Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 at 23:18:10, Rich Mellor wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:18:31 +0100, François Van Emelen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: gwicks wrote: snip It is not always easy to transfer funds from one country to another, especially if you don't have the right bit of plastic. You're quite right. I have had some unpleasant surprises (not due to traders or suppliers) from my own bank. The equivalent of 15 euros disappeared in thin air and as the enquiry isn't closed yet, I prefer not to transfer money abroad. Trouble is that banks charge money to transfer money abroad and to receive it (UK banks charge around £25 to accept a foreign payment !!) ... not if it is drawn on a UK branch of a foreign bank. That is why PayPal is so good - only your credit card to think about and no extra charges really. I simply don't like dealing with a foreign based company. There would be real hassles if problems arose. Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
[ql-users] Pay Pal
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 at 23:35:32, Rich Mellor wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) snip If foreign users want to order stuff from the UK, I would gladly take payments via PayPal and pass on the payment to the actualt trader (less the PayPal fee - about 6%). I have done this before for some of my customers. Wow, that is pretty high. I think the fee on an IMO (international money order) or banker's draft is less. Also when I was using Barclay's Merchant Services for credit cards, they were 4% and that was higher than normal. They charged a lot less if one used electronic transfer, but then demanded a minimum of £15 per month to rent a machine (or £400 to buy, plus undisclosed service fees every few years). ... and this was 4% on the VAT too. In the latter years, after taking off postage, VAT etc, the banks were the largest earner in the business! Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] OUTLN on QPC2 smsq/e
On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 07:45:42 +0100, Wolfgang Lenerz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2 Jan 2005 at 22:59, Rich Mellor wrote: However, OUTLN #0,0,0,0,0 crashes SuperBASIC - a quick look at the channels in QPAC2 shows that it still exists, but SuperBASIC cannot get past this point. Oh, what a naughty thing to do. :-) Of coutse, Sbasic hasn't crashed, but if you set the outline to a size of 0,0, of course you won't have a cursor anymore, nor anywhere to type in the new outline sinze you made the window too small.. However, try the following: outln#0,0,0,0,0 pause 50 outln#0,100,100,100,100 and run it. After a second, you will have the new window#0 Aha - so it does - I realised that I needed to reset the outline size... However, this was Malcolm Cadman's boot program - and it never appeared to get pase the OUTLN #0,0,0,0,0 command. Worked out what the problem was - he was trying to use WINDOW on #0, before resetting the OUTLN to the new size - as a result, an error was being generated, but because #0 was 0x0 pixels, you could not see that or get a cursor ! Thanks Wolfgang - I should have tried this... -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services 26 Oak Road, Shelfield, Walsall, West Midlands WS4 1RQ http://www.rwapservices.co.uk/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Pay Pal
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 09:41:01 +, Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 at 23:35:32, Rich Mellor wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) snip If foreign users want to order stuff from the UK, I would gladly take payments via PayPal and pass on the payment to the actualt trader (less the PayPal fee - about 6%). I have done this before for some of my customers. Wow, that is pretty high. Hmm my figure is wrong Actually depends on size of transaction overall as there is a flat fee as well as percentage: - fee is actually 20p + 3.4% There is also a withdrawl charge unless you withdraw more than 50 from your PayPal account. The percentage per transaction is less if you qualify for a merchant account, but I doubt somehow whether any of the QL traders would qualify - you have to receive an average of $3000 pm !! I think the fee on an IMO (international money order) or banker's draft is less. All depends - these are generally just a fixed amount no matter how much you are sending. Also when I was using Barclay's Merchant Services for credit cards, they were 4% and that was higher than normal. They charged a lot less if one used electronic transfer, but then demanded a minimum of 15 per month to rent a machine (or 400 to buy, plus undisclosed service fees every few years). ... and this was 4% on the VAT too. Guess in view of this, PayPal's charges do not seem too bad - at least you only pay per transaction and so if you don't sell anything, you do not have to pay any fees. Only problem is that each customer has to have a unique valid email address for PayPal, so you can't use it for telephone purchases. -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services 26 Oak Road, Shelfield, Walsall, West Midlands WS4 1RQ http://www.rwapservices.co.uk/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 09:26:29 +, Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 at 23:18:10, Rich Mellor wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:18:31 +0100, Franois Van Emelen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: gwicks wrote: snip It is not always easy to transfer funds from one country to another, especially if you don't have the right bit of plastic. You're quite right. I have had some unpleasant surprises (not due to traders or suppliers) from my own bank. The equivalent of 15 euros disappeared in thin air and as the enquiry isn't closed yet, I prefer not to transfer money abroad. Trouble is that banks charge money to transfer money abroad and to receive it (UK banks charge around 25 to accept a foreign payment !!) ... not if it is drawn on a UK branch of a foreign bank. Oh yes, there is that option, provided of course that it is also drawn in Pounds Sterling - though no idea how much a foreign bank would charge their customer for this service - bet it is not just the exchange rate !! That is why PayPal is so good - only your credit card to think about and no extra charges really. I simply don't like dealing with a foreign based company. There would be real hassles if problems arose. But Tony, we are not talking about foreign based companies - we are talking about QL traders accepting payments - all the QL traders have been around more than long enough to be trustworthy by now, surely.. -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services 26 Oak Road, Shelfield, Walsall, West Midlands WS4 1RQ http://www.rwapservices.co.uk/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 10:57:24, Rich Mellor wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) That is why PayPal is so good - only your credit card to think about and no extra charges really. I simply don't like dealing with a foreign based company. There would be real hassles if problems arose. But Tony, we are not talking about foreign based companies - we are talking about QL traders accepting payments - all the QL traders have been around more than long enough to be trustworthy by now, surely.. The foreign company I am talking about is paypal itself. I am talking about chargebacks etc to customers, not trouble with traders. Paypal is -very- bad when things go worng. There is no UK law to help me here. In any case, 6% is far too much. In all my overseas trading I have had no trouble getting customers to use IMOs or bankers drafts, or even cash. Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 11:05:10 +, Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 10:57:24, Rich Mellor wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) That is why PayPal is so good - only your credit card to think about and no extra charges really. I simply don't like dealing with a foreign based company. There would be real hassles if problems arose. But Tony, we are not talking about foreign based companies - we are talking about QL traders accepting payments - all the QL traders have been around more than long enough to be trustworthy by now, surely.. The foreign company I am talking about is paypal itself. Oh right I see what you mean - they are a US company and I have never had any problems myself, having used them for over 3 years. Any credit card payment processor can cause you problems with chargebacks etc - they tend to refund the customer money first. However, if you want to accept credit card payments and do not want to fork out the setting up fees and monthly fees for a merchant account (or cannot justify them), then I see no real alternative. If anyone knows of one, then I'd be interested I am talking about chargebacks etc to customers, not trouble with traders. Paypal is -very- bad when things go worng. There is no UK law to help me here. In any case, 6% is far too much. As I said in reply to the other message - 6% was a bit of an exaggeration. Just build this into your pricing. In all my overseas trading I have had no trouble getting customers to use IMOs or bankers drafts, or even cash. The trouble is that if you are selling via a website in the main, it is much easier for customers to click on a link and enter their credit card details for payment. If you insist on them sending IMOs or bankers drafts, they have to take account of the extra fees and it is then a question of whether they can bother going to the bank to sort it out - you normally lose a sale this way. The other problem is the customer finding a bank in their country which has a UK branch - if they are not a customer of that bank, then they have to pay even more on the main. How many customers are going to pay 5 - 10 (or more) fee just to order something for 7.50 (which is one of my main orders - Spectrum keyboard membranes). Cash is not really an option - too risky to send in the post and after all, it is illegal to send cash in the UK postal system. -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services 26 Oak Road, Shelfield, Walsall, West Midlands WS4 1RQ http://www.rwapservices.co.uk/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 11:16:54, Rich Mellor wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Cash is not really an option - too risky to send in the post I find the -only- risky thing is to send money registered. The only time I had a customer lose money was when a registered letter obviously containing money was opened. If paper money is sent in an ordinary envelope, the risk of loss is negligible. The only issue then is trust in me (8-)# and after all, it is illegal to send cash in the UK postal system. I don't believe this. I quote from the Royal Mail web site: --- When to choose extra compensation... When you send anything valuable, like jewellery, DVDs or money, extra compensation is a small price to pay for added reassurance. - Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
