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

2011-04-01 Thread 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

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

2011-04-01 Thread 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

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

2011-04-01 Thread 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, thorsten

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

2011-03-31 Thread 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

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

2011-03-31 Thread 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

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

2011-03-31 Thread 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

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

2011-03-31 Thread 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

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

2011-03-31 Thread 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

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

2011-03-31 Thread Lee Privett
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

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

2011-03-31 Thread 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

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

2011-03-31 Thread 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

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

2011-03-31 Thread 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

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

2011-03-31 Thread 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