Re: [Ql-Users] Today 30 years ago...

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

Hi QLers,

April 23rd, what does this date say to us? Saint George's Day, The
Bayerische Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) was signed 500
years ago, William Shakespeare died on that day 400 years ago, the Sinclair
ZX Spectrum was launched 34 years ago. Great day in history!

The QL’s official life span was from January 1984 to April 1986 when Amstrad
axed the QL. Well, I’ve seen some Samsung QLs manufactured in May 1986, but
those were most likely built that month on behalf of the last valid order
from Sinclair Research Ltd.

Although 2 ¼ years sound like a short period and I cannot remember how long
it felt back in the 80s, I personally felt exactly how long it is when I
judge the “QL is 30” activities which started on the QL’s 30th launch
anniversary back on January 12th 2014. Even I was busy in both life and work
I’ve spent quite an amount of time (several hundred hours) for and with the
QL during the last 26 months. To name just the major milestones like the “QL
is 30” website http://www.qlis30.org.uk/, “QL IS 30 2014 – THE
DISTRIBUTION”, the ZX-TEAM-meetings 2014, 2015 and 2016 in Germany, meeting
Rick Dickinson and David Karlin again in 2014 and 2015, attending La Nuit
des Musées 2014 in Switzerland, the QLis30 dinner and workshop in Scotland,
testing and integrating new versions of SMSQ/E and SMSQmulator, updates to
QL/E and THE DISTRIBUTION, this was a very intense QL period, at least for
me.

Today is the release of the final version 3.04 of “QL IS 30 2014 – THE
DISTRIBUTION”. This marks the end of my “QL is 30” activities.

QL forever!

Cheers,
Urs

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today is a very special day for me...

[Darren Branagh]

Wow. Now I'm feeling old. Maximillian (hope I remembered his name
correctly) is 16?  How long since your holiday in Galway, when we met up?

Time flies. It really does.

The end of the QL was the worst part of the Amstrad buyout, but the
spectrum did live on though.
On 13 Apr 2016 08:10, "Urs Koenig (QL)"  wrote:

> Dear QLers,
>
>
>
> In that week 30 years ago the Sinclair computer business was bought by
> Amstrad and the QL was axed. It was that Sunday after the press conference
> when the message did arrive here in Switzerland. I was in my first months
> with my first personal QL so the news hit me hard.
>
>
>
> On today's date 16 years ago my son was born. This was one of the greatest
> moments in my entire life.
>
>
>
> I'm currently in the process of releasing the next version of THE
> DISTRIBUTION. Recent updates of SMSQ/E and SMSQmulator have been worked in.
> Major changes and enhancements are in the QL/E part of THE DISTRIBUTION.
> The
> start-up sequence (aka BOOT program) of QL/E has been reworked and enhanced
> to enable QL/E to also run on QPC1, uQLx (Raspberry PI), QL with QL-SD
> (should also run on the MIST) and Q-emuLator. As a goody QL/E now comes
> with
> Per Witte's D-Miner game and an adapted version of Francois Lanciault's
> 2048
> game.
>
>
>
> While QL/E is ready for release today, completion of THE DISTRIBUTION may
> take some more days.
>
> Download link see message footer below.
>
>
>
> QL forever!
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Urs
>
>
>
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> DISTRIBUTION & QL/E!
>
>   http://www.youtube.com/QLvsJAGUAR
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Re: [Ql-Users] Today is a very special day for me...

[Norman Dunbar]

Enjoy your special day.

Cheers,
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[Ql-Users] Today is a very special day for me...

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

Dear QLers,

 

In that week 30 years ago the Sinclair computer business was bought by
Amstrad and the QL was axed. It was that Sunday after the press conference
when the message did arrive here in Switzerland. I was in my first months
with my first personal QL so the news hit me hard.

 

On today's date 16 years ago my son was born. This was one of the greatest
moments in my entire life.

 

I'm currently in the process of releasing the next version of THE
DISTRIBUTION. Recent updates of SMSQ/E and SMSQmulator have been worked in.
Major changes and enhancements are in the QL/E part of THE DISTRIBUTION. The
start-up sequence (aka BOOT program) of QL/E has been reworked and enhanced
to enable QL/E to also run on QPC1, uQLx (Raspberry PI), QL with QL-SD
(should also run on the MIST) and Q-emuLator. As a goody QL/E now comes with
Per Witte's D-Miner game and an adapted version of Francois Lanciault's 2048
game.

 

While QL/E is ready for release today, completion of THE DISTRIBUTION may
take some more days.

Download link see message footer below.

 

QL forever!

 

Cheers,

Urs

 

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DISTRIBUTION & QL/E!

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today 30 years ago...

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

I bought my 1st personal Sinclair QL Professional Computer. This changed my
life in many ways. To celebrate this I've spent an hour today to re-publish
the QL chronology webpage which has been taken down by the ISP Swisscom last
autumn due to end of service of their xy.homepage.bluewin.ch hosting
package.
http://sinclairql.net/chronology.html#MyFirstQL

QL forever!

Urs

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today 20 years ago...

[Jochen Merz]

Oh yes, you did :-) The machine was copying all day.

It has been a great time!!

Cheers   Jochen



Am 10.06.2015 um 23:32 schrieb John Impellizzeri:

Brings back memories!  I recall driving to that show with Don Walterman, we 
stopped in Ohio on our way down from Michigan and picked up Tim Swenson and 
continued on to Oak Ridge.

We brought a working copy of our QBox-USA BBS with us.  I’m sure I brought lots 
of software discs for Jochen to update.

Thanks for the trip back in time!



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US QL Show 1995 in Oak Ridge
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Re: [Ql-Users] Today 20 years ago...

[extdgl42]

I remember too, as one of the Oak Ridgers! I was pressed into duty as 
(informal) social chair, so you csn blame me!

Doug L. 37830 USA


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Re: [Ql-Users] Today 20 years ago...

[John Impellizzeri]

Brings back memories!  I recall driving to that show with Don Walterman, we 
stopped in Ohio on our way down from Michigan and picked up Tim Swenson and 
continued on to Oak Ridge.

We brought a working copy of our QBox-USA BBS with us.  I’m sure I brought lots 
of software discs for Jochen to update.

Thanks for the trip back in time!


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[Ql-Users] Today 20 years ago...

[ql]

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[Ql-Users] Today, 5 years ago...

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

http://tinyurl.com/ql-mac-show

Can't believe it's already 5 years!

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today 30 years ago...

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

Dilwyn Jones wrote:
 He he, I had to laugh when I spotted Stuart Honeyball's picture in the 
 list of staff at Sinclair.
Glag to hear that you surfed that deep through the material.

 Nice project, Urs.
Thx.

BTW: Anniversary website http://www.qlis30.org.uk has updated today with
more links.

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today 30 years ago...

[Peter Graf]

Hi Urs,

 BTW: Anniversary website http://www.qlis30.org.uk has updated today with
 more links.

Thanks. As for the story by Jürgen Malberg, did you read it? I was
actually disappointed that he only wrote there was a successor on 68040
basis. This sounds like the Atari/Amiga lines of 68K history went
technologically ahead of the QL. In fact the Q60 was one of very few 68K
machines where the mainboard was directly designed for the 68060.

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today 30 years ago...

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

Peter Graf wrote:
 Thanks. As for the story by Jürgen Malberg, did you read it? I was
actually
 disappointed that he only wrote there was a successor on 68040 basis. This
 sounds like the Atari/Amiga lines of 68K history went technologically
ahead of
 the QL. In fact the Q60 was one of very few 68K machines where the
 mainboard was directly designed for the 68060.
Yes, I did. It’s a relatively short ( 12’000 characters) story of the QL’s
features (3/4) and history (1/4) with very nice rendered illustrations. Some
details are just not that accurate (yes, he had better wrote 68040/68060) or
- even worse - very few are just wrong (“Sinclair Ltd. sold to Amstrad”, it
was “Amstrad bought the Sinclair computer business and brand name on
computers”). Don’t get me wrong, the article is great. But if offers little
news for QLer like me but may be a great and compact story for many others
(non QLers or those back to the QL).

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today 30 years ago...

[Geoff Wicks]

I forgot to mention it in my email yesterday.  I had my weekly 
statistics report. 70 people have accessed the Last Five Years article 
and, more interestingly, 50 the QLis30 article. There is some interest 
in the subject.


Another interesting statistic was that 10 visitors came to the site via 
the links on Dilwyn's blog. Thanks, Dilwyn,


Best wishes,


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Re: [Ql-Users] Today 30 years ago...

[François Van Emelen]

Geoff Wicks schreef op 13/01/2014 20:44:

On 12/01/2014 00:18, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote:
January 12th, what does this say to us? Right, on that date 30 years 
ago,

the Sinclair QL Professional Computer has been launched. Let's celebrate
with some great stuff for all Sinclair (QL) enthusiasts! Visit this new
website:
http://www.qlis30.org.uk

QL forever!

Cheers, Urs

P.S. There's even more to come. Stay tuned...
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In the spirit of Urs' virtual QLis30 suggestion I thought it would be 
a good idea to look back 10 years on how we celebrated the 20th and 
21st Birthdays of the QL. I was responsible for the activity 
programmes for both QL2004 and QLis21 and I also hosted web pages for 
both shows.


As a reminder I have reposted both web pages on my website. If nothing 
else it shows what the hot QL topics were 10 years ago. It is also 
interesting to note the detail we went into on travel arrangements and 
accommodation.


The web pages are accessed from my news page:

www.gwicks.net/justwords.htm

For those who are saddened that there are still no firm plans for a 
QLis30 event, the situation today is not so different from that of 10 
years ago. Quanta had behaved in a similar way in 2003 giving the 
impression it would organise QL2004 although it had no intention of 
doing so. It was only at the very end of 2003 that we realised that 
there was no chance of a Quanta QL2004 and decided at the beginning of 
2004 to hold the event in Eindhoven. Three of us Jochen Merz, Sjef 
v.d. Molengraaf and myself set up ourselves as the ad hoc committee.


On the first of February I met the Quanta committee and the then 
chairman was scathing about our plans. I didn't realise what a puny 
little organisation Sin_QL_Air was that would be incalpable of running 
a local show let alone an international one. QL2004 was doomed to 
failure and the entire committee smirked at me.


The irony was that I was the only person present in the room who had 
been a member of Sin_QL_Air for 7 years. (The inverted commas are 
because under Dutch law Sin_QL_Air had donors nor members.) I also 
knew that in the 1990s Sin_QL_Air had run an international show once a 
year that was a high spot on the QL calender.


It was only on 27th March we had our first face to face meeting as 
organising committee and we only had one other on 12th June. The event 
was held on 16th October.


After the June meeting we decided to set up a dedicated show website 
that was regularly updated and this proved to be very effective in 
raising interest in the event.  Even so it was a nerve-wracking time 
because the activity programme only got off the ground at the last 
minute. Jon Dent's offer to attend followed by Nasta's intention to 
come finally got the activity programme off the ground.


At the last minute we had a disappointment when the school refused to 
let us use some  facilities such as their projector and PA system and 
we had do some some rapid improvisation. However we had visitors from 
nine or ten different countries including most of the developers and 
those of us who were at the New Canton restaurant after the show will 
never forget the atmosphere.


QL2004 gave a much needed boost to the QL community. There is still 
time to organise another boost by a QLis30 event,


Best Wishes,


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QL2004... Those were the days. There were many visitors and well 
attended workshops.

I think more people would attend QLis30 if organised in Eindhoven.
Regards,
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Re: [Ql-Users] Today 30 years ago...

[Ralf Reköndt]

As I said. These were the best venues (for me).

Cheers...Ralf

- Original Message - 
From: François Van Emelen


QL2004... Those were the days. There were many visitors and well attended 
workshops.

I think more people would attend QLis30 if organised in Eindhoven,
Regards,
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Re: [Ql-Users] Today 30 years ago...

[Geoff Wicks]

On 12/01/2014 00:18, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote:

January 12th, what does this say to us? Right, on that date 30 years ago,
the Sinclair QL Professional Computer has been launched. Let's celebrate
with some great stuff for all Sinclair (QL) enthusiasts! Visit this new
website:
http://www.qlis30.org.uk

QL forever!

Cheers, Urs

P.S. There's even more to come. Stay tuned...
--


In the spirit of Urs' virtual QLis30 suggestion I thought it would be a 
good idea to look back 10 years on how we celebrated the 20th and 21st 
Birthdays of the QL. I was responsible for the activity programmes for 
both QL2004 and QLis21 and I also hosted web pages for both shows.


As a reminder I have reposted both web pages on my website. If nothing 
else it shows what the hot QL topics were 10 years ago. It is also 
interesting to note the detail we went into on travel arrangements and 
accommodation.


The web pages are accessed from my news page:

www.gwicks.net/justwords.htm

For those who are saddened that there are still no firm plans for a 
QLis30 event, the situation today is not so different from that of 10 
years ago. Quanta had behaved in a similar way in 2003 giving the 
impression it would organise QL2004 although it had no intention of 
doing so. It was only at the very end of 2003 that we realised that 
there was no chance of a Quanta QL2004 and decided at the beginning of 
2004 to hold the event in Eindhoven. Three of us Jochen Merz, Sjef v.d. 
Molengraaf and myself set up ourselves as the ad hoc committee.


