On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 2:49 PM, Rich Mellor <[email protected]>wrote:
> And here, Peter, I have to apologise, in that as a trader I have not > completed the survey, as I feel my answers would be pointless (eg. how many > QLs do you have? Answer - over 30 but only 2 or 3 which I regularly use, > depending on what I need to do!) > Rich, That is actually one of the most interesting questions of all. Not because of the question but because of the answer. It seems there is a little hoarding going on, and most QLers have 3 or more QLs that they don't use (or don't use regularly!) This leads me towards wanting to make a considered and well formed appeal to people to release some of these machines back into the wild. Do you know a teenager who has an interest in old computers? Give them a QL and take them under your wing and show them the fun of the platform. Tell them if they don't fall in love with it, they can return it to you and it's all good. If everyone with an extra QL (beyond the necessary spare, of course) found one person to pass our passion on to, two things would happen: First, there would be HUNDREDS of new QL users, filled with enthusiasm, writing new software and making us feel old. Second, these people would want to buy software, add-ons, and new hardware, or if they're taken in by speed, they'll happily buy QPC2. This is good for everyone, all round. Dave _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
