[Ql-Users] QL Today

2021-08-16 Thread Christopher Cave via Ql-Users
I am in the process of clearing my house to make it easier to run. Is anyone interested these days in paper issues of QL Today and of Quanta Magazine? These would, eventually, be available for collection in south London. If not, they'll be recycled as I dig them out. Christopher Cave

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today Assembly Language Book.

2020-06-20 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
Nothing worse! On 20 June 2020 13:02:21 BST, Dave Park via Ql-Users wrote: >Norman, > >At your age you want to watch it. You might show your MSB, and the >nurse >might think it's your LSB. > >Dave > >On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 4:16 AM Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users < >ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote:

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today Assembly Language Book.

2020-06-20 Thread Dilwyn Jones via Ql-Users
Ha ha ha!!! :) Dilwyn On Sat, 20 Jun 2020 at 13:02, Dave Park via Ql-Users wrote: > > Norman, > > At your age you want to watch it. You might show your MSB, and the nurse > might think it's your LSB. > > Dave > > On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 4:16 AM Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users < >

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today Assembly Language Book.

2020-06-20 Thread Dave Park via Ql-Users
Norman, At your age you want to watch it. You might show your MSB, and the nurse might think it's your LSB. Dave On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 4:16 AM Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users < ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote: > :-) > > I'll have the nurses check! > > Cheers, > Norm. > -- > Sent from my Android

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today Assembly Language Book.

2020-06-20 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
:-) I'll have the nurses check! Cheers, Norm. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. On 20 June 2020 10:05:33 BST, Dilwyn Jones via Ql-Users wrote: >> format of data in registers as having the most significant bit at the >right end >I do certainly hope your

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today Assembly Language Book.

2020-06-20 Thread Dilwyn Jones via Ql-Users
> format of data in registers as having the most significant bit at the right > end I do certainly hope your MSB is at the correct end, Norman :-D (ooer missus...!) Dilwyn ___ QL-Users Mailing List

[Ql-Users] QL Today Assembly Language Book.

2020-06-20 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
A bug was recently found in section 1.2.1 where I described the format of data in registers as having the most significant bit at the right end. Duh! That has been corrected. If you need a corrected copy, it's the June 2020 release at

[Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD - even more re-prints (but that's the last chance)!

2013-11-11 Thread Jochen Merz
Just a quick info: I got more inquiries over the weekend for more re-prints. I am very glad to see there is so much interest in the QL, in QL Today and QPC etc. ... I guess we all can take this as a kind of compliment. I don't want to turn anybody down, but this time it will be the final

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today DVD :- QPC2

2013-10-20 Thread Derek Stewart
On 19/10/13 19:25, Dilwyn Jones wrote: On 2013-10-18 07:36, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: Just curious, - what are you trying to run it on? Windows 3.1? Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm Windows 95, Windows 98,

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today DVD :- QPC2

2013-10-20 Thread Marcel Kilgus
jms1 wrote: Just curious, - what are you trying to run it on? Windows 3.1? Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000. Runs fine on Windows Vista. This was not intentional but apparently happened with the switch to the Visual Studio 2010 compiler suite. The compiler does not support creating EXE

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today DVD :- QPC2

2013-10-20 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Dilwyn Jones wrote: Sometimes in Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium SP1 on my PC, I get notifications from Windows saying that a program running isn't compatible with the colour mode and it switches to Windows basic colours without transparency (aero glass or whatever) upon coming out of 'Sleep' or

[Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD (QPC2)

2013-09-27 Thread Rich Mellor
I thought I would just add my pwn comments on the sad demise of QL-Today. Many thanks for all of the efforts and contributions which have been made over the years - I always enjoyed reading the magazine and following various articles. It was interesting that, despite being a member of the

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD (QPC2)

2013-09-27 Thread Bob Spelten
Op Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:34:05 +0200 schreef Rich Mellor r...@rwapservices.co.uk: ... One minor comment that has come back from him is that the version of QPC2 on the DVD could not access his disk drives, whereas q-emulator could - seems very odd - has anyone else noticed this? If

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD (QPC2)

2013-09-27 Thread Rich Mellor
On 27/09/2013 10:59, Bob Spelten wrote: Op Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:34:05 +0200 schreef Rich Mellor r...@rwapservices.co.uk: ... One minor comment that has come back from him is that the version of QPC2 on the DVD could not access his disk drives, whereas q-emulator could - seems very odd - has

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD (QPC2)

2013-09-27 Thread Geoff Wicks
On 27/09/2013 10:34, Rich Mellor wrote: I thought I would just add my pwn comments on the sad demise of QL-Today. Many thanks for all of the efforts and contributions which have been made over the years - I always enjoyed reading the magazine and following various articles. It was

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-24 Thread Per Witte
Great DVD! Nice last read! I particularly enjoyed Marcel's piece on how QPC came to be. Thanks for that. Now its over, mainly due to the lack of copy and readers, which in turn is probably due to much reduced activity. For my part, I stopped contributing due to the almost total lack of feedback.