A word of caution here for people paying through Paypal.. My daughter lost 500 last year. She bought tickets for the Reading Festival through e-bay, and paid through Paypal after the box-office had sold them, but before they had printed or distributed them. By e-bay rules she had to pay immediately. She waited until the tickets had been distributed (which was much later this year than previously) but when hers were not sent on to her she tried to contact the parties concerned. The person selling had, by then, disappeared. Both E-bay and Paypal refused to get involved because it was too long after the transaction. The matter was referred to the police, who seem to have done SFA about it, even though the seller could be traced via his ISP. Of course, I'm not suggesting that any of the QL traders are anything other than 110% trustworthy, but domestic consumer protection law just does not apply, and I, personally would not use them until they improve in that respect. (In fact I was considering starting a pressure group to try to encourage a boycott to force them to change their policy - but life's too short...) Jeremy Paypal is -very- bad when things go worng. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 30/12/04 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] OUTLN on QPC2 smsq/e
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Wolfgang Lenerz [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP Happy new year to all. There were something like 350 messages( in 2 weeks!) on this list - just too many to read them all (who would have thought that a few months sago?). Any topic I *should* have kept up with? Is this 'sago' as in stuffing? Very apt I think. -- Roy Wood Q Branch. 20 Locks Hill, Portslade, Sussex.BN41 2LB Tel: +44 (0) 1273 386030fax: +44 (0) 1273 430501 web : www.qbranch.demon.co.uk ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] OUTLN on QPC2 smsq/e
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP Happy new year to all. There were something like 350 messages( in 2 weeks!) on this list - just too many to read them all (who would have thought that a few months sago?). Any topic I *should* have kept up with? Is this 'sago' as in stuffing? Very apt I think. -- Roy Wood Q Branch. 20 Locks Hill, Portslade, Sussex.BN41 2LB Tel: +44 (0) 1273 386030fax: +44 (0) 1273 430501 web : www.qbranch.demon.co.uk Must so agree, I go out for a day and on return there were 90 emails waiting to be read in my QL in folder. Some of you need to get a life and get out more! Happy New Year Colin ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] OUTLN on QPC2 smsq/e
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dr Colin F Parsons [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP Happy new year to all. There were something like 350 messages( in 2 weeks!) on this list - just too many to read them all (who would have thought that a few months sago?). Any topic I *should* have kept up with? Is this 'sago' as in stuffing? Very apt I think. -- Roy Wood Q Branch. 20 Locks Hill, Portslade, Sussex.BN41 2LB Tel: +44 (0) 1273 386030fax: +44 (0) 1273 430501 web : www.qbranch.demon.co.uk Must so agree, I go out for a day and on return there were 90 emails waiting to be read in my QL in folder. Some of you need to get a life and get out more! ... Yet then you have nothing to read :-) To reply to Wolfgang ... start to read them all ... :-) ... and then you will find which threads are of interest to you. -- Malcolm Cadman ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
Rich Mellor wrote: Oh right I see what you mean - they are a US company and I have never had any problems myself, having used them for over 3 years. Just don't keep any money in their account. Account because they are very careful not to be a bank in the eye of the law. This way you're basically at their mercy: http://www.paypalsucks.com/ Of course, PayPal is a convenient way to do things, at least as long as it works. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Launchpad-was Q60 Blues
Malcolm Cadman wrote: At present I have configured Launchpad to be extremely useful on my QPC2 system. Could you please tell me how to find the be extremely useful configuration option in Launchpad (and, indeed, in all my other software)? :-) OK ... you got me there, John. Explain more ... ? Roy and Rich understood :-) John ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Resolutions
Roy Wood wrote: And, of course, the QUBIDE firmware was based on the Rebel code, albeit heavily modified by Phil Borman... I had mentioned that and that was why I wanted the other information. I had a browse through my QL Product Information file this morning (while listening to the cricket from sunny South Africa) and reminded myself that, although both the Rebel and the Falkenberg interfaces were designed for use with the old ST506-style hard disks, the Rebel board incorporated the drive controller electronics whereas the Falkenberg board was basically a QL-to-ISA adaptor into which one plugged an 8-bit ISA disk controller card... John ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Typo
On 3 Jan 2005 at 11:32, Roy wood wrote: (...) read them all (who would have thought that a few months sago?). Any topic I *should* have kept up with? Is this 'sago' as in stuffing? Very apt I think. No, sorry, that was an honest typo. Wolfgang www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] OUTLN on QPC2 smsq/e
On 3 Jan 2005 at 13:12, Malcolm Cadman wrote: (...) To reply to Wolfgang ... start to read them all ... :-) ... and then you will find which threads are of interest to you. Errrm, no. We can't keep things to a thread, remember? Wolfgang www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Eprom Programmer
Hi all, It seems that recent versions of SMSQ/E for the Q60 may have problems when blown into an Eprom and used from there. Not having a suitable Eprom programmer (QEP III can't handle it), I was unable to test this. I'll have to blow my own Eproms and then try to find out why this doesn't seem to work. Last month I bought an Eprom programmer, but I didn't pay attention and the one I bought can't be used with the 27c1024 Eproms used for the Q60/40, either. Does anybody know what kind of Eprom programmer would be suitable? And where to get it (in France, preferably) Does anybody know whether one could use an EEPROM instead of the EPROM? I still have a UV lamp to erase Eproms, but if I could use EEPROMS that would be fine, too... Thanks! Wolfgang www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Eprom Programmer
Mon, 03 Jan 2005 17:49:16 +0100,() Wolfgang Lenerz [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: Hi all, It seems that recent versions of SMSQ/E for the Q60 may have problems when blown into an Eprom and used from there. True indeed that is the case from 3.00 onwards Phoebus -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
Rich Mellor wrote: On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:02:23 +, Jeremy Taffel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A word of caution here for people paying through Paypal.. My daughter lost 500 last year. She bought tickets for the Reading Festival through e-bay, and paid through Paypal after the box-office had sold them, but before they had printed or distributed them. By e-bay rules she had to pay immediately. She waited until the tickets had been distributed (which was much later this year than previously) but when hers were not sent on to her she tried to contact the parties concerned. The person selling had, by then, disappeared. Both E-bay and Paypal refused to get involved because it was too long after the transaction. The matter was referred to the police, who seem to have done SFA about it, even though the seller could be traced via his ISP. Same problem as dealing with any trader over the internet - however you pay them. You need to know that they are reliable really !! Agreed, and you can't always trust feedback either, I recently bought an item from Ebay that was totally wrong for the purpose described, the seller has sold a lot of stuff on Ebay ( well over a thousand items ) but got this one wrong, it can happen but two emails to him got no response so I went through Paypal claims procedure, it was easy and I got compensated to the full amount, it did cost me postage to return the item however. perhaps we should remember the QL world has seen a few doubtful traders in the past, fortunately I was never involved with any of that type, in fact I think I have dealt with all the present traders and have found them all to be top notch. ( he he can you tell I need a lot of upgrades, though I also want QDT and word) All the best - Bill ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Typo
Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: On 3 Jan 2005 at 11:32, Roy wood wrote: (...) read them all (who would have thought that a few months sago?). Any topic I *should* have kept up with? Is this 'sago' as in stuffing? Very apt I think. Sage and Onion, Chestnut, all varieties of Paxo, but Sago surely not No Sago was one of those stodgy milk puddings they forced us to eat at school ( well stuffing might be right in that context) on the yuk scale it was only just beaten by the frog spawn stuff. All the best - Bill ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] OUTLN on QPC2 smsq/e
Rich Mellor schrieb: Sometime ago, we were discussing the problem of changing the screen resolution and that crashing SuperBASIC. One of the ways aroud this was to set all 3 basic windows to size 0x0 before doing the DISP_SIZE (or DISP_COLOUR) command and resetting them afterwards to fit within the new resolution (God help you if you do this and then get an error when you set them to the new resolution though). This does work subject to the limitation of making sure you don't get an error. However, OUTLN #0,0,0,0,0 crashes SuperBASIC - a quick look at the channels in QPAC2 shows that it still exists, but SuperBASIC cannot get past this point. H i don't remember exactly what i've been writing but: i set them to a very small size(the normal ql sizes should be ok) and i never get troubles wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Resolutions
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], John Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Hi, I had a browse through my QL Product Information file this morning (while listening to the cricket from sunny South Africa) and reminded myself that, although both the Rebel and the Falkenberg interfaces were designed for use with the old ST506-style hard disks, the Rebel board incorporated the drive controller electronics whereas the Falkenberg board was basically a QL-to-ISA adaptor into which one plugged an 8-bit ISA disk controller card... Thanks for that. I had forgotten the extra board. Who made the Rebel drive. I never found any mention of it in QL World when I was looking. -- Roy Wood Q Branch. 20 Locks Hill, Portslade, Sussex.BN41 2LB Tel: +44 (0) 1273 386030fax: +44 (0) 1273 430501 web : www.qbranch.demon.co.uk ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Resolutions
Mon, 3 Jan 2005 18:32:20 +,() Roy wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], John Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Hi, I had a browse through my QL Product Information file this morning (while listening to the cricket from sunny South Africa) and reminded myself that, although both the Rebel and the Falkenberg interfaces were designed for use with the old ST506-style hard disks, the Rebel board incorporated the drive controller electronics whereas the Falkenberg board was basically a QL-to-ISA adaptor into which one plugged an 8-bit ISA disk controller card... Thanks for that. I had forgotten the extra board. Who made the Rebel drive. I never found any mention of it in QL World when I was looking. Rebel Electronics Phoebus -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Fw: happy new year
Back rather sooner than anticipated. The installation didn't work but at least this time the hardware concerned was kind enough to tell me the PC was too primitive and wasn't up to it this time rather than leave the PC/Windows broken! I assume the Windows are not broken because you did not throw the PC through them. Broken Windows (capital W) does not require the throwing of a PC. Merely the presence of one.-- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 30/12/2004 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] happy new year
As I'm going ot try to install something new in this PC and as my record in that department is not good, I'll wish you all a happy new year for 2005 just case I vanish for a few days like I did with a certain TV card a few weeks ago. Oh no ! ... Dr Jones is off in his Tardis again :-) Dilwyn leave that PC alone ! -- Malcolm Cadman Why should I? -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 30/12/2004 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QDT Demo
Ex-traders could do the same. There are cdroms out there (Dilwyn's,..) I have never seen at a QL meeting and so never had the opportunity to buy them. Franois Van Emelen My CDs are all freely copyable, so you could arrange for anyone to bring you a copy if required, or you can tell me what you want and we'll barter items for them if it's too expensive to get pounds, or just send Euros to Darren Branagh at his new address in County Mayo, Ireland as he has current copies of all the CDs. In principle, I've no problem with one of the traders with a CD writer bringing copies of my CDs to an overseas QL show and copying them on site for anyone that wants them. They're freely copyable, no royalties or anything like that. With the emulators CD in particular the aim was to spread the QL message as widely as possible. Even if I don't manage to make it to an overseas meeting, I'm sure I could arrange for the CDs to be there, e.g. with Roy or Jochen if they'd agree to copying them for a few Euros for the visitors. None of my CDs have to have a sleeve (I do supply them with case and sleeves but this is incidental), the only one which should is Gerhard Plavec's QL PD CDR, but the sleeves are on the CD as a graphic image anyway. Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 30/12/2004 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
Cash is not really an option - too risky to send in the post I find the -only- risky thing is to send money registered. The only time I had a customer lose money was when a registered letter obviously containing money was opened. If paper money is sent in an ordinary envelope, the risk of loss is negligible. The only issue then is trust in me (8-)# and after all, it is illegal to send cash in the UK postal system. I don't believe this. I quote from the Royal Mail web site: --- When to choose extra compensation... When you send anything valuable, like jewellery, DVDs or money, extra compensation is a small price to pay for added reassurance. - Yes, I seem to remember something about sending banknotes in the post abroad, although my memory of this is from the time when you had to attach the little green stickers for customs to France Germany, Ireland... things might be different now. When we were in Jersey, we realised from the travel documents that channel islands currency should not be brought back to the UK (technically Jersey, Guernsey, Sark, Alderney etc are not part of the UK, some kind of affiliation to the UK or something), even though it's the same currency, albeit a local Jersey £1 coin like we have different versions of the currency in northern Ireland, Scotland, etc. Probably true of Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Falklands etc too. And if we are not supposed to bring currency of these offshore Channel Islands back to the mainland, what chance is there that posting a £10 note from, say, Belgium to England is legal? Would be interesting to get the full correct answer to this! -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 30/12/2004 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] OUTLN on QPC2 smsq/e
Colin Parsons wrote: Must so agree, I go out for a day and on return there were 90 emails waiting to be read in my QL in folder. Some of you need to get a life and get out more! Happy New Year If I got out more, I'd probably be attacked by some drunk round here, as that's all the youngsters seem to do in this village (unless I go out before lunch in which case they're still in bed). Interesting to see how many alcohol bottles are in the local recycling baskets outside our houses here every thursday morning! Drat, how do I get back on topic. Ah yes - alQohoL. Sorry. I need to get out more. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 30/12/2004 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Launchpad-was Q60 Blues
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], John Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Malcolm Cadman wrote: At present I have configured Launchpad to be extremely useful on my QPC2 system. Could you please tell me how to find the be extremely useful configuration option in Launchpad (and, indeed, in all my other software)? :-) OK ... you got me there, John. Explain more ... ? Roy and Rich understood :-) OK ... point taken :-) However, just to go on a bit further ... Launchpad can be configured to your system with 'config_exe'. Once running it can be set up to know the features of your system, there are 2 files that are saved with the information. In addition I have recently found it useful to set up icons for my own software, whether BASIC or C, as well as look at listings via my chosen editor. For the latter it interfaces with FileInfo2 to pick up your favourite editor software. Another neat thing is to run any Windows application from within Launchpad, as it interfaces with the QPC2 feature to do so. -- Malcolm Cadman ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] OUTLN on QPC2 smsq/e
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Wolfgang Lenerz [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On 3 Jan 2005 at 13:12, Malcolm Cadman wrote: (...) To reply to Wolfgang ... start to read them all ... :-) ... and then you will find which threads are of interest to you. Errrm, no. We can't keep things to a thread, remember? He .. he ... indeed. Although it is easy enough to skip forward with a press on the Spacebar - which many email clients have implemented. -- Malcolm Cadman ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
[ql-users] Colour Mode from QPC2
Hi, Can anyone test this code for a boot file to switch colour mode from QPC2 ? QPC2 is started in QL Colours 800x600 full screen window. The boot file listing is to change it over to High Colour, to then run a programme in that mode. On my system it messes up the screen ... :-( ... so be warned before you try it out. The quick recovery if anything does go wrong is - CRTL_ALT_SHIFT+SCROLL LOCK keys. Back into Windows. 100 REMark boot_colour for Win - Malcolm Cadman - update January 2005 120 REMark Set up for High Colour mode 130 REMark Set Ink colour White and Paper colour Black for 3 QL Window channels 140 icol=7 : pcol=0 150 INK#0,icol : INK#1,icol : INK#2,icol 160 PAPER#0,pcol : PAPER#1,pcol : PAPER#2,pcol 170 REMark Set the 3 QL Window channels down to very small values 180 OUTLN#0,SCR_XLIM,SCR_YLIM,0,0 : CLS#0 : REMark Clear the whole screen 190 WINDOW#0,1,1,0,0 : WINDOW#1,1,1,0,0 : WINDOW#2,1,1,0,O : REMark Prevent a crash 200 REMark Set a High Color mode : Mode 16 is 256 Colour 210 DISP_COLOUR 2,640,480 220 REMark Set the 3 QL Windows channels back to useable high values 230 OUTLN#0,640,480,0,0 : WINDOW#1,640,480,0,0 : WINDOW#2,640,480,0,0 240 : Rest of boot file can follow ... with new colour mode set. -- Malcolm Cadman ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] happy new year
