Re: [ql-users] QL Stick

2005-08-10 Thread Norman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ooops, Device is un-formatted But I was using it last night, QXL_WIN and all. Don't format it !!! I have QPC on a stick too and it works on my laptop under XP Home and Linux. It works at work on Windows 2000 Pro SP4. (and SP3 and ) It refuses to be recognised

RE: [ql-users] QL Stick

2005-08-10 Thread Darren Branagh
Re: QL Stick.. It's a Windows problem and there's nothing you can do about it - as far as I know - it seems to get confused when you move it between different PC's and it just can't cope anymore. I'd argue that comment. I think its more to do with the quality and manufacture of your stick. The

Re: [ql-users] QL Stick

2005-08-10 Thread Marcel Kilgus
David Tubbs wrote: Ooops, Device is un-formatted But I was using it last night, QXL_WIN and all. Probably removed it too early without going through the proper device removal procedure. Not sure whether and how one can fix it. But a Linux machine would be my best guess, or a Live-CD like

Re: [ql-users] Which game would you like to be writen ?

2005-08-10 Thread SMSQ - Jochen Merz
PSII: Are there any QL User in Germany left, of even an Club of QL Partys ? A few like me are still around and somewhat active. There has even been a meeting once a year, but this year it looks like it won't happen again. Therefore the nearest location for me was Eindhoven. I spoke to

Re: [ql-users] Newbie with some questions...

2005-08-10 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Alexander Klock wrote: When I bought it in 1989, I was fascinated by this machine, but in this pre-internet-time I was not able to make some contacts to get some news or software. Even though in those days the German QL scene was really buzzing :-) So now, I fell somehow retro and want to

Re: [ql-users] QL Stick

2005-08-10 Thread David Tubbs
At 11:04 10/08/2005 +0200, you wrote: David Tubbs wrote: Ooops, Device is un-formatted But I was using it last night, QXL_WIN and all. Probably removed it too early without going through the proper device removal procedure. Was not removed, whole machine closed down. Medion Laptop, how do

RE: [ql-users] QL Stick

2005-08-10 Thread Norman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd argue that comment. I think its more to do with the quality and manufacture of your stick. The disgo brand (I work from 'em, so am = probably biased!) are guaranteed to work on any USB enabled environment Mine's a Crucial Gizmo 256 Mb. Guarenteed for live and no

Re: [ql-users] Dictionaries

2005-08-10 Thread gwicks
- Original Message - From: Dilwyn Jones To: QL Users List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: QL News List Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 8:46 PM Subject: [ql-users] Dictionaries Obviously if anyone has more QTYP dictionaries I would be pleased to add them to the collection. Of all the QTYP

Re: AW: [ql-users] Newbie with some questions...

2005-08-10 Thread Alexander Klock
Am 09.08.2005 um 11:35 schrieb Engstler Karsten: Hi Alex, i'm from Germany too. This week i hopefully will get my disk-interface, so it would be no problem for me to transfer your software to microdrives, just send me microdrives and a list of software (I can download the software if

Re: [ql-users] Newbie with some questions...

2005-08-10 Thread Alexander Klock
Am 09.08.2005 um 11:18 schrieb Darren Branagh: Hi and good morning everybody, my name is Alex, coming from Germany and just found my old QL in the cellar... after blowing the dust off the keys I recognized it again. How cool it looks... still one of the most beautiful devices I've even

Re: [ql-users] Which game would you like to be writen ?

2005-08-10 Thread Alexander Klock
Am 10.08.2005 um 11:17 schrieb Marcel Kilgus: Engstler Karsten wrote: i'm new to this group, i would like to here from you if anyone is interested on new Games and if which kind of game. Hmm, not much feedback here as far as I see, summer season after all, but they all sound like pretty

Re: [ql-users] Newbie with some questions...

2005-08-10 Thread Alexander Klock
Am 09.08.2005 um 11:32 schrieb Darren Branagh: I'd be glad if someone could help me for a good start... I'm curious and want to spend some fun time with this machine - don't want to spend much money on hardware and stuff. Hopefully you would have to - is there some generous sort out there

Re: [ql-users] Newbie with some questions...

2005-08-10 Thread Alexander Klock
Am 10.08.2005 um 11:39 schrieb Marcel Kilgus: Alexander Klock wrote: When I bought it in 1989, I was fascinated by this machine, but in this pre-internet-time I was not able to make some contacts to get some news or software. Even though in those days the German QL scene was really

Re: [ql-users] QL Stick

2005-08-10 Thread Marcel Kilgus
David Tubbs wrote: Was not removed, whole machine closed down. Closed down in the sense of crashed, died of power failure or any other fatal end of the computer session or in the sense of a regular shut down by the rules? Medion Laptop, how do you rate them Marcel, got it from Toys-R-Us, used

Re: [ql-users] Newbie with some questions...

2005-08-10 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Alexander Klock wrote: You can use the QL as is, but a lot of decent software needs more memory or additional files (TK2 or SMSQ/E). I thought this SMSQ/E is an emulator or am I wrong? No, SMSQ/E is a rewritten successor of the QDOS OS with many enhancements. It runs on actual QL and Atari

Re: [ql-users] Newbie with some questions...

2005-08-10 Thread David Tubbs
At 00:55 11/08/2005 +0200, you wrote: - Is there a kind of SCART-cable available? (The TV output is so terrible...) Tony Firshman can do this for you. I have a QL to SCART cable, and I'm sure Tony knows the wiring - He is on this list - Tony? That would be great. I could try it myself with

Re: [ql-users] Newbie with some questions...

2005-08-10 Thread Timothy Swenson
On Tue, 9 Aug 2005 02:54:29 +0200, Alexander Klock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Is there a way to get software from the net onto microdrive cartridges, e.g. with a cable or something? - How much effort is neccessary to connect a cd-rom-drive to the QL? (Because I think it's the easiest way