Re: [ql-users] Whither or Wither ?
Hey Dilwyn Whats suddenly wrong with Welsh, I see even MS Office have a Welsh Edition, must be all the complaining you've done over the years. mike - Original Message - From: Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: QL Users List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 9:13 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Whither or Wither ? I've got a better proposal, how about writing to the list weekly alternating in German, French, Dutch, Greek (outch!) etc. ;)) Dutch (my turn for ouch!) You already speak Greek you know (although in a form of linguistic loans) and you just do not realise it :-) Phoebus True of several languages. English and Welsh in my case have a lot of common or similar words, especially in technical terminology. Some non-Welsh speakers take the michael, asking what the Welsh for Telephone is, for example, since the words are pronounced similarly, even if the spelling differs. I turn round and ask them what the English is, since so many modern terms are taken from Greek, Latin or other base languages. Dictionaries are often necessary to convince them. I'm sure the same situation exists with other languages, French for example has many borrowed English (or American perhaps) words, which in turn go back further. Language is a natural evolution - accepting borrowed words is a necessity, as is the eventual adotpion of some of the terms used by teenagers. Some of the ones round here don't speak either Welsh or English, some weird language I cannot grasp which probably doesn't exist outside their sphere of friends but later find their way into Oxford English Dictionaries no doubt. The development of language can probably be mirrored to the development of traditions as well. Take the date of Christmas for example. Most Christians now celebrate Christmas on 25th December and assume Christ was born in 0 AD or 1AD (can't remember how the numbering works). In fact, a mix of astronomy calculations and historical information implies Christ was born about 6BC (for example, conjunctions of 3 planets around then coincide with the tale of the wise men following a star to Bethlehem, but the positions of Mars Jupiter and Saturn coincided with the existing descriptions of what the wise men saw which lead them to Christin 2,000 years' time we'll probably have legends of Clive Sinclair following some mysterious and magical sign which caused him to make ZX80s and kick off the home computer boom with the arrival of low cost ready to go computers). And the December 25th date is not accepted as Christ's birthdate by scholars either, it was the date of a major Roman and pagan festival (SUN rather than SON) which gave them an excuse to party and brighten up their lives in what was otherwise a gloomy part of the year for Europeans. The first Christian ROman Emperor (Constantine was it?) decided to replace the pagan festival with something less pagan and more Christian, so made it Christ's birthday instead, probably knowing that the pagans and largely atheist Romans would probably wouldn't mind as they could accept it as a reason to continue partying at that time of year. So, somewhere between 300 and 400 years after Christ's birth, his birthday moved to 25th December! And so the roots of the modern Christmas which we often describe as too commercial and not religious enough in fact goes back to its roots in some ways as a bit of an excuse for a party to brighten upa not very nice time of year. Not everything is what it always seems, I certainly didn't believe the above when I first read it, but having read it many times since in many places, I sort of accept it in general terms, especially as I'm not very religious. So, the moral is clear...tell me something often enough and I might believe it ;-) QPC2 users will have TCP/Ip access by christmas Say that often enough, it might come true (Marcel might just hear you) ;-) Can we propose the addition of the verb QLing (to QL, have QLed, will QL, and all forms thereof) to the OED because it's used by QLers worldwide? (Struggling to get back on topic!) Dilwyn Jones ___ 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] Trump Cards and FORMAT or other OS's
mmm... I have done this since the first time XP said it needed to contact MS, and the ' MS person' said I could only use 3 or 4 installatins I had 6 PCs networked here at the time. Not an option. Its works on all XP versions, although we also use the corporate version, it is useful when upgrading others PCs, new CPU, Cards, etc. If you think it is not legal, I won't divulge the reputable industry communication it comes from. M - Original Message - From: Phoebus Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 3:57 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Trump Cards and FORMAT or other OS's Sun, 12 Dec 2004 02:09:17 -,() Mike MacNamara [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: Not quite. for ALL versions. Quote To perform the backup, follow these steps: Peform Backup is the magic word... backup means the same version... quite different from new installations. Modifying new installations is illegal... Restoring the same installation... legal :-) I maybe of course taking this out of context... regardless, for a Beta version that may be possible but not for other versions Phoebus ___ 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] Trump Cards and FORMAT or other OS's
