Rich Mellor wrote:
I would also like a java based Sinclair QL emulator and perhaps that
would be a project which Quanta could help fund the development of - it
would attract a much wider audience and enable demos of programs to be
played online to show what the QL is capable of.
There are
Rich Mellor wrote:
I would also like a java based Sinclair QL emulator and perhaps
that
would be a project which Quanta could help fund the development
of - it
would attract a much wider audience and enable demos of programs to
be
played online to show what the QL is capable of.
There are
In message 4c27117d.20...@lingula.org.uk, Stephen Usher
st...@lingula.org.uk writes
Rich Mellor wrote:
I would also like a java based Sinclair QL emulator and perhaps that
would be a project which Quanta could help fund the development of -
it would attract a much wider audience and enable
On 24/06/2010 05:10, Gerhard Plavec wrote:
Hello Rich !
Rich Mellor schrieb:
I would also like a java based Sinclair QL emulator and perhaps that
would be a project which Quanta could help fund the development of -
it would attract a much wider audience and enable demos of programs
to be
Am 24.06.2010 um 09:05 schrieb Rich Mellor:
On 24/06/2010 05:10, Gerhard Plavec wrote:
Hello Rich !
Rich Mellor schrieb:
I would also like a java based Sinclair QL emulator and perhaps that would
be a project which Quanta could help fund the development of - it would
attract a much
In message e1orbxq-0005od...@outmx01.plus.net, Martin Wheatley
mart...@martinwheatley.plus.com writes
For personal use it will be provided free.
Although, a persons free use will continue to make money for the
provider behind the scenes.
--
Malcolm Cadman
On 19/06/2010 21:46, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
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
Rich Mellor wrote, on 23/Jun/10 22:01 | Jun23:
I would also like a java based Sinclair QL emulator and perhaps that
would be a project which Quanta could help fund the development of -
it would attract a much wider audience and enable demos of programs to
be played online to show what the QL
Hello Rich !
Rich Mellor schrieb:
I would also like a java based Sinclair QL emulator and perhaps that
would be a project which Quanta could help fund the development of -
it would attract a much wider audience and enable demos of programs to
be played online to show what the QL is capable
In message e1oqo1x-0008vu...@outmx06.plus.net, Martin Wheatley
mart...@martinwheatley.plus.com writes
With the iPad, you have missed the point I was making.
I was using the iPad like devices - not the iPad per se - as an
example as to the way things may well ( are ) going forward.
Then we
In message 4c1fbc34.2000...@dunbar-it.co.uk, Norman Dunbar
nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk writes
Yes, OK then ... what will be the 21st Century specification of this
Linux based laptop ?
No need to be practical, right now ... just dream what it might be .
Well, if you put it like that, I
For personal use it will be provided free.
Although, a persons free use will continue to make money for the
provider behind the scenes.
--
Malcolm Cadman
___
If you are expecting Microsoft or Apple to allow you to use their
products for free
Malcolm wrote
So, iPad like devices will succeed all of the above, and we will all
be using them as they get more capable.
You have to distinguish between those things that are long term
computing trends and those which are short term fads
No one can dispute the huge sales of the Ipad.
Roy Wood wrote, on 20/Jun/10 23:29 | Jun20:
On 20/06/2010 20:03, Norman Dunbar wrote:
On 18/06/10 00:15, Tony Firshman wrote:
I have that set but it doesn't spell check. Looks like a bug (3.0.4).
That's interesting Tony. Roy on Windows and you on Mac and me on Linux,
all using 3.0.4 (I
In message e1oqc0a-0006a9...@outmx08.plus.net, Martin Wheatley
mart...@martinwheatley.plus.com writes
Malcolm wrote
So, iPad like devices will succeed all of the above, and we will all
be using them as they get more capable.
You have to distinguish between those things that are long term
In message 4c1fb5a0.80...@dunbar-it.co.uk, Norman Dunbar
nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk writes
So, iPad like devices will succeed all of the above, and we will all be
using them as they get more capable.
Nope. iPad like devices may catch on - they didn't when they were called
Tablet PCs way back. I
Yes, OK then ... what will be the 21st Century specification of this
Linux based laptop ?
No need to be practical, right now ... just dream what it might be .
Well, if you put it like that, I still have no idea! However, a few
thoughts, or rambles?
MC68 processor and lots of RAM.
