Re: [ql-users] Free to a good home - the saga continues

2005-07-02 Thread Jeremy Taffel
I've heard of snail mail, but this breaks all records . unless that is you've got the year set to 1st Jan 1997 on your computer ;-) Norman Dunbar wrote: Tony Firshman wrote: On Sat, 2 Jul 2005 at 08:36:47, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: forced to visit Tuscany?? Hi Wolfgang. Yes,

Re: [ql-users] Spelin'

2005-06-21 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Its letter perfect awl the weigh = It is letter perfect... Therfore: it's Colin So if you want an alternative word which matches the rest in its wrongness, but passes the spell checker, you have to omit the apostrophe. So the original was correct in its incorrectness. Or

Re: [ql-users] Software behaving badly

2005-05-19 Thread Jeremy Taffel
At 15 you count me in for one. How much for the stick, plus the DVD? Jeremy ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] www.kilgus.net updated

2005-04-30 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Marcel Kilgus wrote: Marcel Kilgus wrote: I'd just like to inform you that a somewhat bigger update has happened to www.kilgu.net. Of course thats www.kilgus.net ... Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm So

Re: [ql-users] Idle thoughts

2005-04-27 Thread Jeremy Taffel
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

Re: [ql-users] was... Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-26 Thread Jeremy Taffel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: However, when v4.21 is finally produced it will have to work on my AH rom. 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

Re: [ql-users] was... Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-25 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Try Turbo v4g21 when it goes on the site sometime this week. If it still needs up grading George will listen. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm Remember that i'm still using Qdos. Has Turbo been kept compatible with

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-24 Thread Jeremy Taffel
SMSQ - Jochen Merz wrote: I'm on Tony's mailshot, or so I thought, but I never saw it! :-( You are. His announcement was on the JMS .gif image linked to from the emailshot. Thanks Tony, makes one wonder if that is read at all... maybe we should, if it is a show invitation, just put the

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-24 Thread Jeremy Taffel
SMSQ - Jochen Merz wrote: The link *always* was and still is http://smsq.j-m-s.com Ah. That's better. At Last !!! Jeremy No www! Jochen Jeremy Taffel wrote: David Tubbs wrote: At 14:11 24/04/2005 +0100, you wrote: JMS from your site leads to a blind alley. It doesn't - tried it just now. Tony

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-24 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Malcolm Cadman wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Jeremy Taffel [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Tony Firshman wrote: I repeat - my emails are text only. If there is html there, that is added by your mailer. Nothing to do with me. Tony Tis true! I use thunderbird. It allows you to inspect

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-23 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Roy wood wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Jeremy Taffel [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP I don't know why you have to take such an aggressive stance. Why do you have problems? I was not complaining about the cost, nor requesting a price reduction, merely offering the constructive suggestion

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-22 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Roy wood wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Jeremy Taffel [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP Where did you advertise this? I didn't know about it. Jeremy Probably in QL Today. Do you subscribe to that? No You see this is where I have a problem with all this. Here is someone who 'cannot justify

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-22 Thread Jeremy Taffel
SMSQ - Jochen Merz wrote: We cut QPC as a special offer to 49 EUR last year (this is about 33 pounds - the price region you talk about) ... did we get hundreds and thousands of sales? No! Where did you advertise this? I didn't know about it. It was sent out by email to the newsgroups, advertised

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-21 Thread Jeremy Taffel
SMSQ - Jochen Merz wrote: We cut QPC as a special offer to 49 EUR last year (this is about 33 pounds - the price region you talk about) ... did we get hundreds and thousands of sales? No! Where did you advertise this? I didn't know about it. Jeremy ___

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-21 Thread Jeremy Taffel
P Witte wrote: Jeremy Taffel writes: So, all I was saying is that I think that there could be a market beyond the one that seemingly (according to other emails) has reached saturation, and foolishly set myself up as a skinflint by offering myself as someone who fell into that market. I

