RE: [ql-users] QL on Stick

2005-05-23 Thread Darren Branagh
Yep. Tooling costs the earth. And, with a lot of companies we work for, the tooling plans are either sold to them, or destroyed, so that further ones cant be made, should the company have wished a limited edition of whatever device they commissioned. I'm asked one of the guys in the know to look

RE: [ql-users] QL on Stick

2005-05-23 Thread Darren Branagh
Yes, you're missing something!! :-) We where talking of getting a mounded case made in the shape of a QL. Could be done, but for 100 or so units, would cost the earth. The sticky label idea wouldn't work - they'd wear off in about 5 mins of throwing them about, and the stick is not square, its

RE: RE: [ql-users] Digital Precision Software

2005-05-23 Thread Darren Branagh
Sounds good to me. I completely forgot about Abandonware in PC terms. I think we should make all these unknown status programs available in a site for download, labelled abandonware, and on the head of the downloader be it. God, we're talking about 10-15 year old QL programs here. Hardly a market

Re: [ql-users] QL on Stick

2005-05-23 Thread Tony Firshman
On Mon, 23 May 2005 at 10:05:42, Darren Branagh wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Yes, you're missing something!! :-) We where talking of getting a mounded case made in the shape of a QL. Could be done, but for 100 or so units, would cost the earth. The sticky label idea wouldn't work - they'd

Re: [ql-users] Software behaving badly

2005-05-23 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], David Tubbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes At 13:53 22/05/2005 +0100, you wrote: Now for suggestions of software behaving badly ... that is valued / well used software in need of enhancement or remedial work for now and the future. My idea was with a view to a table