Re: [Ql-Users] Sir C on radio4

2011-04-07 Thread Ade Vickers
Tony Firshman wrote on 07 April 2011 16:15: > > >> > >> Tuesday 5 April > >> Great Lives, 4.30 - 5.00pm, rpt Friday 11.00 - 11.30pm New series. > >> Sir Clive Sinclair discusses fellow inventor Thomas Edison > with Matthew Parris. > > > Did anyone listen? You have another chance tomorrow. > >

Re: [Ql-Users] Sir C on radio4

2011-04-07 Thread Dave Park
On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 2:46 PM, Dilwyn Jones wrote: > Daniele Terdina wrote: > >> Meh. >>> Meh? >>> >> >> >> There's a web page for everything :): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meh >> >> >> >> Daniele >> > I see ... Dave's been spending his illness time watching too much Simpsons! Hardl

Re: [Ql-Users] Sir C on radio4

2011-04-07 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Daniele Terdina wrote: Meh. Meh? There's a web page for everything :): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meh Daniele I see ... Dave's been spending his illness time watching too much Simpsons! Dilwyn ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-

Re: [Ql-Users] Sir C on radio4

2011-04-07 Thread Daniele Terdina
> > Meh. > > > > Meh? There's a web page for everything :): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meh Daniele ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] Sir C on radio4

2011-04-07 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Tony Firshman wrote: Dave Park wrote, on 7/Apr/11 19:23 | Apr7: On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Dilwyn Jones wrote: No, I meant holiday sites might have a number of these to hire out, like some places hire out bicycles or those silly pedalled 4 wheel things like unpowered golf carts. Give

Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (IV)...

2011-04-07 Thread Malcolm Lear
Hi Urs, I've just screen grabbed the image, done a colour balance on it and the testcard is indeed in full colour! Odd!!! Malcolm On 07/04/2011 17:20, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote: Malcolm Lear wrote: OK, so when did Sinclair develop a COLOUR pocket TV? Clive did not. Both the Microvision

Re: [Ql-Users] Sir C on radio4

2011-04-07 Thread Tony Firshman
Dave Park wrote, on 7/Apr/11 19:23 | Apr7: On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Dilwyn Jones wrote: No, I meant holiday sites might have a number of these to hire out, like some places hire out bicycles or those silly pedalled 4 wheel things like unpowered golf carts. Given how windy holiday loc

Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (IV)...

2011-04-07 Thread Urs Koenig (QL)
Malcolm Lear wrote: > > OK, so when did Sinclair develop a COLOUR pocket TV? Clive did not. Both the Microvision MTV1 and the Flat-Screen Pocket TV FTV1 were b/w. > Or has Urs been busy doctoring the video:-) It was indeed a hard job to make the most out of this crappy old low-res RealMedia

Re: [Ql-Users] Sir C on radio4

2011-04-07 Thread Dave Park
On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Dilwyn Jones wrote: > No, I meant holiday sites might have a number of these to hire out, like > some places hire out bicycles or those silly pedalled 4 wheel things like > unpowered golf carts. > Given how windy holiday locations are, I bet the profile of this th

Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (IV)...

2011-04-07 Thread Urs Koenig (QL)
Ralf Reköndt wrote: > > Exclusive resurrected video: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxw-fV4gG3M > > Not available in my country because of music content 8-( There's a special version with alternate music for our German QLers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU6EV5hgKeI Enjoy! Urs __

Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (IV)...

2011-04-07 Thread Urs Koenig (QL)
Norman Dunbar wrote: > > Amstrad and Sinclair computers got married! :-( > > I just had a horrible though, imagine what Clive and Alan's > kids would look like! ;-) Clive's not gay as we all know. He just married last year a blonde bombshell half his age. The computer children of the business's

Re: [Ql-Users] Sir C on radio4

2011-04-07 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Tony Firshman wrote: "A super efficient MCR pancake motor is linked to rear wheel ..." . so one has to put a foot out when it stops. Still will stop David Batty doing wheelies (8-)# ;-)) I suppose it might work as a runaround on holiday sites, etc. How on earth do you take it on holid

Re: [Ql-Users] Sir C on radio4

2011-04-07 Thread Tony Firshman
Dilwyn Jones wrote, on 7/Apr/11 18:08 | Apr7: Tony Firshman wrote: peet vanpeebles wrote, on 7/Apr/11 17:13 | Apr7: His new machine is the X-1 http://www.sinclairzx.com/spec-x-1.html Oh dear - it is a re-cycled C5. Will he never learn (8-)# Tony Ialso don't like where it describes the "

