Re: [ql-users] QL Supercharge
On 3 Apr 2007, at 14:46, Malcolm Cadman wrote: Yes, it is one of those Digital Precision hard on the eyes productions :-) I think you probably mean one of those Digital Precision 'hard to photocopy' productions - Freddy was very very good at protecting his interests. All his manuals were on coloured paper that was, at least back then, very difficult to photo copy. I'm told, because I never actually tried, that they (a) come out all black with black text and (b) use up all your [employer's] toner ! Indeed ... :-) ... having a coloured background gives a lower contrast ratio with the black for the text. The protection theory also made them hard to read. The only one that was restful was black on a yellow ground. Turbo Toolkit's manual was black ink on green paper. This is quite readable, which is lucky because I refer to it frequently. George ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QL Supercharge
I think you probably mean one of those Digital Precision 'hard to photocopy' productions - Freddy was very very good at protecting his interests. All his manuals were on coloured paper that was, at least back then, very difficult to photo copy. I'm told, because I never actually tried, that they (a) come out all black with black text and (b) use up all your [employer's] toner ! Indeed ... :-) ... having a coloured background gives a lower contrast ratio with the black for the text. The protection theory also made them hard to read. The only one that was restful was black on a yellow ground. I guess that is why I have hardly ever read any the manuals ... :-( -- Malcolm Cadman IIRC the Lenslok device disappeared in later versions of Supercharge. Or maybe it was Supercharge Special Edition (or whatever the last release was called) which didn't feature Lenslok. Although I hated it in those days, I thought it was a brilliant piece of technology back then. It took me a while to get used to it, but once you mastered it, it was pretty straightforward then. -- Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QL Supercharge
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Morning Malcolm, Yes, it is one of those Digital Precision hard on the eyes productions :-) I think you probably mean one of those Digital Precision 'hard to photocopy' productions - Freddy was very very good at protecting his interests. All his manuals were on coloured paper that was, at least back then, very difficult to photo copy. I'm told, because I never actually tried, that they (a) come out all black with black text and (b) use up all your [employer's] toner ! Cheers, Norman. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QL Supercharge
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Morning Malcolm, Yes, it is one of those Digital Precision hard on the eyes productions :-) I think you probably mean one of those Digital Precision 'hard to photocopy' productions - Freddy was very very good at protecting his interests. All his manuals were on coloured paper that was, at least back then, very difficult to photo copy. I'm told, because I never actually tried, that they (a) come out all black with black text and (b) use up all your [employer's] toner ! Indeed ... :-) ... having a coloured background gives a lower contrast ratio with the black for the text. The protection theory also made them hard to read. The only one that was restful was black on a yellow ground. I guess that is why I have hardly ever read any the manuals ... :-( -- Malcolm Cadman ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
[ql-users] QL Supercharge
Does anyone have a printed manual for QL Supercharge (by Digital Precision) which I could have? -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services URL:http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk URL:http://www.rwapservices.co.uk ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