On the first of February I met the Quanta committee and the then 
chairman was scathing about our plans. I didn't realise what a puny 
little organisation Sin_QL_Air was that would be incalpable of running a 
local show let alone an international one. QL2004 was doomed to failure 
and the entire committee smirked at me.


The irony was that I was the only person present in the room who had 
been a member of Sin_QL_Air for 7 years. (The inverted commas are 
because under Dutch law Sin_QL_Air had donors nor members.) I also knew 
that in the 1990s Sin_QL_Air had run an international show once a year 
that was a high spot on the QL calender.


It was only on 27th March we had our first face to face meeting as 
organising committee and we only had one other on 12th June. The event 
was held on 16th October.


After the June meeting we decided to set up a dedicated show website 
that was regularly updated and this proved to be very effective in 
raising interest in the event.  Even so it was a nerve-wracking time 
because the activity programme only got off the ground at the last 
minute. Jon Dent's offer to attend followed by Nasta's intention to come 
finally got the activity programme off the ground.


At the last minute we had a disappointment when the school refused to 
let us use some  facilities such as their projector and PA system and we 
had do some some rapid improvisation. However we had visitors from nine 
or ten different countries including most of the developers and those of 
us who were at the New Canton restaurant after the show will never 
forget the atmosphere.


QL2004 gave a much needed boost to the QL community. There is still time 
to organise another boost by a QLis30 event,


Best Wishes,


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[Dilwyn Jones]

Geoff Wicks wrote:
QL2004 gave a much needed boost to the QL community. There is still time 
to organise another boost by a QLis30 event,
Rob from QL Forum announced this week that QL Forum now has the 'Live Chat' 
facility whereby a group of members logged on could discuss together in real 
time IRC (internet relay chat) style. Since the Forum has about 200 members, 
and tens of members (at least) can be online at once, quite a group 
discussion could be had if someone was prepared to moderate it to prevent it 
falling into chaos at once!


I thought this might be handy for a group of those interested in ensuring 
that a 'QL Is 30' goes ahead to meet online to 'brainstorm' ideas together 
at some point. All we'd have to do is appoint a day and time for QL Forum 
members to get together to discuss. That way it helps ensure Rich and one or 
two others aren't landed with the entire job of organising it by themselves.


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[Lee Privett]

That's very useful information Dilwyn,  many thanks.
On 13 Jan 2014 19:52, Dilwyn Jones dil...@evans1511.fsnet.co.uk wrote:

 Geoff Wicks wrote:

 QL2004 gave a much needed boost to the QL community. There is still time
 to organise another boost by a QLis30 event,

 Rob from QL Forum announced this week that QL Forum now has the 'Live
 Chat' facility whereby a group of members logged on could discuss together
 in real time IRC (internet relay chat) style. Since the Forum has about 200
 members, and tens of members (at least) can be online at once, quite a
 group discussion could be had if someone was prepared to moderate it to
 prevent it falling into chaos at once!

 I thought this might be handy for a group of those interested in ensuring
 that a 'QL Is 30' goes ahead to meet online to 'brainstorm' ideas together
 at some point. All we'd have to do is appoint a day and time for QL Forum
 members to get together to discuss. That way it helps ensure Rich and one
 or two others aren't landed with the entire job of organising it by
 themselves.

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today 30 years ago...

[Dave Park]

There is currently a pledge fund of nearly £400 available for the organiser
of any decent QLis30 event. You might be a little out of pocket at first,
but you should be set before the event happens.

Dave


On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 1:55 PM, Lee Privett lee.priv...@gmail.com wrote:

 That's very useful information Dilwyn,  many thanks.
 On 13 Jan 2014 19:52, Dilwyn Jones dil...@evans1511.fsnet.co.uk wrote:

  Geoff Wicks wrote:
 
  QL2004 gave a much needed boost to the QL community. There is still time
  to organise another boost by a QLis30 event,
 
  Rob from QL Forum announced this week that QL Forum now has the 'Live
  Chat' facility whereby a group of members logged on could discuss
 together
  in real time IRC (internet relay chat) style. Since the Forum has about
 200
  members, and tens of members (at least) can be online at once, quite a
  group discussion could be had if someone was prepared to moderate it to
  prevent it falling into chaos at once!
 
  I thought this might be handy for a group of those interested in ensuring
  that a 'QL Is 30' goes ahead to meet online to 'brainstorm' ideas
 together
  at some point. All we'd have to do is appoint a day and time for QL Forum
  members to get together to discuss. That way it helps ensure Rich and one
  or two others aren't landed with the entire job of organising it by
  themselves.
 
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Re: [Ql-Users] Today 30 years ago...

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

Dave Park wrote:
 The content looks good! Good work.
Thx.

 Hopefully we'll be able to give you a lot
 to write about over the next 12 months :)
YES! YES! YES!

 The background makes some of the writing quite difficult to read.
Background removed. Better?

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today 30 years ago...

[Rich Mellor (RWAP)]

We should all try posting as much stuff on Twitter / Facebook and Google Plus
with the #sinclairql hashtag today!


 On January 12, 2014 at 12:18 AM Urs Koenig (QL) q...@bluewin.ch wrote:

 January 12th, what does this say to us? Right, on that date 30 years ago,
 the Sinclair QL Professional Computer has been launched. Let's celebrate
 with some great stuff for all Sinclair (QL) enthusiasts! Visit this new
 website:
 http://www.qlis30.org.uk

 QL forever!

 Cheers, Urs

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[Ql-Users] Today 30 years ago...

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

January 12th, what does this say to us? Right, on that date 30 years ago,
the Sinclair QL Professional Computer has been launched. Let's celebrate
with some great stuff for all Sinclair (QL) enthusiasts! Visit this new
website:
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QL forever!

Cheers, Urs

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today 30 years ago...

[Dave Park]

The content looks good! Good work. Hopefully we'll be able to give you a
lot to write about over the next 12 months :)

The background makes some of the writing quite difficult to read.

Dave


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 January 12th, what does this say to us? Right, on that date 30 years ago,
 the Sinclair QL Professional Computer has been launched. Let's celebrate
 with some great stuff for all Sinclair (QL) enthusiasts! Visit this new
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Re: [Ql-Users] Today.

[Ade Vickers]

Popular Computing Weekly magazine ordered one on the day they were announced
(probably while they were at the press office). Although they didn't get one
of the first 80-odd (the hand delivered ones?), they did get an FB ROMmed
device.

I've just picked up a bunch of old PCW mags which document from launch to
arrival (I don't actually have the official report of the launch
unfortunately); if anyone is interested in the articles, I can scan them 
put them on a website.

