computers let you get at them, rather than the new
computers which just give you ready made applications.
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and Othello.
Actually, I _do_ have a life outside computers.
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NA) and a (fully) working set of floppy drives. It
would warm the cockles of my little black heart to be able to do
large shares of what I currently take PCs and Macs to do on that Little
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Eventually they went for the then emerging PC market, and more or less
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Yes, but programs like QWord show that the OS can now do good graphics
... it just needs another platform to run on, at present.
That depends
type, probably again modular too, that
would significantly change the system - discarding the existing GC's and
SGC's
*£300 to £400 an entirely, or almost entirely, new system of a small
size, or even portable, using standard available parts as far as
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http://web.inter.nl.net/users/J.Kortink/home/hardware/gommc/what.htm
Cost is around 74 euros plus postage and the MMC.
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I have changed the subject heading, to reflect the topic.
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Well ... 2 years
the value was dropping downwards. Whereas now the
value is rising up again.
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been prototyped and a free software to access it was already
written?
Peter
I would say get it on the market !
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to older software are only partial. Usually
done a good will basis.
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be motivated by a
proprietary system.)
Some collaborative and cross-over projects like that would be great to
see on the QL.
Like you I remain optimistic.
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The DriverGuide web site, for example.
Given a specification of what is required, I guess that someone out
there will be able to adapt an existing driver to QL needs.
It is not that difficult, as is about modifying the essential core
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updates are available via a web site.
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long ago, there's so much material
that even I forget I have some files sometimes!
Yes, we all need reminding, every now and again ... :-)
I have just come across this quotation :
http://www.quotationsbook.com/quote/13336/
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if it got some people writing software again.
That would be a good idea. Some kind of compilation that brings
together programming skills documented for Assembler, BASIC and C.
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hardware and stuff
On 19 Feb 2007, at 19:08, Malcolm Cadman wrote:
Can someone write an article for one of the magazines - Quanta or QL
Today - around how to use Turbo and TurboPTR ?
Beginning from the easy to the expert level of use.
Sounds a good idea.
Any volunteers apart from me?
George
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On 19 Feb 2007, at 19:08, Malcolm Cadman wrote:
Can someone write
an
expert
like you chaps.
We'll see.
Neil
There is a lot of information around for c68.
Also most general books on C are equally valid because of the nature of
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On 21 Feb 2007, at 16:37, Malcolm Cadman wrote:
I am looking for some well developed examples to show the features of
TurboPTR in practice.
The application itself does not have to be very complex, just a
vehicle
ability, etc.
Could be prompted for.
That way a developer can see some interest to be fulfilled
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to be a switch somewhere to tell the assembler which
macro type to expect.
From this and your earlier comments, am I correct in understanding that
GWASS is a more modern Assembler than Qmac ?
Making GWASS the better way forward in the future.
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photos ... now you need to get some software like Photoshop and
enhance and manipulate the digital images.
There is a magazine called Digtial Photo, that is all about digtial
imaging for photographers. Which has a good CD-ROM with the magazine.
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On 25 Feb 2007, at 17:30, Malcolm Cadman wrote:
From this and your earlier comments, am I correct in understanding
that
GWASS is a more modern Assembler than Qmac ?
George Gwilt replied :
GWASS has been changed fairly
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On 26 Feb 2007, at 16:12, Malcolm Cadman wrote:
Assembling the SMSQ/E source on GWASS as well as Qmac does give some
future protection.
The user would not experience any difference, I assume. Unless
using a
processor
installing WIN95 on an old PC, and compares the
use of PC software with that in use now. Asking is there much of a
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Cheers,
Norman, not in Wales, but not far away !
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!!
It needs the Aurora and a hard drive to test, as QWord is too large to
fit on a floppy disk, obviously.
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Yes I
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Veery hard to understand the question since the header of each mail
contains
as
other items of interest. So, if you are the look out for something, we
may well be able to help you.
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Hi,
The London QL Quanta Group meeting for 8th April 2007 will now be
cancelled.
