Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-17 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I'm replying to all, Dilwyn, I note that ql-us...@q-v-d.com & ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com are in the recipient's. Sorry. I didn't break your Web site though! Didn't you? ;-) Ah well, it's back now anyway... nice quick personal service on a Sunday from my ISP (a certain well known former QL trad

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-17 Thread Norman Dunbar
> >Dilwyn > >-Original Message- >From: Norman Dunbar >Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2016 2:48 PM >To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com ; ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com >Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10 > >Hi Tim, > >On 16/01/16 20:03, Timothy Swenson wrote: >> The onl

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-17 Thread Dilwyn Jones
g to their dreaded call centre, maybe. Hmm, reminds me, EE are about to be gobbled up by BT aren't they? Maybe they'll change their name to BTee now ;-) Dilwyn -Original Message- From: Tobias Fröschle Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2016 5:23 PM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Q

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-17 Thread Tobias Fröschle
us...@q-v-d.com ; ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10 Hi Tim, On 16/01/16 20:03, Timothy Swenson wrote: The only major problem I have is that I can't print to a printer attached to a Windows system. just out of interest, is your printer USB attached or net

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-17 Thread Dilwyn Jones
PM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com ; ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10 Hi Tim, On 16/01/16 20:03, Timothy Swenson wrote: The only major problem I have is that I can't print to a printer attached to a Windows system. just out of interest, is your printer USB attach

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-17 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 17/01/16 11:54, pjwitte wrote: Of course the perfect scenario is not possible today (viz dream 1), but it might be possible to come pretty close. Perhaps I should think this through and do some tests rather than throw it all out here? But just out of interest what dyall think? A. A base unit

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-17 Thread Norman Dunbar
Hi Tim, On 16/01/16 20:03, Timothy Swenson wrote: The only major problem I have is that I can't print to a printer attached to a Windows system. just out of interest, is your printer USB attached or network? I have a very old HP Photosmart 2610 all in one and it can be USB or network attache

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-17 Thread pjwitte
Thanks for the info, Norman. I know those of us engaging in a topic some on this list deem un-QL, risk a public spanking at the next "QL is xx". However, as long as the QL is at the heart of the discussion, I believe we may just wriggle out of chastisement if not censure.. On 16/01/2016 17:24,

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-16 Thread Norman Dunbar
Evening Dilwyn, Ah yes, I do recall something about your past problems with Windows! I wasn't aware you had Packard Bell kit though, Curry's "own brand" stuff, or junk as we IT professionals know it. I had one of those briefly some years back. Took it back to PC World as unfit for purpose and g

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-16 Thread Norman Dunbar
Hi Tim, > Instead of Linux Mint, I went with Lubuntu (Ubuntu light). I first > installed Linux on an older Lenovo with 512MB of memory. Linux Mint > would hardly start, but Lubuntu worked great. I borrowed my wife's old Dell Inspiring laptop and put Mint 17 32 bit on it. With Cinnamon deskto

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-16 Thread Timothy Swenson
On 01/16/2016 09:25 AM, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Careful, Norman, you might just tempt me to Linux at this rate. Which would not be that bad to do. I've been running exclusively Linux at home for about 3 years. The only major problem I have is that I can't print to a printer attached to a Window

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-16 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Gregory Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2016 6:54 PM To: ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10 On Sat, 16 Jan 2016, at 06:25 PM, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Packard Bell (desktop), Zoostorm (netbook), This unfortunately explains your failure :-( Friends don't let friends bu

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-16 Thread Graeme Gregory
On Sat, 16 Jan 2016, at 06:25 PM, Dilwyn Jones wrote: > Packard Bell (desktop), Zoostorm (netbook), This unfortunately explains your failure :-( Friends don't let friends buy either of these manufacturers :-( G ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-16 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Packard Bell (desktop), Zoostorm (netbook), another machine consigned to the attic due to lack of space down here, whose brand I can't remember off hand. Plus an Intel Compute Stick supplied by eBuyer in December with Win10 32-bit preinstalled, but died during the first Windows update and has ju

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-16 Thread Graeme Gregory
On Sat, 16 Jan 2016, at 05:25 PM, Dilwyn Jones wrote: > > Yes, there is lots to hate in any OS, I know Mac users who whine about > > this and that never working, updates that break things and those damned U2 > > albums that appear every 5 minutes like a virus! I know Linux users who > > whine

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-16 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Yes, there is lots to hate in any OS, I know Mac users who whine about this and that never working, updates that break things and those damned U2 albums that appear every 5 minutes like a virus! I know Linux users who whine about other stuff. I have been known to shout at QDOS myself from time

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-16 Thread Norman Dunbar
I was sure I'd replied to this email a while back, but now I don;t see it. Here goes again! > Yo! Norman. Does QPC2 still work under current versions of Wine? Yes, pretty much perfectly. I have no problems. Accessing the Floppy Disc hardware obviously doesn't work though - as far as I remember

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-05 Thread Derek Stewart
Hi, I use QPC2, QPC1 (via DOSBOX), Qemulator and under Wine and SMSQmulator under Java, on Linux. I dumped Windows years ago, even Autocad works under Wine, though I am struggling with Solidworks 2014, but I told there solution around this. I do not think Windows is a viable solution now, e

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-04 Thread Timothy Swenson
On 01/04/2016 08:35 AM, pjwitte wrote: Almost every year I reconsider whether its worth emigrating to Linux, but its just such a hassel I'm using Lubuntu 14.X and my migration from Windows XP was quite smooth. At the time I was using all Open Source tools that are also cross platform: Fir

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-04 Thread pjwitte
On 02/01/2016 18:21, Norman Dunbar wrote: > On 2 January 2016 15:46:55 GMT+00:00, pjwitte wrote: > > Traditional seasons' greatings implied.. > > Recently Windoze 10 has started messing with QPC2: When I put my > machine to sleep with QPC2 in fullscreen mode in the background it >

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-04 Thread pjwitte
On 03/01/2016 14:19, Bob Spelten wrote: Op Sat, 02 Jan 2016 16:46:55 +0100 schreef pjwitte : Traditional seasons' greatings implied.. Recently Windoze 10 has started messing with QPC2: When I put my machine to sleep with QPC2 in fullscreen mode in the background it wakes up with QPC2 in a cata

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-03 Thread Bob Spelten
Op Sat, 02 Jan 2016 16:46:55 +0100 schreef pjwitte : Traditional seasons' greatings implied.. Recently Windoze 10 has started messing with QPC2: When I put my machine to sleep with QPC2 in fullscreen mode in the background it wakes up with QPC2 in a catatonic state: No display, no response.

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 <> W10

2016-01-02 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 2 January 2016 15:46:55 GMT+00:00, pjwitte wrote: >Traditional seasons' greatings implied.. > >Recently Windoze 10 has started messing with QPC2: When I put my >machine to sleep with QPC2 in fullscreen mode in the background it >wakes up with QPC2 in a catatonic state: No display, no response