etter support the bubble
mat. I now think the design is evolved enough to produce.
More news when I have it.
Dave
On Thu, 23 May 2002, Dave wrote:
> Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 01:47:35 + (GMT)
> From: Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: QL Users <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: New list, new topic!
> Resent-Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 02:45:12 +0100
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n distraction right now is that my car has broken down, and I need
to get it fixed quickly - anybody have a transmission they can lend me?
:o)
Dave
On Thu, 23 May 2002, Dave wrote:
> Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 13:51:47 + (GMT)
> From: Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [ql-users] Re: New list, new topic!
> Resent-Date: Thu, 23 May 2
On Thu, 23 May 2002, Norman Dunbar wrote:
[about my transmission]
> What colour ?
red face from pushing, and the colour of my next bank statement
green tinge of jealousy as other people sail past me in their smoothly
running cars.
blue language
That about covers it :o)
Dave
g bruised or twisted egos.
*clapclapclapclap*
Yes, he has an unenviable job, and he is well suited to it. I'm glad he
took on the task, and not one of the more volatile personalities.
Thanks for your work...
Dave
lly referring to the Registrar, and I don't think he's
made a mess of things at all ;P
Dave
a
requirement that all modules be written in assembly, or in well annotated
C, or NastaVision, or XYZ? :o)
I hope these suggestions and proposals contribute as a step forward. I
understand there is a long way to go yet, but I think this idea will
placate most of the concerns about distributing binaries for testing, and
the nature of testing, and the transparency of the
developer-registrar-reseller relationship.
Respectfully,
Dave
Hmmm. seems my memory ain't what it use to be; please, remind me
what is/was QPC1?
Regards,
Dave
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Marcel Kilgus
Sent: 09 September 2003 17:13
To: ql-users
Subject: Re: [ql-users] Status of
ll run TK2/Lightning(!)/'Turbo' stuff such as
DP's 'Professional Astrologer'? I quite miss that; don't seem to know
where I'm going what I'm doing with the Windoze thing yet.
Thanks for all the feedback,
Dave Isaacs
1986 on QL'er
-Original Message---
Thanks very much for the reply and offer(?)
I'd be really glad to return to QLing albeit onna XP machine.
I will be delighted to return to the wrangling necessary to get a DOS
program to run in a DozyDosBox..
How can I acquire the programs I need?
Regards,
Dave Isaacs
-Original Me
approach is
better. My experience with the days when I used to supply c68 on disks
makes me feel strongly about this. It got to the stage where I was spending
all my time copying disks. I only got things under control when I switched
to primarily web based distribution.
Dave Walker
is an element of
self-fulfilment here - the faster and easier it is to turn around changes and/or
enhancements the more interested a number of people (including myself) would be
to work on the system
Dave
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From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTE
if well written and
maintained by contributors, would reduce the support burden on the
resellers, allow the developers to provide public support for their own
code online, and generally bring all the loose ends together.
For your consideration,
Dave
r that code to SMSQ under the SMSQ
license too.
Dave
podmail.com so the world can see. I have
unlimited space, and it's free, with no ads! :o)
Dave
or WIPO trademarks registered for "SMSQ" - I just
checked.
Hope this helps...
Dave
Yes - the list is set up incorrectly and everything for ql-users@quanta
also goes to [EMAIL PROTECTED], which is aliased to the first address.
Weird.
I will take steps... My apologies.
Dave
On Fri, 31 May 2002, Jeremy Taffel wrote:
> Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 00:15:49 +0100
> From:
gang - and Richard! I think we
> deserve a big party!
You need an excuse for a party? Strange fella!
Dave
ck of each other, or arrange places to meet up, etc.
Also, don't forget you can email me any pics or news and I will happily
post them on the site.
Thanks...
Dave
"Windows XP" *is*
trademarked. Etc etc.
> With the same logic surely these are OK:
> 'Intel 80586'
> 'SMSQ/E 1.89'
*nods*
Anyway, it's kinda drifting off-topic, so maybe we should continue this on
ql-chat :o)
Dave
f
samples could exist for a bit less than that. It's >this< close to
existing - it's just money that's in short supply.
Does anyone have any pics of the SuperIDE mockup, or anything else from
the meet that I can put up? If anyone wants to do a writeup of proceedings
I can put that up too.
Dave
ql.spodmail.com
buted, code
cannot be withdrawn, and that the contributor has surrendered their
copyright claim to TT. Therefore, only TT needs to consent to a license
change.
If you think this is bad, well, you surrender the same control under the
GPL.
HTH
Dave
Q's source directly, etc) but what do you
lose? You couldn't do this before, so I'm at a loss to see how you'd be
worse off...
