Monday Rich sent out a newsletter to his customers containing a link
to the QLis30 website.
On the same day I had 138 hits on the site and I estimate that about 80
of these were on the the QLis30 webpage.
Thanks Rich,
Best wishes,
Geoff
www.gwicks.net/Qlis30.htm
Is there any one with a car who could bring a CRT Multisync Monitor with
15 pin VGA input to QLis30?
We would like this to help one of the German guests with a presentation,
Best wishes,
Geoff
PS I hope this email comes over safely - BT have just made major changes
to my email account. I
I am pleased to report that we have achieved the first aim of QLis30 -
attracting an international group of QL-ers.
Of the 22 people who have booked dinner 11 come from the UK and 11 from
overseas. On the Saturday we shall have QL-ers from Germany, the
Netherlands, the USA, Finland,
I understand there was some discussion on the QL Forum about QLis30 and
the question was raised whether there would be a bring and buy stall.
There is no tradition of doing this in the UK, but it is an idea. Would
there be interest? We would only be able to make 1 table available for
bring
On 04/09/2014 21:49, Derek Stewart wrote:
Hi Geoff,
I have got no problems with the menu, except I do not like whiskey
these days...
I was looking at the proposed activities, do you have a programme of
events yet?
Will I be able to update/buy software of hardware.
Regards,
Derek
Thanks
On 05/09/2014 19:12, Norman Dunbar wrote:
Evening Darren,
Speaking as a Jock, can I just say that whisky does indeed taste like floor
cleaner!
I am just curious - how do you know what floor cleaner tastes like?
Best Wishes,
Geoff
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On 01/09/2014 19:34, John Gilpin wrote:
Hi Geoff,
Please can you confirm that the Starters, Main Courses and Desserts
advertised on the QL is 30 web site are interchangeable. That is, can
we mix and match the courses - otherwise how do we plan our dinner?
Are the Sample Menus fixed meals
Just a reminder that bookings for the QLis30 dinner close this weekend.
I have added the payment link to the dinner webpage:
www.gwicks.net/qlis30dinner.htm
Best Wishes,
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Earlier this month I had a brief email exchange with a returnee who will
be at QLis30. He queried whether there would be any former QL luminaries
at the workshop. This was not for nostalgia purposes, but he instead
would like to learn from them. Why did they do what they did? Why did
they not
Just a reminder that payments for the QLis30 dinner should be made by
next weekend.
Because of continuing problems with the SQLUG bank account we are asking
all people to pay by the Quanta PayPal account:
https//quanta.org.uk/ql-30
This will take you directly to Quanta's PayPal account for
On 13/08/2014 17:45, John Gilpin wrote:
Hi all intended diners at QL is 30 Dinner.
QUANTA has, today added an extra page to it's Web Site containing two
new PayPal Payment buttons which can be used to pay for the dinner at
the QL is 30 event.
In an effort to limit the possibility of misuse
On 30/07/2014 02:55, paul wrote:
On 1/9/2006 6:17 AM, Phoebus R. Dokos (Φοίβος Ρ. Ντόκος) wrote:
Την Mon, 09 Jan 2006 03:33:44 -0500,ο(η) nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk
έγραψε:
snip
In addition, Geoff, I have *almost* got a working Sudoku generator
giving the options of easy, medium, hard and
Sorry I note I had not made it clear if wives and partners were
permitted at the dinner.
Of course they are!,
Best wishes,
Geoff
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On 18/06/2014 21:49, p...@zx81.de wrote:
As I am coming from a foreign country I definitely prefer a Scottish meal when
I visit Scotland.
I have thought up a good Scottish Menu ;-)
Starter: Porridge
Main Course: Haggis, Tatties and Neeps
Dessert: Deep Fried Mars Bar
(Well that's buggered up
On 19/06/2014 08:46, Colin Mckay wrote:
I expect to attend the event, and the evening meal. I opt for the carvery.
If this is to be at the Toby Carvery in Corstorphine, then I can thoroughly
recommend it from visits there approximately 4 years ago. However, seating
probably would be on the basis
At the moment we are looking at a lot of the mechanics of QLis30. One of
the things that is causes us a problem is the possibility of a QLis30
dinner. We want to do this as we believe informal contacts as just as
important as the event programme.
When we sounded out opinion on the date, you
On 15/06/2014 20:09, Tobias Fröschle wrote:
Hmm. Page doesn't work for me.
'you don't have permission to access...'
Regards,
Tobias
I have no idea what has gone wrong here. Could it be the device you are
using? Try going to my normal website and access the page from there.