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes As I'm going ot try to install something new in this PC and as my record in that department is not good, I'll wish you all a happy new year for 2005 just case I vanish for a few days like I did with a TV card a few weeks ago. Oh no ! ... Dr Jones is off in his Tardis again :-) Dilwyn leave that PC alone ! -- Malcolm Cadman Why should I? Well you know you will 'break' it ... :-) -- Malcolm Cadman ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Resolutions
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 18:32:20, Roy wood wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], John Hall ql- [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Hi, I had a browse through my QL Product Information file this morning (while listening to the cricket from sunny South Africa) and reminded myself that, although both the Rebel and the Falkenberg interfaces were designed for use with the old ST506-style hard disks, the Rebel board incorporated the drive controller electronics whereas the Falkenberg board was basically a QL-to-ISA adaptor into which one plugged an 8-bit ISA disk controller card... Thanks for that. I had forgotten the extra board. That was an interface I saw at Byfleet recently, It is a really terribly made piece of hardware. It was attached to a homemade backplane connected to a std QL board. It stood no chance of working reliably, as the QL board is pretty noisy even with a good backplane with pullups and ground plane. Miracle's hard disk used a similar method via the ROM port, but theirs was pretty well designed and in an earthed metal case - it at least stood a chance. was looking.Who made the Rebel drive. I never found any mention of it in QL World when I Phil Borman will know. Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 12:02:23, Jeremy Taffel wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) caution snipped Of course, I'm not suggesting that any of the QL traders are anything other than 110% trustworthy, I deny that. I am never more than 100% honest (8-)# but domestic consumer protection law just does not apply, and I, personally would not use them until they improve in that respect. (In fact I was considering starting a pressure group to try to encourage a boycott to force them to change their policy - but life's too short...) Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
Mon, 3 Jan 2005 19:27:45 -,() Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: of these offshore Channel Islands back to the mainland, Now that is funny ;-) Channel Islands are offshore but the British Isles are MainLand :-) hehehe Ffibys Seriously now it has to do with their Tax shelter status ;-) All to bring businesses in ;-) Cyprus was doing something similar but AFAIK cannot anymore -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Colour Mode from QPC2
Mon, 3 Jan 2005 19:40:52 +,() Malcolm Cadman [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: 200 REMark Set a High Color mode : Mode 16 is 256 Colour 210 DISP_COLOUR 2,640,480 Exactly.. .ergo NOT a high colour mode... Phoebus ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 17:17:41 +, Bill Waugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rich Mellor wrote: On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:02:23 +, Jeremy Taffel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A word of caution here for people paying through Paypal.. My daughter lost 500 last year. She bought tickets for the Reading Festival through e-bay, and paid through Paypal after the box-office had sold them, but before they had printed or distributed them. By e-bay rules she had to pay immediately. She waited until the tickets had been distributed (which was much later this year than previously) but when hers were not sent on to her she tried to contact the parties concerned. The person selling had, by then, disappeared. Both E-bay and Paypal refused to get involved because it was too long after the transaction. The matter was referred to the police, who seem to have done SFA about it, even though the seller could be traced via his ISP. Same problem as dealing with any trader over the internet - however you pay them. You need to know that they are reliable really !! Agreed, and you can't always trust feedback either, I recently bought an item from Ebay that was totally wrong for the purpose described, the seller has sold a lot of stuff on Ebay ( well over a thousand items ) but got this one wrong, it can happen but two emails to him got no response so I went through Paypal claims procedure, it was easy and I got compensated to the full amount, it did cost me postage to return the item however. Yes, I had a similar experience, but was refunded my payment without problems. perhaps we should remember the QL world has seen a few doubtful traders in the past, fortunately I was never involved with any of that type, in fact I think I have dealt with all the present traders and have found them all to be top notch. ( he he can you tell I need a lot of upgrades, though I also want QDT and word) QWord and the upgrades from me are already available Bill, so what is stopping you -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services 26 Oak Road, Shelfield, Walsall, West Midlands WS4 1RQ http://www.rwapservices.co.uk/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 13:37:05, Rich Mellor wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:02:23 +, Jeremy Taffel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A word of caution here for people paying through Paypal.. My daughter lost £500 last year. She bought tickets for the Reading Festival through e-bay, and paid through Paypal after the box-office had sold them, but before they had printed or distributed them. By e-bay rules she had to pay immediately. She waited until the tickets had been distributed (which was much later this year than previously) but when hers were not sent on to her she tried to contact the parties concerned. The person selling had, by then, disappeared. Both E-bay and Paypal refused to get involved because it was too long after the transaction. The matter was referred to the police, who seem to have done SFA about it, even though the seller could be traced via his ISP. Same problem as dealing with any trader over the internet - however you pay them. You need to know that they are reliable really !! You can't blame PayPal or eBay - your daughter should have paid via escrow knowing that the tickets were not yet printed. If the seller does not offer that option, then don't deal with them - under escrow the money is held until you confirm that the goods have been received. You have to be -very- careful of online escrow. There are many cases of dummy escrow sites which are -very- convincing. Have a read of this: http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/ A brilliant piece of anti-scammer work. I had lost my link, but I remembered they has misspelt Edgware Road as 'Edgeware, so google found it! If the seller has disappeared, not much that PayPal or eBay can do - they only provide the platform for paying and receiving money / selling and buying goods. Your daughter should have gone to her credit card company - they will refund any payment over £50 if it turns out to be to a fraudulent trader or the trader gets put into liquidation. I am pretty sure that this applies -only- to transactions over £100, and they will refund the total amount. However a recent case suggests this will only work for a UK transaction, not overseas. Of course, I'm not suggesting that any of the QL traders are anything other than 110% trustworthy, but domestic consumer protection law just does not apply, and I, personally would not use them until they improve in that respect. (In fact I was considering starting a pressure group to try to encourage a boycott to force them to change their policy - but life's too short...) Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Colour Mode from QPC2
On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 15:06:19 -0500, Phoebus Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 19:40:52 +,() Malcolm Cadman [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: 200 REMark Set a High Color mode : Mode 16 is 256 Colour 210 DISP_COLOUR 2,640,480 Exactly.. .ergo NOT a high colour mode... Semantics again - what we need to know is why this boot program does not work on Malcolm's system. -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services 26 Oak Road, Shelfield, Walsall, West Midlands WS4 1RQ http://www.rwapservices.co.uk/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Colour Mode from QPC2