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-24 Thread Per Witte
On 24 September 2013 18:38, Per Witte pjwi...@online.no wrote: Great DVD! Nice last read! I particularly enjoyed Marcel's piece on how QPC came to be. Thanks for that. Now its over, mainly due to the lack of copy and readers, which in turn is probably due to much reduced activity. For my

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-24 Thread Geoff Wicks
On 24/09/2013 17:38, Per Witte wrote: Great DVD! Nice last read! I particularly enjoyed Marcel's piece on how QPC came to be. Thanks for that. Now its over, mainly due to the lack of copy and readers, which in turn is probably due to much reduced activity. For my part, I stopped contributing

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-24 Thread François Van Emelen
Per Witte schreef op 24/09/2013 19:09: On 24 September 2013 18:38, Per Witte pjwi...@online.no wrote: Great DVD! Nice last read! I particularly enjoyed Marcel's piece on how QPC came to be. Thanks for that. Now its over, mainly due to the lack of copy and readers, which in turn is probably

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-24 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Per Witte wrote: PS I havent put QPC v4.00 though its paces yet. At the moment all I can say is that it just works! I think it was a splendid initiative to make it generally available (at least to all QLT readers). Thanks for all the feedback so far! I've just arrived back from a (much needed)

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-24 Thread Tobias Fröschle
Am 24.09.2013 um 19:09 schrieb Per Witte: 1 REMark Minimise Button 2 REMark pjwitte Sep 2013 3 : 4 REPeat loop: BUTTON_WAIT MINIMISE,,,2: BEEP 2,2: QPC_MINIMIZE 5 : All, I was about to write a review for the magazine, but alas,.. ___

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-24 Thread Per Witte
On 24 September 2013 22:35, François Van Emelen francois.vaneme...@telenet.be wrote: Per Witte schreef op 24/09/2013 19:09: On 24 September 2013 18:38, Per Witte pjwi...@online.no wrote: Great DVD! Nice last read! I particularly enjoyed Marcel's piece on how QPC came to be. Thanks for

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-21 Thread Ian Pine
- Urs Koenig (QL) q...@bluewin.ch wrote: Ian Pine wrote: I tried the following: Launched SMSQmulator from DVD. Changed Config, adding a path for WIN3 to point to my folder and a non-existent .win file (new.win). I was able to use FORMAT command to create new.win and save a program to

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-21 Thread peet vanpeebles
From: Dilwyn Jones dil...@evans1511.fsnet.co.uk To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Sent: Thursday, 19 September 2013, 21:17 Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD Geoff Wicks wrote: It was Jochen you have thank. I objected to the last two words on the grounds that there were no known QL-ers in Wales

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-20 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 19/09/2013 15:16, Ian Pine wrote: My final (for the foreseeable future) QL Today arrived this morning. I'm exploring the DVD. I've got both QPC2 and SMSQmlator (Java7 on Vista) running. SMSQmulator runs fine directly from the DVD but not much use with read-only filesystem. I copied all

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-20 Thread François Van Emelen
Ian Pine schreef op 19/09/2013 15:16: My final (for the foreseeable future) QL Today arrived this morning. My last QL Today arrived this morning Sad day for the QL community. Many thanks to all who contributed to this final issue and all the previous ones. Special thanks to Urs and

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-20 Thread Ian Pine
- Wolfgang Lenerz w...@wlenerz.com wrote: On 19/09/2013 15:16, Ian Pine wrote: My final (for the foreseeable future) QL Today arrived this morning. I'm exploring the DVD. I've got both QPC2 and SMSQmlator (Java7 on Vista) running. SMSQmulator runs fine directly from the DVD but not

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-20 Thread Jochen Merz
Hi Norm, indeed - and I also know a source where to find a tutorial in many parts ... well written, well explained and with discussions too :-) Cheers Jochen nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk schrieb: Jochen, On the matter of assembly learning, I know a good mailing list ... ;-) Cheers, Norm.

