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- Original Message -
From: "Roy Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 10:52 PM
Subject: Re: [ql-users] Pirates and mad sheep
In message <005201c2864a$e385e4e0$0d5c933e@tony>, TonyTebby
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>
>"Confidential in as much
- Original Message -
From: "Jochen Merz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: [ql-users] Pirates and mad sheep
>
> > > Dennis Smith states that "We have been producing the Q60 for
over a
> > year" > and "Licence money has been
Roy Wood wrote:
SNIP
> I don't care how fast it is. That makes no sense. I do care that the
> system works for as many users as possible and that was what I was
> trying to establish. That is also why I remain in full support of a
> license which tries to make this possible,
> --
> Roy Wood
Thi
??? 8/11/2002 7:34:08 ??, ?/? Marcel Kilgus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ??:
>
>Phoebus Dokos wrote:
>> Hmmm until that time though I can still use SMSQ/E to try it :-) I
>> do have a quasi-colour driver working on the Aurora (actually it's
>> commands like print, circle, pic_load etc) under SMSQ/
Phoebus Dokos wrote:
> Hmmm until that time though I can still use SMSQ/E to try it :-) I
> do have a quasi-colour driver working on the Aurora (actually it's
> commands like print, circle, pic_load etc) under SMSQ/E... so
> it's a start :-)
Why do you waste your time writing quasi-drivers? G
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Derek
Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
Well Roy, since I am the person you are quoting, why not quote all of
what I said, which was -
"Buy a Q60 it is faster than a Q40 "
But I guess you will not remember this.
Oh I remember it well but I also replie
Phoebus Dokos wrote:
> AFAIK Easyptr handles extended colour sets... Anyone? (Marcel?).
No. At least not yet.
Marcel
??? 8/11/2002 5:56:43 ??, ?/? Tony Firshman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ??:
>
>On Fri, 8 Nov 2002 at 17:12:21, Phoebus Dokos wrote:
>(ref: )
>
>>I got two Crayola Tablets (they are serial) one for my daughter's
>>killer QL system to
>>draw on TV (and avoid the mess) and one for my Q40... It works ju
Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
> On 8 Nov 2002, at 11:47, Tony Firshman wrote:
> >(...) The best course is to stop thinking,
> How do you do that?
> Does it happen often to you?...
>
> Wolfgang
> -
> www.wlenerz.com
I get brain farts all the time, was WORSE when I was in the thick
o
Ôçí 6/11/2002 4:07:39 ??, ï/ç "Davide Santachiara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Ýãñáøå:
>What do you exactly mean for the full set of utilities? If I remember well all the
files of the ZM suites were enclosed including manuals apart probably the ZX tape
(for obvious reasons) with the conversion utilit
On Fri, 8 Nov 2002 at 17:12:21, Phoebus Dokos wrote:
(ref: quantumcentral>)
>I got two Crayola Tablets (they are serial) one for my daughter's
>killer QL system to
>draw on TV (and avoid the mess) and one for my Q40... It works just
>fine with my
>regular QL as an IPC mouse (trouble is no DOing
In article <9A4TMJMOnvy9EwK$@firshman.demon.co.uk>, Tony Firshman
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>
>On Thu, 7 Nov 2002 at 20:52:36, Malcolm Cadman wrote:
>(ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
>
>>
>>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tarquin Mills
>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>>>
>>>In 2000 I went to the London w
In article <022801c28715$08112700$cc075cc3@blackpc>, Dilwyn Jones
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>> I was debating purchasing QPC but unfortunately I'm now a Mac user
>Dave, don't forget there is a QL emulator for the Mac machines
>(QemuLator). I think AL Boehm over there has experience of using it,
In article <2Y97WU3Z71VQB9POLISPSN2XC9GFMK6.3dcc322a@quantumcentral>,
Phoebus Dokos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>
> 8/11/2002 4:03:55 , / Malcolm Cadman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> :
>
>>
>>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>uk>, Norman Dunbar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>>
>>>Hi malcxolm,
>>
>>Oh
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Roy Wood
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>Dave P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>
>>The issue I take with it is this notion that all versions of SMSQ/E must
>>be identical. I think this is not in SMSQ/E's best interest because it
>>discour
In article ,
Phoebus Dokos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>
> 7/11/2002 4:28:35 , / Malcolm Cadman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> :
>>
>>Looks like you got yourself sorted out ... with Arachne ...