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-21 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Roy wood wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Jeremy Taffel [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SMSQ - Jochen Merz wrote: We cut QPC as a special offer to 49 EUR last year (this is about 33 pounds - the price region you talk about) ... did we get hundreds and thousands of sales? No! Where did you

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-20 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Wolfgang Uhlig wrote: I really cannot imagine that a price of 45 pounds is unaffordable. You are trying to make me sound like Scrooge. £45 is not unaffordable, but I wasn't talking about £45,The Euro price on Marcel's website equates to £68, and who mentioned affordabilty? I was taking about

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-19 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Roy wood wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Jeremy Taffel[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP Getting back on topic... I would be interested in the DVD, but, as I am limited to plain vanilla QDOS emulation (uQLx, QLAY), because, I can't justify the outlay for QPC2. (I'm not saying that it's

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-18 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Darren Branagh wrote: Food for thought BTW, a novel idea in my new employers is coming to fruition - we own and sell the disgo brand under the guise of clever stuff ltd. (see www.mydisgo.com) - it's the pioneer of the USB thumbdrive market. so when I bought a disgo one from PC World I

Re: [ql-users] Linux QL Emu

2005-04-03 Thread Jeremy Taffel
I've had it working with Linux Mandrake 10.0. About to try it with 10.1. I'll keep you posted as to which version of gcc etc it uses. Jeremy Kjartan Geble Olsen wrote: On Sat, 02 Apr 2005 22:13:25 +0200, Michael Berger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So this afternoon I tried to install a UQLX

Re: [ql-users] Linux QL Emu

2005-04-03 Thread Jeremy Taffel
, or if they have been replaced by files of a new name, but equivalent function. Does anyone know the answer to this? Regards, Jeremy Jeremy Taffel wrote: I've had it working with Linux Mandrake 10.0. About to try it with 10.1. I'll keep you posted as to which version of gcc etc it uses. Jeremy Kjartan Geble

Re: [ql-users] Fw: RE:Quanta AGM

2005-03-31 Thread Jeremy Taffel
I was one of the many that resigned my Quanta membership in protest to mis-use of honoraria back in the mists of time (about 1990 I think). John Southern wrote: On Thursday 31 March 2005 18:28, Tarquin Mills wrote: I going to put forward a special resolution for next year to abolish clause

Re: [ql-users] Virus [OT]

2005-02-13 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Per, Although (OT), your mail was probably of interest to all who use the internet to access this list. I have had (NTL 750K) broadband for about 2 years now, and not been been hurt so far by malware. I must admit to using a bit of an-hoc mixture. I did use pc-cillin 2000 for the anti-virus,

Re: [ql-users] Level 2 Drivers and BBS

2005-01-27 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Derek Stewart wrote: Hi, The MAKE_DIR command first appeared for the Miracle Hard drive, whic was the fisrt stable hard drive system for the QL, as I ran a BBS on a 40Mb Miracle Hard Drive for a long time. Maybe the command to make hard directories was incorporated in the Trump card Toolkit 2

Re: [ql-users] Pointer Environment and TK II

2005-01-24 Thread Jeremy Taffel
P Witte wrote: The current Smsqe version of TK2 is 3.28. Is that compatible with Minny/JS or do non-SMSQE users need a different version? If so which? and how do I tell which version I have? Jeremy -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus

Re: [ql-users] Pointer Environment and TK II

2005-01-23 Thread Jeremy Taffel
P Witte wrote: Roy wood writes: All you've proved is that the MAKE_DIR procedure is part of TKII... But that was the bit he wanted. What were the differences between the level two drivers and the normal ones then? This was a long time ago but I thought that the differences were mainly

Re: [ql-users] Lynx 282

2005-01-09 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Under uQLx the apps have comlete unfettered access to the native unix file system. Therefore AFAIK none of the file name/path issues affecting Dilwyn would have hit users of Lynx under uQLx. ( I haven't tried it myself). So, the port of any unix programme onto uQLx can, and often does, make

Re: [ql-users] camera (was Lynx 282)

2005-01-09 Thread Jeremy Taffel
What a sad story! One, probably stupid, question: Do you need drivers at all? Isn't the camera recognized (as a removable drive) as is? AFAIK it depends upon the OS. Win 98 will need drivers. XP might need them, Win 2000 won't. That's my experience with usb cameras and memory sticks. XP

Re: [ql-users] QWord payment

2005-01-03 Thread Jeremy Taffel
A word of caution here for people paying through Paypal.. My daughter lost 500 last year. She bought tickets for the Reading Festival through e-bay, and paid through Paypal after the box-office had sold them, but before they had printed or distributed them. By e-bay rules she had to pay

Re: [ql-users] Microdrives - how do you store yours?

2004-12-13 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Dilwyn Jones wrote: What I really want is a QuBIDE, but SWMBO has curtailed any futher oldecomputer related orders until finances improve :( I have one for sale - bigger hint!! Err...SWMBO? she who must be obeyed - I assume. ___

Re: [ql-users] Whither or Wither ?

2004-12-11 Thread Jeremy Taffel
.. Whither or Wither ? (referring to the subject of this message) for example makes NO sense whatsoever to me. Whereas, for a native English speaker, this is a clear, and succint, while being a clever play on words. Whither is a slightly archaeic word meaning where to? wither - to

Re: [ql-users] How many repeats this time?

2004-12-06 Thread Jeremy Taffel
I also see no mention of newsgroups, but it _must_ be there somewhere. When you set up a new account the first thing it asks is if its mail or news ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] How many repeats this time?

2004-12-05 Thread Jeremy Taffel
I use thunderbird and have received each mail exactly once. Its dead easy to migrate all your outlook mail and address books etc to it. similar interface to outlook - but my wife finds it easier to use, and it handles exotic languages better. much of her mail is mixed hebrew and english. No

Re: [ql-users] How many repeats this time?

2004-12-05 Thread Jeremy Taffel
: Jeremy Taffel wrote: I use thunderbird and have received each mail exactly once. Its dead easy to migrate all your outlook mail and address books etc to it. similar interface to outlook - but my wife finds it easier to use, and it handles exotic languages better. much of her mail is mixed

Re: [ql-users] The hardware conflict...

2004-11-27 Thread Jeremy Taffel
My experiences with XP are mixed. Normally I have no problems whatsoever. However I have encountered one AMD Athlon powered machine from Time which is guaranteed to have a fit any time any new USB device is attached and sometimes throws a fit when new software (eg open office) are

Re: [ql-users] The hardware conflict...

2004-11-27 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Phoebus Dokos wrote: USB to (any kind of) networking is a bad solution at best... especially if your USB/NIC are USB 1.1 compatible... you WILL experience at best hiccups or temporary lock-ups and that's not the machine's fault (nor Windows' impressively :-) That was not the problem. This

Re: [ql-users] The hardware conflict...

2004-11-27 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Jeremy Taffel wrote: My experiences with XP are mixed. Normally I have no problems whatsoever... All I was trying to say is that when it comes to PCs, the hardware is so variable that I really don't think you read across OS experiences from one to another. My most stable machine runs windows

Re: [ql-users] The way forward?

2004-11-23 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Surely all this : business plans and legal agreements...just illustrates how conservative the committee are. The Q60 venture ended up repaying the Quanta loan, but why should that be a model for the future? Does it matter if the zero financial return is received by Quanta for an investment if

Re: [ql-users] Fw: ENOUGH is ENOUGH and MORE THAN ENOUGH

2004-11-21 Thread Jeremy Taffel
OK, now I'm confused. What IS the history of this list? The reason I ask, is that going back through my inbox I found that that a couple of years ago, the address for the list was [EMAIL PROTECTED], and that the welcome email suggests that Bruce's email address was [EMAIL PROTECTED] So was the

Re: [ql-users] browsers

2004-09-20 Thread Jeremy Taffel
This is obviously big news. Staying totally calm although I was one of those who supported the losing side of the licensing discussion, I don't see the connection between the two. None of the gnu licences should prevent a port onto a closed operating system such as SMSQ/E. After all, much

