Re: [ql-users] Converting Word to JPEG or GIF(slightly OT)

2003-07-21 Thread Stephen Meech
- Original Message - From: Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 2:54 PM Certainly does. It is mind boggling though when one gets an image of a full screen in a non-windowed viewer. It is difficult working what are 'real' items to click (8-)# A favourite trick

Re: [ql-users] Converting Word to JPEG or GIF(slightly OT)

2003-07-21 Thread Stephen Meech
- Original Message - From: Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 5:33 PM On Thursday, July 17, 2003 3:33 PM , Al Feng wrote: If you only need a screen save, then you can use Snagit32 (WIN shareware). Or, using standard tools, view the document in Full

Re: [ql-users] Converting Word to JPEG or GIF(slightly OT)

2003-07-18 Thread Stephen Meech
On Thursday, July 17, 2003 3:33 PM , Al Feng wrote: If you only need a screen save, then you can use Snagit32 (WIN shareware). Or, using standard tools, view the document in Full Screen mode, press ALT-PrtScr and paste into Microsoft Paint and save to JPEG or GIF. Stephen --- -- Outgoing

Re: [ql-users] reader question

2003-06-27 Thread Stephen Meech
On Friday, June 27, 2003 12:09 PM , Dilwyn Jones wrote: I have a laptop PC running Windows Me. I would like to run QLay (or possibly Qemulator) on it, but it does not have a floppy disk drive. It does have a USB port, and my local PC World store has Packard Bell USB Floppy disks drives at

Re: [ql-users] QL S*Basic : Time wait routine.

2003-06-01 Thread Stephen Meech
Apologies ifI seem to be conducting a conversation with myself here but I would welcome some input from others, especially if they could test this out on other hardware. - Original Message - From: Stephen Meech To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Montesinos, Jimmy Sent: Friday

Re: [ql-users] QL S*Basic : Time wait routine.

2003-05-31 Thread Stephen Meech
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 11:18 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] QL S*Basic : Time wait routine. What - PAUSE 50 does not wait a second on QPC2?? It does over here - ie. wait 50 frames or

Re: [ql-users] QL S*Basic : Time wait routine.

2003-05-31 Thread Stephen Meech
- Original Message - From: Stephen Meech To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Montesinos, Jimmy Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 10:45 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] QL S*Basic : Time wait routine. Not going to help, I'm afraid. Simon's TIMER_FRAMES_BAS indicates that QL2K

Re: [ql-users] QL S*Basic : Time wait routine.

2003-05-30 Thread Stephen Meech
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 11:18 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] QL S*Basic : Time wait routine. Methinks you need one of Simon Goodwin's timers out of DIY Toolkit - if I can find them, I will send them across directAny

Re: [ql-users] Hardware platforms

2002-10-30 Thread Stephen Meech
Thank you - found it and trying it out. Looks very interesting although the small display is not as nice as QLay's full screen one. Is there a forum where I can get help and advice in running it? Such as making it find kick.rom automatically each time it starts, accessing the HD etc.? Regards

Re: [ql-users] Hardware platforms

2002-10-30 Thread Stephen Meech
Only the cost. It is too expensive for me for the level of tinkering I want to do and certainly more sophisticated than I need. For many years almost all of my computing has been done on the PCs. I just want to relive a little nostalgia occasionally! I am sure there are others out there like

Re: [ql-users] Hardware platforms

2002-10-29 Thread Stephen Meech
I must have missed your previous message. Are you suggesting the acquisition of an Amiga and QDOS Classic as a good alternative to Qlay? How does this relate to the PC filesystem? What is UAE? Stephen - Original Message - From: ?? ?. ?? [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [ql-users] Hardware platforms

2002-10-25 Thread Stephen Meech
C'mon you guys, who's going to buy this thing? Enthusiasts like you will use existing solutions. The rest of us, who are now using PCs for their day to day computing retain an occasional interest and are best served by cheap emulators that will run on the relatively cheap hardware that is

Re: [ql-users] Caution- BugBear Virus (from another PC)

2002-10-07 Thread Stephen Meech
McAfee have a removal utility called Stinger at: http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ which I used to check my machine. I don't know how effective it is as I had already removed most of the virus manually and then used AVG to finish it off by the time I downloaded Stinger. Further information may

Re: [ql-users] Caution- BugBear Virus (from another PC)

2002-10-07 Thread Stephen Meech
McAfee have a removal utility called Stinger at: http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ which I used to check my machine. I don'tknow how effective it is as I had already removed most of the virus manually and then used AVG to finish it off by the time I downloaded Stinger.Further information may

Re: [ql-users] Movep

2002-09-22 Thread Stephen Meech
I had one that drew a tree - I've found a copy and can post it if you like. It seems to be called Shivering in the Wind. Another nostalgia trip - I am going to have remember how to connect to a bulletin board again, in order to download the file you mention! I've managed to connect using

Re: [ql-users] Movep

2002-09-21 Thread Stephen Meech
Thank you for that shot of nostalgia - remembering both the development of Minerva but also taking me further back to the hours I spent recoding magazine program listings for my ZX81 resulting in substantial savings in loading and execution time. Consequently, I don't think I ever wrote