>
>Now you can call me Spiderman...
Very popular right now :-)
>>I just what to know who this 'Quant
I got two Crayola Tablets (they are serial) one for my daughter's killer QL system to
draw on TV (and avoid the mess) and one for my Q40... It works just fine with my
regular QL as an IPC mouse (trouble is no DOing allowed but that's no problem for
me)...
Check it out here: http://images.overs
Την 8/11/2002 4:03:55 ��, ο/η Malcolm Cadman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
έγραψε:
>
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>uk>, Norman Dunbar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>
>>Hi malcxolm,
>
>Oh yeh ... I finally get to be called Malcolm X ... :-)
You are indeed "revolting" :-) Hee-hee (just joking)
Phoebus
On Fri, 8 Nov 2002 at 18:28:49, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
(ref: <3DCC0261.6167.2100FE@localhost>)
>
>On 8 Nov 2002, at 11:47, Tony Firshman wrote:
>
>>(...) The best course is to stop thinking,
>
>How do you do that?
>
>Does it happen often to you?...
>
Not often enough (8-)#
--
QBBS (QL
Thanks Roy & Wolfgang
My concerns are answered
Regards
Mike
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.macnamaras.com
- Original Message -
From: "Roy Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?
>
> >Hi
In article <022e01c28715$0d3475c0$cc075cc3@blackpc>, Dilwyn Jones
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>
>> >>> Has anyone thought of doing of doing a QL Calendar ?
>> >>
>> >>Ill vote for you to be Mr January 2003 ;)
>> >
>> >I don't think anyone has beaten the Women's Institute one baring
>all.
>>
>> A ne
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
uk>, Norman Dunbar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>Hi malcxolm,
Oh yeh ... I finally get to be called Malcolm X ... :-)
>You'll notice I said 'naked QLs' and not 'naked QLers'.
>It was a feeble attempt at humour - you know 'with their "bits" hanging out'
>- a play on w
In article <01d701c286ae$2bf4f320$91f4193e@asusone>, dndsystems1
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>- Original Message -
>From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 7:08 AM
>Subject: Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?
>I know from what you h
In message <3DCB63AF.11557.33B3A8@localhost>, Wolfgang Lenerz
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
On 7 Nov 2002, at 23:21, Mike MacNamara wrote:
(...). Which license would it be under, old or new??
This would be the new licence. But, anyway, for the end user
nothing much has changed, apart from the
Hi Roy
Nice to hear from you, just one little point here which I don't
think I missed. If D&D use SMSQ/E which you refer to in you other
email, that was sold with Q40, and abide by that license, nobody
would object. Yes
They can use it but they cannot sell it or revise it. Once the old
licence
Marcel Kilgus wrote:
François Van Emelen wrote:
My problem is not trying to 'hide' the 'QXL.WIN' files in Windows, but
to make them inaccessible once QPC is running. Doing a 'dir DOS1_QXL_',
for example, shows me QXL.WIN. So, I can probably delete it by accident
and ,of course, that is what
Phoebus Dokos wrote:
??? 8/11/2002 12:40:57 ??, ?/? François Van Emelen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ??:
Norman Dunbar wrote:
François,
I haven't tried it myself, but you can use DOS or Windows to set the file
attributes to hidden. You can still open the file etc, but you have to know
it is th
Marcel Kilgus wrote:
There is basically no way to do that. DOS device always shows hidden
files and as soon as you write protect it on the PC win2_ will be
write protected, too, of course.
The only solution is to
a) don't connect any DOS drive with the PC partition the QXL.WIN file
is on
b) only
??? 8/11/2002 1:43:33 ??, ?/? Phoebus Dokos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ??:
>Start a command line instance (Start>Run and type "Command" -or "cmd" if you're
>running NT/2000 or XP - WITHOUT THE QUOTES ("") of course!)
