On Wed, 7 Mar 2001 at 10:22:39, Wolfgang Lenerz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
(Ref: <3AA60BEF.32483.5192C7@localhost>)
>On 6 Mar 2001, at 23:01, Arvid Borretzen wrote:
>
>
>> By the way, the joy programming a PC is exactly the same as programming a
>> Ql.
>Personally, I don't agree. I prefer programming on the QL.
Ditto.
QL basic for instance is very much part of me now.
.... and what a good basic it is.
One example of accessibility and system wide integration I always quote
is my incoming fax system.
Phil Borman's PBOX integrates incoming fax. That I guess is the prime
reason my BBS still lives after all these years.
One Friday evening, 15 minutes before I was off to Eindhoven for the
usual wine run, Sarah said she was expecting a fax.
I only print out if I need to, and there was no time to explain how to
do it.
I made a quick change to my on-screen display program.
Instead of ex qfv2;fax$
I changed this to EX printfax;fax$
and re-compiled.
I can now switch by using an ENV variable in my boot.
There are so many changes one can make to third party programs by using
parallel compiled SB.
OK there are many sophisticated programs on the PC, but if they don't do
exactly what you want to do - tough.
..... but the fax never came (8-)#
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