I guess what I'm most surprised to have forgotten (although, in  my defence,
on January 12th 1984 I was in fact only 10 years old), is just how MUCH
excitement the QL announcement created - and just how much disappointment
the long long delays caused. 

You have to wonder if - had Sinclair waited 3 months (and hence lost out on
announcing the world's first sub-£1000 (let alone sub-£500) 32-bit computer)
- whether the QL would have had the same massive excitement and, being a
fully working machine by now, have REALLY set the world on fire, instead of
being comparatively restricted to those of us who saw a bloody clever thing
when we saw it... (in fairness... it was my Dad who spotted its potential,
I'd have probably been happy with anything that called itself a computer...)

Cheers,
Ade.

 -Original Message-
 From: ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com 
 [mailto:ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com] On Behalf Of Urs Koenig (QL)
 Sent: 12 January 2013 17:32
 To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
 Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Today.
 
 Gerhard Plavec wrote:
  As I remember, after that, QL was not available for a long time...
  Do you know - just for fun - when the first QLs were puchased to 
  normal people and when the first Apple Macintosh were ?
 Yes, first customers had to wait a long time for their QLs to arrive.
 Reference http://www.qlvsjaguar.homepage.bluewin.ch/QLchronology.html:
 End of April 1984 the first batch of 89 QL's were shipped to 
 customers by car (SST).
 During May and June 1984 the backlog was reduced and towards 
 autumn enough working QLs were available resulting in High 
 Street stores stocking the QL.
 
 IIRC the original Apple Macintosh (128K) was available the 
 day after its launch!
 Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_128K)writes:
 The sales of the Macintosh were strong from its initial 
 release and reached 70,000 units on May 3, 1984.
 
 Grüsse aus Luzern, Urs
 
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[Ql-Users] Today.

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

On today's date 29 years ago Sinclair Research launched the Sinclair QL
professional computer. On January 12th 1984 - exactly 12 days earlier than
Steve Jobs launched the Apple Macintosh - Sir Clive Sinclair and Nigel
Searle presented the QL to the world in a Hollywood-style launch event at
the Hotel Inter Continental in London.

Today I was browsing through my collection of pictures and uploaded those
related to the launch event onto my Sinclair QL web gallery.

https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=C250D8748980CE5A!3812

Beside of the pictures you'll find two Web-Links of videos related to the
launch event. The video of the press conference itself is not original
footage; it's filmed in 2009 with actors for the BBC docudrama Micro Men.
Compare the original pictures with this video and you'll see how authentic
this scene was made.

Enjoy watching!

Cheers, Urs

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today.

[François Van Emelen]

Op 12/01/2013 16:41, Urs Koenig (QL) schreef:

On today's date 29 years ago Sinclair Research launched the Sinclair QL
professional computer. On January 12th 1984 - exactly 12 days earlier than
Steve Jobs launched the Apple Macintosh - Sir Clive Sinclair and Nigel
Searle presented the QL to the world in a Hollywood-style launch event at
the Hotel Inter Continental in London.

Today I was browsing through my collection of pictures and uploaded those
related to the launch event onto my Sinclair QL web gallery.

https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=C250D8748980CE5A!3812

Beside of the pictures you'll find two Web-Links of videos related to the
launch event. The video of the press conference itself is not original
footage; it's filmed in 2009 with actors for the BBC docudrama Micro Men.
Compare the original pictures with this video and you'll see how authentic
this scene was made.

Enjoy watching!

Cheers, Urs

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today.

[Gerhard Plavec]

Am 12.01.2013 16:41, schrieb Urs Koenig (QL):

On today's date 29 years ago Sinclair Research launched the Sinclair QL
professional computer. On January 12th 1984 - exactly 12 days earlier than
Steve Jobs launched the Apple Macintosh - Sir Clive Sinclair and Nigel
Searle presented the QL to the world in a Hollywood-style launch event at
the Hotel Inter Continental in London.

As I remember, after that, QL was not available for a long time...
Do you know - just for fun - when the first QLs were puchased to normal 
people and when the first Apple Macintosh were ?


I remember also, the price of a QL was about 16.900 österreichische 
Schillings at the begin...
I bought my first QL about 10 month later for 9.000 ÖS, one month later 
a frend of mine and I bought 3 more QLs (at 5.000 ÖS each - 2 where for 
me) as I was a fan of the network capabilities of QLs :)


As I made a questionary for the QL-Frends of Vienna about 1 year later, 
there where about 100% having more than 1 QL :))


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Re: [Ql-Users] Today.

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

Gerhard Plavec wrote:
 As I remember, after that, QL was not available for a long time...
 Do you know - just for fun - when the first QLs were puchased to normal
 people and when the first Apple Macintosh were ?
Yes, first customers had to wait a long time for their QLs to arrive.
Reference http://www.qlvsjaguar.homepage.bluewin.ch/QLchronology.html:
End of April 1984 the first batch of 89 QL's were shipped to customers by
car (SST).
During May and June 1984 the backlog was reduced and towards autumn enough
working QLs were available resulting in High Street stores stocking the QL.

IIRC the original Apple Macintosh (128K) was available the day after its
launch!
Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_128K)writes:
The sales of the Macintosh were strong from its initial release and reached
70,000 units on May 3, 1984.

Grüsse aus Luzern, Urs

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[Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (IV)...

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

Amstrad and Sinclair computers got married! :-(

Exclusive resurrected video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxw-fV4gG3M

Cheers, Urs
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Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (IV)...

[Malcolm Lear]

OK, so when did Sinclair develop a COLOUR pocket TV?

Malcolm


On 07/04/2011 09:29, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote:

Amstrad and Sinclair computers got married! :-(

Exclusive resurrected video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxw-fV4gG3M

Cheers, Urs
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Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (IV)...

[Norman Dunbar]

On 07/04/11 09:29, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote:

Amstrad and Sinclair computers got married! :-(


I just had a horrible though, imagine what Clive and Alan's kids would 
look like! ;-)


I'll get my coat ...


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Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (IV)...

[Tony Firshman]

Norman Dunbar wrote, on 7/Apr/11 15:52 | Apr7:

Norman/

On 07/04/11 09:29, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote:

Amstrad and Sinclair computers got married! :-(


I just had a horrible though, imagine what Clive and Alan's kids would
look like! ;-)
A horrible though sounds just like something Richard Adams would 
conjure up (8-)#  Lovely mistpye.


I'll get my coat ...


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Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (IV)...

[Ralf Reköndt]

Urs Koenig (QL) wrote:


Amstrad and Sinclair computers got married! :-(

Exclusive resurrected video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxw-fV4gG3M


Not available in my country because of music content 8-(
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Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (IV)...

