Re: [Ql-Users] [ql-users] Repeat message

2007-07-29 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tony Church wrote: <"summer" W Midlands show> > Thank you for the invite, yes I would be interested in coming. If you would > let me know the venue. > You will get an emailshot from me in September Tony - -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)14

Re: [Ql-Users] Qubide partition_obj

2007-07-28 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tony Firshman wrote: > I have to install a new 24 partition backup hard disk for my BBS. > Considering it was a partly non-working ex-Windows disk back in 1998, it > has lasted pretty well. > > The main hard disk has been working perfe

[Ql-Users] Qubide partition_obj

2007-07-28 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I have to install a new 24 partition backup hard disk for my BBS. Considering it was a partly non-working ex-Windows disk back in 1998, it has lasted pretty well. The main hard disk has been working perfectly since 1986 I think. Anyway I am hitting a

Re: [Ql-Users] [ql-users] Repeat message

2007-07-27 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tony Firshman wrote: > Tony Church wrote: >> Tony (Firshman) > >> Thank you for your reply and sorry about the tardy response but I have had a >> few problems that has kept me busy. >> I would be happy to purchase the bo

Re: [Ql-Users] Archive protection

2007-07-27 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Morning Dilwyn, > >>> Unfortunately, the only copy available uses the Runtime Archive with >>> a protected BOOT_PRO program. Does anyone know how to make this load >>> into a standard Archive, so that I can supply the unpr

Re: [Ql-Users] [ql-users] Repeat message

2007-07-26 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tony Church wrote: > Tony (Firshman) > > Thank you for your reply and sorry about the tardy response but I have had a > few problems that has kept me busy. > I would be happy to purchase the board if you can find it or hire it if you &

Re: [ql-users] Repeat message

2007-07-21 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ralf Reköndt wrote: > From: "Tony Firshman" > > Ah I might even *have* one of those somewhere. Finding it is a > different matter. > > They were very different in design. Didn't they also *look* different? >

Re: [ql-users] Repeat message

2007-07-21 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Marco Vacquier wrote: > Tony Firshman schreef: >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Ralf Reköndt wrote: >>> From: "Marco Vacquier" >>> >>>> @Tony F., when you v

Re: [ql-users] Repeat message

2007-07-20 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ralf Reköndt wrote: > From: "Marco Vacquier" > >> @Tony F., when you visit Eindhoven next October, I may show you the >> second one for you to see. That is, if it resembles the keyboard as is >> shown on the pictures on the following link: >> >> http:

Re: [ql-users] Repeat message

2007-07-20 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Marco Vacquier wrote: > Tony Firshman schreef: >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Tony Church wrote: >>> I am not sue that the original got through so I am resending, my apologies >>&g

Re: [ql-users] Repeat message

2007-07-20 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tony Church wrote: > I am not sue that the original got through so I am resending, my apologies > if you have already received it. It did not arrive. > I am trying to revive an old QL in order to retrieve some information. > > I believe I have ever

Re: [ql-users] Sinclair Industrial Design links

2007-07-14 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dr M. Hanias wrote: > Impressive shots !!! Can anyone put in production such things??? And why > there is not a divide product for QL such the divide plus for the spectrum > ?? See the link These were cases only I suspect! Tony - -- QBBS (QL fido B

Re: [ql-users] LBYTES

2007-07-12 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Marcel Kilgus wrote: > Dilwyn Jones wrote: >> Thanks Laurence. It's in SMSQ/E and a JM ROM on my Aurora, but I >> haven't tried a Minerva yet. > > Actually it's not the LRESPR command but the RAM drive which has > this "feature". All other devices are

Re: [ql-users] Testing

2007-07-06 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > About the only time that baler twine couldn't fix the problem I suspect. My > dad was of farming stock as well (sheep, pigs etc) but his electrical problem > is red/green colour blindness. I've been wiring plugs for him si

Re: [ql-users] Testing (new email system) please ignore.

2007-07-06 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> Good god are you sure they are not twins. >>> Sarah turns my bath water off >>> when it is about 6 inches deep before I even get near. > > Well, Aliosn doesn't do that, but I think it's funny that sheis 'scared' that >

Re: [ql-users] Testing (new email system) please ignore.