Dave
her branches of the SMSQ family. That is the impression - what is
the reality?
I hope you see this as an objective and sincere attempt by ME, for ME to
understand your position.
Sincerely,
Dave
On Fri, 14 Jun 2002, Bruce N wrote:
> I knew I should have checked the reply header first!
> Now everyone has my address please use this address for any
> submissions to Quanta as the one published last month was incorrect.
> The next issue is very light on material and if you feel like writin
he idea of loading an OS be made
consistent across platforms, and is the benefit sufficiently worth it?
Dave
in question only seemed to work on an unexpanded QL. I
might have to dig out my copy and see (assuming it still works) whether anything
better can be done.
Dave
- Original Message -
From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 7:55
PM
It arrived this morning. The SMSQ source is in the wild.
Now, the work can begin :o)
Dave
ts that's QL
related. This includes unlimited up/downloads.
Dave
a couple of packs
- a mud hut pack with the compiling apps, and a pyramid pack with
debuggers, monitors, etc?
Dave
environments
:-)
Dave
- Original Message -
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 5:49 AM
Subject: Re: [ql-users] SMSQ Source...
>
> On 4 Jul 2002, at 16:47, Marcel Kilgus wrote:
>
>
> > It's all there. You just need
directly by an
assembler programmer. The other tools in the C68 suite (MAKE, LD) will
work fine though.
Dave
- Original Message -
From: "Norman Dunbar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "QL (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 10:16 AM
Subject: [q
On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, Phoebus Dokos wrote:
> Final analysis
>
> On a PC, run FreeBSD... THE ONLY true Unix ;-) (Okay NetBSD and OpenBSD are
> included ;-)
Phoebus, you *n*x snob! ;P
Dave
file - and it is the very first thing that gets loaded. The same
software/boot file runs with no problems under QPC v3.02 or earlier and has
done for years.
Dave
Marcel,
Thanks very much for that - I certainly did not expect such a rapid
response. I guess from your response that it IS a known problem?
Dave
- Original Message -
From: "Marcel Kilgus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "ql-users" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent:
Marcel,
Hmm - I missed that .
Dave
- Original Message -
From: "Marcel Kilgus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "ql-users" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 9:11 PM
Subject: Re: [ql-users] SysMon and QPC
>
> Dave Walker wrote:
>
', but I think with EtherIDE almost
funded (I've bought some of the parts Nasta needs - sponsor Nasta, buy a
part and donate it to him so he can fund GF!) we're looking at better
times ahead.
I still think we need a new desktop. Look what Aqua did for the Mac - I
think we need to really bring the window manager(s) up to date.
Dave
lists and it does reduce the crap that is sent through to me.
I will disable HTML format postings ASAP.
Dave
parapet and spam everyone :(
Dave
om *no* spam to
several dozens of spams per day.
I therefore request/plead that we stop archiving there and archive
somewhere that requires authentication.
Humbly,
Dave
Bill,
Definitely the Kletz virus according to my McAfee
anti-virus. If you are not detecting it then there is a problem with your
ant-virus siftware.
Dave
- Original Message -
From:
Bill Waugh
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 11:14
PM
Ken,
I should have a ST520 + Colour Monitor + Mono Monitors to give away at
Byfleet. My brother was clearing his loft and was about to throw them away
and I thought it seemed better to try and find someone who wanted it first.
All I have to do is get around to collecting them from him!
Dave
away the Phillips monitor to any
interested parties at the Byfleet show.
Thanks,
Dave Walker
ts it altogether. As tags should never be embedded,
only nested, both are wrong. The outer <> should be dropped, and to be
viewed correctly in text only clients like qeymail, the inner tags should
be ignored too.
Qeymail is planned to have a tag stripper, and a URL finder ;)
Dave
lease let me know, so we
can get together online and make a start sometime soon.
Thanks!
Dave
out the scenario on
NT4/W2K/XP if you want - but you seem to think that you do not have problems
on those OS.
Dave
- Original Message -
From: "Dilwyn Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "QL Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 11:47
hey're zero-profit high-build-cost, so
I need to be sure of selling them all before I make them.
Dave
the gap, makes a very sound electrical connection. Fixing the piece in
place with clear silicon sealant works a treat. Now THOSE can be made for
under $10 a go.
Just a suggestion for the desperate.
Dave
My apologies for the double postings. The list headers are still broken.
Dave
d make
classic membranes ourselves? It would give us much greater flexibility,
and remove the element of a manufacturer making profit, which leaves
something in it for the dealers while getting users lower prices.
imvvho.