Malcolm Cadman schrieb: Hi, 100 REMark boot_colour for Win - Malcolm Cadman - update January 2005 120 REMark Set up for High Colour mode 130 REMark Set Ink colour White and Paper colour Black for 3 QL Window channels 140 icol=7 : pcol=0 150 INK#0,icol : INK#1,icol : INK#2,icol 160 PAPER#0,pcol : PAPER#1,pcol : PAPER#2,pcol 170 REMark Set the 3 QL Window channels down to very small values 180 OUTLN#0,SCR_XLIM,SCR_YLIM,0,0 : CLS#0 : REMark Clear the whole screen 190 WINDOW#0,1,1,0,0 : WINDOW#1,1,1,0,0 : WINDOW#2,1,1,0,O : REMark Prevent a crash why not just a: WTV ,0,0 wolfgang 200 REMark Set a High Color mode : Mode 16 is 256 Colour 210 DISP_COLOUR 2,640,480 220 REMark Set the 3 QL Windows channels back to useable high values 230 OUTLN#0,640,480,0,0 : WINDOW#1,640,480,0,0 : WINDOW#2,640,480,0,0 240 : Rest of boot file can follow ... with new colour mode set. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 17:17:41, Bill Waugh wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) perhaps we should remember the QL world has seen a few doubtful traders in the past, Indeed it has. I suppose Medic was the most high profile. He (Skoglund?) spent a time in prison for his sins. There was even a very dodgy user group ( and I don't mean IQLUG). I think there were five real rogues to my knowledge, with three in the UK. That is the main advantage of the small market now - it can never attract that sort of person (8-)# fortunately I was never involved with any of that type, in fact I think I have dealt with all the present traders and have found them all to be top notch. ( he he can you tell I need a lot of upgrades, though I also want QDT and word) ... mind you it has been 7 years since you tested me out (8-)# Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 17:21:42, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) On 3 Jan 2005 at 9:26, Tony Firshman wrote: I simply don't like dealing with a foreign based company. There would be real hassles if problems arose. Fortunately, we continentals don't think the same way, who would you sell to? I am talking about paypal and not customers or foreign stores. I did look at their conditions and was totally put off. I had basically to sign away too many of my statutory rights and accept their own. Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Colour Mode from QPC2
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 19:40:52 +, Malcolm Cadman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Can anyone test this code for a boot file to switch colour mode from QPC2 ? QPC2 is started in QL Colours 800x600 full screen window. The boot file listing is to change it over to High Colour, to then run a programme in that mode. On my system it messes up the screen ... :-( ... so be warned before you try it out. I tried it on my system - 800x600 in both windows mode and full screen mode. No problems I get the completely black screen I expect and can type normally. Suggest you try it in Windows Mode as well -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services 26 Oak Road, Shelfield, Walsall, West Midlands WS4 1RQ http://www.rwapservices.co.uk/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Fw: happy new year
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 18:26:03, Dilwyn Jones wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Back rather sooner than anticipated. The installation didn't work but at least this time the hardware concerned was kind enough to tell me the PC was too primitive and wasn't up to it this time rather than leave the PC/Windows broken! I assume the Windows are not broken because you did not throw the PC through them. Broken Windows (capital W) does not require the throwing of a PC. Merely the presence of one.-- Dilwyn Jones hehe. You should charge for your testing services - you are guaranteed to find all hitherto unfound bugs. Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP I deny that. I am never more than 100% honest (8-)# Close to a paradox there. If you agreed you were 110% honest you would be lying and therefore -- Roy Wood Q Branch. 20 Locks Hill, Portslade, Sussex.BN41 2LB Tel: +44 (0) 1273 386030fax: +44 (0) 1273 430501 web : www.qbranch.demon.co.uk ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
[ql-users] OT: Calling Jim Hunkins
Jim can you investigate this? --Attachment begins-- Hi. This is the qmail-send program at host220.ipowerweb.com. I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses. This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out. [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 209.237.15.61 does not like recipient. Remote host said: 550 [EMAIL PROTECTED] unknown user account Giving up on 209.237.15.61. --- Below this line is a copy of the message. Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: (qmail 14409 invoked from network); 31 Dec 2004 02:18:55 - Received: from unknown (HELO athlon) (70.17.165.176) by host220.ipowerweb.com with SMTP; 31 Dec 2004 02:18:55 - To: James Hunkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Website Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 21:22:12 -0500 From: Phoebus Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organization: dokos-gr Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=utf-8 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] User-Agent: Opera M2/7.54u1 (Win32, build 3918) --Attachment Ends-- -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 20:26:08 +, Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 17:21:42, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) On 3 Jan 2005 at 9:26, Tony Firshman wrote: I simply don't like dealing with a foreign based company. There would be real hassles if problems arose. Fortunately, we continentals don't think the same way, who would you sell to? I am talking about paypal and not customers or foreign stores. I did look at their conditions and was totally put off. I had basically to sign away too many of my statutory rights and accept their own. Somehow I doubt that you could sign away your statutory rights - after all, they hold the position of power over the consumer... -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services 26 Oak Road, Shelfield, Walsall, West Midlands WS4 1RQ http://www.rwapservices.co.uk/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 20:14:10 +, Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 13:37:05, Rich Mellor wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:02:23 +, Jeremy Taffel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A word of caution here for people paying through Paypal.. My daughter lost 500 last year. She bought tickets for the Reading Festival through e-bay, and paid through Paypal after the box-office had sold them, but before they had printed or distributed them. By e-bay rules she had to pay immediately. She waited until the tickets had been distributed (which was much later this year than previously) but when hers were not sent on to her she tried to contact the parties concerned. The person selling had, by then, disappeared. Both E-bay and Paypal refused to get involved because it was too long after the transaction. The matter was referred to the police, who seem to have done SFA about it, even though the seller could be traced via his ISP. Same problem as dealing with any trader over the internet - however you pay them. You need to know that they are reliable really !! You can't blame PayPal or eBay - your daughter should have paid via escrow knowing that the tickets were not yet printed. If the seller does not offer that option, then don't deal with them - under escrow the money is held until you confirm that the goods have been received. You have to be -very- careful of online escrow. There are many cases of dummy escrow sites which are -very- convincing. Have a read of this: http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/ A brilliant piece of anti-scammer work. I had lost my link, but I remembered they has misspelt Edgware Road as 'Edgeware, so google found it! That is a very good story - there have always been people trying to scam traders ever since people started selling things... If the seller has disappeared, not much that PayPal or eBay can do - they only provide the platform for paying and receiving money / selling and buying goods. Your daughter should have gone to her credit card company - they will refund any payment over 50 if it turns out to be to a fraudulent trader or the trader gets put into liquidation. I am pretty sure that this applies -only- to transactions over 100, and they will refund the total amount. However a recent case suggests this will only work for a UK transaction, not overseas. Hmm possibly - always worth asking them though -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services 26 Oak Road, Shelfield, Walsall, West Midlands WS4 1RQ http://www.rwapservices.co.uk/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
- Original Message - From: Rich Mellor To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 11:35 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] QDT Demo The problem is that QL software is supplied on a very tight budget - doesn't really leave any room to let others take a share of sale proceeds, especially after taking account of the cost of getting the disks and manuals etc to the trader in the first place. Also, having stocks with other traders also causes problems when you update the software (or need to keep a list of your customers since traders don't always get these details). I can echo these sentiments. About 18 months ago I stopped Just Words! sales via third parties. It was unpleasant for me and for the other traders, but there were just too many problems and it meant my deficit was uncontrollable. Last year was the first complete year under the new system and I have remained in control of the deficit. For similar reasons I continue to refuse to advertise in Quanta. My experience is that Quanta does not have the reliability of QL-Today. I also take strong exception to the fact that Quanta wants traders to advertise in its magazine, but rarely reciprocates when we ask for copy for our emails and snail mails advertising Quanta sponsored shows. I find that obscene when every trader makes a loss but Quanta is sitting on a bank balance of 16,000. And in case any one queries this, I am writing as a trader and not as a member of the Quanta committee, Best Wishes, Geoff ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
[ql-users] Royalty Payments for Development Tools
Something I have been discussing with some of the other traders has raised a little issue. What development tools on the QL require a royalty to be paid to the original developer, for every copy of a program, which uses those tools, that is sold? I think that there are royalties on the following: Pointer Environment (WMAN and PTR_GEN, if included with the program) 1 to Tony Tebby Extended Environment(WMAN, PTR_GEN and HOT_REXT if included with the program) ?? to Tony Tebby QMenu Extensions 1 to Jochen Merz I am not certain about: EasyPTR - I recall that there was a royalty payable to Albin for each program sold which used this tool for its menus. However, Roy Wood is not certain. Does anyone know - have sent an email to Albin, but no reply yet (if it is still valid). Any others?? It would be nice if TT agreed to remove the royalty on the Pointer Environment (and Extended Environment), due to the fact that most users now have these. However, that is up to Tony (and yes, I admit, I must owe him some royalties as I thought these were royalty free, drat - where did I get that from?) -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services 26 Oak Road, Shelfield, Walsall, West Midlands WS4 1RQ http://www.rwapservices.co.uk/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Eprom Programmer
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 17:49:16, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) It seems that recent versions of SMSQ/E for the Q60 may have problems when blown into an Eprom and used from there. Not having a suitable Eprom programmer (QEP III can't handle it), I was unable to test this. I'll have to blow my own Eproms and then try to find out why this doesn't seem to work. Last month I bought an Eprom programmer, but I didn't pay attention and the one I bought can't be used with the 27c1024 Eproms used for the Q60/40, either. Does anybody know what kind of Eprom programmer would be suitable? And where to get it (in France, preferably) Does anybody know whether one could use an EEPROM instead of the EPROM? I still have a UV lamp to erase Eproms, but if I could use EEPROMS that would be fine, too... EEproms are completely different. If you get stuck, I could programme chips for you. I am pretty sure I have some from my Q40 days. Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] OT: Calling Jim Hunkins
That email is invalid (was closed out over a year ago) - we are doing some spam filtering on the sight. The best way to contact me concerning any QDT specific item is either through the email link on the website or directly with contact at jdh dash stech dot com. You can also use jimh instead of contact for general business type issues. By the way, please do NOT list in plain text any of my email addresses anywhere. Especially the business related ones, as I don't want to get to the position where I have to do huge spam filtering or need to change them. I appreciate everyone's understanding on this. By the way, in case you are curious, on my website, the email addresses are shown in graphics format and the links are done through encrypted java code. Just to let you know how serious I am about trying to block my business addresses from spam robots. Thanks, jim On Jan 3, 2005, at 12:38 PM, Phoebus Dokos wrote: Jim can you investigate this? --Attachment begins-- Hi. This is the qmail-send program at host220.ipowerweb.com. I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses. This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out. [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 209.237.15.61 does not like recipient. Remote host said: 550 [EMAIL PROTECTED] unknown user account Giving up on 209.237.15.61. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] OT: Calling Jim Hunkins
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005, James Hunkins wrote: By the way, in case you are curious, on my website, the email addresses are shown in graphics format and the links are done through encrypted java code. Just to let you know how serious I am about trying to block my business addresses from spam robots. The archiving of this list on www.mail-archive.org seems to be the biggest originator of spam for me. I only use this email for this list, and it gets by far the most spam in variety and quantity. Dave ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
[ql-users] QDT User Manuals
Out of curiosity, has anyone grabbed any of the user manuals for QDT from my website yet (3 so far, more on the way). They are rather large (PDF and with graphics) but I am hoping that they will be useful. Before I start reducing them to plain text forms for inclusion, I would really appreciate any user feedback I can get on them. Thanks, jim ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
- Original Message - From: Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 8:14 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] QWord payment On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 13:37:05, Rich Mellor wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:02:23 +, Jeremy Taffel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A word of caution here for people paying through Paypal.. My daughter lost £500 last year. She bought tickets for the Reading Festival through e-bay, and paid through Paypal after the box-office had sold them, but before they had printed or distributed them. By e-bay rules she had to pay immediately. She waited until the tickets had been distributed (which was much later this year than previously) but when hers were not sent on to her she tried to contact the parties concerned. The person selling had, by then, disappeared. Both E-bay and Paypal refused to get involved because it was too long after the transaction. The matter was referred to the police, who seem to have done SFA about it, even though the seller could be traced via his ISP. Same problem as dealing with any trader over the internet - however you pay them. You need to know that they are reliable really !! You can't blame PayPal or eBay - your daughter should have paid via escrow knowing that the tickets were not yet printed. If the seller does not offer that option, then don't deal with them - under escrow the money is held until you confirm that the goods have been received. You have to be -very- careful of online escrow. There are many cases of dummy escrow sites which are -very- convincing. Have a read of this: http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/ A brilliant piece of anti-scammer work. I had lost my link, but I remembered they has misspelt Edgware Road as 'Edgeware, so google found it! If the seller has disappeared, not much that PayPal or eBay can do - they only provide the platform for paying and receiving money / selling and buying goods. Your daughter should have gone to her credit card company - they will refund any payment over £50 if it turns out to be to a fraudulent trader or the trader gets put into liquidation. I am pretty sure that this applies -only- to transactions over £100, and they will refund the total amount. However a recent case suggests this will only work for a UK transaction, not overseas. There is now a www.paypal.co.uk, wher you pay in pounds rather than dollars! ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
[ql-users] spam from this archive?
Interesting, I hadn't even thought about the email address being shown in the headers here. But interestingly enough, while some might be coming through, it hasn't been too much that I know of. I will check with my provider though for an update just in case. I did just try to get to www.mail-archive.org and it says that it isn't available. Then I went through the normal sign up website and see that the archive is available only list participants and therefore not readily available to spam robots. While not foolproof, this will detour the majority of them. jim On Jan 3, 2005, at 2:25 PM, Dave P wrote: On Mon, 3 Jan 2005, James Hunkins wrote: By the way, in case you are curious, on my website, the email addresses are shown in graphics format and the links are done through encrypted java code. Just to let you know how serious I am about trying to block my business addresses from spam robots. The archiving of this list on www.mail-archive.org seems to be the biggest originator of spam for me. I only use this email for this list, and it gets by far the most spam in variety and quantity. Dave ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 22:29:13, Dr Colin F Parsons wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) - Original Message - From: Tony Firshman Rich: Your daughter should have gone to her credit card company - they will refund any payment over £50 if it turns out to be to a fraudulent trader or the trader gets put into liquidation. Me: I am pretty sure that this applies -only- to transactions over £100, and they will refund the total amount. However a recent case suggests this will only work for a UK transaction, not overseas. You: There is now a www.paypal.co.uk, wher you pay in pounds rather than dollars! You need to get your inline quoting working in Outlook Express. It is configurable. What you sent is pretty bad as there is no way of knowing what was mine or yours. It then all becomes pretty incomprehensible. Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
Rich Mellor wrote: snip perhaps we should remember the QL world has seen a few doubtful traders in the past, fortunately I was never involved with any of that type, in fact I think I have dealt with all the present traders and have found them all to be top notch. ( he he can you tell I need a lot of upgrades, though I also want QDT and word) QWord and the upgrades from me are already available Bill, so what is stopping you SWMBO,two classic motor cycles, four delightful grandchildren, two not so delightful grandchildrens parents, four sets of obligatory tacky Christmas lights now to take down, a cat, a dog, a loft full of stuff that's mine that I cant remember gathering and now want to get rid of, a sky dish that's not aligned correctly, making a decision whether to re-align the dish or cancel Sky, wasting to much time buying bits of old classic bike on Ebay, trying to play Badminton with a 61 year old leg that has both a gammy knee and a pulled calf muscle (the knee has been in the care of the NHS for two years now ), building yet anther shed to hold stuff ( some of it Ql related ) oh and a full time job that keeps me out of mischief for an average 50 plus hours a week - I've yet to obtain the partridge in a pear tree but I'm sure it's not far off. Roll on retirement and the bliss of not being able to afford half of this. All the best - Bill ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] OT: Calling Jim Hunkins
Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:25:57 -0600 (CST),() Dave P [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: On Mon, 3 Jan 2005, James Hunkins wrote: By the way, in case you are curious, on my website, the email addresses are shown in graphics format and the links are done through encrypted java code. Just to let you know how serious I am about trying to block my business addresses from spam robots. The archiving of this list on www.mail-archive.org seems to be the biggest originator of spam for me. I only use this email for this list, and it gets by far the most spam in variety and quantity. My bad... of course what was I thinking? In any case, no harm done since the address is dead... in any case, the mail-archive.org has given me no spam with this email address since I started using it (about a year ago more or less).. Phoebus ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] OT: Calling Jim Hunkins
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 16:25:57, Dave P wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) On Mon, 3 Jan 2005, James Hunkins wrote: By the way, in case you are curious, on my website, the email addresses are shown in graphics format and the links are done through encrypted java code. Just to let you know how serious I am about trying to block my business addresses from spam robots. The archiving of this list on www.mail-archive.org ... but that link fails! seems to be the biggest originator of spam for me. I only use this email for this list, and it gets by far the most spam in variety and quantity. The archive I saw for this list removed literal emails, but it wasn't the above. It is easy to forget, but of course we should obfuscate email addresses always. I regularly search for my literal address via google and contact people quoting my address. Clearly a bit late then, but I have managed to reduce literal quoting to almost zero now. Amazingly it now only comes up with -my- site, but I can't find a literal mention anywhere (grep in my local system) - weird. Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 22:40:41 +, Bill Waugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rich Mellor wrote: snip perhaps we should remember the QL world has seen a few doubtful traders in the past, fortunately I was never involved with any of that type, in fact I think I have dealt with all the present traders and have found them all to be top notch. ( he he can you tell I need a lot of upgrades, though I also want QDT and word) QWord and the upgrades from me are already available Bill, so what is stopping you SWMBO,two classic motor cycles, four delightful grandchildren, two not so delightful grandchildrens parents, four sets of obligatory tacky Christmas lights now to take down, a cat, a dog, a loft full of stuff that's mine that I cant remember gathering and now want to get rid of, a sky dish that's not aligned correctly, making a decision whether to re-align the dish or cancel Sky, wasting to much time buying bits of old classic bike on Ebay, trying to play Badminton with a 61 year old leg that has both a gammy knee and a pulled calf muscle (the knee has been in the care of the NHS for two years now ), building yet anther shed to hold stuff ( some of it Ql related ) oh and a full time job that keeps me out of mischief for an average 50 plus hours a week - I've yet to obtain the partridge in a pear tree but I'm sure it's not far off. Roll on retirement and the bliss of not being able to afford half of this. With all that lot Bill, you probably don't have time for Sky !! Cancel it and get QWord instead - its much more entertaining -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services 26 Oak Road, Shelfield, Walsall, West Midlands WS4 1RQ http://www.rwapservices.co.uk/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
Tony Firshman wrote: On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 17:17:41, Bill Waugh wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) perhaps we should remember the QL world has seen a few doubtful traders in the past, Indeed it has. I suppose Medic was the most high profile. He (Skoglund?) spent a time in prison for his sins. There was even a very dodgy user group ( and I don't mean IQLUG). I think there were five real rogues to my knowledge, with three in the UK. That is the main advantage of the small market now - it can never attract that sort of person (8-)# fortunately I was never involved with any of that type, in fact I think I have dealt with all the present traders and have found them all to be top notch. ( he he can you tell I need a lot of upgrades, though I also want QDT and word) ... mind you it has been 7 years since you tested me out (8-)# Tony That would be SH you fitted at a workshop ( cant recall where ) All the best - Bill ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Colour Mode from QPC2
Malcolm Cadman wrote: 100 REMark boot_colour for Win - Malcolm Cadman - update January 2005 120 REMark Set up for High Colour mode 130 REMark Set Ink colour White and Paper colour Black for 3 QL Window channels 140 icol=7 : pcol=0 150 INK#0,icol : INK#1,icol : INK#2,icol 160 PAPER#0,pcol : PAPER#1,pcol : PAPER#2,pcol 170 REMark Set the 3 QL Window channels down to very small values 180 OUTLN#0,SCR_XLIM,SCR_YLIM,0,0 : CLS#0 : REMark Clear the whole screen Line 180 looks suspicious - you're setting an outline equal to the screen size (i.e 800x600) but then later reducing the resolution to 640x480... 190 WINDOW#0,1,1,0,0 : WINDOW#1,1,1,0,0 : WINDOW#2,1,1,0,O : REMark Prevent a crash 200 REMark Set a High Color mode : Mode 16 is 256 Colour 210 DISP_COLOUR 2,640,480 220 REMark Set the 3 QL Windows channels back to useable high values 230 OUTLN#0,640,480,0,0 : WINDOW#1,640,480,0,0 : WINDOW#2,640,480,0,0 240 : John ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
Roy wood wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP I deny that. I am never more than 100% honest (8-)# Close to a paradox there. If you agreed you were 110% honest you would be lying and therefore not if you could calculate variations,percentages.. like Freddie (;-) All the best - Bill ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
Mon, 03 Jan 2005 22:50:25 +,() Bill Waugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: Tony Firshman wrote: On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 17:17:41, Bill Waugh wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) perhaps we should remember the QL world has seen a few doubtful traders in the past, Indeed it has. I suppose Medic was the most high profile. He (Skoglund?) spent a time in prison for his sins. There was even a very dodgy user group ( and I don't mean IQLUG). I think there were five real rogues to my knowledge, with three in the UK. That is the main advantage of the small market now - it can never attract that sort of person (8-)# fortunately I was never involved with any of that type, in fact I think I have dealt with all the present traders and have found them all to be top notch. ( he he can you tell I need a lot of upgrades, though I also want QDT and word) ... mind you it has been 7 years since you tested me out (8-)# Tony That would be SH you fitted at a workshop ( cant recall where ) All the best - Bill Which proves what a good product sH is (And I mean it :-) Ffibys ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] OT: Calling Jim Hunkins
Mon, 3 Jan 2005 22:49:13 +,() Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: It is easy to forget, but of course we should obfuscate email addresses always. I regularly search for my literal address via google and contact people quoting my address. Clearly a bit late then, but I have managed to reduce literal quoting to almost zero now. I am always *very* careful but I've had one of *those* moments... guess my firmware had bugs ;-) hehehehe All seriousness aside... I've had spam on my phoebus email address which was listed on mail-archive before they stopped listing addresses... it was listed elsewhere too, however the problem started when we had that huge rush of spam while the list was still at nvg.ntnu.no. The weird thing is that I had the phoebus email deactivated for about a year and although now reactivated, it still receives the occasional spam (I'd thought they'd given up by now) :-) Amazingly it now only comes up with -my- site, but I can't find a literal mention anywhere (grep in my local system) - weird. Tony -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
Mon, 03 Jan 2005 22:49:46 -,() Rich Mellor [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: With all that lot Bill, you probably don't have time for Sky !! Cancel it and get QWord instead - its much more entertaining or get both QWord and a Dreambox and watch Sky for free ;-) (Sorry you still have to pay for QWord though) Ffibys ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] OT: Calling Jim Hunkins
Mon, 03 Jan 2005 17:58:00 -0500,() el Estupido [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: All seriousness aside... I Of course I meant all sillyness aside... slip of the mind... the moments continue Ffibys ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 22:40:41, Bill Waugh wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Rich Mellor wrote: snip perhaps we should remember the QL world has seen a few doubtful traders in the past, fortunately I was never involved with any of that type, in fact I think I have dealt with all the present traders and have found them all to be top notch. ( he he can you tell I need a lot of upgrades, though I also want QDT and word) QWord and the upgrades from me are already available Bill, so what is stopping you SWMBO,two classic motor cycles, four delightful grandchildren, two not so delightful grandchildrens parents, four sets of obligatory tacky Christmas lights now to take down, a cat, a dog, a loft full of stuff that's mine that I cant remember gathering and now want to get rid of, a sky dish that's not aligned correctly, making a decision whether to re-align the dish or cancel Sky, I can loan you an alignment meter. wasting to much time buying bits of old classic bike on Ebay, Are you in touch with Bill Cable. He is into classic British and German motorbikes. He is a regular at US 'swapmeets' where there are real bargains in European spares. He says someone visiting from the UK could make a real killing buying and shipping back parts. I was at an Ohio swapmeet in July and there were 400 traders, most with classic bikes. He has just built a new building to house his collection. I rebuilt a 1950s BMW engine for him when I was last there. It started for the first time in 8 years. trying to play Badminton with a 61 year old leg Is that leg younger or older than you (8-)# that has both a gammy knee and a pulled calf muscle (the knee has been in the care of the NHS for two years now ) I hope they return it soon. , building yet anther shed to hold stuff ( some of it Ql related ) I now have seven sheds - two housing QL stuff. oh and a full time job that keeps me out of mischief for an average 50 plus hours a week - I've yet to obtain the partridge in a pear tree but I'm sure it's not far off. Roll on retirement and the bliss of not being able to afford half of this. Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 17:59:15 -0500, Phoebus Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 22:49:46 -,() Rich Mellor [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: With all that lot Bill, you probably don't have time for Sky !! Cancel it and get QWord instead - its much more entertaining or get both QWord and a Dreambox and watch Sky for free ;-) (Sorry you still have to pay for QWord though) OK what is a Dreambox? This the free satellite thing? If Bill's Sky box is over a year old he can keep it and still watch the free to air and free to view satellite channels (just hang on to your viewing card) We have freeview for digital tv through your aerial - only about 40 for a box for that. -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services 26 Oak Road, Shelfield, Walsall, West Midlands WS4 1RQ http://www.rwapservices.co.uk/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Colour Mode from QPC2
100 REMark boot_colour for Win - Malcolm Cadman - update January 2005 120 REMark Set up for High Colour mode 130 REMark Set Ink colour White and Paper colour Black for 3 QL Window channels 140 icol=7 : pcol=0 150 INK#0,icol : INK#1,icol : INK#2,icol 160 PAPER#0,pcol : PAPER#1,pcol : PAPER#2,pcol 170 REMark Set the 3 QL Window channels down to very small values 180 OUTLN#0,SCR_XLIM,SCR_YLIM,0,0 : CLS#0 : REMark Clear the whole screen 190 WINDOW#0,1,1,0,0 : WINDOW#1,1,1,0,0 : WINDOW#2,1,1,0,O : REMark Prevent a crash I'm not entirely sure - at this point is the outline still the maximum screen size? i.e. I can't remember from memory if WINDOW changes the OUTLN or not. If so, reducing the OUTLN size BEFORE the DISP_COLOUR might help. I'm not sure on this one - no doubt someone will correct me. 200 REMark Set a High Color mode : Mode 16 is 256 Colour 210 DISP_COLOUR 2,640,480 220 REMark Set the 3 QL Windows channels back to useable high values 230 OUTLN#0,640,480,0,0 : WINDOW#1,640,480,0,0 : WINDOW#2,640,480,0,0 240 : Rest of boot file can follow ... with new colour mode set. -- Malcolm Cadman ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 30/12/2004 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 30/12/2004 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
of these offshore Channel Islands back to the mainland, Now that is funny ;-) Channel Islands are offshore but the British Isles are MainLand :-) hehehe Sounds stupid, now you mention it. Mind you, Irish travellers passing through Anglesey from Holyhead asking how to get to London are told to go to the mainland and ask there ;-) Something to do with Anglesey being Anglesey I think...is it REALLY part of Wales/Britain??? Seriously now it has to do with their Tax shelter status ;-) All to bring businesses in ;-) Cyprus was doing something similar but AFAIK cannot anymore Ah yes. Forgot about the tax status. I'm not even sure if they're in the E.U. now you mention it. The tax status is no doubt why companies like Tesco do a 'Jersey CD Store' to offer CDs DVDs at lower prices than on the British mainland. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 30/12/2004 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Launchpad-was Q60 Blues
In addition I have recently found it useful to set up icons for my own software, whether BASIC or C, as well as look at listings via my chosen editor. For the latter it interfaces with FileInfo2 to pick up your favourite editor software. FileInfo 2 is brilliantly easy to interface to and I use it so much it seemed such an abovious thing to allow Launchpad to make use of it. Despite having used FileInfo 2 for so long, it still seems weird to select a non-executable in Launchpad and execute it and the right program magically (usually) appears! Another neat thing is to run any Windows application from within Launchpad, as it interfaces with the QPC2 feature to do so. Well, all credit to Marcel for that one. I'm just too lazy to go to Windows to start Notepad etc when I can do it from QPC2 instead if it's related to what I'm doing in QPC2 at the time (usually swapping files between Windoze and SMSQ/E when preparing articles and news columns for Toady). And strange as it may seem, I do actually use Launchpad myself all the time - what's that, an author using his own software? Unless it gets superceded by QDT of course. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 30/12/2004 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Royalty Payments for Development Tools
Pointer Environment (WMAN and PTR_GEN, if included with the program) 1 to Tony Tebby Extended Environment(WMAN, PTR_GEN and HOT_REXT if included with the program) ?? to Tony Tebby IIRC same for both combinations. QMenu Extensions 1 to Jochen Merz Well, in DJC days it used to be DM3,-- which at the time was close to 1, not sure if he specifies a Euro royalty of if 1 would be close enough for him. EasyPTR - I recall that there was a royalty payable to Albin for each program sold which used this tool for its menus. However, Roy Wood is not certain. Does anyone know - have sent an email to Albin, but no reply yet (if it is still valid). No, at one point Albin stopped asking for royalties. The Copyright page states a licence fee of DM3,-- per program for commercial programs. There is no longer any royalty payable. Any others?? It would be nice if TT agreed to remove the royalty on the Pointer Environment (and Extended Environment), due to the fact that most users now have these. However, that is up to Tony (and yes, I admit, I must owe him some royalties as I thought these were royalty free, drat - where did I get that from?) Well, that's TT's decision of course. Probably from Albin's decision to no longer ask for the royalties for Easyptr. Unfortunately, I can't remember where that was announced - maybe it was about the time he stopped actively developing it. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 30/12/2004 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Royalty Payments for Development Tools
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 23:07:34 -, Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pointer Environment (WMAN and PTR_GEN, if included with the program) 1 to Tony Tebby Extended Environment(WMAN, PTR_GEN and HOT_REXT if included with the program) ?? to Tony Tebby IIRC same for both combinations. QMenu Extensions 1 to Jochen Merz Well, in DJC days it used to be DM3,-- which at the time was close to 1, not sure if he specifies a Euro royalty of if 1 would be close enough for him. EasyPTR - I recall that there was a royalty payable to Albin for each program sold which used this tool for its menus. However, Roy Wood is not certain. Does anyone know - have sent an email to Albin, but no reply yet (if it is still valid). No, at one point Albin stopped asking for royalties. The Copyright page states a licence fee of DM3,-- per program for commercial programs. There is no longer any royalty payable. My manual says nothing - it is (c) 1991-1996 so maybe he had got rid of the royalties by then. The only email address I have for Albin bounces Any others?? It would be nice if TT agreed to remove the royalty on the Pointer Environment (and Extended Environment), due to the fact that most users now have these. However, that is up to Tony (and yes, I admit, I must owe him some royalties as I thought these were royalty free, drat - where did I get that from?) Well, that's TT's decision of course. Probably from Albin's decision to no longer ask for the royalties for Easyptr. Unfortunately, I can't remember where that was announced - maybe it was about the time he stopped actively developing it. -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services 26 Oak Road, Shelfield, Walsall, West Midlands WS4 1RQ http://www.rwapservices.co.uk/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
Mon, 03 Jan 2005 23:07:04 -,() Rich Mellor [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 17:59:15 -0500, Phoebus Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 22:49:46 -,() Rich Mellor [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: With all that lot Bill, you probably don't have time for Sky !! Cancel it and get QWord instead - its much more entertaining or get both QWord and a Dreambox and watch Sky for free ;-) (Sorry you still have to pay for QWord though) OK what is a Dreambox? This the free satellite thing? Nope not at least the way it was intended. Dreambox is a German Satellite Receiver that runs Linux and allows most subscription card types including Irtedo 2. However a bunch of nice guys have upgraded it in such a way that not only it becomes a nice Media Hub for the whole house, it plays games, records, runs Samba (to spite Tony ;-) ) and cracks 99% of the satellite signal codes to boot :-) The funny thing is that it will look online find the crack code and download it automagically... I hear that in many places that practice is legal for over the air signals (including satellite). Of course it is illegal for cable :-) If Bill's Sky box is over a year old he can keep it and still watch the free to air and free to view satellite channels (just hang on to your viewing card) Hehe crack the code... crack the code (IF it's legal ;-) hehehehe) Ffibys ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
