Geoff wrote:
> Can I add my own contribution to this with a little example.
> 3 or 4 years ago I wrote a rhyming dictionary for the QL. It has sold
> just 9 copies and I don't expect to sell any more.
>
> I wrote it because a user asked for it, and I thought it would be a
> useful program for the
Tony Wrote:-
>In the old days, QL work used to be my living, and a good one.
>For the last 6 years at least, I have stayed because I have made many
>good friends. I don't make money or even do it for free. It actually
>costs me money to stay with the QL.
>Tony
I couldn't agree more. Although
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Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 12:04 AM
Subject: Re: [ql-users] Software Prices.
> John Sadler writes:
>
> > As Dilwyn Jones says in his article in Qtoady that TurboPtr is more
> flexible
> > than EasyPtr, an
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> In a message dated 26/04/05 01:33:54 GMT Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> > >
> > Remember that
In a message dated 26/04/05 13:28:16 GMT Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> For me, the silly thing in past years was that you could buy programs like
> QPAC2 or QD which happened to include Pointer Environment but AFAIK you could
> never buy Pointer Environment by itself!
>
H!
Marcel Kilgus wrote:
> Just to see how Turbo developed I tried to compile EasyPtr's AppMan
> with it. I'd like to tell some of my quest in case anybody else wants
> to try it, too.
>
> First of all I'd like to note that whatever feature I thought "it
> would be cool if Turbo could do this" Turbo c
In a message dated 26/04/05 19:32:06 GMT Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >And, finally, there seems to be a very encouraging project for Turbo.
> >Three chers for Geoge for his work on that (and all for free! - grin)
> Three Chers? One is bad enough! Mind you it does conjure up an
> i
> Excellent. If it it will work with that, it'll probably work with
> anything. Does anyone still use AH, when Minny is freely available?
>
> Jeremy
Not many with AH, but plenty with the next two common versions (JM and JS). My
Aurora has a JM ROM and my QL+Gold Card have a switchable JM and Min
Marcel Kligus wrote:
> jms1 wrote:
> > As Dilwyn Jones says in his article in Qtoady that TurboPtr is more
> > flexible than EasyPtr,
>
> Well, but mostly in the sense that Assembler is more flexible than
> Basic. Still most people prefer to program in Basic. EasyPtr is not
> simply a wrapper arou
H! I now wonder what I bought from Jochen when he sent me QPTR. I thought
that was the Pointer Environment by itself. What I got was the QPTR Manual
(now much used), a set of Qmac macros for programming assembler pointer programs
using Qmac, QPTR extensions for programming Pointer Environme
Marcel Kilgus writes:
> First of all I'd like to note that whatever feature I thought "it
> would be cool if Turbo could do this" Turbo could already do, one just
> has to read the documentation.
"Just" is a pretty big word here ;) But you are right!
<>
> 200 IF NOT(COMPILED) THEN
> 210 LRESPR
Apologies if this is duplication Roy, the Tesco Webmail beastie timed out on me
while I was trying to send the first copy and I don't think it got through.
> >I've been given so much advice that my head is spinning. In one email I
> >was advised to by QPAC2, but was then told that its the same a
Oops. That was meant to be forwarded to Roy not replied to this list (Tesco
Webmail strikes again). But as it ended up here, suggest adding difference
between QPTR and PE and all the other terms too!
Dilwyn Jones
>
> From: Dilwyn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2005/04/27 Wed PM 01:00:46 GMT
>
> > For me, the silly thing in past years was that you could buy programs like
> > QPAC2 or QD which happened to include Pointer Environment but AFAIK you
> > could
> > never buy Pointer Environment by itself!
> >
>
> H! I now wonder what I bought from Jochen when he sent me QPTR. I thou
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Malcolm Cadman wrote:
> Does anyone have a list of 'old programs' written for QDOS that do not
> run under the PE ?
>
> If there is a known list, then some action may taken.
>
> --
> Malcolm Cadman
John Gregory made a similar remark at the Quan
> On the other hand there are lots of freeware products available too.
Tell me about that one! Every now and then I have a flurry of updating my PD
Library catalogue and I realise there's more and more free QL software out
there than I can ever find time to catalogue and add to the library, let
On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 at 09:58:09, Darren Branagh wrote:
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>
>Such a varied bunch - I always use the example where Myself, Roy, Tony, and
>Jim Hunkins walked (unknowingly at the time) into a gay bar in Montreal at
>the QL show there a few years ago. You had an age gap spa
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<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Dilwyn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
On the other hand there are lots of freeware products available too.
Tell me about that one! Every now and then I have a flurry of updating
my PD Library catalogue and I realise there's more and more free QL
software out t
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<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Dilwyn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
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Malcolm Cadman wrote:
Does anyone have a list of 'old programs' written for QDOS that do not
run under the PE ?
If there is a known list, then some action may taken.
--
Malc
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Darren
Branagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
Reminds me, I really must organise another Irish Show, maybe in Galway for a
change.
Would that be an Irish Show or a show held in Ireland ... :-)
--
Malcolm Cadman
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<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Dilwyn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
Roy, I don't think this type of query can be answered too often. Could
you perhaps do something for your beginners series along these lines:
I had planned to do something on 'Essential Programs and Very Useful
Ones' I am n
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
In a message dated 26/04/05 19:32:06 GMT Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>And, finally, there seems to be a very encouraging project for Turbo.
>Three chers for Geoge for his work on that (and all for free! - grin)
Three Chers? One i
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, jms1
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
The main benefit of the free software movement is that source is distributed
normally with the code and anybody is free to develope it, and within the
license conditions distribute it.
This may be an area where some programmers may n
Hi Malcolm,
I may have not given the right info.
When I type in "ex win1_lx_lynx"
I get the window displayed and in the window is a message saying
"Your Terminal Type is Unknown" ..." Enter a Terminal Type" I enter VT-52 or
VT100 but it just drops out
.
Arnold
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> Some platforms actually offer the best of both worlds to some degree. Q40
and Q60 users can
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Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 6:06 PM
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> Ok some of the advice was maybe not quite worded concisely. The Pointer
> Environment is the three
On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:57:24 -0400, Arnold Clarke
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Malcolm,
I may have not given the right info.
When I type in "ex win1_lx_lynx"
I get the window displayed and in the window is a message saying
"Your Terminal Type is Unknown" ..." Enter a Terminal Type" I enter
V
Marcel Kilgus wrote:
Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
.
Jeremy got a bit flamed for his suggestion to make things (QPC in
this case) cheaper, even free.
Actually, I never suggested free. It still didn't seem to prevent people
from thinking that was where I was coming from, but that is not the case.
On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 07:59:39 -0400, Arnold Clarke
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Malcolm Cadman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Phoebus,
Just a thanks to you for your excellent first article on internet access
for the QL in QL Today magazine - Volume 9, Issue 6, March/April 2005.
Thank you :-) I am g
On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 14:38:18 -0400, Malcolm Cadman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Darren
Branagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
Reminds me, I really must organise another Irish Show, maybe in Galway
for a
change.
Would that be an Irish Show or a show held in Irel
On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 06:24:18 -0400, Dilwyn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
I fear my knowledge of Turbo compiler is too rusty after years of not
using it, and my knowledge of TurboPTR very minimal, so I'd appreciate
some articles from someone (probably along the lines of the ones I wrote
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