On 21/06/2010 20:10, Malcolm Cadman wrote:
SNIP
No need to be practical, right now ... just dream what it might be
. :-)
Was it the Rocky Horror Show? - 'Don't dream it - be it!'
--
Roy Wood
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With the iPad, you have missed the point I was making.
I was using the iPad like devices - not the iPad per se - as an
example as to the way things may well ( are ) going forward.
Then we will have to disagree. There is a place for the Ipad and Ipadalikes
but I don't see it replacing PCs
on 19/6/10 11:44 PM, ql-us...@q-v-d.com wrote:
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
On 19/06/2010 23:30, Darren Branagh wrote:
On 6/19/10, Malcolm Cadmanq...@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
But an Ipad - no, what do you do with a hi tech dinner plate when
not
using it, too big to go in your pocket, even the most confirmed
medallion man would think twice.
Hi-tech dinner plate... I like it. I could just imagine Bill on the
farm sat in his tractor cab playing with his hi-tech dinner
On 20/06/2010 11:01, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
But an Ipad - no, what do you do with a hi tech dinner plate when not
using it, too big to go in your pocket, even the most confirmed
medallion man would think twice.
Hi-tech dinner plate... I like it. I could just imagine Bill on the farm
sat in his
In message
aanlktilppsanrruhli7ao-pluchjabu7q1exxyn7a...@mail.gmail.com, Darren
Branagh darrenbran...@gmail.com writes
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
In message
aanlktiksjke34p4bw1hldg73ejkzyzkrn_k6wlmkx...@mail.gmail.com, Darren
Branagh darrenbran...@gmail.com writes
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
On 20/06/10 10:13, Billy wrote:
But an Ipad - no, what do you do with a hi tech dinner plate when not
using it, too big to go in your pocket, even the most confirmed
medallion man would think twice.
It doesn't do flash, which puts about 70% of the internet out of reach.
It doesnt do HD
On 20/06/10 11:01, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
A Scot with an iPad up his kilt? ooer missus, I hate to think!
Now Dilwyn, we wear the sporran on the outside of the kilt. It's a
glorified handbag/purse. There are no pockets on a kilt, so you have to
put your wallet, chewing gum, loose change etc
On 20/06/10 19:56, Norman Dunbar wrote:
It also has a call action against it in the US, already.
He should have wrote (!):
It also has a CLASS action
Cheers,
Norman.
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On 18/06/10 00:15, Tony Firshman wrote:
I have that set but it doesn't spell check. Looks like a bug (3.0.4).
That's interesting Tony. Roy on Windows and you on Mac and me on Linux,
all using 3.0.4 (I think Roy mentioned 3.0.4) and only Linux can spell
check as you type. Spooky!
Works fine for
On 19/06/10 20:00, P Witte wrote:
But surely you see that it could spell then end of the Personal
Computer, in which case the next great thing becomes significant and
not merely a fad.
They said that COBOL was dead. it lives on many many years after it's
alleged demise. The reaosn being, there
On 18/06/10 00:42, Roy Wood wrote:
It was the threading that I was referring to. Turnpike would put thum
into subject threads but Thunderbird just puts them in a long,
jumbled, list - just like Outlook!
Well, mine are threaded, by subject, threads start with the initial
posting and new stuff
Norman Dunbar wrote (an awful lot), on 20/Jun/10 20:52 | Jun20:
Nice to see so much good stuff from you Norman - your silver sporran
must contain good stuff..
... and my check as you type speel checker is now working.
I think I missed it as the underlines disappear randomly.
The 'speel' above
In message 4c1e6efb.2070...@dunbar-it.co.uk, Norman Dunbar
nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk writes
On 19/06/10 20:00, P Witte wrote:
But surely you see that it could spell then end of the Personal
Computer, in which case the next great thing becomes significant and
not merely a fad.
They said that
A Scot with an iPad up his kilt? ooer missus, I hate to think!
Now Dilwyn, we wear the sporran on the outside of the kilt. It's a
glorified handbag/purse. There are no pockets on a kilt, so you have
to
put your wallet, chewing gum, loose change etc somewhere!
Drat, foiled again. Anyway,
On 20/06/2010 20:03, Norman Dunbar wrote:
On 18/06/10 00:15, Tony Firshman wrote:
I have that set but it doesn't spell check. Looks like a bug (3.0.4).