2007-07-06 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I don't know what happened to the link, best to cut and paste. Clicking on it > takes you to the 1 and 1 email system. How strange. When I pasted it in, it > pasted as text and does show the proper location. It seems broke

Re: [ql-users] Testing (new email system) please ignore.

2007-07-06 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I am only kidding (of course). Sarah is *exactly* the same - I mean >> *exactly*. I really wish I had not fitted switched sockets. Many is >> the time I have wasted 10 minutes as I waited for the kettle to boil. >> One ti

Re: [ql-users] Testing (new email system) please ignore.

2007-07-05 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Tony, > >> ... so you will be switching off the fridge/freezer, central heating >> (and draining it), answer machine etc then (8-)# > > I always drain the central heating before I go out - doesn't everyone? > No I get your

Re: [ql-users] Testing (new email system) please ignore.

2007-07-05 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> With ADSL, a fixed IP address range and oneandone redirection I run all >> my websites locally. I get 740kbps outgoing which is not too bad for users. > > Yes, I had a fixed IP at Demon which was great. I considered hostin

Re: [ql-users] Testing (new email system) please ignore.

2007-07-04 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Unfortunately not. Web Mail was working until 2nd July when it went > 'phut' and that was that. No account, no Web mail and no web site. > Currently 1 and 1 (1and1.co.uk) are the ones that I registered my > dunbar-it.co.uk d

Re: [ql-users] Qx0 hard disk structure

2007-07-02 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Does anyone know the file structure of the Qx0 hard disk. Is it the same as > the QXL.win format? > Is there any documentation anywhere. I am sure Peter Graf will answer, but isn't it the same (or similar) to Qubide, and

Re: [ql-users] MicroP Disk Interfaces

2007-06-30 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rich Mellor wrote: > I have a couple of second hand MicroP disk interfaces - these were the > ones which used FDK as the drive identifier (rather than FLP) - does > anyone know of any means of patching them to change the identifier from > BASIC, or

Re: [ql-users] Computer One Programs

2007-06-23 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rich Mellor wrote: > Thanks - I now have Pascal and the Monitor - just Forth to go. > > It would be nice to get Forth released as freeware too - I think the > only other version was the one sold by Digital Precision and no idea who > wrote that an

Re: [ql-users] What is .....

2007-06-23 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dilwyn Jones wrote: >> None of the backplanes I know, including Qplane and Mplane, have any >> buffering. > No, when I looked at this in more detail, I realised it was only the > CST Q+4 which had buffering - it had a small circuit board which > fit

Re: [ql-users] What is .....

2007-06-21 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dilwyn Jones wrote: > The MPlane and Qubbesoft's QPlane were both designed to help with > putting QL and Aurora circuit boards into PC style cases - they helped > you with getting the QL or Aurora and the expansion cards to work from > the PC case

Re: [ql-users] What is .....

2007-06-20 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tony Firshman wrote: > Neil Riley wrote: >> ...Goldfire? > >> Just noticed it in 'TF Services' MPLANE description. Mentioned in the >> same breath as Gold/ Super gold card. >> Was there a secret third member of

Re: [ql-users] What is .....

2007-06-20 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > ...Goldfire? > > Just noticed it in 'TF Services' MPLANE description. Mentioned in the > same breath as Gold/ Super gold card. > Was there a secret third member of the Gold Card family?? That should be: "Gold/ SuperGold card" - a

Re: [ql-users] old QL

2007-06-19 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Norman/ >> I know of no way a QL would zap a monitor. The other way round is >> *very* common (8-)# > Yes, but my knowledge of electronics and what can and cannot be done is very > very limited so while it is possible that t

Re: [ql-users] old QL

2007-06-19 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> What is a TV then, Norman ? > A TV is like a monitor, except it doesn't have the same resolution. :o( Every > home should have one - although, nowadays, it seems that every room has to > have

Re: [ql-users] old QL

2007-06-18 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Malcolm Cadman wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dilwyn Jones > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >> How many other modern consumer goods can be expected to work after >> periods of non-use nearly a quarter of a century after they were made! > >

Re: [ql-users] Stupendipity!