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-20 Thread Urs Koenig (QL)
Ian Pine wrote: I tried the following: Launched SMSQmulator from DVD. Changed Config, adding a path for WIN3 to point to my folder and a non-existent .win file (new.win). I was able to use FORMAT command to create new.win and save a program to it. I edited my copy of SMSQmulator.ini,

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-20 Thread nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk
And, soon to be available as a PDF book! Once I sort out a couple of formatting problems! Cheers, Norm. Sent from my HTC - Reply message - From: Jochen Merz jm...@j-m-s.com To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD Date: Fri, Sep 20, 2013 14:07 Hi Norm, indeed

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-20 Thread Geoff Wicks
On 19/09/2013 21:17, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Geoff Wicks wrote: It was Jochen you have thank. I objected to the last two words on the grounds that there were no known QL-ers in Wales, Probably true, we all (3 of us?) probably use QPC2 now! Posted from a reinforced bunker at an undisclosed

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today - Final issue, final orders and a surprise

2013-09-19 Thread gdgqler
On 27 Aug 2013, at 13:40, Norman Dunbar wrote: and - a surprise: QPC2 Version 4 will be on the DVD - thanks to Marcel Kilgus I'll second that vote of thanks, thanks Marcel. My copy of QL Today has just arrived and, of course, I immediately tried QPC2. Wow! Many thanks indeed to Marcel

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-19 Thread QL2K
Hi All, I'll received QL Today this morning too... :) Jimmy. -Message d'origine- De : ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com [mailto:ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com] De la part de Ian Pine Envoyé : jeudi 19 septembre 2013 15:16 À : ql-us...@q-v-d.com Objet : [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD My

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-19 Thread Geoff Wicks
On 19/09/2013 18:17, Dilwyn Jones wrote: On a personal note, as the first editor of the magazine, it was so nice that the last words on the back cover of the very last issue were in Welsh, not sure of that was a subtle and personal note or not, but in case it was (and knowing Geoff it might

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today - Final issue, final orders and a surprise

2013-09-19 Thread Jochen Merz
Hi Dave, no, you can still order it as written in the other mail. For the re-prints, I need at least 10 orders - and yours would be #3 already then :-) I guess we will get there. You can order here: http://smsq.j-m-s.com/ Jochen Dave Park schrieb: After going over my mail, I appear to

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-19 Thread jms1
received QL Today this morning too... :) Jimmy. -Message d'origine- De : ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com [mailto:ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com] De la part de Ian Pine Envoyé : jeudi 19 septembre 2013 15:16 À : ql-us...@q-v-d.com Objet : [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD My final

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today - Final issue, final orders and a surprise

2013-09-19 Thread Dave Park
After going over my mail, I appear to have requested this whilst stoned out of my mind on painkiller drugs the day after I had all my wisdom teeth removed :) Jochen, is it too late to send you some money? :) Dave On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 9:53 AM, gdgqler gdgq...@gmail.com wrote: On 27 Aug

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-19 Thread Jochen Merz
On a personal note, as the first editor of the magazine, it was so nice that the last words on the back cover of the very last issue were in Welsh, not sure of that was a subtle and personal note or not, but in case it was (and knowing Geoff it might well have been) thanks for that and for the

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD - re-prints possible!

2013-09-19 Thread Jochen Merz
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD Hi All, I'll received QL Today this morning too... :) Jimmy. -Message d'origine- De : ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com [mailto:ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com] De la part de Ian Pine Envoyé : jeudi 19 septembre 2013 15:16 À : ql-us...@q-v-d.com

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-19 Thread John Gilpin
. -Message d'origine- De : ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com [mailto:ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com] De la part de Ian Pine Envoyé : jeudi 19 septembre 2013 15:16 À : ql-us...@q-v-d.com Objet : [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD My final (for the foreseeable future) QL Today arrived this morning. I'm

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-19 Thread WILLIAM WAUGH
q...@jadiam.com To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Sent: Thursday, 19 September 2013, 15:59 Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD Hi All, I'll received QL Today this morning too... :) Jimmy. -Message d'origine- De : ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com [mailto:ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com] De