Re: [Ql-Users] Sir C on radio4

2011-04-07 Thread peet vanpeebles
--- On Thu, 7/4/11, Dilwyn Jones wrote: > From: Dilwyn Jones > Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Sir C on radio4 > To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com > Date: Thursday, 7 April, 2011, 18:08 > Tony Firshman wrote: > > peet vanpeebles wrote, on 7/Apr/11 17:13 | Apr7: > > > >> > >> His new machine is the X-1 > >> > >>

Re: [Ql-Users] Sir C on radio4

2011-04-07 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Tony Firshman wrote: peet vanpeebles wrote, on 7/Apr/11 17:13 | Apr7: His new machine is the X-1 http://www.sinclairzx.com/spec-x-1.html Oh dear - it is a re-cycled C5. Will he never learn (8-)# Tony Ialso don't like where it describes the "pancake" motor (after the visibility moans ab

Re: [Ql-Users] Sir C on radio4

2011-04-07 Thread Tony Firshman
peet vanpeebles wrote, on 7/Apr/11 17:13 | Apr7: His new machine is the X-1 http://www.sinclairzx.com/spec-x-1.html Oh dear - it is a re-cycled C5. Will he never learn (8-)# Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 t...@firshman.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +

Re: [Ql-Users] Sir C on radio4

2011-04-07 Thread peet vanpeebles
--- On Thu, 7/4/11, Tony Firshman wrote: > From: Tony Firshman > Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Sir C on radio4 > To: "ql-us...@q-v-d.com" > Date: Thursday, 7 April, 2011, 16:14 > Tony Firshman wrote, on 4/Apr/11 > 19:18 | Apr4: > >> > >> > >> Tuesday 5 April > >> Great Lives, 4.30 – 5.00pm, rpt Fri

Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (IV)...

2011-04-07 Thread Malcolm Lear
Or has Urs been busy doctoring the video:-) On 07/04/2011 15:16, Malcolm Lear wrote: OK, so when did Sinclair develop a COLOUR pocket TV? Malcolm On 07/04/2011 09:29, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote: Amstrad and Sinclair computers got married! :-( Exclusive resurrected video: http://www.yout

Re: [Ql-Users] Sir C on radio4

2011-04-07 Thread Tony Firshman
Tony Firshman wrote, on 4/Apr/11 19:18 | Apr4: Tuesday 5 April Great Lives, 4.30 – 5.00pm, rpt Friday 11.00 – 11.30pm New series. Sir Clive Sinclair discusses fellow inventor Thomas Edison with Matthew Parris. Did anyone listen? You have another chance tomorrow. They kept raising the C5

Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (IV)...

2011-04-07 Thread Ralf Reköndt
Urs Koenig (QL) wrote: Amstrad and Sinclair computers got married! :-( Exclusive resurrected video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxw-fV4gG3M Not available in my country because of music content 8-( ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.

Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (IV)...

2011-04-07 Thread Tony Firshman
Norman Dunbar wrote, on 7/Apr/11 15:52 | Apr7: Norman/ On 07/04/11 09:29, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote: Amstrad and Sinclair computers got married! :-( I just had a horrible though, imagine what Clive and Alan's kids would look like! ;-) A horrible "though" sounds just like something Richard Adams w

Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (IV)...

2011-04-07 Thread Urs Koenig (QL)
Norman Dunbar wrote: > Cheers, > Norman. April 7 must be a special day for you if it's true what's on qlforum!? If so, Happy Birthday Norman! Urs ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (IV)...

2011-04-07 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 07/04/11 09:29, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote: Amstrad and Sinclair computers got married! :-( I just had a horrible though, imagine what Clive and Alan's kids would look like! ;-) I'll get my coat ... Cheers, Norman. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: Thorpe House

Re: [Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (IV)...

2011-04-07 Thread Malcolm Lear
OK, so when did Sinclair develop a COLOUR pocket TV? Malcolm On 07/04/2011 09:29, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote: Amstrad and Sinclair computers got married! :-( Exclusive resurrected video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxw-fV4gG3M Cheers, Urs ---

[Ql-Users] Today, 25 years ago (IV)...

2011-04-07 Thread Urs Koenig (QL)
Amstrad and Sinclair computers got married! :-( Exclusive resurrected video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxw-fV4gG3M Cheers, Urs - QLvsJAGUAR - Much more than retro! - Always remember: QL forever! Website: http://www.qlvsjaguar.ho