Re: [ql-users] PROLOG PROGRAM

2004-09-18 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Malcolm Cadman wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Phoebus R. Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 22:38:52 +0300, Costas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all! Just a favour from me... A friend of mine needs any program for PROLOG. (it's a kind of homework from his university)

Re: [ql-users] browsers

2004-09-17 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Phoebus R. Dokos ( . ) wrote: Firefox is 3 times as large as Opera and doesn't include an email client (which is poor indeed as it (Thunderbird) tries to emulate Outlook. I don't understand this statement. I use both, and have just looked at the download files. Opera711j.exe 12865KB.

Re: [ql-users] QPC and Windows XP SP2 (clearly OT)

2004-09-10 Thread Jeremy Taffel
It's actually a big step in the right direction. The system is much more secure by default than previously. Most of the problems are due to old software using ports which are now locked down by default. The list of applications which SP breaks includes many which are trivial to get working

Re: [ql-users] Connecting Printers

2004-07-25 Thread Jeremy Taffel
There are alternatives, and they are free! How many modern printers are NOT supported by Linux? A port of one of the printer daemons such as CUPS should be possible. Alternatively, something lke http://www.hpdevelopersolutions.com/join/APDK.cfm might be useful, but it I'm not sure how much

Re: [ql-users]Decent ISPs

2004-05-30 Thread Jeremy Taffel
I just had a look at my freeserve (wanadoo now) account. I have stopped using it because of the volume of spam. Over 4000 spams since mid-March! About 600 had virus attachments. Many did not even have my email address from what I could tell (how does that work?). Jeremy - Original

Re: [ql-users] Operating Systems

2004-04-11 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Roy, You might know about MS, but I think you are misinformed about Linux. If you buy a Linux suite - and Mandrake Pro-suite comes to mind here - you get a DVD and about 9 CDs containing pretty much every application you will ever need. The only application I think that a Linux purchaser would

Re: [ql-users] Operating Systems (OT)

2004-04-11 Thread Jeremy Taffel
My dabbling with LINUX were some time ago and, at the time I found it unwieldy and time consuming to set up. I also found the application very clunky. Over Christmas I upgraded from Mandrake 8.2 to 9.2 and from Windows 98 to 98SE. The former was no problem. The latter was a real palava.

Re: [ql-users] QL2004 website

2004-04-11 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Well, I use Opera V7.11 and its fine. I can't tell the difference between it and the page on IE6. What's supposed not to work? I also use tripod to host my site and have never had any problems with it. But then its perhaps because I've got pop-ups partly blocked that it works for me. Jeremy

Fw: [ql-users] QL2004 website

2004-04-11 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Second attempt - after 3 hours it hasn't made its way onto the list - Original Message - From: Jeremy Taffel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 5:41 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] QL2004 website Well, I use Opera V7.11 and its fine. I can't tell

Re: [ql-users] QL2004 website

2004-04-11 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Well, it took about a minute second time around. Does anyone know what's going on? The first didn't bounce - just disappeared into the ether. - Original Message - From: Jeremy Taffel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 8:32 PM Subject: Fw: [ql-users

Re: [ql-users] Printer help

2004-04-08 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Have you got any other USB devices working? It sounds to me as if you haven't installed your motherboard support for USB properly. Have a look in the control panel under System, Device Manager Universal Serial Bus Controllers. Mine shows 3 USB root Hubs, one USB 2.0 root Hub, a PCI to USB

Re: [ql-users] Knoware

2004-04-05 Thread Jeremy Taffel
But the point is - if NTL systematically sell lists of email addresses why hasn't this one attracted any spam? - Original Message - From: TonyTebby [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 8:55 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Knoware From: Jeremy Taffel

Re: [ql-users] Printer help

2004-04-05 Thread Jeremy Taffel
How did you originally install the epson? I had similar problems with my HP printer after a reinstall because I left it up to windows to recognise the hardware. I uninstalled the printer and then ran the setup.exe programme that came on the installation disk that came with the printer, and all