Register, Whats that, quicker to copy 1 small file from previous version, stopping need for re registering when changing machines. Perfectly legal. M - Original Message - From: Phoebus Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 2:40 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Trump Cards and FORMAT or other OS's Sat, 11 Dec 2004 02:27:19 -,() Mike MacNamara [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: - Original Message - From: Phoebus Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 11:35 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Trump Cards and FORMAT or other OS's Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:51:35 -,() jms1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: That is not true... I have Windows XP-64bit here courtesy of the Uni... Windows XP64bit Edition is freely available from MS, with a years free license, either download from MS site, or they send a CD free of charge. It is still in final Beta stage, but another big step forward. Download site http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/evaluation/upgrade.mspx cheers mike Absolutely is however you have to register :-) I didn't :-) All my M$ programs are Corporate editions (ie never have to be activated - Including Windows XP) and require no registration! And yet they are completely legal (I have the MSDN agreement to prove it too :-) Phoebus ___ 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] Trump Cards and FORMAT or other OS's
Not quite. for ALL versions. Quote To perform the backup, follow these steps: 1.. Use Windows Explorer to open the C:\Windows\System32 folder. 2.. Copy the Wpa.dbl and Wpa.bak files to a floppy disk or CD. To perform the restore, follow these steps: 1.. Decline the activation request at the end of the installation procedure, and restart Windows XP. 2.. During bootup, press [F8] to access the Windows Advanced Options menu. 3.. Choose the Safe Mode (SAFEBOOT_OPTION=Minimal) option. 4.. Use Windows Explorer to open the C:\Windows\System32 folder. 5.. If they exist, rename the new Wpa.dbl and Wpa.bak files to Wpadbl.new and Wpabak.new. 6.. Copy the original Wpa.dbl and Wpa.bak files from the floppy disk or CD to the C:\Windows\System32 folder. 7.. Restart the system. end quote M - Original Message - From: Mike MacNamara [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mike MacNamara [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 2:04 AM Subject: Fw: [ql-users] Trump Cards and FORMAT or other OS's - Original Message - From: Phoebus Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 12:23 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Trump Cards and FORMAT or other OS's Sun, 12 Dec 2004 00:13:04 -,() Mike MacNamara [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: Register, Whats that, quicker to copy 1 small file from previous version, stopping need for re registering when changing machines. Perfectly legal. It is NOT legal actually... read the fine print... regardless you are probably speaking of only Win 64bit... I am talking about every single M$ program that I have... That includes Office 2003 Developer Edition (Including Visio Pro 2003 and Project Pro 2003), VS.NET 2003, Win.NET Server 2003, WinXP Pro, MS SQL Server Dev.Ed and WebServer Edition (Both 2002 interim), WSRM, and Virtual PC 2003 :-) ___ 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] Trump Cards and FORMAT
- Original Message - From: Wolfgang Lenerz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 6:43 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Trump Cards and FORMAT On 9 Dec 2004 at 1:54, P Witte wrote: (...) underpowered and overpriced Sempron (whod put something with a name like that in their computer?!)) The same onces that use a Celery (...) (...) There is one piece of topical information I should add, as a matter of interest, and in no way intended as an accusation. The machine hasnt displayed any of the mentioned symptoms when just idling on its own, only when fiddling with the Haupauge (TV card) drivers does it crash - or when running QPC2 (v 3.11 to 3.23)! Just QPC2, no toolkits or anything loaded. After on average 7 minutes of that - BOOM! With power management switched on or off? Do you have a demanding game or demo you could leave on? This smacks of overheating. Wolfgang I would agree, there are a couple of users in Sweden who had stability/compatability/overheat problems with these cards last month Nice setup Per, should zing along. Mike ___ 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] Trump Cards and FORMAT
Hi Per The amps are what matter, there is a table on PSU label, it gives amps values, best with at least 18 -20 on the +12v for your CPU, make sure its a good make, some PSU are useless, give ratings that are peaks and not sustainable. If it fades out after a few mins, that sounds like a heat prob, is heatsink tight to CPU, and enough paste, but not to much, about a grain and a half or rice size of paste is required, if you are using Artic Silver or metal pastes, be very careful. AMD warranties are void with metal pastes. Some, yours included, have metal nodes on top which will short with metal paste. The AMD64 bit chips do not have these nodes. Is your CPU fan OK?, connected to the Cfan connector. Other thing is you may have a bent CPU pin. Although, a short on mobo, flakey PSU, or a flakey Dimm slot are prime suspects, try RAM in another slot, just use 1 stick, If RAM is incompatible with CPU and board, ie Registered, ECC, Dual channel or something, when board wants Non ECC, unregistered, single channel, can cause this. I have seen boards post first time and appear fine, but on reboot, the RAM settings are altered and it won't post . The normal cure then is to remove ALL cards and MEM, reset CMOS, allow to discharge. Then use a differant Ram stick to force a reset of stored values. Your not using a USB Keyboard and mouse are you.? Which Mobo is it? Good luck Mike . - Original Message - From: P Witte [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 11:46 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Trump Cards and FORMAT Mike MacNamara writes: The latest CPUs need a lot of amps on the +12v lines, the AMD64s need at least 18 amps barebones just to post. but 30amps will run them OK. Its a XP3200+ and the hardware monitor shows (showed) that the 12V voltage supply is 12V+. Wouldnt that imply that there were sufficient amps? The other day I soak tested it for some 12 hours and thought all was hunky-dori. Next day I switched on again and it died after a few minutes. Hasnt booted since then. Same behaviour as just before I changed motherboard, CPU, RAM and PSU! Ive tested with two different, relatively new HDDs, both of which have been extensively tested on another machine and found to be ok. Per ___ 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] PC BIOS ???