On 16/06/2014 12:48, Geoff Wicks wrote:
On 15/06/2014 20:09, Tobias Fröschle wrote:
Hmm. Page doesn't work for me.
'you don't have permission to access...'
Regards,
Tobias
I have no idea what has gone wrong here. Could it be the device you
are using? Try going to my normal website
The QLis30 web page is now online:
www.gwicks.net/QLis30.htm
It is permissible to download the logo at the top of the page and place
it on your own website provided a link to QLis30 is added (hint! hint!).
Just a word about tables because I caused a bit of a stir when I last
mentioned
On 15/05/2014 17:16, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
One thing I would appreciate from Quanta is if someone would be
prepared to say a few words about electronic participation in
meetings. I am not thinking in terms of the technical details, but
more how it has turned out in practice.
I have participated
On 14/05/2014 20:48, John Gilpin wrote:
Geoff,
I have been following your ramblings about the QL-is-30 Workshop
with more than a little interest (but not much!!)
Your comments regarding the help and interest for this event coming
only from overseas, leads me to see that you have experienced
On 14/05/2014 19:10, j...@sinoda.demon.co.uk wrote:
Hi Geoff,
Let me say that the 2012 Quanta AGM was when I decided that I would
never go to another Quanta show. It was a two day event with nothing
whatsoever planned on the Saturday. I spent most of the time
wondering whether I could
On 15/05/2014 17:12, Paul wrote:
Are geoff. George and John the three that will receive my promised QL-SDs? If I
get your Adresses I can already send them to you (or whoever will receive them)
.
They are supposed to be used by you. They are not supposed to be prices for
lottery (or however
On 14/05/2014 08:42, Derek Stewart wrote:
Hi Geoff,
All the Quanta Shows are were all called Workshops.
Most Quanta Workshops that I attended in the past had sub themes and
interested talks going on.
When I used to organise QL/Quanta Workshops, I always had programme of
events issued in
On 14/05/2014 12:31, j...@sinoda.demon.co.uk wrote:
I had planned to attend Edinburgh, not to give a talk, but to gain
information and learn. However, as I seem to fit all the criteria that
Geoff has mentioned, I am happy if it is considered that I am not the
target audience for QLis30.
If
On 13/05/2014 14:44, pg...@q40.de wrote:
Hi,
we had a little conversation about Geoff's recent post on the German
QL forum. In conclusion, we are glad if *everybody* who is
interested in the QL, is very welcome at the meeting in Edinburgh.
Our hope is that nobbody feels discouraged, in case of
The Edinburgh QLis30 event is booked for 11th October 2014. This was the
date that most people wanted.
The venue is the Gyle Hall of the St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Glasgow
Road, EH12 8LJ.
The venue is on the main road from Edinburgh city centre to Edinburgh
Airport and Glasgow. The bus
On 04/05/2014 09:54, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote:
Geoff Wicks wrote:
One of our considerations is that Edinburgh is a tourist destination. If
we hold
the event too early it could be too busy and hotels too expensive.
October might be possible,
I had a discussion with my family this morning. We
On 17/04/2014 10:51, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
Hi everyone,
I got asked the following question by a user in Italy – does anyone know the
answer?
Dilwyn Jones
my printer epl 6200 (advanced) is practically out of
On 08/04/2014 18:10, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
From my point of view, I know of no particular weekend that is not
possible for me, although I expect that early autumn might be
preferable for me. At this stage, I don't know if Rich is still hoping
to go ahead with the event he proposed earlier.
: Geoff Wicks gtwi...@btinternet.com
To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
We think we have found the hall we would like to use for QLis30. It is a
church hall with a WiFi facility. These means the event would be on a
Saturday.
The hall is near the airport and there is a Marriott Hotel in the same
street
On 30/03/2014 23:08, Dave Park wrote:
snip
Will this be a QUANTA event or independently organised?
Dave
I an not getting involved with the choice of venue and financing. This
is primarily an SQLUG event and they have the local knowledge that I
don't have. As Colin Mckay has said SQLUG has
Thanks for the email. You have raised a lot of important points.
On 31/03/2014 09:56, Colin Mckay wrote:
The latest suggestion was that in terms of a meeting room, the event would
extend over one day, i.e. a Saturday.
Supposing the hours will be between 10am until 6pm, i.e. 8 hours, how
On 29/03/2014 22:05, John Gilpin wrote:
Now, there's a funny coincidence - or is it?