>Then CD\
>and finally type: attrib +h qxl.win
>This will effectively hide qxl.
Norman Dunbar wrote:
> Guilty as charged - last months issue. We have to spread the word
> somehow don't we ?
Wow, cool. Any chance to get a scan of your masterpiece? :-)
> I was also in Linux Format a few issues back as well - getting
> famous now !
Ah, training for the job as a technical writ
François Van Emelen wrote:
> My problem is not trying to 'hide' the 'QXL.WIN' files in Windows, but
> to make them inaccessible once QPC is running. Doing a 'dir DOS1_QXL_',
> for example, shows me QXL.WIN. So, I can probably delete it by accident
> and ,of course, that is what I want to avoid.
??? 8/11/2002 12:40:57 ??, ?/? François Van Emelen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
??:
>
>Norman Dunbar wrote:
>
>> François,
>>
>> I haven't tried it myself, but you can use DOS or Windows to set the file
>> attributes to hidden. You can still open the file etc, but you have to know
>> it is there. Th
On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
> Thanks, but this begs the question - have I been acting in
> accordance with these reassurances?
Put it this way; every time an issue is raised, you have worked diligently
to resolve it. Sometimes I question your methods, but your results are
usuall
On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
> Unfortunetely, things aren't as clearcut as that.
>
> 1 - Remember that a licence is a licence to USE...
And First Sale Doctrine (international law) gives a right to sell the
floppy, manuals, leaflets, EPROMs or whatever.
> 2 - There is a huge diff
François Van Emelen wrote:
> I think I didn't formulate my question correctly. So, let me use an
> example to illustrate what I meant:
> My files are on Win2_. With the DOS drive, I can see "QXL.WIN" and could
> delete it by mistake. How can I make 'QXL.WIN' invisible, not accessible
> with a DO
On Thu, 7 Nov 2002 23:46:36 +
Roy Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> In message <023001c286b2$90e7b480$91f4193e@asusone>, dndsystems1
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>
> >Roy Wood - read this.
> >
> From Peter reguarding never ending story from you about illeagl
> >versions.
> >-
On 8 Nov 2002, at 16:00, Dave P wrote:
> Well, that's illegal in every European country. Once someone owns a
> license to software, they're free to sell it to whomsoever they wish under
> the first sale doctrine. You cannot restrict someone's right to sell
> something they own, even by license,
Wolfgang,
Guilty as charged - last months issue. We have to spread the word somehow
don't we ?
This months doesn't have me in it I'm afraid :o(
I was also in Linux Format a few issues back as well - getting famous now !
Cheers,
Norman.
PS. Note that they are asking for emails/letters from peop
On 8 Nov 2002, at 17:15, Dave P wrote:
(...)
> Now that we've had two or three different problems with the license, and
> Wolfgang has given various reassurances (which has been a positive
> experience, Wolfgang!),
Thanks, but this begs the question - have I been acting in
accordance with th
Norman Dunbar wrote:
François,
I haven't tried it myself, but you can use DOS or Windows to set the file
attributes to hidden. You can still open the file etc, but you have to know
it is there. The problem is, if someone has Explorer configured to show
hidden files, then it's all in vain.
HTH
Mike MacNamara wrote:
Try Folder options in control panel, it allows configuration of
these things
Regards
Mike
My problem is not trying to 'hide' the 'QXL.WIN' files in Windows, but
to make them inaccessible once QPC is running. Doing a 'dir DOS1_QXL_',
for example, shows me QXL.WIN. So,
On 8 Nov 2002, at 11:47, Tony Firshman wrote:
>(...) The best course is to stop thinking,
How do you do that?
Does it happen often to you?...
Wolfgang
-
www.wlenerz.com
Marcel Kilgus wrote:
François Van Emelen wrote:
Is there a way to hide the 'QXL.WIN' files to avoid accidental deletion
from within 'QPC' ?
"Hide"? How about just using "WIN_WP drivenumber" to write-protect
them?
You can completely hide it by changing the WIN assignments using
e.g. WIN_DRIV
On 8 Nov 2002, at 12:18, Mike MacNamara wrote:
>
> Hi Wolfgang
>
> That's what I feared, if I need any further support on any of my
> existing copies, or indeed updates or fixes. I will have to buy a
> new license and lose the old ones.
