[Ql-Users] Printer Ribbon

2012-03-07 Thread Bryan Horstmann
I use an old Fujitsu DL1150 dot matrix printer which does me fine, and will still work with Vista. It has been difficult to get ribbons; there is a lot of old, dried out stock around. I've found www.cartridgesave.co.uk, a small company locally in Stockport with ribbons, with fair prices

Re: [Ql-Users] RaspberryPi

2012-03-07 Thread Norman Dunbar
Morning all, eRant warning . On 06/03/12 22:15, Martin Wheatley wrote: There is a very good article about Raspberry Pi in the new edition of PC Pro Next time you are in W H Smith have a browse No, no, no, no and again, no! Next time you are in WH Smiths, don't stand in front of the

Re: [Ql-Users] RaspberryPi

2012-03-07 Thread Lee Privett
Hi Norman, did she actually say to pseudo customers f off?:) Editor QUANTA The QL Users And Tinkerers Association http://www.QUANTA.org.uk On 7 Mar 2012, at 10:38, Norman Dunbar wrote: Morning all, eRant warning . On 06/03/12 22:15, Martin Wheatley wrote: There is a

Re: [Ql-Users] RaspberryPi

2012-03-07 Thread peet vanpeebles
__ From: Norman Dunbar nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk To: ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com Sent: Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 10:38 Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] RaspberryPi Morning all, eRant warning . On 06/03/12 22:15, Martin Wheatley wrote: There is a very good article about

Re: [Ql-Users] RaspberryPi

2012-03-07 Thread Martin Wheatley
At 10:38 07/03/2012, you wrote: Morning all, eRant warning . On 06/03/12 22:15, Martin Wheatley wrote: There is a very good article about Raspberry Pi in the new edition of PC Pro Next time you are in W H Smith have a browse No, no, no, no and again, no! Next time you are in WH Smiths,

Re: [Ql-Users] eRant

2012-03-07 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I don't mind people having a quick look through - that's what I do to see if an article justifies the cost - but I object to people getting a free read and then leaving a second hand magazine for someone else to pay full price for. It's bloody dishonest in my opinion. I'd go so far as to say

Re: [Ql-Users] RaspberryPi

2012-03-07 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 07/03/12 10:44, Lee Privett wrote: Hi Norman, did she actually say to pseudo customers f off?:) I think that may have been a tad unprofessional. I do know that it's what she wanted to tell them though! She was also one of the staff who had to find the magazines mis-replaced in the racks

Re: [Ql-Users] RaspberryPi

2012-03-07 Thread Billy
On 07/03/2012 10:38, Norman Dunbar wrote: Morning all, eRant warning . On 06/03/12 22:15, Martin Wheatley wrote: There is a very good article about Raspberry Pi in the new edition of PC Pro Next time you are in W H Smith have a browse No, no, no, no and again, no! Next time you are in

Re: [Ql-Users] eRant

2012-03-07 Thread Billy
On 07/03/2012 11:49, Dilwyn Jones wrote: I don't mind people having a quick look through - that's what I do to see if an article justifies the cost - but I object to people getting a free read and then leaving a second hand magazine for someone else to pay full price for. It's bloody dishonest

Re: [Ql-Users] RaspberryPi

2012-03-07 Thread Rich Mellor
On 06/03/2012 22:41, Malcolm Cadman wrote: In message 4f55c062.80...@dunbar-it.co.uk, Norman Dunbar nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk writes Morning Malcolm, I have now registered with both Farnell and RS, which was all very easy to do. The former are offering a 'free' special edition Rpi T-Shirt,

Re: [Ql-Users] RaspberryPi

2012-03-07 Thread peet vanpeebles
- Original Message - From: Rich Mellor r...@rwapservices.co.uk To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Cc: Sent: Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 14:51 Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] RaspberryPi On 06/03/2012 22:41, Malcolm Cadman wrote: In message 4f55c062.80...@dunbar-it.co.uk, Norman Dunbar nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk

Re: [Ql-Users] RaspberryPi

2012-03-07 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Is it me, or would the t-shirts have more appeal if they said Make my day - blow a raspberry! -- Rich Mellor Hehe, reminds me of the phantom raspberry blower sketches on the two ronnies :) Peter. Or perhaps 'blow a raspberry' means Norman's been putting the wrong resistor values on his

Re: [Ql-Users] RaspberryPi

2012-03-07 Thread Norman Dunbar
Now then Dilwyn, Or perhaps 'blow a raspberry' means Norman's been putting the wrong resistor values on his electronics again ;-) Well, at least I used too high a value rather than too low. Nothing - as far as I can tell - fizzled in a raspberry like manner, and died. Cheers, Norm. --

[Ql-Users] RaspberryPi Power Source

2012-03-07 Thread Neil Riley
Back on topic, Does anyone know what powers the Raspberry Pi? as I've not heard anything mention the words 'Power Adaptor' Neil Btw, Mine's coming end March or there about, with the Freebee T-Shirt. *** The

Re: [Ql-Users] RaspberryPi Power Source

2012-03-07 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 07/03/12 15:32, Neil Riley wrote: Back on topic, Does anyone know what powers the Raspberry Pi? as I've not heard anything mention the words 'Power Adaptor' Neil Btw, Mine's coming end March or there about, with the Freebee T-Shirt. The power supply is any 5V 700mA mini usb phone