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
for some time to come. Thanks guys, I will miss QL Today. Dilwyn Jones -Original Message- From: John Gilpin Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 6:07 PM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD As Editor of the QUANTA Magazine for a number of years, I appreciate all

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-19 Thread Jochen Merz
] De la part de Ian Pine Envoyé : jeudi 19 septembre 2013 15:16 À : ql-us...@q-v-d.com Objet : [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD My final (for the foreseeable future) QL Today arrived this morning. I'm exploring the DVD. I've got both QPC2 and SMSQmlator (Java7 on Vista) running. SMSQmulator runs fine

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-19 Thread Petri Pellinen
Received over here in Finland as well. Having been away from the QL scene for many, many years it is wonderful to have a comprehensive library of all back issues. Also, QPC2 is amazing, never tried it before. Thank you very much to everybody involved! Best regards, Petri On Thu, Sep 19, 2013

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Geoff Wicks wrote: It was Jochen you have thank. I objected to the last two words on the grounds that there were no known QL-ers in Wales, Probably true, we all (3 of us?) probably use QPC2 now! Posted from a reinforced bunker at an undisclosed destination. The bunker-buster has just been

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD

2013-09-19 Thread nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk
Jochen, On the matter of assembly learning, I know a good mailing list ... ;-) Cheers, Norm. Sent from my HTC ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

[Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD order deadline

2013-08-31 Thread Jochen Merz
It's me again ... as my printer will start printing the issues on Monday, there's still today and tomorrow, the 1st of September, to place the order (I initially wrote 30th of August). The DVD looks great - and Marcel has added some long-missing features to QPC Version 4! I will start burning

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD order deadline

2013-08-31 Thread arnold . clarke
-Users] QL Today + DVD order deadline It's me again ... as my printer will start printing the issues on Monday, there's still today and tomorrow, the 1st of September, to place the order (I initially wrote 30th of August). The DVD looks great - and Marcel has added some long-missing features

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD order deadline

2013-08-31 Thread Jochen Merz
From: Jochen Merz jm...@j-m-s.com To: ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com Sent: Saturday, 31 August 2013, 9:04 Subject: [Ql-Users] QL Today + DVD order deadline It's me again ... as my printer will start printing the issues on Monday, there's still today and tomorrow, the 1st of September, to place

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today - Final issue, final orders and a surprise

2013-08-27 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 25/08/13 09:36, SMSQ - Jochen Merz wrote: ... and - a surprise: QPC2 Version 4 will be on the DVD - thanks to Marcel Kilgus I'll second that vote of thanks, thanks Marcel. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: 27a Lidget Hill Pudsey West Yorkshire

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today - Final issue, final orders and a surprise

2013-08-26 Thread gdgqler
On 25 Aug 2013, at 22:23, Jochen Merz wrote: Hello Alan, sorry, I'm confused as well about the fact that you are confused. If you have subscribed for volume 17 (and you have, Alan), AND the subscription form stated 4 issues of which you received 1, 2 and 3, AND I refer to issue 4 coming

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today - Final issue, final orders and a surprise

2013-08-26 Thread Jochen Merz
gdgqler schrieb: On 25 Aug 2013, at 22:23, Jochen Merz wrote: Hello Alan, sorry, I'm confused as well about the fact that you are confused. If you have subscribed for volume 17 (and you have, Alan), AND the subscription form stated 4 issues of which you received 1, 2 and 3, AND I refer to

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today - Final issue, final orders and a surprise

2013-08-26 Thread François Van Emelen
Op 25/08/2013 10:36, SMSQ - Jochen Merz schreef: Hi folks, just wanted to report that the next issue of QL Today is under preparation. It will have 48 pages and will come again with a bonus DVD. Urs König is preparing the DVD and he reported it to be full. All issues of QL Today (including

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today - Final issue, final orders and a surprise

2013-08-26 Thread WILLIAM WAUGH
All the best - Bill From: François Van Emelen francois.vaneme...@telenet.be To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Sent: Monday, 26 August 2013, 11:07 Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today - Final issue, final orders and a surprise Op 25/08/2013 10:36, SMSQ - Jochen Merz schreef

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today - Final issue, final orders and a surprise

2013-08-26 Thread Jochen Merz
From: François Van Emelen francois.vaneme...@telenet.be To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Sent: Monday, 26 August 2013, 11:07 Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today - Final issue, final orders and a surprise Op 25/08/2013 10:36, SMSQ - Jochen Merz schreef: Hi folks, just wanted to report that the next issue