That's interesting Tony. Roy on Windows and you on Mac and me on Linux,
all using 3.0.4 (I think Roy mentioned 3.0.4) and only
On 20/06/2010 20:52, Norman Dunbar wrote:
On 18/06/10 00:42, Roy Wood wrote:
It was the threading that I was referring to. Turnpike would put thum
into subject threads but Thunderbird just puts them in a long,
jumbled, list - just like Outlook!
Well, mine are threaded, by subject,
On 6/20/10, Roy Wood qbra...@qbranch.demon.co.uk wrote:
Well I don't know if I have talent. I enjoy writing, songs, blogs on my
MySpace page and I used to enjoy writing the QL Today columns. Songs are
the best because they are more personal. I do it, like I do everything
really, purely for
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 how do you
In message 4c1aa536.3070...@witte.fsbusiness.co.uk, P Witte
p...@witte.fsbusiness.co.uk writes
Damn, I missed all the fun as Orange havent delivered the mail for over
a week ;o( Not even the message to tell me that I need to agree to
their new conditions before I can use my mail account (via
Evening Roy,
On 16/06/10 20:32, Roy Wood wrote:
Right, if you want to read what I am replying to you will have to go
back to Norman's eloquent reply to my . well you get the picture.
Eloquent? I've never been called that before! ;-)
I fear I was a touch spartan when I referred to free
Damn, I missed all the fun as Orange havent delivered the mail for
over a week ;o( Not even the message to tell me that I need to agree
to their new conditions before I can use my mail account (via an email
client or even their webmail interface). How dumb and unhelpful is that!
Regarding
Damn, I missed all the fun as Orange havent delivered the mail for
over a week ;o( Not even the message to tell me that I need to agree
to their new conditions before I can use my mail account (via an
email
client or even their webmail interface). How dumb and unhelpful is
that!
On Orange
On 17/06/2010 21:51, Norman Dunbar wrote:
I am typing this in Thunderbird (which I don't really like
but Turnpike, which dealt with these lists much better, will not run on
W7.
Funnily enough, I never got to grips with Turnpike when I first started
up with Demon. Thunderbird has been my
On 17/06/2010 23:59, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
Damn, I missed all the fun as Orange havent delivered the mail for
over a week ;o( Not even the message to tell me that I need to agree
to their new conditions before I can use my mail account (via an email
client or even their webmail interface). How
On 15 Jun 2010, at 23:29, Roy Wood wrote:
The QL was a business computer in concept. Very few games of any note. Right
now, as was pointed out earlier, there is no decent word processor and no
other, modern, usable, software. QPC2 runs just fine on my W7 machine, but
why would I use it?
On 15/06/10 23:29, Roy Wood wrote:
Hi Roy, good to hear from you. Hope you are well.
I know that there are a whole bumch of 'free
software' guerillas out there
That'll be me then! ;-)
but no free software has ever matched the
commercial stuff - sad as that may be.
Forgive me, but that is
Right, if you want to read what I am replying to you will have to go
back to Norman's eloquent reply to my . well you get the picture.
I fear I was a touch spartan when I referred to free software. I do use
Firefox and some of the add-ons for that and there is a wonderful free
application
In message 4c17fed1.9080...@qbranch.demon.co.uk, Roy Wood
qbra...@qbranch.demon.co.uk writes
On 15/06/2010 21:58, Malcolm Cadman wrote:
SNIP
There is an audience for retro computers - of which the QL is one.
A software package, or easy access to free or low cost software,
would be essential
In message 4c16cc82.9090...@genesis-midi.com, Phil Kett
pk...@genesis-midi.com writes
On 15/06/2010 00:15, Roy Wood wrote:
Which brings me onto the 'future of the QL' debate. Nothing has a
future if it does not move. All the while I was writing 'Byts of Wood'
was up against the fact that
On 15/06/2010 21:58, Malcolm Cadman wrote:
SNIP
There is an audience for retro computers - of which the QL is one.
A software package, or easy access to free or low cost software, would
be essential to tempt users in. As they need to see something to be
done with the system - and will not be
On 15/06/2010 00:15, Roy Wood wrote:
Which brings me onto the 'future of the QL' debate. Nothing has a
future if it does not move. All the while I was writing 'Byts of Wood'
I was up against the fact that there was nothing to write about.
Nothing new. No point in being a trader for a static
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