This will allow regular members to attend at the Hove Workshop to be
held on the following Sunday - 15th April 2007, 10.00am to 4.00pm
mole in the heart of Quanta that work
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available for sale, if anyone is
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On Fri, 2007-02-16 at 17:47 +, Malcolm Cadman wrote:
David, you should raise more issues about the Q60 on this list.
No need to wait 2 years again ... :-(.
I don't have any Q60 issues any more. When no one could tell me
distribution of Linux.
Clip
CD's / DVD's / Downloads / Magazines, etc ... all add to the total cost
of ownership. Although it may not seem so obvious to the user.
Still, all a part of the fun !
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agree.
That way a good deal of the software is readily available, without
downloading off the web.
The only slight drawback is that the CD goes out of date when new
versions occur. Although for a lot of the software this not too
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a coloured background gives a lower contrast
ratio with the black for the text.
The protection theory also made them hard to read. The only one that
was restful was black on a yellow ground.
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, and much more would be
achievable
If a cut down, runtime version of QPC / SMSQ/E came with it, then PC
users would be oblivious of their machine having been taken over by a QL
Emulator.
Which would in itself be a neat reversal ... :-)
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it simple and easy to
scan for reading.
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Or fun ... ?
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to prepare young people for the world of
further study or for work ... where M$ dominates. At the same time we
are actually teaching transferable skills ... so that in the future
further adaption can be made.
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a category for user groups, like Quanta centrally
in the UK and local Groups, as well all the international QL Groups.
After all it the users that keep up the interest.
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Sinclair!
The Yahoo! Search engine pick ups your QL wiki straight away ...
whereas Google seems to struggle to find it.
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using the nothing ventured nothing gained train of
thought.
Good idea ... what is the link ?
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I daresay that one way of promoting both Wikis is for those of us with
QL
Hi,
Enjoyable event ... :-)
Thanks to the organisers.
Nice to meet with people again.
Interesting progress made on the new Quanta web site, that will be
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Card with 2Mb RAM and the
Super Gold Card with 4Mb RAM.
Still very useful if you need if you need the expanded features adding
to a black box QL.
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are
always shuffling data storage from one medium to another.
As long as we have the means to do so, then we remain in charge.
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is around £45, but then again if there
is an auction then it is down to what the bidder is prepared to bid.
Which is the basis for ebay, etc .
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messed up with scattered files and
spaces like a PC hard drive.
Interestingly, though I have found with WIN95 and QPC2 that a QXL.WIN of
500Mb is slow to read ... and therefore better to stick to 150Mb.
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of time.
Windows Vista will no doubt accelerate this trend ...
By the way, how large are people creating their WIN drives ?
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drive ... I guess we just
can't get enough of it ... :-)
I wonder how many QL microdrives that is the equivalent of ?
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?
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Last week I was pestering you all with questions about formatting
Page Designer 2.
I've not experienced losing data through an unreadable floppy disk -
always found them reliable. Of course, if stored well.
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the sub groups maintenance feature is ready for
trialling ... and I will participate.
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with a customised Linux OS
called Qtopia ... so this Q thing is catching on elsewhere .
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with a customised Linux OS
called Qtopia ... so this Q thing is catching on elsewhere .
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I guess we'll all have to joing the Q (queue) for these names then
:o|
Sorry, couldn't resist that, seeing as queues seem such a part of
British life :-(
Indeed ! Yet are we the first in the queue
are interested in a QL monitor, then contact me directly.
In addition I am in the process of receiving a large donation of
hardware, manuals, etc for the BBC Micro and the early Acorn RISC
machines.
I will sorting through this in the next few months too.
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by a simple adapter. Look on eBay for IDE
CompactFlash and you'll find a dozen, prized between 5 and 20 EUR
perhaps.
Marcel
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forgotten more than I can now remember, All I
need I can do with my
Q-emuLator on a Stick.
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to use post.
Actually posting is not too bad in both the UK and Europe , take a look
at :
parcel2go - www.parcel2go.com
I your case the item(s) are being offered free ... so the cost of the
posting is the only actual cost to the buyer.
