Re: [Ql-Users] Portable computers - experiences

2008-02-05 Thread Derek Stewart
Hi, The high spam indicator is configured in the email client, so just define the mailing as non-spam. To alter Windows Primary partitions, which is usually all the space on the disk. The partition requires to be defragmented and a use a utility on the Linux CD/DVD in dosutils folder called

Re: [Ql-Users] Portable computers - experiences

2008-02-05 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 5 Feb 2008 at 8:38, Derek Stewart wrote: Hi, The high spam indicator is configured in the email client, so just define the mailing as non-spam. No actually it's in my mailbox with the Internet address provider. To alter Windows Primary partitions, which is usually all the space on the

Re: [Ql-Users] Portable computers - experiences

2008-02-05 Thread Norman Dunbar
Hi Wolfgang, Difficulty is too much of a word. It arrived here as separate lines, but the lines don't linewrap, so I scroll a lot. Spookily enough, your email to me is one long line as well. I've never suffered from this before until David raised the 'fault' with my email all being one

Re: [Ql-Users] Portable computers - experiences

2008-02-05 Thread Stephen Usher
I've been reading this thread and it seems like may of the people on this list are still stuck in the 1980s when it comes to knowledge of x86 laptops. :-) Anyway, with regards laptops... They work well these days.. they're not as flaky as the original 80286 Toshibas and you can read the

Re: [Ql-Users] Portable computers - experiences

2008-02-05 Thread Tony Firshman
Norman Dunbar wrote: Difficulty is too much of a word. It arrived here as separate lines, but the lines don't linewrap, so I scroll a lot. Spookily enough, your email to me is one long line as well. I've never suffered from this before until David raised the 'fault' with my email all

Re: [Ql-Users] Portable computers - experiences

2008-02-05 Thread David Tubbs
Oops, sorry - wrong button A strange absense or piss-placement of newline characters, but where does it originate ??? ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] Portable computers - experiences

2008-02-05 Thread Tony Firshman
Stephen Usher wrote: snip Now, as for options to run old QL-derivative emulators on old versions of Windows on modern laptops you have a few options: (1) Try to install old Windows on a modern laptop. Unless the laptop is available with Windows XP on it forget it. You won't find

Re: [Ql-Users] Portable computers - experiences

2008-02-05 Thread David Tubbs
At 13:30 05/02/2008 +0100, you wrote: On 5 Feb 2008 at 8:38, Derek Stewart wrote: Hi, The high spam indicator is configured in the email client, so just define the mailing as non-spam. No actually it's in my mailbox with the Internet address provider. To alter Windows Primary

Re: [Ql-Users] Portable computers - experiences

2008-02-05 Thread Norman Dunbar
Evening David, Eventually I rendered it readable. I have no idea what it could have been that caused the problem. I've read it fine in the Linux version of Thunderbird as has at least one other recipient, I sent it to work and Outlook read it fine there. Wolfgang seems to have had a different

Re: [Ql-Users] Portable computers - experiences

2008-02-05 Thread Tony Firshman
Stephen Usher wrote: On 5 Feb 2008, at 20:34, Tony Firshman wrote: Unless the laptop is available with Windows XP on it forget it. You won't find drivers for most of the modern hardware. Also, if the machine has a SATA hard disk interface you'll need a driver on a floppy disk just so that you

Re: [Ql-Users] Portable computers - experiences

2008-02-05 Thread Stephen Usher
On 5 Feb 2008, at 20:34, Tony Firshman wrote: Unless the laptop is available with Windows XP on it forget it. You won't find drivers for most of the modern hardware. Also, if the machine has a SATA hard disk interface you'll need a driver on a floppy disk just so that you can install Windows

Re: [Ql-Users] Portable computers - experiences

2008-02-05 Thread Norman Dunbar
Evening Tony, Wonder what's going on? html? I often resolve long lines in Thunderbird by using view | message body as | simple html. I have all my email systems, including work, plus the 1 and 1 webmail system configured to send everything in plain text. It is the standard after all. Up

Re: [Ql-Users] Portable computers - experiences

2008-02-05 Thread Tony Firshman
Norman Dunbar wrote: Even spookier are the totally blank emails from TomTom customer support that are only visible as html. They contain nothing but text and basic html tags. The idiots refuse to even *consider* that they are doing anything worng. Yes, I get a few of those at work,

Re: [Ql-Users] Portable computers - experiences

2008-02-05 Thread Norman Dunbar
Norman Dunbar wrote: David Tubbs wrote: Please stop, it was enough effort to write a response to Malcolm's request. Ok.no worries. I was not seeking guidence or solutions to problems long past. Don't ask questions then! I admit no knowledge of Linux, am grateful to have avoided a basis of

Re: [Ql-Users] Portable computers - experiences

2008-02-05 Thread David Tubbs
At 21:51 05/02/2008 +, you wrote: I was not seeking guidence or solutions to problems long past. Don't ask questions then! What on earth gave rise to a SPAM-HIGH: warning ? Answer ? :- Who can tell, it's a PC thing! :-) That was the only question !

Re: [Ql-Users] Portable computers - experiences

2008-02-05 Thread David Tubbs
Bugger, SORRY, thought I had got it off list ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm