Re: [ql-users] Software behaving badly

2005-05-20 Thread Tony Firshman
On Thu, 19 May 2005 at 16:34:10, Darren Branagh wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Secondly, if I buy 100, I can get them printed with a logo of our choice, so I could get them with a QUANTA logo on, on maybe Sinclair in the famous block font. Makes the thing a touch more personal I think. How

Re: [ql-users] New email address and address

2005-05-20 Thread Tony Firshman
On Thu, 19 May 2005 at 21:15:35, Malcolm Cadman wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Darren Branagh [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes -Original Message- From: Dilwyn Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] dbranaghATcmsperipheralsDOTcom I'm one of the ones who used the O2

RE: [ql-users] Software behaving badly

2005-05-20 Thread Darren Branagh
` John, I've been in contact with John Mason already. Suject to a suitable business plan, and committee approval, I think QUANTA will probably contribute to the idea. John Mason seemed in favour of the idea. Darren. -Original Message- From: John Gilpin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

RE: [ql-users] Undelete

2005-05-20 Thread Darren Branagh
Well, if you already have all the titles as you say, and have already invested hundreds in DP products over the years, I personally cant see the problem in someone supplying you with the missing disks. I would, but unfortunately mine are buried in a cardboard box 200 miles away in my parents

RE: [ql-users] Undelete

2005-05-20 Thread Darren Branagh
If the did you delete the entire Win file itself or just its contents? If you deleted the Win file, you can use any one of umpteen PC file recovery programs to get that back.. If it was the contents, it's a little harder. There are a few file recovery programs for the QL, though I have never

RE: [ql-users] Software behaving badly

2005-05-20 Thread Darren Branagh
Secondly, if I buy 100, I can get them printed with a logo of our choice, so I could get them with a QUANTA logo on, on maybe Sinclair in the famous block font. Makes the thing a touch more personal I think. How about an image of a QL? It is roughly the right shape with the cover. Absolutely.

RE: [ql-users] New email address and address

2005-05-20 Thread Darren Branagh
The other option is to actually ban Darren from ever changing his email address again ... :-) oneandone.co.uk sells uk domains. (ie something@qcelt.co.uk) for £1.99 a year. .com costs £8.99 a year. No good for you, Darren, of course, but I wonder if a similar company sells .ie domains? I am

RE: [ql-users] New email address and address

2005-05-20 Thread Darren Branagh
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 May 2005 23:44 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] New email address and address I am pretty sure that if Dilwyn would call Freddy he will be able to express it in a licence somewhere... (as in

RE: [ql-users] Software behaving badly

2005-05-20 Thread Darren Branagh
This is the worry I had, would we sell 10 never mind 50 or 100. I would really like to commit to 100, which would make getting the logo a reality, which I think is the thing that will make the item a bit more personal, and also sellable to the QL community. It will set it apart from the ton of

RE: [ql-users] Software behaving badly

2005-05-20 Thread Darren Branagh
The DVD was 30 pounds, now reduced to 20 as the media and drives have fallen in price. And it is really good. I must organise a public showing of it if I can, maybe at byfleet... Bill Richardson and Tony Firshman are the two main stars :-)) Cheers, Darren. -Original Message- From:

RE: [ql-users] Software behaving badly

2005-05-20 Thread Darren Branagh
-Original Message- From: Malcolm Cadman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 May 2005 21:13 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] Software behaving badly In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Darren Branagh [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Well, that's a probable 4 - only 96 to go :-))

Re: [ql-users] New email address and address

2005-05-20 Thread Tony Firshman
On Fri, 20 May 2005 at 09:46:58, Darren Branagh wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) The other option is to actually ban Darren from ever changing his email address again ... :-) oneandone.co.uk sells uk domains. (ie something@qcelt.co.uk) for £1.99 a year. .com costs £8.99 a year. No good for you,

[ql-users] QL on Stick

2005-05-20 Thread David Tubbs
At 11:11 20/05/2005 +0100, you wrote: I see it as covering the whole visible part when in the computer. Wouldn't it look good if it looked like a QL stuck in the slot (8-)# While thoughts are on packaging rather than content (is that not the time consuming bit) surely it should be a 3D miniature

RE: [ql-users] QL on Stick

2005-05-20 Thread Darren Branagh
That would be lovely, a real 3D shaped USB Stick with the microdrives being the USB plug cover cap. I can probably get those purpose made, but at a 100 print run, expect to pay about 2,000 quid each at least!! (we did one in the shape and colour of a human finger last month - the fingernail

[ql-users] Digital Precision Software/Undelete

2005-05-20 Thread Stuart Jones
Hi, All. A solution has presented itself [I can get a further set of the missing originals], so I no longer need to recover the files from the win_ directory. In answer to your questions, Darren, I lost both a WIN_ file which I didn't recover, and also the contents (by WDEL) of another win_

RE: [ql-users] Market research

2005-05-20 Thread Darren Branagh
I don't think its that people don't care, its just the nature of the beast. As Geoff pointed out - market research companies are ecstatic if they get a few percent response rate. I remember being involved in a 250,000 person mailshot to clients when I was with Bank of Ireland - we got less than

RE: [ql-users] QL on Stick

2005-05-20 Thread Darren Branagh
I liked it too. None left, the entire shipment sent to the US not long after I joined here. The MD has one - and I think he is guarding it with his life!! They don't happen that often, as they are expensive to do. They did one in the shape of a cruise ship a year or two ago. Cheers, Darren.

RE: [ql-users] QL on Stick

2005-05-20 Thread David Tubbs
At 12:28 20/05/2005 +0100, you wrote: None left, the entire shipment sent to the US not long after I joined here. Great pity, when such a special is made do you start with the bare electronics ? If so what would the poss' be of acquiring ? -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by

Re: [ql-users] QL on Stick

2005-05-20 Thread Tony Firshman
On Fri, 20 May 2005 at 11:28:26, David Tubbs wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) At 11:11 20/05/2005 +0100, you wrote: I see it as covering the whole visible part when in the computer. Wouldn't it look good if it looked like a QL stuck in the slot (8-)# While thoughts are on packaging rather than

Re: [ql-users] QL on Stick

2005-05-20 Thread Tony Firshman
On Fri, 20 May 2005 at 11:49:05, Darren Branagh wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) That would be lovely, a real 3D shaped USB Stick with the microdrives being the USB plug cover cap. I can probably get those purpose made, but at a 100 print run, expect to pay about 2,000 quid each at least!!

[ql-users] QPC2/Windows

2005-05-20 Thread Stuart Jones
Hi, All. Now I have dusted off my QPC2 and discovered QDT's existence, four related questions: 1. Has anyone tried QDT? What do they think of it? Does it allow drag and drop or any other file handling functions like Windows Explorer does? 2. If QDT doesn't have a file handler,

Re: [ql-users] QPC2/Windows

2005-05-20 Thread wolfgang mhlegger
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Stuart Jones schrieb: Hi, All. Now I have dusted off my QPC2 and discovered QDT's existence, four related questions: well done 1. Has anyone tried QDT? What do they think of it? Does it allow drag and drop or any other file handling

[ql-users] QPC2/Windows

2005-05-20 Thread Stuart Jones
Sorry, I meant that my recollection of QPTR was that it was a set of functions from which one could call, to create menu/window type interfaces, but that a File Explorer type front end for the QL itself was not present - in other words, one would need to be created from the QPTR toolkit. Am I

Re: [ql-users] Undelete

2005-05-20 Thread wolfgang mhlegger
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 David Tubbs schrieb: . A very fine HEX editor for Windows at http://www.kibria.de just one question: why not a QL HEX editor?? wolfgang -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird -

Re: [ql-users] QPC2/Windows

2005-05-20 Thread wolfgang mhlegger
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Stuart Jones schrieb: Sorry, I meant that my recollection of QPTR was that it was a set of functions from which one could call, to create menu/window type interfaces, but that a File Explorer type front end for the QL itself was not present - in

Re: [ql-users] Undelete

2005-05-20 Thread David Tubbs
At 18:47 20/05/2005 +0200, you wrote: just one question: why not a QL HEX editor?? Es gibt schoen, FILED DISCED. Auch DP Editor. Auf was ganz anderes, wass ist die Preis in Deutschland 50gr Sampson Tabac ? -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 /

Re: [ql-users] Undelete

2005-05-20 Thread Tony Firshman
On Fri, 20 May 2005 at 18:47:48, wolfgang mühlegger wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) David Tubbs schrieb: . A very fine HEX editor for Windows at http://www.kibria.de just one question: why not a QL HEX editor?? There was one provided with the Astracom original terminal software -

Re: [ql-users] Undelete

2005-05-20 Thread wolfgang mhlegger
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 David Tubbs schrieb: At 18:47 20/05/2005 +0200, you wrote: just one question: why not a QL HEX editor?? Es gibt schoen, FILED DISCED. Auch DP Editor. Auf was ganz anderes, wass ist die Preis in Deutschland 50gr Sampson Tabac ? sorry,

Re: [ql-users] QPC2/Windows

2005-05-20 Thread James Hunkins
Hi Stuart, Here are answers to your questions... 1. Has anyone tried QDT? What do they think of it? Does it allow drag and drop or any other file handling functions like Windows Explorer does? Drag and drop is not yet there but am currently working on it. 2. If QDT doesn't have a file

[ql-users] QDT status (another moving story)

2005-05-20 Thread James Hunkins
Hi Guys, Wanted to let everyone know why there hasn't been a major QDT upgrade since the initial release. It is another moving story (but not nearly as painful as Jochen's). For the last four months I have been contracting with ATI out of the local office on a huge project so have been very

[ql-users] QPC2/Windows

2005-05-20 Thread Stuart Jones
James, Thanks, what an excellent reply! It looks like my next QL-related purchased will be QDT! Regards, Stuart ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm