Re: [Ql-Users] Quanta Subgroups - Survival - continued

2010-06-19 Thread John Sadler
Hi SQLUG meets every second Sunday in the month throughout the year. As we are a small group it is occasionally moved to suit the members. Visitors are welcome but please contact George Gwilt at 0131 445 1266 first. On Friday 18 June 2010 18:32, Malcolm Cadman wrote: Hi, Following this up.

Re: [Ql-Users] Quanta Subgroups - Survival - continued

2010-06-19 Thread gdgqler
On 18 Jun 2010, at 19:32, Malcolm Cadman wrote: 5 - Scottish - George Gwilt's home. Meet second Sunday of every month. 12 times a Year ? Yes George ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] USB Floppy Disks and The QL Future

2010-06-19 Thread P Witte
gdgqler wrote: On 17 Jun 2010, at 23:44, P Witte wrote: The current trend appears to be towards Cloud computing, where data storage and even processing power is an off-site, on-line service. Thats a major paradigm shift - back to square one, some three or four generations ago. Aha! But

Re: [Ql-Users] USB Floppy Disks and The QL Future

2010-06-19 Thread gdgqler
On 19 Jun 2010, at 11:39, P Witte wrote: gdgqler wrote: On 17 Jun 2010, at 23:44, P Witte wrote: The current trend appears to be towards Cloud computing, where data storage and even processing power is an off-site, on-line service. Thats a major paradigm shift - back to square one, some

[Ql-Users] Fwd: Re: Quanta Subgroups - Survival - continued

2010-06-19 Thread John Gilpin
On 18/06/2010 20:37, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Malcolm knows very well that I am still alive, so perhaps he ought not to be quite so definite about the alleged demise of the Surrey group. Yes, we are reduced in numbers but we do still meet about once a month on a Wednesday evening. We are coy about

Re: [Ql-Users] USB Floppy Disks and The QL Future

2010-06-19 Thread Norman Dunbar
George, The current trend appears to be towards Cloud computing, Aha! But how do you program for this? Cloud is the latest marketing paradigm/buzz word to hit the IT world. Like most other next great things it will pass and fade from memory. All it means is that instead of you or your company

Re: [Ql-Users] Quanta Subgroups - Survival - continued

2010-06-19 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message memo.20100618202512.12...@cave612, Christopher Cave cave...@btinternet.com writes Hi Chris, Good ...Pleased to hear that you are still Meeting as a Group . :-) Malcolm knows very well that I am still alive, so perhaps he ought not to be quite so definite about the alleged

Re: [Ql-Users] USB Floppy Disks and The QL Future

2010-06-19 Thread P Witte
Norman Dunbar wrote: George, The current trend appears to be towards Cloud computing, Aha! But how do you program for this? Cloud is the latest marketing paradigm/buzz word to hit the IT world. Like most other next great things it will pass and fade from memory. All it means is that

[Ql-Users] London QL Quanta Group - revised Meeting schedule in 2010

2010-06-19 Thread Malcolm Cadman
Hi, The London Group is moving over from 10 Meetings a Year, to 8 Meetings a Year. In 2010 the Group will take a two month break in July and August, and then resume Meetings in September. The Group will not meet in December 2010. Therefore the next 3 Meetings will be - September, October

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today - Volume 14, Issue 3

2010-06-19 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message 4c1bcf67.5060...@j-m-s.com, Jochen Merz jm...@j-m-s.com writes Hi Jochen, Yes ... Issue 4 . ;-) Well done, as always for the distribution of the magazine. Time to renew, too. Hi Malcolm, I hope it was issue 4 ... many of the readers have received them within the past 4 days

Re: [Ql-Users] USB Floppy Disks and The QL Future

2010-06-19 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message 4c1d13b9.10...@witte.fsbusiness.co.uk, P Witte p...@witte.fsbusiness.co.uk writes Norman Dunbar wrote: George, The current trend appears to be towards Cloud computing, Aha! But how do you program for this? Cloud is the latest marketing paradigm/buzz word to hit the IT world.

Re: [Ql-Users] USB Floppy Disks and The QL Future

2010-06-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Anyway, I haven't heard any specifications, as yet for a QL21 - a QL inheritance device for the 21st Century . -- Malcolm Cadman I think it'd be great to have an online QL running in a browser - perhaps Java based or whatever. I seem to remember someone mentioning a ZX81 or Spectrum which

Re: [Ql-Users] USB Floppy Disks and The QL Future

2010-06-19 Thread Darren Branagh
On 6/19/10, Dilwyn Jones dil...@evans1511.fsnet.co.uk wrote: I think it'd be great to have an online QL running in a browser - perhaps Java based or whatever. I seem to remember someone mentioning a ZX81 or Spectrum which would run in a browser. That way, you'd be free of the nuances of any

Re: [Ql-Users] USB Floppy Disks and The QL Future

2010-06-19 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Darren Branagh wrote: I would love to see Marcel work on converting QPC to run this way - Marcel, is this possible? If so, is much work involved? I certainly would'nt mind paying a few bob for the ability to pull up a working QL on ANY PC I happen to be working on - with an internet

Re: [Ql-Users] USB Floppy Disks and The QL Future

2010-06-19 Thread Darren Branagh
On 6/19/10, Malcolm Cadman q...@mcad.demon.co.uk wrote: I am looking forward to have an iPad like device myself, though, too ... although I would expect to make a wider use of it than just entertainment. Why? its a toy. its an Apple iTouch on steroids. I had one for a while testing it

Re: [Ql-Users] USB Floppy Disks and The QL Future

2010-06-19 Thread Darren Branagh
On 6/19/10, Marcel Kilgus ql-us...@mail.kilgus.net wrote: Darren Branagh wrote: I would love to see Marcel work on converting QPC to run this way - Marcel, is this possible? If so, is much work involved? I certainly would'nt mind paying a few bob for the ability to pull up a working QL on

Re: [Ql-Users] USB Floppy Disks and The QL Future

2010-06-19 Thread Tony Firshman
P Witte wrote, on 19/Jun/10 20:00 | Jun19: Norman Dunbar wrote: George, The current trend appears to be towards Cloud computing, Aha! But how do you program for this? Cloud is the latest marketing paradigm/buzz word to hit the IT world. Like most other next great things it will pass and

Re: [Ql-Users] USB Floppy Disks and The QL Future

2010-06-19 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Darren Branagh wrote: If I come across fifty grand I dont need i'll give you a call:) Okay, I'll stay near the phone from now on :-D What about QLAY, or Q-Emulator.. guys? Or writing one from scratch... anyone out there with the ability or the money :) It'll have to be written

Re: [Ql-Users] USB Floppy Disks and The QL Future

2010-06-19 Thread Tony Firshman
Malcolm Cadman wrote, on 19/Jun/10 20:45 | Jun19: Interesting stuff ... :-) I agree that the personal computer may just become another technological casualty as the 21st Century progresses. Devices like iPads look like being the way forward that most people will go for. After all PC's