Starting with Geoff Wicks' empty email at 19:12 on 28/03/2014 I have
received *THREE *copies of all emails from this list instead of my
usual two ( All quanta.org.uk email addresses are registered
This is another email with pasted text. I have used a different
technique and it worked OK in a test. Hopefully it will transmit without
problems:
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Second attempt to avoid retyping:
Holding an event in Edinburgh is to a certain extent risky. There is no
large QL community within the immediate catchment area. This means we
have to attract QL-ers from outside the area and I think these will be
mainly the more active QL-ers whom you might
On 28/03/2014 19:29, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
Probably the first time I've seen Geoff lost for words... :-D
Dilwyn
-Original Message- From: Geoff Wicks Sent: Friday, March 28,
2014 7:24 PM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: [Ql-Users] Aargh!
Sorry about the problems. Content I pasted
On 28/03/2014 22:22, jms1 wrote:
Dear QLis30 fans.
That is one thing that SQLUG has not thought off.
I can imagine it will enable a number of people to take part who
otherwise
would not be able to attend.
Will an optical fibre connection and wireless router to the internet do?
What other
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Sorry about the first message. I am not sure what happened. Below is the
original:
Original Message
Subject:QLis30
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 19:12:47 +
From: Geoff Wicks gtwi...@btinternet.com
To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Sorry about the problems. Content I pasted is not being transmitted.
I'll try again,
Best Wishes,
Geoff
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On 04/02/2014 08:35, John Gilpin wrote:
Further to your emails Re: [QL-Users] QLis30 pledge..., I have great
pleasure in advising you as follows:
At a meeting of the QUANTA Committee on Sunday 02/02/2014, the topic
of a Workshop to celebrate QLis30 was discussed and it was decided
that if,
On 04/02/2014 17:20, Dave Park wrote:
Here's one:
I would try to have a skype video link established, since I cannot attend
in person.
I would run a virtual stall showing my new range of products. Depending
on when in the year it is organised, this might be the new UltimIDE, the
UltraQ
I forgot to mention it in my email yesterday. I had my weekly
statistics report. 70 people have accessed the Last Five Years article
and, more interestingly, 50 the QLis30 article. There is some interest
in the subject.
Another interesting statistic was that 10 visitors came to the site via
On 12/01/2014 00:18, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote:
January 12th, what does this say to us? Right, on that date 30 years ago,
the Sinclair QL Professional Computer has been launched. Let's celebrate
with some great stuff for all Sinclair (QL) enthusiasts! Visit this new
website:
http://www.qlis30.org.uk
On 07/01/2014 03:50, Timothy Swenson wrote:
I've been sitting out the conversations about Quanta, QL Today, etc,
but I thought I would chime in here.
When it comes to volunteer projects, we have to remember the old
adage: You can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink
Having
On 03/01/2014 10:04, Derek Stewart wrote:
Hi Geoff,
I like your web site, no problems with Firefox and PDF plugins, but I
am using Linux.
Regards,
Derek
Thanks for the compliment.
Since the closure of QL Today I have had a 50% increase in hits on my
news page. It happened suddenly and
If anyone is still interested in organising a QLis30 event, I have
written an account of the last five QL years. There have probably been
more positive developments than most of us think, but also a few
disappointments.
It is available on the news page of my website:
On 03/12/2013 15:15, Peter wrote:
Urs Koenig (QL) wrote:
[...]
8. It should not be restricted to the QL only, but at least be themed and
addressed as an all Sinclair event. Open for everyone, even for alien retro
computer systems (ATARI, COMMODORE, AMSTRAD, etc.).
Even at a Sinclair-only
On 11/11/2013 22:31, John Gilpin wrote:
On 11/11/2013 19:54, Geoff Wicks wrote:
On 11/11/2013 19:14, Derek Stewart wrote:
On 10/11/13 16:57, Geoff Wicks wrote:
On 09/11/2013 20:27, Derek Stewart wrote:
On 09/11/13 16:21, Norman Dunbar wrote:
Evening all,
new job, no time for hardly
On 11/11/2013 20:59, Richard Mellor t/as RWAP Services wrote:
On Mon, November 11, 2013 8:54 pm, Tobias Fröschle wrote:
Am 11.11.2013 um 21:00 schrieb Peter Graf:
SQLUG could probably find a location and maybe pay for the hall in
Edinburgh or even possibly Glasgow.
Would be somewhere
On 11/11/2013 07:53, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
Hi,
Why not have a QL Show in each country and we support each other...