2007-06-07 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rick Chagouri-Brindle wrote: >> Plus, wireless doesn't work in the house from up to downstairs - there is a >> pre-stressed concrete floor between the two locations and it works >> splendidly as a RF filter - of the 'no-pass' variety. Oh hum ! >> >>

Re: [ql-users] Eindhoven June 16

2007-05-30 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Marco Vacquier wrote: > Arnould schreef: >> Hello, >> >> Who foresees to go to Eindhoven on June 16? > > I go to Eindhoven on June 16 > > Marco He he - may I correct the above: Arnould: "Who expects to go Eindhoven on June 16?" Marco: "I will be

Re: [ql-users] Eindhoven June 16

2007-05-30 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: >> Who foresees to go to Eindhoven on June 16? >> >>> Not me. I am taking and printing (on the spot) portrait photos at > my >>> local church fair! > > In 512 x 256 mode 4 ? ;-) > If only. I will have two printers going, so ho

Re: [ql-users] Eindhoven June 16

2007-05-30 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Arnould wrote: > Hello, > > Who foresees to go to Eindhoven on June 16? > Not me. I am taking and printing (on the spot) portrait photos at my local church fair! Tony - -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [ql-users] Old Iron

2007-05-29 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 David Tubbs wrote: > PS, forgot to mention I still have the QXL, original enquirer did not respond. He did not respond to me either, and I sold it to someone else! Tony - -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [ql-users] Any old iron.

2007-05-23 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Derek Stewart wrote: > Phoebus sold the Compact flash adapters to anyone who wanted them, I > have a couple sitting doing nothing. > ... and I have one too. They are easily available though commercially. As I said there is no hardware logic, just s

Re: [ql-users] Any old iron.

2007-05-23 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Thats a shame, we just got rid of a dozen or so of those PCMCIA compact > flash cards, only a few Mb each though. > They fetch quite a price on ebay hence the reason why they were > gotten rid of... > They are still dirt cheap

Re: [ql-users] Any old iron.

2007-05-23 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > > There is - Qubide. > > I meant, a decent memory size Compact flash equalivant. > >>> So did I. Qubide runs a standard Compact Flash adapter. >>> After all CF is IDE and requires no special hardware. > > Is that

Re: [ql-users] Any old iron.

2007-05-23 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Neil Riley wrote: > Ebay auction nbrs > > 130114107154 - divIDE CF interface for ZX Spectrum - > CompactFlash! > & > 130115931446 - divIDE interface for ZX Spectrum - connect HDD to > ZX > > Now, I'

Re: [ql-users] Any old iron.

2007-05-23 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Ebay auction nbrs > > 130114107154 - divIDE CF interface for ZX Spectrum - CompactFlash! > & > 130115931446 - divIDE interface for ZX Spectrum - connect HDD to ZX > > Now, I'm actually quite impressed with this, why isn't ther

Re: [ql-users] Any old iron.

2007-05-23 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Norman, > > German spam doesn't get through our firewall although the occasional Viagra > advert does and this morning 'Emma' > wants to talk to me about 're: The other night' , sadly, i can't remember > Emma, you'd imagine i

Re: [ql-users] Q40 now built by Samsung

2007-05-14 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > finally a global player building our hardware? > > http://notebook.samsung.de/subtype_com_related_notebook_q40pro.asp > You mean you didn't trademark the name (8-)# Tony - -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1

Re: [ql-users] New QUANTA web site launched

2007-05-12 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Marcel Kilgus wrote: > gwicks wrote: >> Quanta has used "mailto" for years without too many problems. > > I've used it for at least 3 years without much problems. Then suddenly > all hell broke lose. Had to get rid of the contact address soon > afterw

Re: [ql-users] New QUANTA web site launched

2007-05-11 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 dan volvo wrote: > Just a short announcement that the new QUANTA website > was launched last week : > > * http://www.quanta.org.uk * > > Looks very good. I though would *never* use mailto: on any site I run - invites spam. CGI link to form is

Re: [ql-users] new hard disk

2007-05-02 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 David Tubbs wrote: > At 16:54 01/05/2007, you wrote: >>> Try www.gtopala.com Very useful [and free for private use] :-) >> Searched in vain for a download. >> THis is a better link: >> http://www.shareup.com/SIW-download-23742.html >> >> Tony > >

Re: [ql-users] new hard disk

2007-05-01 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 hitchies wrote: > David wrote: > > I must try and write a program to see just how many directories there are. > === > > Try www.gtopala.com Very useful [and free for private use] :-) Searched in vain for a download. THis is a be

Re: [ql-users] new hard disk

2007-04-30 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 David McCann wrote: > All this has prompted me to look at my own 40GB disk. It is reported to > have a capacity of 35.5GB (just 5.5GB used!), showing that Seagate used > factors of 1000 and Linux of 1024. Looking at unused directories shows > that ever

Re: [ql-users] QLX installation

2007-04-27 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Bob Spelten wrote: > Op Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:33:18 +0200 schreef Tony Firshman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Has anyone got a pdf of the QXL manual? >> >> Failing the whole manual, which is large and includes SMSQ,

[ql-users] QLX installation

2007-04-26 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Has anyone got a pdf of the QXL manual? Failing the whole manual, which is large and includes SMSQ, the installation part would be enough. Tony - -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://firshman.co.uk Voic

Re: [ql-users] new hard disk

2007-04-22 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Malcolm Cadman wrote: > As they write data to next available space, which means that an item can > become scattered across a hard disk surface. > > It doesn't happen in QL world ... :-) I don't know details but I bet you are wrong. If a media *only

Re: [ql-users] QL question

2007-04-19 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 David Tubbs wrote: > What ever the monitor lead if the TV is seeing nothing it is probably > the display chip, 8302 ? Surely the weakest one of the lot. Yes indeed - but it is the 8301 (often labelled 8345) Tony - -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(

Re: [ql-users] New here....

2007-04-18 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 P Witte wrote: > Robert Newson writes: >> P Witte wrote: >> >> ... I have serious doubts whether modern, CD-ROM based systems could keep the data for so long. I would never use CDs or DVDs for long-term storage of important data. >>> CDs

Re: [ql-users] new hard disk

2007-04-18 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Robert Newson wrote: > Rick Chagouri-Brindle wrote: > > ... > >>Try fdisk d: in a command line and see what transpires. > > I wouldn't expect that (fdisk d:) to work as d: wouldn't exist. IIRC when > you run fdisk on a PC under [some form of] DOS,

Re: [ql-users] new hard disk

2007-04-17 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 John Gilpin wrote: >>From the DOS Command line, have you tried "FDisk"? I think it is self > explanatory but be careful to format the right disk - Formatting your C > Drive would be disastrous. > > If in doubt, most basic DOS books will walk you thr

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-15 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Malcolm Cadman wrote: > Google brings up - rwapadventures.com/ql_wiki/ - at the top of the list > > So, I guess it has caught up ... :-) > Nope. It was a glitch when you tried it. As I reported *days* ago, Google had the Rwap link at the top in bo

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-14 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Laurence Reeves wrote: > Wikipedia mentions me. Sure does - I bet you put that page in, so that is cheating (8-)# > The new one doesn't. :) Tony - -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://firshman.co.uk

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-14 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rich Mellor wrote: > Well as usual there are two camps here - one that thinks we should have a > centralised QL resource, and one that thinks we should just tag it all > onto the Wikipedia. Surely the wikipedia *is* the centralised resource. I did

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-14 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 John Sadler wrote: > On Saturday 07 April 2007 08:52, Tony Firshman wrote: > http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sinclair_QL > > Does http://www.rwapadventures.com/ql_wiki/ offer any better features? > > Is there any sens

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-08 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Laurence Reeves wrote: > George Gwilt wrote: >> On 7 Apr 2007, at 16:04, Laurence Reeves wrote: >> >>> (And Tony, I always pronounce it Wi-ki-pe-di-op-hi-li-ac". I invented >>> the word. I can define the "correct" way to pronounce it! So there!) >> Er

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-07 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Laurence Reeves wrote: > (And Tony, I always pronounce it Wi-ki-pe-di-op-hi-li-ac". I invented > the word. I can define the "correct" way to pronounce it! So there!) he he. I would like to *hear* you saying that. Tony - -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-07 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rich Mellor wrote: > The trouble is that people see things like QDOS in the wiki as solely PC > related and I think that they then delete the Sinclair reference - I have > added a paragraph on QDOS several times, but it keeps getting deleted, so

