On Sat, 5 Jan 2002 at 22:24:17, P Witte wrote:
(ref: <000e01c19637$d1395e10$0100a8c0@gamma>)
>If were thinking about a future for the QL in line with its promising
>beginnings something entirely different is called for than trying to "catch
>up" with mainstream. The QL isnt a PC; its a computer! We can only move
>ahead if we make the QL do things other systems cant do, and/or make it more
>interesting. The idea of the Ibox, an matchbox sized 'embedded' type of QL,
>mooted by T (8-)# F some years ago was a good idea in the first category -
>why did it go away?
Stuart H lost interest, and I got this lucrative programming job.
I simply do not have the time to think about anything really complex
(and expensive to develop) as this.
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