<SNIP>
Sounds like the same experience I had. Totally unpredictable results on
that particular USB floppy drive (well, might be predictable to someone
like Marcel who knows the underlying code).
Well it was the same with native, on board drives too..
<SNIP>
nothing new to do and the only reason it says that we no longer have a
venue is that Quanta was too lazy to contact us and just printed the
same message every time.)
(BTW the Sussex group stopped meeting years back because there was
If you knew it was in Quanta and knew it was wrong, nothing to stop
you telling Quanta to correct it either???
I did mention it a few times - but at shows. I must confess I was also
lax in not notifying them formally.
<SNIP>
It would be great to hear from people explaining why they DON'T want
to go on committee. Surely it can't all be down to lack of time? We
don't have to travel much to committee meetings, modern technology
means we can do most work by email or telephone or conferencing and
just meet up once or twice a year as necessary to sort out the major
issues.
Oh I know why people don't want to go on a committee. Firstly they would
have to do something and secondly they can no longer carp and criticise
from the sidelines. Simple. I am Diving Officer for the Dive Club so
that puts me just under teh Chairman on the committee. I know how that
works.
<SNIP>
I'll continue pouring out mediocre programs and supporting the QL, but
although I didn't always agree with Geoff's sometimes negative
viewpoints in QL Today, it's hard to see the QL having a lifetime of
more than 3 to 5 years the way it's going (in other words, I often
agree with him more than I think). OK, it'll always be handy to be
able to write quick s*basic programs for my own use while I still have
a working QL emulator (and the PC is the only computer in regular use
here at the moment - the QL and Aurora are only brought out for the
specific use fo testing programs or, sorry Rich, formatting DD disks
for the very occasional Quanta library request.
I would never say you wrote mediocre programs. You and Geoff wrote some
really innovative stuff.
<SNIP>
OK, that's my rant over! Keep prodding, Roy, the QL community could do
with a good kick up the rear end sometimes.
Dilwyn Jones
I may not raise my head above th e parapet too much. I am in the throes
for finishing my Album - those who are interested can get a taste at
www.myspace.com/thatlegendarywoodenlion
And running a series of training sessions for the Dive Club.
BTW one other reason that Rich has a long mailing list is probably that
he sells on EBAY. Maybe a Quanta shop there would generate some
interest. You will also find a lot of people who just want to buy a part
to go with the QL in teh glass case that they house their 'retro
computers' in - along wit their collection of 'dust through the ages'.
What you need is not people who look back but those who are willing to
turn around and look in the other direction - and face what they see.
Still I will continue to (sporadically) read the list. (feel free to
print all/some/none of my comments in Quanta. I may even splutter into
incoherance angain.
--
Roy Wood
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