Re: [ql-users] QL is 21
On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 at 19:33:42, Timothy Swenson wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 20:49:37 +0100, Malcolm Cadman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do modern computer users do any programming any more ? Or is it all web pages, video clips and MP3 downloads ... ? Given that the computer has pretty much become an appliance (sold along side TV, Washers, etc), I'm sure most computer users treat it that way. The same way that most of us treat our cars, ie. just a way to get around. I'm sure the early horseless carraige hobbyists were not too happy when the car gained mass appeal. I'm sure that those that want to program, do. And those that don't, don't. It isn't exclusive to modern systems. Only the other day a QL black box user with Trump Card was having problems with his floppy drive. Roy showed him some advanced debugging tricks, urmm dir flp1_ What is that? he said. I don't think he had ever used superbasic - he was a 'press F1 to run Quill' man it seems. Mind you surely even he _must_ have had to use 'format flp1_ - or maybe that was why his floppy disks did not work (8)# Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman 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] QL is 21
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Timothy Swenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 20:49:37 +0100, Malcolm Cadman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do modern computer users do any programming any more ? Or is it all web pages, video clips and MP3 downloads ... ? Given that the computer has pretty much become an appliance (sold along side TV, Washers, etc), I'm sure most computer users treat it that way. The same way that most of us treat our cars, ie. just a way to get around. I'm sure the early horseless carraige hobbyists were not too happy when the car gained mass appeal. Indeed ... the way of the world. The power computers that we have now we the 'stuff of dreams' when the QL was launched. And they have become just another domestic appliance ... :-) Marvin, the paranoid android said something like ... a brain the size of planet and all they ask me to do is to park cars . I'm sure that those that want to program, do. And those that don't, don't. Well, at least that is where the QL at 21 is still OK ... it is still fun to program, and people even know how. -- Malcolm Cadman ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QL is 21
- Original Message - From: Malcolm Cadman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 6:17 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] QL is 21 Do modern computer users do any programming any more ? Or is it all web pages, video clips and MP3 downloads ... ? Given that the computer has pretty much become an appliance (sold along side TV, Washers, etc), I'm sure most computer users treat it that way. The same way that most of us treat our cars, ie. just a way to get around. I'm sure the early horseless carraige hobbyists were not too happy when the car gained mass appeal. Indeed ... the way of the world. Even my Pee Cee is more reliable than the Washing Machine!! JG The power computers that we have now we the 'stuff of dreams' when the QL was launched. And they have become just another domestic appliance ... :-) Marvin, the paranoid android said something like ... a brain the size of planet and all they ask me to do is to park cars . I'm sure that those that want to program, do. And those that don't, don't. Well, at least that is where the QL at 21 is still OK ... it is still fun to program, and people even know how. Well, Some of them do!! JG This thread seems to have had more impact on the false programming presentation than the QL is 21 Event. I expected the dinner booking form to be full by now. Come on chaps John Gilpin. ___ 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