Umm, sorry where did that come from? All we were talking
On 8 Nov 2002, at 15:34, François Van Emelen wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Is there a way to hide the 'QXL.WIN' files to avoid accidental deletion
> from within 'QPC' ?
>
You can set (under windows) the attribute of the file to read only.
That way you can'r write (delete) anything to/from the disk.
If you
Hey Norman,
Is that you mentioning QPC & UQLX in PC Plus?
When are you getting a regular column?
:-)
Wolfgang
-
www.wlenerz.com
??? 8/11/2002 12:15:40 ??, ?/? Dave P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ??:
>
>
>
>On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, Jochen Merz wrote:
>
>> > A trader has the same right to sell an item they own as any private
>> > individual.
>>
>> Indeed. Provided, he actually owns it at that time.
>> But nobody questioned all this..
On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, Marcel Kilgus wrote:
> Dave P wrote:
> > Well, that's illegal in every European country. Once someone owns a
> > license to software, they're free to sell it to whomsoever they wish under
> > the first sale doctrine.
>
> I don't think anybody suggested that this is not the c
On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, Jochen Merz wrote:
> > A trader has the same right to sell an item they own as any private
> > individual.
>
> Indeed. Provided, he actually owns it at that time.
> But nobody questioned all this... :-)
Not even me. I think it is clear now that D&D is selling unlicensed
cop
Try Folder options in control panel, it allows configuration of
these things
Regards
Mike
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.macnamaras.com
- Original Message -
From: "Norman Dunbar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 3:10 PM
Subject: RE: [ql-users] QPC and Q
Dave P wrote:
> Well, that's illegal in every European country. Once someone owns a
> license to software, they're free to sell it to whomsoever they wish under
> the first sale doctrine.
I don't think anybody suggested that this is not the case.
Marcel
François Van Emelen wrote:
> Is there a way to hide the 'QXL.WIN' files to avoid accidental deletion
> from within 'QPC' ?
"Hide"? How about just using "WIN_WP drivenumber" to write-protect
them?
You can completely hide it by changing the WIN assignments using
e.g. WIN_DRIVE 1,"c:\doesntexist".
Hi Dave,
> A trader has the sdame right to sell an item they own as any private
> individual.
Indeed. Provided, he actually owns it at that time.
But nobody questioned all this... :-)
Jochen
François,
I haven't tried it myself, but you can use DOS or Windows to set the file
attributes to hidden. You can still open the file etc, but you have to know
it is there. The problem is, if someone has Explorer configured to show
hidden files, then it's all in vain.
HTH
Regrads,
Norman.
On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, Jochen Merz wrote:
> And anyway, you can't sell SMSQ/E without being a reseller and promise
> to pay later. That's wrong, and this is why I keep on asking that you
> sort it out with Wolfgang.
Well, that's illegal in every European country. Once someone owns a
license to so
Hi,
Is there a way to hide the 'QXL.WIN' files to avoid accidental deletion
from within 'QPC' ?
François Van Emelen
On Fri, 8 Nov 2002 at 05:58:42, Phoebus Dokos wrote:
(ref: )
>
>??? 8/11/2002 3:38:30 ??, ?/? Tony Firshman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ??:
>>Monster Raving Loony Party - Screaming Lord Such?
>>He often got more votes than 'legitimate' parties.
>>He is dead now, but Roy, as an ex pop star, should ta
Hi Wolfgang
That's what I feared, if I need any further support on any of my
existing copies, or indeed updates or fixes. I will have to buy a
new license and lose the old ones.
Glad to note that the Wolfgang vs D&D skirmish, was mostly down
to a lack of communication. And despite Michael Berger
> > Tony's statements have backed up many of the things that we have
> been saying over the last few months and should really blow the cobwebs
> away from those who doubted. Still, given the way some people seem to
> react, I suppose there will be those who do not believe him either.
Well, lookin
> > Dennis Smith states that "We have been producing the Q60 for over a
> year" > and "Licence money has been paid" - who was this licence money
> paid to? I > certainly did not get it.
