Hi Dilwyn, Sorry I could not get to the Manchester meeting, had some personal issues to deal with that weekend.
If I read what you say correctly, then the future seems to be with emulators. I used to build and sell high spec PCs and laptops. Maybe I should go these meeting and sell PCs. Derek ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dilwyn Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "QL Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 9:27 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Is Goldfire vapourware? > Good luck with your Goldfire quest, Tarquin. > > One thing which was obvious at this weekend's Quanta meeting in > Manchester was the prevailing view that native QL hardware will play > less and less of a part in our QLing lives in the future. Almost > everyone seemed to > be of the opinion that emulators would be the likely (if less > desirable) way forward, because of cost, the ability to be > reprogrammed to make use of newer features and the ability to run on > the user's choice of hardware platforms. > > I admire Tarquin's quest to see Goldfire become reality, indeed I hope > it does. I fear though, that sadly there are too many people like me > who are content with running QL emulators on other platforms. > > It would be nice to hear what others think of this viewpoint! > > -- > Dilwyn Jones > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.5/302 - Release Date: 05/04/2006 > > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > -- > This email has been verified as Virus free > Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.0/306 - Release Date: 09/04/2006 > > _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