[Ql-Users] QL Today - Final issue, final orders and a surprise

2013-08-25 Thread SMSQ - Jochen Merz
Hi folks, just wanted to report that the next issue of QL Today is under preparation. It will have 48 pages and will come again with a bonus DVD. Urs König is preparing the DVD and he reported it to be full. All issues of QL Today (including the next one itself) will be on the DVD in digital

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today - Final issue, final orders and a surprise

2013-08-25 Thread Alan
Hello Jochen I am a trifle confused. Am I paid up to date or do I owe for you to supply the final issue? Kind regards, Alan (Alan Horsley) -Original Message- From: SMSQ - Jochen Merz Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 9:36 AM To: ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com Subject: [Ql-Users] QL Today

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today - Final issue, final orders and a surprise

2013-08-25 Thread Jochen Merz
-d.com Subject: [Ql-Users] QL Today - Final issue, final orders and a surprise Hi folks, just wanted to report that the next issue of QL Today is under preparation. It will have 48 pages and will come again with a bonus DVD. Urs König is preparing the DVD and he reported it to be full. All issues

[Ql-Users] QL today vol.17 issue 3

2013-03-28 Thread François Van Emelen
Hi all, Received my QL Today this morning. Unfortunately no subscription renewal. François Van Emelen ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] QL today vol.17 issue 3

2013-03-28 Thread Dave Park
I wonder if JMS will do a bumper last issue and go out in style? I also wonder if they'll offer a 1-off price for non-subscribers like myself? On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 8:14 AM, François Van Emelen francois.vaneme...@telenet.be wrote: Hi all, Received my QL Today this morning. Unfortunately

Re: [Ql-Users] QL today vol.17 issue 3

2013-03-28 Thread Jochen Merz
Dave Park schrieb: I wonder if JMS will do a bumper last issue and go out in style? If you were a subscriber you'd know :-) And I guess our subscribers will know it anyway. And anyway, most issues were bumper-issues. Like the current one: planned 32 pages, delivered 54 pages. I also

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-23 Thread George Gwilt
On 22 Mar 2013, at 23:46, Billy wrote: poorer and fewer perhaps he he all the best Bill Sent from my ASUS Pad and lesser? A lesser mortal (George) ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-23 Thread David Tubbs
At 23:46 22/03/2013 +, you wrote: If contributors - no matter how correct they may be - choose to 'publically' correct (even humiliate) contributors here [as I am unashamedly attempting to do now] the excellent spirit we all usually enjoy will be spoiled and some would-be contributors

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-23 Thread Dave Park
On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 6:54 AM, David Tubbs davet...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: At 23:46 22/03/2013 +, you wrote: If contributors - no matter how correct they may be - choose to 'publically' correct (even humiliate) contributors here [as I am unashamedly attempting to do now] the

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-22 Thread WILLIAM WAUGH
Not according to Mrs Bobbitt  (: From: Norman Dunbar nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk To: ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com Sent: Friday, 22 March 2013, 9:17 Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today On 21/03/13 23:51, Tony Firshman wrote: ... but grammar is the foundation

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-22 Thread Tony Firshman
Norman Dunbar wrote, on 22/Mar/13 09:17 | Mar22: On 21/03/13 23:51, Tony Firshman wrote: ... but grammar is the foundation of language *and* understanding. Let grammar slip and meaning becomes less clear, or even entirely different! Punctuation and spaces too are important: The pen is

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-22 Thread George Gwilt
On 21 Mar 2013, at 23:51, Tony Firshman wrote: George Gwilt wrote, on 21/Mar/13 11:05 | Mar21: On 20 Mar 2013, at 21:06, Tony Firshman wrote: Thankyou to everybody for correcting my grammer, I am now considered told off. so I had better not tell you of for your spelling of

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-22 Thread Dave Park
I find some irony in that a thread about the demise of QL Today has degenerated into a conversation of violent agreement about grammar! -- Dave Park Sandy Electronics, LLC d...@sinclairql.com ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-22 Thread George Gwilt
On 22 Mar 2013, at 15:00, Dave Park wrote: I find some irony in that a thread about the demise of QL Today has degenerated into a conversation of violent agreement about grammar! It's probably better than wondering what the plural of referendum is, which is exercising many in Scotland just