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-07 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Laurence Reeves wrote: > (Signed: A Wikipediophiliac/Wikipedaholic) > (Hey, I like the first one... exactly two letters per syllable.) Not quite: wi ki pe di o phi li ac Tony (in pedant mode (8-)# ) - -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-07 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sinclair_QL Does http://www.rwapadventures.com/ql_wiki/ offer any better features? Is there any sense it producing two? Unless Rich's one offers unique facilities, it seems to me to make more sense to us and

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-07 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sinclair_QL Does http://www.rwapadventures.com/ql_wiki/ offer any better features? Is there any sense it producing two? Unless Rich's one offers unique facilities, it seems to me to make more sense to us and

Re: [ql-users] Comment from the "Traditional" QUANTA Committee

2007-04-04 Thread Tony Firshman
> replies are shown. > > Also plain text at 80 characters per line, makes it simple and easy to > scan for reading. > ... and mailers like Thunderbird and Turnpike (but *not* Outlook I think) will protect quoted (indented) text from editing accidentally, and make them a different col

Re: [ql-users] QL, Spectrum, and PC

2007-04-04 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Marcel Kilgus wrote: > David McCann wrote: >> I know you're very keen on Windows, Roy, I don't think he is at all - he just has to work in that environment in real life. >> but you're missing the >> point ... and this a point which applied (to some ext

Re: [ql-users] OPD Expired!

2007-04-04 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Billy wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> Morning all, >> >> >> >>> If, and only if a pin is bent, first ground yourself on a radiator >>> then take a pair of fine pliers or tweezers (available from maplin) =

Re: [ql-users] QL, Spectrum, and PC

2007-04-04 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Vista is just a glorified Windows 95 - it's vastly expensive, it under > performns, it requires a huge investment in hardware and provides nothing > much in return. Stick with XP if you have

Re: [ql-users] OPD Expired!

2007-04-04 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Morning all, > > >> If, and only if a pin is bent, first ground yourself on a radiator >> then take a pair of fine pliers or tweezers (available from maplin) = > > if I might point out

Re: [ql-users] Sinclair QL Wiki

2007-04-03 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 John Sadler wrote: > The facility to edit or provide a comment does not seem to be there. > > If Tony managed perhaps he can tell us how. Register! Tony - -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://firshman.

Re: [ql-users] QL Wiki

2007-04-02 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rich Mellor wrote: > Thankyou to the people who have contributed to the QL Wiki so far. > > However, can I remind people that it is supposed to be a single online > resource, therefore rather than just making some of the links direct > hyperlinks

Re: [ql-users] Attracting others to the Sinclair QL

2007-03-31 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rich Mellor wrote: > I have launched a QL Software Wiki if people wish to start contributing to > it, it can be found at: > > http://www.rwapadventures.com/ql_wiki/ > > I will start adding content when I get chance. How about a hardware section? T

Re: [ql-users] Trump Card v2 ROM

2007-03-26 Thread Tony Firshman
he next two issues will be Dilwyn's ZIP file tutorial. I wanted to > follow this with something on QL Hardware and - this the ideal stuff for > it Tony Firshman has agreed to write a history of T.F. Services products > for this (could we have this for two issues time Tony?.) Possibl

Re: [ql-users] Am I blocked?

2007-03-26 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Richard Kilpatrick wrote: > I don't seem to see posts I make here, but I get messages? Either BT > is being very slow, or I'm blocked somehow? Is anyone seeing messages > from me? You msg about OPD etc arrived. Tony - -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67

Re: [ql-users] improving composite output?