> Jochen, and at year end you can have some more if I can find out what
> the starting date of this new licence
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.macnamaras.com
- Original Message -
From: "Dilwyn Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?
>
> > >BTW speaking of parties, which was that UK party? .. the one
> >>> Has anyone thought of doing of doing a QL Calendar ?
> >>
> >>Ill vote for you to be Mr January 2003 ;)
> >
> >I don't think anyone has beaten the Women's Institute one baring
all.
>
> A news item on the radio gave me the thought. It was about a
calendar
> just showing roundabouts in variou
Dilwyn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dave, don't forget there is a QL emulator for the Mac machines
> (QemuLator). I think AL Boehm over there has experience of using it,
> if you'd like some info. Not absolutely sure but I think that uQLx and
> QemuLator were both written from the same sourc
??? 8/11/2002 3:38:30 ??, ?/? Tony Firshman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ??:
>Monster Raving Loony Party - Screaming Lord Such?
>He often got more votes than 'legitimate' parties.
>He is dead now, but Roy, as an ex pop star, should take over his role
>(8-)#
Yes that's the one :-)
You did me a great
> >BTW speaking of parties, which was that UK party? .. the one with
the
> >totally crazy name and the crazier members??
>
> The Monster Raving Loony Party. Used to be led by Screaming Lord
Sutch,
> until his untimely death (suicide by hanging). It is now led by his
cat.
> Their website: http://ww
> I remember someone asked if someone would prepare a QL calendar for
next
> year (unfortunately I deleted all ql-users mails recently, because I
was so
> frustrated by all those tons of ...). But anyways - that IS a good
question,
> isn't it? My spontaneous answer would have been: Quanta Claus -
> I was debating purchasing QPC but unfortunately I'm now a Mac user
and the
> PC with the ISA slot is failing through old age. I am seriously
debating
> the possibility of looking at uQLx and the possibility of getting
the QXL
> running under linux/BSD. This won't help me directly because the Mac
> For years now there have been jokes flying between us over how much
Irishmen
> and Welshmen like sheep - We've even bought each other some. (Dilwyn
got me
> a nice blow up one last time!!)
> Even when he worked at the BBC in the sound dept, he sent me an
audio
> cassette of half an hour of Sheep
James Hunkins wrote:
> I am working on the installer now and have a list of things still to
> do. If all goes well, I will release QDT into a very limited Beta
> around the end of the year.
>
> Progress is slow due to my many conflicting responsibilities, etc.
but I
> continue to plod along.
I k
> I have lost a complete evenings work messing about with is silly
email
> stuff instead of working. A bit of a dent in the production
schedule,
> never mind its all for a good cause, or is it? Makes you wonder
> sometimes. If I get to bed before 1:00am it won't be too bad, better
> than the 4 hou
> More in sorrow.
>
> I accept the blame for writing QDOS and the consequences, but what
> have Wolgang Lenerz, Jochen Merz and others done to merit the
> treatment they are getting - they deserve to keep their fingers.
>
> Tony Tebby
Thanks for stepping in on this matter, Tony, and it is good to
Hi malcxolm,
You'll notice I said 'naked QLs' and not 'naked QLers'.
It was a feeble attempt at humour - you know 'with their "bits" hanging out'
- a play on words.
Maybe I shouldn't bother in future :o)
Cheers,
Norman.
-
Norman Dunbar
Database/Unix administ
> > > > TO WHOM?
> > > > WHEN?
> >
> > (no reply here...)
>
> Peter paid Jochen, so?
Well, Peter bought a few licenses beginning of February,
after that only manuals WITHOUT license!
Wolfgang did not know about this - that's why he
tried to find out with you what is going on.
And in my opinion t
On Thu, 7 Nov 2002 at 19:19:37, Phoebus Dokos wrote:
(ref: )
>
>??? 7/11/2002 6:37:57 ??, ?/? Tony Firshman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ??:
>
>>> I would have thought a property magnate ( sheds ) with access to the
>>>ear of Radio 4 would have been a natural (;-)
>>(8-)#
>>
>>... and I now have seve
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