..and the source in not available :-( 2016-09-30 23:47 GMT+02:00 Derek <de...@q40.de>:
> Hi, > > QDT was potentially a great advance for the QL, pity there was no further > development. > > Regards > Derek > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Urs Koenig (QL)" <q...@bluewin.ch> > Sent: 30/09/2016 20:48 > To: "QL Users List" <ql-us...@q-v-d.com> > Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] [ql-users] North American QL Show Saturday > September 30th 2006 > > Do you remember todays date 10 years ago? It's been a while... > > Yes! In fall 2006 a North American QL show did happen in Niagara Falls, > Ontario, Canada. > > Here's my journey report which I wrote on October 1st 2006: > “Once I had collected enough bonus miles to take an intercontinental flight > from Zürich via Frankfurt to Toronto I finally decided to join this show. I > was so busy at work that the final decision to attend was made the weekend > before the show. My wife said: “Do something good to you. If QL tinkering > makes your mind happy, go for it.” Even the flights were booked on bonus > miles for more than a month already, the car and hotel stays were booked > just days before the journey. I arrived on Thursday September 28th in > Toronto. The next day I drove to Niagara Falls where we all met at 6 p.m. > for the traditional QL group dinner. We went to a Korean restaurant just > across the street of the hotel. For me this was my first and only Korean > food experience. On Saturday September 30th the QL show was held at the > meeting room of the Super8 Hotel. Eleven QLers (not counting their wives > and > other family members) were attending. Jim showed the new QDT FileManager > and > an intensive discussion regarding suggested additions to it happened. Tony > was busy all day to fix QLs of the North American users. I had some good > chats with Colin and Herb on Memory Management. Herb and myself continued > to > swap experiences and files for over an hour after the show had already > ended. It is definitely not enough to have a QL show every second year (not > only to fix the many broken systems). On Sunday those who stayed went > downtown and to the Falls. Those who stay in the Toronto area will meet for > a dinner on Tuesday night.” > > Pictures of the show can be seen in the QL PICTURE GALLERY (QLPG) either > online on OneDrive > https://onedrive.live.com/?id=C250D8748980CE5A%21328&cid=C250D8748980CE5A > or in the pic section of THE DISTRIBUTION. See folder Shows\2006 Niagara > Falls Canada\. > > Meanwhile QDT is freeware and is part of THE DISTRIBUTION and QL/E. See > links in the message footer. > > QL forever! > Urs > > http://www.sinclairql.net/ - Go and get THE DISTRIBUTION & QL/E! > http://www.youtube.com/QLvsJAGUAR > https://plus.google.com/104042128125238901905/posts > Sinclair, QL, ATARI, JAGUAR, NUON, APPLE & more > Videos, pictures & information > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com [mailto:ql-users-bounces@ > lists.q-v- > > d.com] Im Auftrag von Bill Cable > > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 6. Juli 2006 21:17 > > An: QL Users List > > Betreff: [ql-users] North American QL Show Saturday September 30th 2006 > > > > The North American QL Show will be held on September 30th in Niagara > Falls, > > Ontario, Canada. We will meet in the lobby of the Super 8 Motel for a > group > > dinner at a nearby restaurant at 6pm Friday September 29th. The show will > > be in the Super 8 Motel conference room from 10am till 4pm on Saturday. A > > simple free lunch will be provided during the show. > > > > The foliage will be starting to change in late September so there will be > lots of > > colors to enjoy in addition to Niagara Falls and casinos which are within > > walking distance of the motel. Visitors from distance places can fly into > > Toronto or Montreal and stay within Canada the whole time if they wish. > > They can also fly into many US cities. The Canadian $ is currently about > .9 US > > $. > > > > So far Jim Hunkins, Roy Woods, Tony Firshman, Al and Dorothy Boehm, Bill > > Cable and Mary Boyle are planning to attend. Jim will give a live QDT > demo > > and Roy will show off the latest QPC and Tony will fix whatever is > broken. > > Please spread the word. > > > > Location of Motel where show will be held: > > SUPER 8 MOTEL - NIAGARA FALLS - Canadian side - Prices in CAN $ QEW to > > Hwy 420 * 5706 Ferry St, Niagara Falls, ON L2G 1S7, CA > > Phone: 888-442-6095 * Fax: 905-356-7760 * E-mail: 3...@hotel.cendant.com > > > > http://www.super8.com/Super8/control/ > > > > The price of a room with 2 double beds for Friday Sep 29th will be $80 > and > > Saturday night $116. When reserving specify that you are with the QL > > Computer Club and eligible for the General Managers Discount. There is > > wireless internet at the motel. Check in time is 1pm. > > > > Some distances from Niagara Falls, Ontario to various cities > > Miles KM > > Toronto, ON 80 128 > > Montreal, QC 400 640 > > Boston, MA 470 752 > > NYC, NY 410 656 > > Buffalo,NY 23 37 > > > > I will be the contact person if there are any questions or you need any > help. > > > > Bill Cable > > 510 St Gaudens Road > > Cornish, NH 03745 USA > > > > 1-603-675-2218 > > > > ca...@cyberportal.net > > bca...@coat.com > > _______________________________________________ > > QL-Users Mailing List > > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List