Depends on MOBO maker and CPU requirements, use of MBM5 is a good bet, works on most MOBOs, but to adjust fan speeds something like super flower fan controller is ideal. MOBO makers often have controller utilities. Some PSU have 3 pin header to Mobo for this. To lower CPU temp, lowering the Vcore volts by around 1 v can reduce working temp by 5C, without loss of performance. some CPUs. M - Original Message - From: David Tubbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 5:50 PM Subject: [ql-users] PC BIOS ??? Can anyone tell me if the BIOS entries for temperature and fan speeds are in fixed standard positions. O tried once to port an ASUS hardware monitor to another PC, no joy then. ___ 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] Trump Cards and FORMAT
Hmmm... Leprosy, very common among the high end processors, what CPU is it? cheers mike - Original Message - From: Dave P [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 6:08 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Trump Cards and FORMAT On Tue, 7 Dec 2004, P Witte wrote: My four weeks of recent fun would be too of-topic to print here, but to summarise briefly, I have a PC that is playing up. Weve changed every single component except the case and still the same sort of problem persists! Now its down to the case or - me! The case and the OS, I bet. Does it fun under Linux too? Also, do you consider the PSU to be part of the case? If so, is the PSU unclean? 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] The hardware conflict...
Hmm. Do we fill in another form, or just 1 question, or do nothing mike - Original Message - From: Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 4:33 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] The hardware conflict... On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 at 23:28:03, Jeremy Taffel wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Jeremy Taffel wrote: I'd be interested to know what the final split is in Tony's/Quanta's survey between more traditional hardware and the emulators. I haven't filled it in yet myself - I started, but then got frustrated and gave up - as an ex-Quanta member I feel that I should be able to fill in the Quanta related questions. Isn't anyone interested in why people leave, and what could be done to get them to rejoin? I have added that question to the questionnaire. I started trying to work out the logic of leaving in the other Quanta questions and it all got too complicated! Please do fill in the form. It is now very much not just a Quanta questionnaire. 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 Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] The hardware conflict...
Tnx - Original Message - From: Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 7:57 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] The hardware conflict... On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 at 19:48:50, Mike MacNamara wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Hmm. Do we fill in another form, or just 1 question, or do nothing There will be a supplementary form asking the additional questions. Sorry - I thought I had said that in an earlier post. 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 Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: Re[2]: [ql-users] Fw: ENOUGH is ENOUGH and MORE THAN ENOUGH
Thanks Bruce, I am glad to hear it, I get really incensed with people the Quanta Chairman, he should drop off his chair onto his sword, please. Regards Mike MacNamara [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Bruce N [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Wolfgang Lenerz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 4:24 PM Subject: Re[2]: [ql-users] Fw: ENOUGH is ENOUGH and MORE THAN ENOUGH Hello All, I would just like to stipulate this is NOT a Quanta List. The welcome instructions setup a long, long time ago. :- Welcome --- Welcome to the QL/SMS mailing list! This list is for any discussion related to QL/SMS be it news, help, queries, for sale etc. Off topic discussions (not related to QL/SMS) are not appreciated. Being a member of this list is a privilege and you may lose that privilege if you abuse your subscription. I maintain the list. Bruce (Quo Vadis Design) [EMAIL PROTECTED] = Sunday, November 21, 2004, 2:11:23 PM, you wrote: WL On 21 Nov 2004 at 13:46, gwicks wrote: I have decided to forward this message as I think all Quanta members should read it. (...) WL I have up to now pretty much kept out of the Quanta debate itself, more out WL of boredom than anything else. Two questions only as to this messahe: (...)The QUANTA email Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] site (...) WL What? This here is a Quanta list? WL (...) but as and from the Sent date and time of this email any further attempts to extend the recent non-constructive line will be regarded as being an abuse, and not tolerated. WL Oh yeah? And just what does this gentleman propose to stop people WL talking/emailing? WL As for the rest of that message : grow up - please! WL Wolfgang WL WL www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com WL ___ WL QL-Users Mailing List WL http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Quanta membership Survey
Mike MacNamara [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: David Tubbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 3:42 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Quanta membership Survey At 01:10 20/11/2004 +, you wrote: Nice one Tony. Action better than words. Good to see the year joined question, ofcourse it should not need to be asked. But I think it is important when considering how Q would use accrued capital which should be equitably done in favour of the longest contributors. I fear when you consider the thousands of members, who have contributed over many years, but have now given up, been put off, or not renewed for whatever reason, you may have, quite justifiably, a demand for their inclusion in allocation of funds. Mike ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm
Re: [ql-users] Quanta membership
Geoff, It is at least 7 or so yrs since my membership lapsed. I returned the S O form, if I remember they stopped taking from my bank, then I tried by credit card . Despite letters, requests, attempts by any means available, I have had no return contact. - I did try and try and try I have always supported the QL, and was most miffed by this and the quality of the 'management' Regards Mike MacNamara [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: gwicks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 8:13 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Quanta membership - Original Message - From: Tony Firshman Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 5:36 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Quanta membership On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 at 16:59:33, Mike MacNamara wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Hmm. Quanta Membership Sec did not respond to my requests to renew, has lapsed for a few years now. Never got any response. I hope that whoever on the Quanta committee reads this (John G and Geoff for two!) will make sure the membership secretary is getting emails. I had similar problems. It seems the re-direction may be dodgy. This is strange because I did a test on what I thought might be an obsolete email address about a month ago and there were no problems. If there is a problem I suggest it is a dodgy rather than a non-existent redirection. Can I suggest that if you do report a contact problem, you always mention the email address you used. The best one is membership @ quanta.org.uk Best Wishes, Geoff ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm
Re: [ql-users] Skype
Well we use BTs 1 meg ADSL, which is not brilliant, but does the job. Skype which we have used since first available is first class, I talk to people in every corner of the globe with perfect clarity, only time I have noticed pauses is when using conference global calls, and downloading/uploading at same time. I do notice that places like West of USA( MS country, Washington State) that they seem to use 56K connections, which pause for 10 secs at a time if downloading at same time. The only other prob I have noticed, is if the other party is on a satellite connection, then it either sends or receives, but not both at same time. Regards Mike MacNamara [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Marcel Kilgus [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Skype Mike MacNamara wrote: The only pauses we get are when there are large downloads at same time, other than that it is better than landlines. Now I really do start wondering how bad the landlines in the UK are! Germany has had a fully digitalized net for about a decade, never had a connection that was worse than Skype. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm
Fw: [ql-users] Skype
Subject: Re: [ql-users] Skype Hi Calls to landlines from Skype are charged at receivers local rate, out of the 20 euros credit I took out, their is still 17.50 left, calls to all 5 continents, mostly USA and China, a lot to Europe. Can talk to whole groups all day free. Have had it about a year, not a problem. Great for fixing comps on help lines and forums, can talk to person while fixing their comp. Regards Mike MacNamara [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: David Tubbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 10:44 PM Subject: [ql-users] Skype I was going to ask about this again, but today's Telegraph had this article :- YOU mean you actually pay for your phone calls? That's like... s 20th century. Thus brag the 12.7m customers of Skype, the upstart company that offers free calls over the internet between users of its software. Founded last year by the people behind Kazaa - the free music downloads service Skype and its rivals are serious headache material for the traditional telephone operators. Some analysts even compare the threat that Voice over Internet Pr9tocol (VoIP) providers like Skype poses to the /ikes of BT with that posed by file-sharing sites such as Kazaa upon the record industry. This time around there'll be no legal recourse either. Skype's operations are unarguably legitimate, so BT won't be able to pursue fanatic teenage tech-heads through the courts like its peers in music publishing. Tomorrow, Stephen Sale of industry research house Analysis will publish a report warning that western European incumbent voice operators lilçe BT could lose ?6.4billion in revenues to Skype and others between now and the end of 2008. Most of the revenues would disappear into the ether - rather than transfer to the new breed - because calls over the internet are free: provided you have a decent PC, a monthly broadband subscription and your call stays on the net. In fact it's difficult to describe most users of Skype's software - which is also free - as customers at all - at least not yet. Here's how the service works. Skype's software can be downloaded from the website www.skype.com. It converts analogue voice signals from a microphone into digital data, which is then turned into data packets that are sent over the internet in the same way as e-mails 'and Web pages. At the receiving caller's end the packets are collected, turned