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

Norman Dunbar wrote:
  Amstrad and Sinclair computers got married! :-(
 
 I just had a horrible though, imagine what Clive and Alan's 
 kids would look like! ;-)
Clive's not gay as we all know. He just married last year a blonde bombshell
half his age.

The computer children of the business's marriage (ZX Spectrum 128K +2/+3)
looked terrible compared to the puristic Sinclair design by Rick Dickinson.

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (IV)...

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

Ralf Reköndt wrote:
  Exclusive resurrected video:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxw-fV4gG3M
 
 Not available in my country because of music content 8-( 
There's a special version with alternate music for our German QLers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU6EV5hgKeI

Enjoy!

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (IV)...

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

Malcolm Lear wrote:
  OK, so when did Sinclair develop a COLOUR pocket TV?
Clive did not. Both the Microvision MTV1 and the Flat-Screen Pocket TV FTV1
were b/w.
 Or has Urs been busy doctoring the video:-)
It was indeed a hard job to make the most out of this crappy old low-res
RealMedia video stream. But I did not make the Sinclair Microvision picture
look colour. Must be some kind of distortion.

Urs

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (IV)...

[Malcolm Lear]

Hi Urs,

I've just screen grabbed the image, done a colour balance on it and the 
testcard is indeed in full colour!

Odd!!!

Malcolm

On 07/04/2011 17:20, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote:

Malcolm Lear wrote:

OK, so when did Sinclair develop a COLOUR pocket TV?

Clive did not. Both the Microvision MTV1 and the Flat-Screen Pocket TV FTV1
were b/w.

Or has Urs been busy doctoring the video:-)

It was indeed a hard job to make the most out of this crappy old low-res
RealMedia video stream. But I did not make the Sinclair Microvision picture
look colour. Must be some kind of distortion.

Urs

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[Ql-Users] Today, 10 years ago (II) - OT

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

Sandra and I got married. :-)

Picture:
http://cid-c250d8748980ce5a.photos.live.com/self.aspx/Leben%20-%20Life/10th%
5E_Wedding%5E_Anniversary.jpg

Sorry for the long URL, my next post will have a shorter one. ;-)

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 10 years ago (II) - OT

[Dilwyn Jones]

Urs Koenig (QL) wrote:

Sandra and I got married. :-)

Picture:
http://cid-c250d8748980ce5a.photos.live.com/self.aspx/Leben%20-%20Life/10th%
5E_Wedding%5E_Anniversary.jpg

Sorry for the long URL, my next post will have a shorter one. ;-)

Cheers, Urs

No wedding picture though?

And no QL pictures in the anniversary photos ;-))

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 10 years ago (II) - OT

[François Van Emelen]

Op 6/04/2011 15:27, Urs Koenig (QL) schreef:

Sandra and I got married. :-)

Picture:
http://cid-c250d8748980ce5a.photos.live.com/self.aspx/Leben%20-%20Life/10th%
5E_Wedding%5E_Anniversary.jpg

Sorry for the long URL, my next post will have a shorter one. ;-)

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 10 years ago (II) - OT

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

Dilwyn Jones wrote:
 No wedding picture though?
The two on the bottom are from the day 10 years ago.

 And no QL pictures in the anniversary photos ;-))
Well, the QL is in the picture at least 3 times!
1.  Fount used is Syntax, the one used by Sinclair Research.
2.  The family picture was shot by Tony Firshman at the US QL show in
Orlando, FL 2004
3.  I wear black clothes and was we know QLers do it in black

Cheers, Urs (off now for a nice dinner)

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[Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (III)

[thorsten herbert]

@Urs,Just saw the piture and noted, that in the same folder there is a screen 
showing a game called WERNER. I'm sure that I had this game but can't remember 
what it was about. Any other screenshots?
cheersThorsten
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Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (III)

[Marcel Kilgus]

thorsten herbert wrote:
 @Urs,Just saw the piture and noted, that in the same folder there
 is a screen showing a game called WERNER. I'm sure that I had this
 game but can't remember what it was about. Any other screenshots?

That was a Boulder Dash clone. Quite a nice game, actually, played it
a lot back then.

Marcel

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[Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (III)

[thorsten herbert]

That was a Boulder Dash clone. Quite a nice game, actually, played it
a lot back then.

Marcel

Thanks for the info Marcel. I have some memory and think it was in 4 colour 
mode. 
It was real fun playing it.
cheers,

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[Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (III)

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

Some days ago I opened an old ring binder searching for a specific document.
As it turned out it was the wrong binder. By accident my eyes discovered old
program listings of my early Sinclair QL work. The earliest listing dates
March 1986. So there we have it. Another 25th anniversary!

Picture (sorry for the long URL):
http://cid-c250d8748980ce5a.photos.live.com/self.aspx/Sinclair%20QL/QLsoftwa
re/COWO%5E_ANIMATIONSGRAFIK%5E_v14%5E_March%5E_1986%5E_program%5E_listing-P1
080293.JPG

Cheers, Urs

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (III)

[Tony Firshman]

On 31 Mar 2011, at 18:32, Urs Koenig (QL) q...@bluewin.ch wrote:

 Some days ago I opened an old ring binder searching for a specific document.
 As it turned out it was the wrong binder. By accident my eyes discovered old
 program listings of my early Sinclair QL work. The earliest listing dates
 March 1986. So there we have it. Another 25th anniversary!
 
 Picture (sorry for the long URL):
 http://cid-c250d8748980ce5a.photos.live.com/self.aspx/Sinclair%20QL/QLsoftwa
 re/COWO%5E_ANIMATIONSGRAFIK%5E_v14%5E_March%5E_1986%5E_program%5E_listing-P1
 080293.JPG
Totally impossible on a phone! You should use http://tinyurl.co.uk
 
 Cheers, Urs
 
 P.S. Got my copy of QL Today yesterday.
 


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Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (III)

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

Ralf Rekoendt wrote:
 And I still have an old advert letter from Commander.;-)
Oh dear. Those were crazy days!

What was it all about? Patching and repacking a pirated copy of a dead-end
product? Like pirating an already pirated copy or so? At least some QLers
were happy to get an enhanced version of their basic software. And nobody
was harmed. It was just a peccadillo...

Urs

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (III)

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

Tony Firshman wrote:
 Totally impossible on a phone! You should use http://tinyurl.co.uk
I know. That's why I said sorry for that. Using tinyurl for each picture one
likes to post is a nightmare. I know having to assemble a working URL out of
splattered text is a nightmare too. ;-)

Urs

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (III)

[Ralf Reköndt]

Urs Koenig (QL) wrote:


Ralf Rekoendt wrote:

And I still have an old advert letter from Commander.;-)

Oh dear. Those were crazy days!

What was it all about? Patching and repacking a pirated copy of a dead-end
product? Like pirating an already pirated copy or so? At least some QLers
were happy to get an enhanced version of their basic software. And nobody
was harmed. It was just a peccadillo...


Simple: It was Martin Berndt's Turbo-Xchange, patched with a special 
screen accelerator for use on a QL and freed fom Thor's watermark check. 
One of the best things he ever does (beside MG-ROM and freeing PCB 1 and 
Tankbusters).


Cheers...Ralf 


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Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (III)

[Lee Privett]

For those having trouble getting to the image try this shorter link then click 
in the Comments folder and its the last image, for some reason you get directed 
all over the place in Chrome

http://cid-c250d8748980ce5a.photos.live.com/self.aspx/Sinclair%20QL/QLsoftware/

 
Lee 
-: Back to the QL :-
  - Original Message - 
  From: Urs Koenig (QL) 
  To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com 
  Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 6:55 PM
  Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (III)


  Tony Firshman wrote:
   Totally impossible on a phone! You should use http://tinyurl.co.uk
  I know. That's why I said sorry for that. Using tinyurl for each picture one
  likes to post is a nightmare. I know having to assemble a working URL out of
  splattered text is a nightmare too. ;-)

  Urs

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (III)

[Dilwyn Jones]

Urs Koenig (QL) wrote:

Some days ago I opened an old ring binder searching for a specific
document. As it turned out it was the wrong binder. By accident my
eyes discovered old program listings of my early Sinclair QL work.
The earliest listing dates March 1986. So there we have it. Another
25th anniversary!

Picture (sorry for the long URL):
http://cid-c250d8748980ce5a.photos.live.com/self.aspx/Sinclair%20QL/QLsoftwa
re/COWO%5E_ANIMATIONSGRAFIK%5E_v14%5E_March%5E_1986%5E_program%5E_listing-P1
080293.JPG

Cheers, Urs

P.S. Got my copy of QL Today yesterday.
Do you still have a copy of the program, or just that listing in the 
photo?


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Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (III)

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

Dilwyn Jones wrote:
 Do you still have a copy of the program, or just that listing 
 in the photo?
I have at least version 2.0 of that program (ANIMATIONSGRAFIK).

There's a video of it on YouTube (short link):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAjVWQxSeJU

This program was in German only.

Later, in 1989 the program has been reworked as ANIMATOR, translated to
English and added to the QTop package. I remember having you as distributor
for the UK. Great days!

There's also a video of QTop-ANIMATOR on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcuHhz0kWFc

QTop-ANIMATOR is freeware nowadays and can be found on the QL-PD/CD-R.

Urs

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (III)

[Rich Mellor]

On 31/03/2011 19:09, Ralf Reköndt wrote:

Urs Koenig (QL) wrote:


Ralf Rekoendt wrote:

And I still have an old advert letter from Commander.;-)

Oh dear. Those were crazy days!

What was it all about? Patching and repacking a pirated copy of a 
dead-end
product? Like pirating an already pirated copy or so? At least some 
QLers
were happy to get an enhanced version of their basic software. And 
nobody

was harmed. It was just a peccadillo...


Simple: It was Martin Berndt's Turbo-Xchange, patched with a special 
screen accelerator for use on a QL and freed fom Thor's watermark 
check. One of the best things he ever does (beside MG-ROM and 
freeing PCB 1 and Tankbusters).


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He freed PCB 1?

Does anyone have a copy of it - I have the original program and binders, 
but unfortunately it is copy protected


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Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (III)

[Ralf Reköndt]

Rich Mellor wrote:


Simple: It was Martin Berndt's Turbo-Xchange, patched with a special
screen accelerator for use on a QL and freed fom Thor's watermark
check. One of the best things he ever does (beside MG-ROM and
freeing PCB 1 and Tankbusters).




He freed PCB 1?

Does anyone have a copy of it - I have the original program and binders,
but unfortunately it is copy protected



8-)

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today...

[gdgqler]

On 16 Oct 2010, at 16:13, gdgqler wrote:

 
 
 QDOSMSQ - a term to describe any computer system running with any
 variation of QDOS or SMSQ.
 
 I liked it so much, I created a website with the same name!
 
 
 It's well worth a visit. In fact I'm just about to look at to see if it will 
 tell me what really happens when you use MM_ALLOC and MM_LINKFR for user 
 heaps.

I have just visited the site and it does indeed tell me what I needed to know. 
The fact that it was I who set the entry makes me slightly embarrassed. However 
I had really forgotten how the vectors worked.

George
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[Ql-Users] Today...

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

Does anybody remember what was up Today 10 years ago?

http://tinyurl.com/QL2000

 

Cheers, Urs

 



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Re: [Ql-Users] Today...

[gdgqler]

On 14 Oct 2010, at 08:55, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote:

 Does anybody remember what was up Today 10 years ago?

It doesn't seem that long ago!

George
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Re: [Ql-Users] Today...

[John Taylor]

On 14 Oct 2010, at 08:55, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote:

 Does anybody remember what was up Today 10 years ago?
 
 http://tinyurl.com/QL2000
 
 
 
 Cheers, Urs
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: [Ql-Users] Today...

[Dilwyn Jones]

Does anybody remember what was up Today 10 years ago?

http://tinyurl.com/QL2000



Cheers, Urs
Ah, the hive of activity at QL 2000 at the Horizon Centre IIRC. That 
really was a Quanta event to remember!


At least it took my mind off Wales losing 4-1 at soccer to the Swiss 
the other night, Urs :-(


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Re: [Ql-Users] Today...

[Geoff Wicks]

--
From: Dilwyn Jones dil...@evans1511.fsnet.co.uk
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 11:59 AM
To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Today...


Does anybody remember what was up Today 10 years ago?

http://tinyurl.com/QL2000



Cheers, Urs
Ah, the hive of activity at QL 2000 at the Horizon Centre IIRC. That 
really was a Quanta event to remember!


At least it took my mind off Wales losing 4-1 at soccer to the Swiss the 
other night, Urs :-(




It is interesting to reread Colin Baskett's report on the forum at QL2000:

TARGET GROUPS:

Children: Arnould Nazarian was arguing strongly for a £100 computer aimed at 
children with good graphics capabilities.


Schools: SuperBasic was a good way of teaching programming skills, but we 
could not break into the educational system. (Interesting how this topic 
came up this year in the Future of the QL thread.)


The elderly: Well, we have plenty of wrinklies now, but that is not what was 
meant. Four years later a trader opined on this list that UK QL-ers were too 
old and decrepit to make the journey to Eindhoven for QL2004. I offered to 
ask Sin_QL_Air to lay on zimmer frames and nurses. He approved of the latter 
but not the former.


PS Malcolm: Any chance of a Stannah Lift at the church hall for those 
ancient Quanta committee members?


