> Dilwyn (with one 'n') said - Oh dear, I'm not going to hear the last of that now am I?
> "...The collective sharing of information and ideas is a brilliant > feature > of the QL > scene. ...." > > Couldn't agree more! > > Have a good one, wherever you are. > > John in Wales > > PS Still puzzled re; diff between O.S. and 'platform' in our recent > context. > :( The operating system (QDOS or Windows) is that which is running your programs and making sure all the hardware bits and pieces of your computer work properly (or not as the case may be). The 'platform' in this context means the computer hardware on which the operating system being used is based. Thus if you are running QPC2 on Windows, the platform would probably be a PC, the operating system Windows running emulated SMSQ/E. If you are running uQLx on a Linux operating system, the platform could be a PC or vaguely referred to as a 'Linux box'. It can become a little confusing in some cases - if you try to run a QL emulator on some other emulated system (e.g. a Linux system running a Windows emulation on which you run a copy of QLay emulator). If you are running QDOS on a QL, the platform is a QL. If you are running QDOS Classic on a Q60, the platform is the Q60. It is not clear cut though, some people take 'platform' to mean the system on which your 'QL' is running, so platform in that case might refer to the PC or to the host operating system. Emulators do tend to blur definitions a little! As a quick rough and ready explanation, take the word 'platform' to mean the system on which your 'QL' is running, but you might have to take a guess as to whether the writer is referring to the hardware (computer system) or the software controlling it (the operating system) from the context of what was being discussed. Hope that helps a little! -- Dilwynnnnnnnnnnn Jonnnnnnnnnnes -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.4/448 - Release Date: 14/09/2006 _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