back into sound and pumped through the computer speakers or the listener's headset if they've got one (you can buy one for a flyer). The proposition is viral, as marketing nerds love to say, because the more users join, the more people you can call for free. At the moment, 70,000 people a day are signing up, most of them in Europe. It's rather like the Carphone Warehouse Talk Talk service - another irritant for BT - which uses the traditional switched network but also offers calls to other users for free; Take-up of Skype in the UK is lagging behind Germany, Sweden and other countries where fasterinternet speeds are more easily accessible. However, BT is fast rolling out broadband across Britain, which will make voice calls over the internet easy for millions more. The irony is that this could come at an unexpected cost as people use their traditional telephone less and less. BT's share of the voice market is already shrinking as more people make calls on mobiles. Those calls that people do make on the home phone tend to be longer, sit- down calls to family and friends. If those calls are all free on the internet via a rival company, that becomes a problem. Of course, companies like Skype need to make money somewhere, which is one reason to be wary of the hype around VoIP. Just to prove nothing is free, Skype has begun charging l.lp for calls to traditional landlines in Europe, North America, Australia and parts of South Africa and significantly more for calls to less developed places. Users can't receive calls from normal phones either, although the founders claim they are working on this. They also plan to start charging for new services such as voicemail. BT has launched more than one VoIPproduct for its own consumers but has failed to market these too hard for fear of cannibalising its own revenues. It has been lucky that until recently most other VoIP services for consumers suffered from poor quality. Now, however, that appears to be changing. To date, Skype has been the most successful upstart, perhaps because its founders had, in Kazaa's user group, a ready-made community of tech-savvy, heavy internet users to market to. BT, which is currently rebuilding its network to send all voice calls over internet technology, has a far more vast subscriber base to target with its own VoIP offerings. Shareholders can only hope it doesn't blow its big advantage yet again. [EMAIL PROTECTED
Re: [ql-users] QSI
Hi AMD to Intel P4, there is no contest, AMD takes the socks off them, now the AMD64s are on the go, the gulf is huge. I see Intel have scrapped intended production of the next model (Tegus) as they can't stop it overheating. When AMD bring out the 939 pin chips shortly, the gulf will get bigger. Anyway, if you want speed, MS XP64 bit edition, is for the AMD64 bit chips, it flies, and when final is out next month or two. What other PC platform will be worth using. cheers mike macnamara - Original Message - From: Jérôme Grimbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 3:40 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] QSI Davide Santachiara wrote: Just for curiosity I had the chance to run QSI with QPC on a P4 3200 Mhz with extra fast ram and it's actually slower than my Athlon 2600+ (2562 vs 2733 - i.e. 27,33 times faster than a GC). Maybe QPC is optimised for AMD processors? Nope, at least I do not think so. P4 is just awfully slow when compared to AMD, on a Hz-for-Hz comparaison. And it is even worst for legacy code (old x86 code, like QPC is). Only time P4 might be good is for P4-optimised code (which is damn rare, as long as you expect to be able to still run on thing like a P3). And even then, only with heavy use of the SSE2. (do not ask for Floating point calculation on double precision...) Perfect for playing WMedia, but that might be all it is good for! Even slower Xeons are better than fastest P4! Comparing CPU with bicycles, P4 has a small drive and a big rear-wheel gear. You can be impressed by the pedaling speed, but others go quicker with a smaller pedaling speed! Side note: P4 MUST (per Intel request) be temperatur-monitored with variable speed fan... I'm not even sure they do not reduce speed when too hot without telling you. So, even if it's uphill and against the wind, P4 might not even be the good choice. ___ QL-Users Mailing List ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [ql-users] Operating Systems
Hm... Don't know about that, there are reports about Apples OS, and support for the MAC, which make us bide out time. Regards Mike MacNamara [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 9:16 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Operating Systems Time to get a G5 then, isn't it? :-)) cheers, Darren Branagh, Bank of Ireland - Cards And Loans Business, Nassau House, 33/35 Nassau Street, Dublin 2. Ireland. Tel: 01-6798230 Fax: 01-6706813. BOI Group Data Classification - Mike MacNamara [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by:cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] Operating Systems s.q-v-d.com 08/04/2004 22:03 Please respond to ql-users Hi John I've been running winXP 64 bit edition for a month now, superb, clean, fast ,flies.. Solid as a rock, Office 2003 is an insight. runnimg on MSI KT8 neo, AMD64 3200+, takes the legs of anything we've had before. including our G4s. mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Dave P [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 7:36 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Operating Systems On Wed, 7 Apr 2004, John Sadler wrote: I thought Microsoft had not produced a 64 bit operating system yet. However AMD 64 bit processors run faster. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/downloads/upgrade.asp Free download beta edition... Dave ___ QL-Users Mailing List ___ QL-Users Mailing List This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify us immediately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and delete this E-mail from your system. Thank you. It is possible for data transmitted by email to be deliberately or accidentally corrupted or intercepted. For this reason, where the communication is by email, the Bank of Ireland Group does not accept any responsibility for any breach of confidence which may arise through the use of this medium. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of known computer viruses. ___ QL-Users Mailing List ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [ql-users] Printer help
Dilwyn Download the driver for your printer, it will self install. If you still have problem, go to printers and faxes, add new printer, and install using driver you saved from epson site, below is details of epson site info. Dear EPSON User It has come to our attention that you have not received a reply to your technical query. Your enquiry is important to us and we are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. We have recently undertaken an improvement scheme to enhance our e-support service to our customers. We hope these changes will make it easier and quicker for you to gain access to technical support in the future. If your enquiry has already been answered we apologise for this e-mail. However if you still require technical assistance we would recommend that you use the following online support tools which may help resolve your query. Please ensure that you have checked the Download Library for the latest version of the driver for your product: http://www.epson.co.uk/support/download Our Online Support Self Help Tool provides Internet based support for customers using EPSON products: http://selfservice.epson-europe.com/start_eng.jsp To resubmit your e-mail enquiry, please complete the e-mail form located at: http://www.epson.co.uk/support/email/mainline.htm You can have a live interactive chat online with a Customer Support Technician who will be able to answer all of your questions regarding EPSON products by using our e-Talk support. Visit http://www.epson.co.uk/support and choose the e-Talk option. If you are located in the UK you can visit an EPSON Express centre who can provide free, face-to-face problem assessment and advice from EPSON trained professionals. You will benefit from simple trouble-shooting, speedy product repair or even replacement. Each in-store EPSON Express Centre stock a comprehensive range of retail consumables and accessories for you to get the very best out of your printer. For further Information on your nearest EPSON Express Centre please visit at: http://www.epson.co.uk/support/express/index.htm Regards, e-Service Team EPSON Customer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Centre Regards Mike MacNamara [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Printer help Defineately time for a build my own PC projecy. goto control; panel, new hardware wizard, follow prompts, when asked to select from list, select ' add new device', then follow to ' I willselect from list', select epson, if your pronyer is shown, use that, otherwise click' have disk', then browse to your CD, and find the driver, it will show OK at bottom if a correct driver is found, then continue OK, it should load from CD. good luck. mike Basically, it doesn't work because for reasons best known to Epson the software just cannot find a printer attached via USB. Not one of the suggestions made have even come close to solving this. Connecting via the parallel port works perfectly first time every time, but I don't want it connected by the parallel port if I can help it, that will be connected to the Aurora as this printer can auto detect which port is trying to print at the time. But even if that can't be made to work (even though it should I don't seriously expect it to) I want to free up the parallel port for my scanner and zip drive, and although it all works with a printer on the end of it, I think the cable lengths are probably causing occasional small losses of data. At this stage I'd be pretty happy if I could just get it working via USB, without anything else too clever on the system! Email sent to Epson tech support to see if they know of a reason why their software can't find USB printers or install their 'USB printer port' drivers as their own books say they ought to be able to. -- Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [ql-users] Email problems
Yes as far as I can find out, the spam blockers they are using on port 25 are word specific, to the extent of becoming ludicrous. Every forward to ourselves or others was blocked. Anything with a picture, Any mail containing any one of a list of words a mile long. This email woulde certainly be blocked. Your ISP should be able to give you another smtp port no. The other simple way to beat it is to use an address that is OK, On an address that is afflicted, (on OE) goto accounts, select account, then servers, then at bottom of page, ' My server requires authentication' tick box, then click settings beside it, enter name and password for clear address. That will direct the SMTP through clear account. So if its Freeserve blocking, enter a freeserve account name and password. cheers mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Malcolm Cadman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 6:50 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Email problems no blocking. No problems.. OK if you have the level of access to be able to do that. Which has obviously solved the problem. I know that AOL in early 2004 put in a spam blocking system at the ISP before it reaches the user. Which has been quite effective ( although a few still inevitable get through ). Maybe your email to the list was being treated as 'spam' ? -- Malcolm Cadman ___ QL-Users Mailing List ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [ql-users] Email problems
Malcolm PPS. level of access, is at user level, use tools on OE, goto advanced and change smtp port no. to 4xx (hint). mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Malcolm Cadman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 6:50 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Email problems In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mike MacNamara [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes I know that AOL in early 2004 put in a spam blocking system at the ISP before it reaches the user. Which has been quite effective ( although a few still inevitable get through ). Maybe your email to the list was being treated as 'spam' ? -- Malcolm Cadman ___ QL-Users Mailing List ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [ql-users] Printer help
Hi goto hardware wizard, let it search for attached devices, if it can't find carry on and select printer from list let it install, point it to your CD. Mike Regards Mike MacNamara [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: QL Users List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 8:25 PM Subject: [ql-users] Printer help Epson Stylus 880 versus USB (continued)... Seems I may have been barking up the wrong tree with this one. Having borrowed a couple of USB peripherals and bought a USB mouse I realise there's a bit more to this problem than meets the eye. Anything which plugs and plays into the interface (i.e. which does not need software off disk) seems to work. Anything which needs software doesn't work. I bought a Packard Bell cordless mouse (£10 from PC World) and that comes with its own driver disk. Needless to say, this failed to work, as far as the computer was concerned there was no mouse there even though the software installed and reported everything OK - all seemed normal as the green light came on the mouse receiver so it was obviosuly getting power from the port. A card reader which plugs into the USB port and needs no software installed (not sure if there's any Windows 98SE component involved or not) worked first time. It seems there's something about USB on this computer that means software just can't find the devices attached. Anyone got any clues - this is driving me mad. I've never ever had any problems with USB on any computer before. I've removed all plug in cards to ensure the PC is in its most basic state and the results are always the same. Control Panel/System/USB/Properties says 'device is working properly' and has the resources IRQ11 and memory FFAFD000-FFAFDFFF and 'no conflicts'. There seems no reason why it shouldn't work but it doesn't! I've had other people here looking at it and though none is an expert, all say the same thing: there's no reason it doesn't work but it doesn't! Right, where did I put that sledghammer? USB=Useless Stupid Board If I manage to attend the Quanta AGM (still waiting for my colleagues to decide if anyone will cover my weekend shifts) I'll bring the PC along to prove I've not been making this up and bring the place to a halt while everyone takes turns at sorting it all out ;-)) -- Dilwyn Jones -- Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [ql-users] Printer help
Hi Dilywn, Defineately time for a build my own PC projecy. goto control; panel, new hardware wizard, follow prompts, when asked to select from list, select ' add new device', then follow to ' I willselect from list', select epson, if your pronyer is shown, use that, otherwise click' have disk', then browse to your CD, and find the driver, it will show OK at bottom if a correct driver is found, then continue OK, it should load from CD. good luck. mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 3:29 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Printer help No, it still don't work. At least the PC recognises somethingis plugged into it - the 'new hardware detected' appears when I plug in the printer, even though it's unknown device. Looking at the troubleshooting info, the CD should install an 'Apson parallel printer port' (it does indeed) and an 'Epson USB' (which it doesn't). Yet the advice is: if the printer isn't automatically set to USB, manually set the port to 'Epson USB' but that device is never installed, so how can I??? This is gradually driving me up the wall. -- Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: Malcolm Cadman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 11:15 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Printer help In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Click on 'View devices by connection'. Highlight the device, and view its Properties. If they make sense it is OK. If not try an 'automatic' install, or if that fails a manual install. Then delete any unwanted versions, as you could end up with several - that is, if you haven't already :-) ? I did. A partial installation is actually a full installation it seems, but a non-working installation defaulting to all sorts of wrong defaults. Uninstall clears it, but next time you try to install it goes back to the same useless defaults. It only seems to clear to clean machine status by finding epson's .inf file for the printer. Even though the software's been uninstalled, Windows seems to remember what and where the driver was so the only way to make it forget is to find and delete this .inf file. To test if it's the onboard USB I've ordered a cheap USB-PCI card. Only two sockets on it, and it only costs about a fiver, so if that works I'll know the onboard USB needs to go to hospital. OK. Will await further reports from 'Jones HQ' ... :-) -- Malcolm Cadman ___ QL-Users Mailing List ___ QL-Users Mailing List ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [ql-users] Operating Systems