Loyalists: It was thought that few enthusiasts for other systems  would be 
interested in the QL, but since that time a few speccies have taken an 
interest. And how many of you knew that Ed Milliband was a former speccie 
games geek?


Tinkerers/Programmers: Largely based around the ease of QL programming 
although one brave soul ventured the opinion that Visual Basic was as easy 
to program as the QL.


Migrants: Now that's a naughty word these days! In those days it meant 
trying to persuade PC defectors to come back to the QL. The weapon was to be 
a bootable CD containing an emulator. How many years did we have to wait for 
a QL on a stick?


New Users: A forlorn hope. Market was too small for hardware development, 
but still OK for software. One big problem was TK2, which was not available 
on PD emulator. Perhaps a help guide to QL jargon was necessary.


PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED:

Accessibility: Both QDOS and SMSQ should be in the public domain. (This was 
a few years before the major licencing dispute.) Could Quanta negotiate or 
purchase SMSQ? Could source code be made available? Also proper 
documentation was essential. Questions were asked about the new colour 
drivers and if there were not more urgent priorities.


Software: Many programs were incompatible with SMSQ and all to often the 
authors could not be contacted - in some cases to contact them we would have 
needed a stairway to heaven. Quanta could have a role to play here 
(contacting authors - not building a stairway to heaven with or without a 
Stannah Lift) and perhaps could provide money if necessary. Also important 
to make clear which programs were PD and which not.   Incompatibility 
between QDOS and SMSQ.



INTERNET ACCESS:

The need for the QL to have internet and email access dominated the show. 
The first email from a QL had just been sent and the future for QL internet 
access appeared promising especially for users of the then new Q40. However 
Jonathan Dent warned that there was much work to be done before working 
internet and email progams would be available for the QL. In spite of this 
some members left the hall claiming that we would all be emailing from our 
QLs the following Christmas.


Finally amomg other business was a moan that it was impossible to get hold 
of a QL - none had been advertised for about three years. Rich Mellor, where 
were you when we needed you?


Best Wishes,


Geoff 



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Re: [Ql-Users] Today...

[Rich Mellor]

 On 14/10/2010 18:52, Geoff Wicks wrote:



Finally amomg other business was a moan that it was impossible to get 
hold of a QL - none had been advertised for about three years. Rich 
Mellor, where were you when we needed you?


Best Wishes,


Geoff

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I was around (I have been trading since 1987), but not on the hardware 
side - I was still writing software and updating the SBASIC/SuperBASIC 
Reference Manual at the time.


Bill Richardson was still around trading and selling QLs in 2000 !

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today Apple launched their latest product the iPad(not OT)

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

  But Steve's keynote speech somehow got back in time to 1987 and 
  related to Clive's last computer, the Z88. Don't believe? See:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL78UNSoajc
 
 
 Absolutely brilliant!!

Thanks!

Actually I like more doing Video stuff those days than doing software.
But I'm sure this hunger will soon be satisfied.

Urs

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today Apple launched their latest product the iPad (not OT)

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

 You say Z88: no flash (memory) support.
I corrected this to Z88: No flash (memory) support at launch.

 How do you define memory?  Rakewell have had a flash card 
 for a very long time - I have built over 300 for them over 
 the years. They even have a spec to add a flash rom O/S chip 
 which can be changed in situ by the Z88.
Is Rakewell still trading? Are such cards still available?

Urs

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today Apple launched their latest product the iPad(not OT)

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

 The iSlate and Z88 do not run QL programs. So not relevant. Derek
I used my Z88 back in 1990 at my military services to write all
commands. While at home at weekends I connected it to my CST Thor
XVI for backup and exchange purposes. So it was relevant.

I don't think the iPad will be relevant to me. At least not in the
existing form.

Urs

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today Apple launched their latest product the iPad (not OT)

[Tony Firshman]

Urs Koenig (QL) wrote, On 3/02/10 21:04:

You say Z88: no flash (memory) support.


I corrected this to Z88: No flash (memory) support at launch.

  
How do you define memory?  Rakewell have had a flash card 
for a very long time - I have built over 300 for them over 
the years. They even have a spec to add a flash rom O/S chip 
which can be changed in situ by the Z88.


Is Rakewell still trading? Are such cards still available?

  


Indeed they are, and there is a steady trickle.
He (Vic Gerhardi) has another interesting product coming, and I have 
built the first few production samples.


The original flash card was the inspiration for Romdisq.  I showed 
Stuart the Z88 card at Eindhoven, and by the time we got back to the UK 
we had laid down the spec for Romdisq.


Tony

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Re: [Ql-Users] Today Apple launched their latest product the iPad (not OT)

[Anton Preinsack]

Nice one;-)!

Am 27.01.2010 um 23:21 schrieb Urs Koenig (QL):

 123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012
 Today Apple launched their latest product, the tablet alike PC named
 iPad (fka iSlate). In a Hollywood like launch press conference at the
 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) in San Francisco, CA Steve made
 one of his best performances ever.
 
 But Steve's keynote speech somehow got back in time to 1987 and related
 to Clive's last computer, the Z88. Don't believe? See:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL78UNSoajc
 
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Re: [Ql-Users] Today Apple launched their latest product the iPad (not OT)

[Tony Firshman]

Urs Koenig (QL) wrote, On 27/01/10 22:21:

Urs/

123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012
Today Apple launched their latest product, the tablet alike PC named
iPad (fka iSlate). In a Hollywood like launch press conference at the
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) in San Francisco, CA Steve made
one of his best performances ever.

But Steve's keynote speech somehow got back in time to 1987 and related
to Clive's last computer, the Z88. Don't believe? See:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL78UNSoajc

  


You say Z88: no flash (memory) support.

How do you define memory?  Rakewell have had a flash card for a very 
long time - I have built over 300 for them over the years. They even 
have a spec to add a flash rom O/S chip which can be changed in situ by 
the Z88.


Tony



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Re: [Ql-Users] Today Apple launched their latest produ ct the iPad(not OT)

[derek]

The iSlate and Z88 do not run QL programs. So not relevant. Derek

  Original message  
From: Anton Preinsack a.preins...@preinsackfilm.com
Sent: 30 Jan 2010 4:18pm +01:00
To:  ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Today Apple launched their latest product the iPad(not 
OT)

Nice one;-)!

Am 27.01.2010 um 23:21 schrieb Urs Koenig (QL):

 123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012
 Today Apple launched their latest product, the tablet alike PC named
 iPad (fka iSlate). In a Hollywood like launch press conference at the
 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) in San Francisco, CA Steve made
 one of his best performances ever.
 
 But Steve's keynote speech somehow got back in time to 1987 and related
 to Clive's last computer, the Z88. Don't believe? See:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL78UNSoajc
 
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Re: [ql-users] Today 20 years ago...

[Arnould]

My QL was 20 in November 84. I don't remember the exact date, but I 
still have the invoice somewhere in the handbook. It was version JM 
imported to France by a non official reseller. It still works well. 
Including the microdrives.

Arnould


On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 09:37:17 + (GMT), Stephen Usher wrote
 Well, actually, it was 20 years ago tomorrow, but why wait..
 
 I also got my QL then.

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Re: [ql-users] Today 20 years ago...

[Robert Newson]

Stephen Usher wrote:

 Well, actually, it was 20 years ago tomorrow, but why wait..
 
 I also got my QL then.
 
 It allowed me to learn how to program in assembler, helped me with MSc project
 (the MSc course used a 68000 board for the robotics stuff and I used the QL as
 a development platform, writing a subset of the QDOS system calls for the
 68000 board to ease the development) and was a lovely machine to program. I
 see that another subscriber to this list is Robert Newson. Do you still use my
 old terminal emulator program?

Would if the QL worked...handy for testing Bullet ^_^

 It still works, though it's up in my loft at the moment along with the Trump
 Card and the twin 3.5 DD drives.

Mine's still sitting on my desk; however it isn't working at the moment (I 
suspect a ULA) :-(

 Ah, the memories.

So much stuff on my 3.2M ED disks I want to get at (eg my year planner 
program, and my diary program - prints a weekly twin page diary starting on 
any day with 4 days on the left page and 3 on the right to a given size, 
complete with printing on both sides of the paper ready for cutting and 
binding...)...must get the QL fixed when I get a chance.
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Re: [ql-users] Today 20 years ago...

[Tony Firshman]

On  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 at 21:01:56, Robert Newson wrote:
(ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED])


Mine's still sitting on my desk; however it isn't working at the moment (I
suspect a ULA) :-(
What are the symptoms?

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Re: [ql-users] Today 20 years ago...

[gwicks]

- Original Message - 
From: Ralf Reköndt 
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: [ql-users] Today 20 years ago...


 Hi Geoff,

 This raises the point that I raised in my last personal statement. Two
 members of the present committee are retiring and unless Quanta gets new
 blood on the committee - and there are only 10 nomination days left - 
 then
 it could be too small to be viable.

 Seems to be the most important point to me, isn't it? I think, QUANTA is 
 too
 much overloaded with jobs and election jobs.


I am not sure what you mean by election jobs. When you handle almost 
£5,000 of members' money per year, you have to have official things like 
elections, reports and auditors. Otherwise you have hit the nail on the 
head. Quanta has to get down to determining its core tasks and stop 
indulging in fantasy schemes for which it has neither the skills nor the 
resources to implement.

When I read the chairman's report last year, I was shocked by the number of 
things he promised that Quanta couldn't deliver and hasn't delivered. To be 
quite honest I was relieved not to be elected chairman, and when I 
congratulated the winner I had the hypocritical politician's smile on my 
face, but underneath I was smugly thinking You silly bugger - now you've 
got to implement your promises.

I have not enjoyed sitting on the committee and hearing all the wild ideas 
about a revamped website, with passwords and restricted areas and ideas for 
a chat room for Quanta members only, knowing the committee were unable to do 
a simple thing like keeping the site up to date,

Best Wishes,

Geoff (privately)



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Re: [ql-users] Today 20 years ago...

[John Gilpin]

Quanta has noted both the quality of the site and its great features. 
Congratulations.

John Gilpin.
Quanta Treasurer.

- Original Message - 
From: David Tubbs [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 2:01 AM
Subject: Re: [ql-users] Today 20 years ago...


 To the King of Ur

 Great web page, most informative and comprehensive.

 Quanta should learn !

 At 12:30 20/01/2006 +0100, you wrote:

Today, exactly 20 years ago I bought my personal Sinclair QL
computer (German edition). Read it here and see the
cash registers receipt (proof of purchase):
http://mypage.bluewin.ch/QLvsJaguar/
http://mypage.bluewin.ch/QLvsJaguar/QL.html


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Re: [ql-users] Today 20 years ago...

[Tony Firshman]

On  Sat, 21 Jan 2006 at 09:47:54, John Gilpin wrote:
(ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED])

Quanta has noted both the quality of the site and its great features.
Congratulations.
My main problem with the Quanta site is that every time I have looked on
it, mainly for future events I think, it has been out of date, often by
over a year.

I have simply given up looking there now, so it may be OK now (8-)#

I don't think we need 'great features' to make the Quanta site OK.

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Re: [ql-users] Today 20 years ago...

[Ralf Reköndt]

Hi Geoff,

 This raises the point that I raised in my last personal statement. Two
 members of the present committee are retiring and unless Quanta gets new
 blood on the committee - and there are only 10 nomination days left - then
 it could be too small to be viable.

Seems to be the most important point to me, isn't it? I think, QUANTA is too 
much overloaded with jobs and election jobs.

Cheers...Ralf R. 

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Re: [ql-users] Today 20 years ago...

[Dilwyn Jones]

Quanta has noted both the quality of the site and its great 
features.
Congratulations.
 My main problem with the Quanta site is that every time I have 
 looked on
 it, mainly for future events I think, it has been out of date, often 
 by
 over a year.

 I have simply given up looking there now, so it may be OK now (8-)#

 I don't think we need 'great features' to make the Quanta site OK.

 Tony
Like most websites, when it comes to Quanta I guess we are looking 
more for content and regular updating than technical brilliance. Which 
is where so many 'professional' sites go wrong, at least hobbyists can 
cite lack of time.

It could be said that technical brilliance is the last thing a QL site 
needs anyway - we go on the QL sites to get at the content and 
information, not to wait minutes for some flashy animation to 
download. At least you can quickly get onto Tony Firshman's site and 
hear him speak in no time at all!

I can sort of read many QL-related sites via the mono screen on my 
mobile phone (OK, I was a bit bored at the time!). If we are to use 
something like Lynx to browse on a QL system sites need to be kept to 
fairly simple html anyway.

In my own case, I gave up on my site's 'news' page because I couldn't 
find time to keep it up to date. It's hard enough ensuring that 
something like my 'QL Shows' page gets kept reasonably up to date!

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Re: [ql-users] Today 20 years ago...

[David Tubbs]

To the King of Ur

Great web page, most informative and comprehensive.

Quanta should learn !

At 12:30 20/01/2006 +0100, you wrote:

Today, exactly 20 years ago I bought my personal Sinclair QL
computer (German edition). Read it here and see the
cash registers receipt (proof of purchase):
http://mypage.bluewin.ch/QLvsJaguar/
http://mypage.bluewin.ch/QLvsJaguar/QL.html


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