Dave
s complete daily "credit
cards" that say what we did, and I want to make sure the QL and SMSQ/E
make it into the production credits.
How would you credit this?
Dave
iracle Systems
Zeljko Nastasic
Displays kindly furnished by.. ADI
Operating System .. Tony Tebby
Programming .... Dave Park
> It won't be a proper file if you don't :o)
"Hello Dave. Would you like to play
On Fri, 18 Oct 2002, Phoebus Dokos wrote:
> "My mind is going... I can feel it..."
>
> Phoebus
So THAT'S why you've been talking all this greek rubbish lately ;)
Dave
What is needed is some way to load toolkits "locally" to a particular
instance of SBasic rather than as system wide global settings. As to
whether anyone could think of a way to enhance SBasic to achieve this is
another matter.
Dave
- Original Message -
From: <[EMAIL P
On Fri, 25 Oct 2002, Dave Walker wrote:
> What is needed is some way to load toolkits "locally" to a particular
> instance of SBasic rather than as system wide global settings. As to
> whether anyone could think of a way to enhance SBasic to achieve this is
> another m
qoalities (low power, no noise, very easy to use, cute black case ;)
What's out there?
Nasta, what do you need to get GF finished and out there?
Dave
extensibility is too flexible, and allows toolkits to trample and
interfere with each other.
imvvvho.
Dave
d 3v3 to run a modern processor, memory, and a hard
drive, etc, well, it takes up board area and even efficient designs give
off a lot of heat. However, there are some very nice small form factor PC
cases with silent PSUs turning up in the PC marketplace that fit the
size/power requirements...
Dave
he cr*p that is going to happen in
> the next two months as I prepare to move and then move back to Croatia.
> More about that privately, if you want - or you can give me a ring.
Could you email me your number and I can call you this evening? It'll save
me having to go through the hundreds of emails in my Nasta folder looking
for it - rereading ONE of your epic emails takes a good while!;)
Dave
would be a good thing. I am sure the Quanta guys would
be willing to co-fund a larger run and hold membranes to ensure their
supply well into the future. If these ones are as non-destructible as you
say, they should solve the long-term problems too.
Dave
throws away 4 out of 16 bits and provides no
> advantage either in memory size used or the required bandwidth.
If it has LCD support, I imagine it can do much better when driving an
LCD? How are LCD's driven? What implications could this have for SMSQ/E's
screen handling?
Dave
consider the whole
hidden-emulated possibility, just because it lowers costs so much, but on
the other hand people want an actual QL.
What to do, what to do...
I guess the real question is that if one were to forget about all
performance considerations, and were just to try and reproduce the QL
exactly, but with modern interfaces on-board, how much would this save?
Dave
h cheaper from QBranch? 65 quid is a lot less than
100 euros...
Dave
a QL replacement than to design a
high quality expansion for one...
Emulators are for those whose need to use the software is greater than
their need to use the hardware, and that's what iright for them.
imho
Dave
such a way that the community benefits. If we had a really compact
embedded board with serial/IR keyboard/programming in BASIC (a bit like a
super BASIC STAMP module, but more powerful ;) it could sell by the
bucketload.
It's all a case of what can we convince people to buy, and still benefit
the community from.
Dave
/small unlike a
PC, or where there have to be so many of them that the reduced
hardware/software licensing costs make it interesting...
Dave
I think something more capable could be used for
many more up-market tasks...
Dave
On Tue, 29 Oct 2002, Roy Wood wrote:
> Insider talk has it that Motorola will soon pull out of chip manufacture
> altogether.
That is indeed insider talk. Apple is repositioning to use IBM
manufactured parts. The cell chip part of the business is moving to using
foundries...
Dave
ictures of it turning :-)
Those would be, uhhh, *still* pictures, right? *sarcasto-ironicism ahoy!*
Dave
I know this is a little OT, but guess what new paperwork they just
introduced at work. TPS Reports!
TPS Reports!
Dave
PS: See: Office Space
Phoebus,
If you want to put together such a copier, then I have a set of Superbasic
keywords that give low level access to a microdrive at the sector level.
It should not be difficult given those to put together what you want.
Dave
- Original Message -
From: "Phoebus Dokos&quo
tion. Thus, new toolkits would have some element or wand that says
the toolkit name and version (so people can PREFER commands from different
versions of the same toolkit) and use them in the same SBASIC instance.
More elgant from the user perspective - no doubt a challenge to write.
Just a suggestion.
Dave
and that takes any number of arguments and
does nothing? Load it as a toolkit into the instance of SBASIC that has
the offending program, andit'll replace the keyword that is causing your
problem, be it BEEP or SOUND.