Hi John I've been running winXP 64 bit edition for a month now, superb, clean, fast ,flies.. Solid as a rock, Office 2003 is an insight. runnimg on MSI KT8 neo, AMD64 3200+, takes the legs of anything we've had before. including our G4s. mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Dave P [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 7:36 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Operating Systems On Wed, 7 Apr 2004, John Sadler wrote: I thought Microsoft had not produced a 64 bit operating system yet. However AMD 64 bit processors run faster. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/downloads/upgrade.asp Free download beta edition... Dave ___ QL-Users Mailing List ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [ql-users] Printer help
Dilwyn, If you have a CD, put it in drive, if it does not autostart, click Start, then Run, and browse. From the Dir that comes up select setup, or boot, or install, whatever the .exe file is, and it should install itself. Regards Mike MacNamara [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: QL Users List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 8:47 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Printer help Click on 'View devices by connection'. Highlight the device, and view its Properties. If they make sense it is OK. If not try an 'automatic' install, or if that fails a manual install. Then delete any unwanted versions, as you could end up with several - that is, if you haven't already :-) ? I did. A partial installation is actually a full installation it seems, but a non-working installation defaulting to all sorts of wrong defaults. Uninstall clears it, but next time you try to install it goes back to the same useless defaults. It only seems to clear to clean machine status by finding epson's .inf file for the printer. Even though the software's been uninstalled, Windows seems to remember what and where the driver was so the only way to make it forget is to find and delete this .inf file. To test if it's the onboard USB I've ordered a cheap USB-PCI card. Only two sockets on it, and it only costs about a fiver, so if that works I'll know the onboard USB needs to go to hospital. Paah, Windoze :-( ___ QL-Users Mailing List ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [ql-users] Operating Systems
Hi I agree with Roy on this, Windoze is what you make it, its just as much fun to tinker with as Qdos. The latest renditons, XP, XP64bit, office 2003. are as solid as rocks, and on 64 bit CPUs, really fly. Easily tweaked to suit your self. Does QPC2 run on 64 bit processors yet? Regards Mike MacNamara [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Roy wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 11:33 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Operating Systems In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], J G Hitchcock [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes (.) But it is in modern terms. This is the crux of what I started ages ago. Our concept of a computer lives in the past. Today that idea is not want is wanted by Joe public. -- Roy Wood I have followed/am following this discussion with interest. I think all the extra-list friends I have who are ethusiastic about computers would agree with Roy... as I do. We 'listees' are all 'conditioned', the products of our (different from the average) computer experience. And, in my case anyway, this is very different to the experience of all I help to set and maintain their systems. They are 100% Woodites. They appreciate the value of having a 'deeper' understanding - as long as someone else has to have it. But, no thanks, it's not for them. However they all - at one and the same time - want (and expect) an all singin' and dancin' computer. The Woods have it! ;-) To be fair I was only arguing the case from the perspective of the modern computer user. However, if you make the effort, you can learn to hack Windoze around a lot. There are 'tweak' programs that allow you to explore and change settings you would otherwise have no access to and there is the ubiquitous registry which is where it is all controlled from. If some of the users applied themselves to understanding that they could control a lot more of the O/S. To a degree this is the same for most of us in some respects. I can 'understand' my car but I take it to the garage to get it fixed. I 'understand' the central heating system but I call a plumber and so on. A computer is just another 'end used device' now and no end of carping will change that. When I bought my first computer it was to run a database and do some word processing but I got interested and, in those days, you could fiddle around with it and make it your own. The same goes for my first cars. These days I have no time for this and I want to use the browser, get email and do some of the other stuff that the computer does without any effort. If I have some time to tinker then I do it in QPC and that is why we are all here talking and discussing things. -- Roy Wood Q Branch. 20 Locks Hill, Portslade, Sussex. Tel: +44 (0) 1273 386030fax: +44 (0) 1273 430501 web : www.qbranch.demon.co.uk ___ QL-Users Mailing List ___ QL-Users Mailing List