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to download from my website at:
http://www.dilwyn.uk6.net/arch/index.html
An excellent idea ... however after downloading InfoZip 5.32 doesn't
seem to like the archive of zipman.zip ... :-(
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there was such an
important size difference between the actual file and the size mentioned
on your website.
SNIP
Thanks for the new version.
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need a TV to test them !
What is a TV then, Norman ?
All QL's are capable of driving a colour monitor ... :-)
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reliably.
When new the had a value each of somewhere between around £700 to £2500.
Time marches on !!
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a potentially knackered QL with
a conversion cable to my (business) monitor !
A TV will be found
Cheers,
Norman.
Ah, but then if you were to need a dedicated QL monitor, then you just
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harder to get hold of.
Although, good luck if you offered either of the latter equipment.
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Malcolm Cadman wrote:
Hi,
I have just added some links to my web site of the emerging Sinclair
Industrial Design details that are being put up by Rick Dickinson -
former Senior Designer at Sinclair Research
/
A divide for Ql wiould be the first step
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Hi,
I have just added some links to my web site of the emerging
succeeded and had even
employed the head man from IBM's wafer research. Since then, nothing.
Cheers,
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Tony Church
Tele 01707662791
Fax 01707662791
Mob 07886567786
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. The
venue for both of these Shows being at Byfleet.
However, this may well have now ended; and there are no plans for a Show
this year of 2007.
Malcolm (Cadman)
You mention the London QL and quanta group, is it possible to come along to
one of your meetings or do members still attend shows like
with the TCP/IP
functionality). The current 3.34 beta is fine again, it just hasn't
officially seen the light of day yet. :-( Anybody who wants to run QPC
under Vista can get it from me any time of course.
Cheers, Marcel
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heard a couple say that they are getting on with it, i.e.
not going as far as to say they are enthusiastic about it.
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is being used, which sets windrive$ to either be -
win2_ or win4_
However, the value is not being held when the next boot file is loaded
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Malcolm Cadman writes:
Can anyone help me with using a portable Zip Drive as a source, running
QPC, and being attached to 2 different PC's ( not at the same time ) ?
On the first computer it is seen as a source - win2_
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Malcolm Cadman writes:
Can anyone help me with using a portable Zip Drive as a source, running
QPC, and being attached to 2 different PC's ( not at the same time ) ?
Once QPC2 is running you can use the SBasic function
QDT and Launchpad.
I could have set it up this way before, yet it is only now that I have
seen the need to have the flexibility available.
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is located on my machine :
DEVICE = DOS1,c:/uqlx/
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that
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that it what is set up first,
then Q-Emulator is loaded on that.
This is certainly no problem on WIN98, I haven't tried it with Windows
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Mode. Until I fix
the hardware problem.
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to a PC style keyboard.
As you say, the modern low-cost PC style keyboards, especially if they
are in black, give a nice match to the QL computer.
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recognised.
I did have the SyQuest drive working, and unusually not the CD-ROM.
Now it is both not working.
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but this would hardly work in a GD2-based environment.
What's common practice? Like to hear some recommendations.
Regards
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to bring the PC with me
to the Quanta meeting in Birmingham next month to see if anyone can
have a go there.
Good idea to take it to along the Workshop ... one the reasons for
holding one ... :-)
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-Quanta committee members who attend
workshops. It does have derogatory connotations, but I find attendee
far to formal a word.
Can anyone suggest a better word than punter, but no so formal as attendee,
Best Wishes,
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... it must have been hot ... !
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... :-)
Indeed we are !
Norman. (Back from Egypt, and only slightly burned.)
Umm ... it must have been hot ... !
Yes it was. 14 days all of which were 40 degrees (C) plus, or, in old
money, over 104 degrees F.
Cheers,
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ever so slightly off topic from time to time,
it feels more homely and fun. Anyone disagree?
All a part of the fun ... I guess it also helps to be slightly mad ...
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