How very kind of you to offer to organise and finance the UK event!
Let's not get sidetracked.
I'd like to repeat my earlier question : can anyone guestimate how
many
On 11/11/2013 15:27, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
Hi,
Then let's be serious. What is the minimum number you would want at a
continental show to ensure its viability?
Actually, none. I just want to get a feel for the number that *might*
come. Suppose someone were to organize something. Would it
On 11/11/2013 19:14, Derek Stewart wrote:
On 10/11/13 16:57, Geoff Wicks wrote:
On 09/11/2013 20:27, Derek Stewart wrote:
On 09/11/13 16:21, Norman Dunbar wrote:
Evening all,
new job, no time for hardly anything at the moment, so a serious delay
in replying.
In the event of there being a QL
On 09/11/2013 20:27, Derek Stewart wrote:
On 09/11/13 16:21, Norman Dunbar wrote:
Evening all,
new job, no time for hardly anything at the moment, so a serious delay
in replying.
In the event of there being a QL is 30 event, in the UK or abroad, it is
highly unlikely that I would attend.
On 30/10/2013 17:01, Geoff Wicks wrote:
I shall be just as happy with no feedback at all. No feedback is also
feedback!
There have been three items of feedback - all meaty and helpful - but
three is not enough. I am, however, quite happy with the outcome as it
gives clarity
On 03/11/2013 22:52, Davide Santachiara wrote:
Dear Geoff, Ian,
Of course with my email I had no intention whatsoever to propose an event in
Italy. The last international meeting was held here in 2003 and the boundary
conditions for its organization were already at the limit 10 years ago. I
On 03/11/2013 16:51, Ian Pine wrote:
I'm not sure which country is preferred to hold an event but I could
not justify the expense of travelling outside UK at the moment.
If to be held in UK what about seeing if something could be done in
co-operation with The National Museum of Computing
So far discussion of a possible QLis30 event has been on whether or not
such an event should be held at all; whether it should be a two day or
one day event; and whether anyone will bother to attend.
The most important thing - the content of the event - has scarcely been
mentioned. In fact I
On 24/10/2013 11:48, Rich Mellor wrote:
On 24/10/2013 08:11, Dave Park wrote:
It sounds like Rich is making a proposition that Quanta should at least
investigate, without individuals shooting it down in flames. One
thing it
does is give Quanta access to a lot of Sinclair fans who aren't QLers
So the questions which arise are:
a) What would people wish to see at such an event
b) What would be the deciding factor on whether people would want to
attend
c) Should the event be organised and run by Quanta, or do people think
it would be better to have a wider Sinclair event at which
We need to inject some realism into this discussion and that means
looking in some detail at Quanta's finances.
We have to stop thinking that Quanta has a huge pot of gold. Admittedly
there is still some gold, but it is a very small pot.
In practiced Quanta's finances are in a more serious
On 19/10/2013 20:16, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
A celebratory event would be great if we could find a suitable venue,
not too expensive and could be certain of visitors. Rich has
suggested the Computer Museum as a venue and it's the closest we've
got to one, I think. It needn't necessarily be a
On 27/09/2013 10:34, Rich Mellor wrote:
I thought I would just add my pwn comments on the sad demise of QL-Today.
Many thanks for all of the efforts and contributions which have been
made over the years - I always enjoyed reading the magazine and
following various articles.
It was
On 24/09/2013 17:38, Per Witte wrote:
Great DVD! Nice last read! I particularly enjoyed Marcel's piece on how QPC
came to be. Thanks for that.
Now its over, mainly due to the lack of copy and readers, which in turn is
probably due to much reduced activity. For my part, I stopped contributing
On 19/09/2013 21:17, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
Geoff Wicks wrote:
It was Jochen you have thank.
I objected to the last two words on the grounds that there were no
known QL-ers in Wales,
Probably true, we all (3 of us?) probably use QPC2 now!
Posted from a reinforced bunker at an undisclosed
On 19/09/2013 18:17, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
On a personal note, as the first editor of the magazine, it was so
nice that the last words on the back cover of the very last issue were
in Welsh, not sure of that was a subtle and personal note or not, but
in case it was (and knowing Geoff it might
On 02/09/2013 12:29, Bob Spelten wrote:
Op Mon, 02 Sep 2013 10:33:18 +0200 schreef Rich Mellor
r...@rwapservices.co.uk:
Does anyone have the correct lead to connect a QL to a Phillips 8833
monitor - it has a scart like socket and an 8 pin din on the back.
Unfortunately, the standard QL
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