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-22 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 22/03/13 15:52, George Gwilt wrote: plural of referendum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referendum#Terminology Referendums because, apparently, referenda doesn't mean more than one, in Latin. Wonder how far off topic this will lead us .. ;-) Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-22 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I find some irony in that a thread about the demise of QL Today has degenerated into a conversation of violent agreement about grammar! It's probably better than wondering what the plural of referendum is, which is exercising many in Scotland just now. What? Is that more important than the

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-22 Thread Dilwyn Jones
-Original Message- From: Norman Dunbar Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 3:57 PM To: ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today On 22/03/13 15:52, George Gwilt wrote: plural of referendum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referendum#Terminology Referendums because, apparently

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-22 Thread QL-MyLink (f/fh)
Tony said - ... but grammar is the foundation of language *and* understanding. Let grammar slip and meaning becomes less clear, or even entirely different! No one, least of all those who write 'code', could fail to see the importance of this. But this list is open (and usually overtly

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-22 Thread Billy
poorer and fewer perhaps he he all the best Bill Sent from my ASUS Pad QL-MyLink (f/fh) q...@mylink.adsl24.co.uk wrote: Tony said - ... but grammar is the foundation of language *and* understanding. Let grammar slip and meaning becomes less clear, or even entirely different! No one,

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-21 Thread George Gwilt
On 20 Mar 2013, at 20:02, peet vanpeebles wrote: On a personal note I'm terrible at thinking of things to write about so maybe people thinking up topics would be good. The hardest bit for me is just to start typing out something. Or what would people like to see reviewed etc? We have

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-21 Thread George Gwilt
On 20 Mar 2013, at 21:06, Tony Firshman wrote: Thankyou to everybody for correcting my grammer, I am now considered told off. so I had better not tell you of for your spelling of 'grammar' then (8-)# A long time ago I used to pause while reading articles when I found faulty

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-21 Thread Jochen Merz
George Gwilt schrieb: On 20 Mar 2013, at 20:02, peet vanpeebles wrote: On a personal note I'm terrible at thinking of things to write about so maybe people thinking up topics would be good. The hardest bit for me is just to start typing out something. Or what would people like to see

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-21 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 21/03/13 10:58, George Gwilt wrote: It always surprises me how many different ways people use their QLs. This shows up for example in differing BOOTs. It would certainly interest me to have QL users describe their own BOOT programs. How interesting! I have always been of the opposite

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-21 Thread George Gwilt
On 21 Mar 2013, at 11:48, Norman Dunbar wrote: It always surprises me how many different ways people use their QLs. This shows up for example in differing BOOTs. It would certainly interest me to have QL users describe their own BOOT programs. How interesting! I have always been of the

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-21 Thread Dave Park
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 7:11 AM, George Gwilt grggw...@gmail.com wrote: On 21 Mar 2013, at 11:48, Norman Dunbar wrote: It always surprises me how many different ways people use their QLs. This shows up for example in differing BOOTs. It would certainly interest me to have QL users

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-21 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Well well! Quite a lot for me to learn here. Would make an interesting article for me at any rate. George ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm For those of us with lower skill levels, or 'less remembering' like

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-21 Thread Geoff Wicks
-- From: Dilwyn Jones dil...@evans1511.fsnet.co.uk Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 7:10 PM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today Indeed, if there is interest and time available (the latter as ever is the big IF), I could compile

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-21 Thread QL-MyLink (f/fh)
George wrote - A long time ago I used to pause while reading articles when I found faulty grammar. 'The Times' is in current QL-List mode. But it's especially concerned with the disposition and future safety of CHAR(39)! (16-03-13 etc.) John in Wales

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-21 Thread Tony Firshman
George Gwilt wrote, on 21/Mar/13 11:05 | Mar21: On 20 Mar 2013, at 21:06, Tony Firshman wrote: Thankyou to everybody for correcting my grammer, I am now considered told off. so I had better not tell you of for your spelling of 'grammar' then (8-)# A long time ago I used to pause

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-21 Thread Tony Firshman
QL-MyLink (f/fh) wrote, on 21/Mar/13 21:19 | Mar21: George wrote - A long time ago I used to pause while reading articles when I found faulty grammar. 'The Times' is in current QL-List mode. But it's especially concerned with the disposition and future safety of CHAR(39)! (16-03-13 etc.) He

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-20 Thread Tony Firshman
Timothy Swenson wrote, on 19/Mar/13 23:42 | Mar19: On 3/19/2013 4:13 PM, nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk wrote: It is produced using the Scribus publishing package which is available for free,form Linux, Windows and Mac (as far as I know). I've been a user of Scribus for about 6 years. I did an

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-20 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 19/03/13 21:29, Lee Privett wrote: Norman can you write something for The SUN, loads more to follow. Aha! I sense a new direction coming on, Instead of killing off publications I like and subscribe to, I can write for the tabloids, and hopefully, kill them off as well. It troubles me a

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-20 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 19/03/13 22:06, Tobias Fröschle wrote: Well you still got the internet (And I'm sure you ain't going to break that ;) ). I really insist (please) do continue somewhere. Thanks Tobias, I appreciate the praise, and I shall attempt to get something finished. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-20 Thread Norman Dunbar
Morning Tony, On 20/03/13 08:26, Tony Firshman wrote: Am I missing something here? Probably not. Any software under any system, be it Windows, Linux or Mac, can print to pdf. True these days. However, would you want to set up a magazine in Notepad for example? When I did my tests a

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-20 Thread Bob Spelten
Op Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:26:31 +0100 schreef Tony Firshman t...@firshman.co.uk: Timothy Swenson wrote, on 19/Mar/13 23:42 | Mar19: On 3/19/2013 4:13 PM, nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk wrote: It is produced using the Scribus publishing package which is available for free,form Linux, Windows and Mac

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-20 Thread WILLIAM WAUGH
From: Norman Dunbar nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk To: ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com Sent: Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 10:33 Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today On 19/03/13 21:29, Lee Privett wrote: Norman can you write something for The SUN, loads more to follow. Aha! I

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-20 Thread Tony Firshman
Norman Dunbar wrote, on 20/Mar/13 10:45 | Mar20: Morning Tony, On 20/03/13 08:26, Tony Firshman wrote: Am I missing something here? Probably not. Any software under any system, be it Windows, Linux or Mac, can print to pdf. True these days. However, would you want to set up a magazine in

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-20 Thread Tony Firshman
Bob Spelten wrote, on 20/Mar/13 10:58 | Mar20: Op Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:26:31 +0100 schreef Tony Firshman t...@firshman.co.uk: Timothy Swenson wrote, on 19/Mar/13 23:42 | Mar19: On 3/19/2013 4:13 PM, nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk wrote: It is produced using the Scribus publishing package which is

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-20 Thread Tony Firshman
WILLIAM WAUGH wrote, on 20/Mar/13 11:34 | Mar20: snip Well if everyone bought as many newspapers as I do the problem would no longer exist but then who would tell taxi drivers what to think (apologies to any free thinking taxi drivers). How did PDF become so popular anyway, I find it a

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-20 Thread Norman Dunbar
Hi Tony, On 20/03/13 12:15, Tony Firshman wrote: No no no - I mean no no no to using Word to design the document (8-)# I inherited the design of a magazine originally in Word. I struggled for a year or so. I then converted to M$ Publisher, and halved the compilation time. It was also a far

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-20 Thread Geoff Wicks
Why do we have to think in terms of a magazine? What's wrong with a (simple) rolling website? Best Wishes, Geoff ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-20 Thread Norman Dunbar
Hi Geoff, On 20/03/13 12:26, Geoff Wicks wrote: Why do we have to think in terms of a magazine? Good point. Maybe because we are discussing a replacement for a magazine perhaps? What's wrong with a (simple) rolling website? I cannot read a web site when I'm on a train or a plane. Nor can I

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-20 Thread Tony Firshman
Norman Dunbar wrote, on 20/Mar/13 12:31 | Mar20: Hi Geoff, On 20/03/13 12:26, Geoff Wicks wrote: Why do we have to think in terms of a magazine? Good point. Maybe because we are discussing a replacement for a magazine perhaps? What's wrong with a (simple) rolling website? I cannot read a

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-20 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 20/03/13 13:03, Tony Firshman wrote: Paper is readable by anyone anytime anywhere. In the foreword to one of his books, Arthur C Clarke explains the problems with being a writer. He apparently had a safe full of his old manuscripts, typed on various computers over the years and in

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today

2013-03-20 Thread WILLIAM WAUGH
Apologies to all firstly for duplicate posting and also for this top posting reply ( I'm of the old school on this although pretty sure I could get used to it) Tony I take your point re quoting, baffled me for a while, think I may have got it though. I have of late been replying to mails direct

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