;)
Dave
of impropriety without very solid evidence, in such a
public forum, is an impropriety in itself.
You may be right, but that is hardly the point.
Dave
to be sued over, and the enforcer has no teeth.
So it's academic.
What's the way forward from here?
Dave
e WolfGANGSTER, menacingly demanding money without
> an invoice. Watch out, this Wolfgangster bloke's a nutter :-)))
Dennis, please use this opportunity to take the high ground, not fight to
see who can get lowest in the gutter? ;o)
That's my job! ;P
Dave
wing the license
fees paid means knowing exactly what D&D's sales are, and therefore what
production is, and if you knew how few units they may have sold, the scene
may become even more disheartened than it already is.
It's not the message, it's the voice.
Dave
picion remains and I'll veto my Q60 purchase (which is
some way off anyway) until this issue is resolved and license fees are
shown to have been paid.
Dave
[1] I still haven't successfully paid for this QXL card. This hasn't been
forgotten, and I shall pay asap.
n at the deep end! ;P)
So, D&D are theiving scum. If you bought one, contact Wolfgang directly
and offer to pay the license fee. Seems fair.
Dave
t" sell them with SMSQ/E until he approves the
changes. This also requires them to contribute their changes to other
branches of SMSQ too, and to divulge their intellectual property.
Can. Of. Worms. *shudders*
Glad I'm not stuck in this position. :o)
Dave
On Wed, 6 Nov 2002, dndsystems1 wrote:
> Thanks for your support Dave, always welcome :-)
Well, it's such a polarised debate, I figure I should at least take both
sides to be fair ;)
Since you're here - what's the chance of a Q60 that comes without a
processor, for those o
ail
> stuff instead of working.
I know how it goes. I have lost about 2 hours of ARM/E development time in
the process of spitting fire at the unpolitik of it all!
Dave
SD. This won't help me directly because the Mac has
no ISA slot, but I will be able to enjoy it if I can find a replacement
mobo that has one on pricewatch.com.
Actually, just found the perfect machine for it in my store room! Never
mind!
Dave
other version, regardless
then two things happen:
1. Lowest Common Denominator - SMSQ has to work in the same way on the
least capable hardware as the most capable. Consistency and all that.
2. They have to give features to versions that may not be appropriate to
run it.
This hinders development of SMSQ/E.
Dave
and running within the day.
Thanks for the alert!
Dave
versions of SMSQ/E, and/or that
additional features to support extra hardware be globally applied even if
other machines could never support the hardware.
I hope I explained this properly - it's a difficult thing to explain when
I'm tired and can't find the words.
Dave
oven and jump up and
down on stage screaming "Developers! Developers! Developers!" :o)
Of course, now he's going to get a bunch of emails from his devotees
telling him how wonderful he is. I really should get started on mine, so I
have to go now.
Dave
PS: Sorry about the email, they don't allow crayons in here.
And ethernet. Things that should be included in a monolithic OS.
imvvvho
Dave
han TT, and I really crave the
anonymity he has. Never be in the music business :/
> Quick, somebody give that man some crayons!
Assokay, my boss just brought me some. :o)
Dave
On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Phoebus wrote:
>I just installed a 33MHz 68040 (no EC) on my QXL-II and I have the other
>one (68EC040-25) as a spare. If anyone wants it, please let me know :-)
Did you just invalidate yer warranty? :o)
I hope you stuck a good heatsink on the logic.
Dave
ade Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property (TRIPS).
Hope this helps...
Dave
ut of the license, but
merely to tidy up those parts that have alrerady been found ambiguous?
Maybe Wolfgang would like to submit the license to annual review, as the
situation will change over time?
Just some suggestions...
Dave
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 th
f they had bought the items in the first place, that is ;)
Dave
now time and place to suggest and discuss small changes or
corrections would be nice.
> Actually, I wouldn't like it - but if there is really a demand for that,
> I'll do it.
Not the *whole* license. Just the parts that seem contentious or
ambiguous?
Dave
groupie than
you are. I used to know who TT was when I was a teenager - how he came to
be in that position... I was a Clive groupie and TT was like his backing
singer ;)
Gee, now I made myself sound really weird!
Dave
access Spectrum format cartridges are a little suspect (if I
remember correctly) in that they can read some cartridges and not others.
Dave
- Original Message -
From: "?? ?. ??" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Dave Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, N
important would it be to use a pointer environment, or would
you be happy to use industry standard CTRL-key combinations?
Thanks in advance,
Dave
based on soql or have you got your own web access routines?
It will be based on soql, as I'm not competent to write a TCP stack ;)
Dave
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