2007-03-15 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 silvercreekvalley wrote: > I've noticed that the composite PAL output from > my QL is quite rough - the output is quite jittery > and colours ghost where they overlap. > > Is there any way of tidying the output up at all? > > I'm using the composite

Re: [ql-users] Checking on Processor

2007-02-28 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rich Mellor wrote: > On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:10:14 -0000, Tony Firshman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Rich Mellor wrote: >>> On Wed, 2

Re: [ql-users] This list: Subscribe

2007-02-28 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Stephen wrote: > Tony Firshman wrote: >> Mozilla Thunderbird in fact does not include header viewing option - >> this has to be an extension. I tried with ql-users messages, and the >> header is so long, one cannot see the bo

Re: [ql-users] Checking on Processor

2007-02-28 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rich Mellor wrote: > On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:44:03 -0000, Tony Firshman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Malcolm Cadman wrote: >>> In mess

Re: [ql-users] This list: Subscribe

2007-02-28 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Malcolm Cadman wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Roy wood > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes > >>> Veery hard to understand the question since the header of each mail >>> contains :-

Re: [ql-users] Checking on Processor

2007-02-28 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Malcolm Cadman wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rich > Mellor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >> Yes I could do this, but I wanted to ensure that the code would also work >> on a Gold Card for possible future projects - not just QWord. Still >>

Re: [ql-users] This list: Rrepeat postings

2007-02-27 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Roy wood wrote: > Since this thread is about this list can someone tell me the current > method for subscribing? > > I have a new user who wants to sign on but the list has changed many > times since I subscribed and I have no idea what to tell him.

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-26 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rich Mellor wrote: > On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:03:19 -, Jan Palenicek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know I keep harping on about it but take another look at the spectrum, the best emulators for that Fuse (for linux) and Spin (for wi

Re: [ql-users] Need for Speed

2007-02-26 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> Have just got my Aldi computer setup - Dual core Pentium 2.8, 1 Gig >> ram, 250 Gig hard drive, and Windows Vista home Premium. > > By any chance Bill, do you have an Apple iPod? > > If

Re: [ql-users] Comment from the "Traditional" QUANTA Committee

2007-02-25 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Robert Newson wrote: > Tony Firshman wrote: > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Dennis S wrote: >> >>> John, >>> >>> In Outlook Tools Menu click: >>> O

Re: [ql-users] Comment from the "Traditional" QUANTA Committee

2007-02-24 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dennis S wrote: > John, > > In Outlook Tools Menu click: > Options, Send, Mail Sending Format, Plain Text settings: > Tick the box; "Indent the original text when replying or > forwarding." > > Viola, > > Denny Forwarding? Does that mean 'replying

Re: [ql-users] Comment from the "Traditional" QUANTA Committee

2007-02-24 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 gwicks wrote: > > The USB project was a good example of this. It concerns a major need of the > QL community, it was not expensive and it involves an established trader > with a proven track record. As it happens Tony Firshman ha

Re: [ql-users] Comment from the "Traditional" QUANTA Committee

2007-02-23 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 John Gilpin wrote: > Thanks for the advice Tony, > Are you suggesting that I just leave out the brackets? Like this, or do I > have to set up something else in OE if so what? Yes indeed. I have long since removed OE, but it *does* default the way you

Re: [ql-users] Programming question

2007-02-23 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Jan Palenicek wrote: > Well, that's all what I have on my QL. I think it will be nice hardcore to > show the demo running on unexpanded QL and loaded from microdrives :-) > That is exactly what some early QL games written by almost another Jan - Jan

Re: [ql-users] Comment from the "Traditional" QUANTA Committee

2007-02-23 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 John Gilpin wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "gwicks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 7:20 PM > Subject: Re: [ql-users] Comment from the "Traditional" QUANTA Committee > > >> - Origi

Re: [ql-users] Programming question

2007-02-22 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 omega wrote: > Hello all, > > I want to present kind of "demo" for QL on the retro-computing > competition called Forever see: http://forever.zeroteam.sk > I did some graphics already on PC and it looks good (looks cool in fact > :-). But, I need to

Re: [ql-users] c68 guide for one who wants to know.

2007-02-22 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dave Walker wrote: Dave/ > In terms of using quotes around the filename, I get into the habit of doing > this as it allows for characters that would not be valid if used without > quotes. In a similar vein, I remember you being very pedantic with k

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-21 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rich Mellor wrote: > Oh well best take cover before I upset the whole community all over > again. I do not understand all the arguments and don't have time or the > inclination to research the problem / solution especially as it is not > going

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-20 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Phil Kett wrote: > Yes, there are a lot of old books that cover programming the basic QL - > I have a lot of them already. The problem is that these cover only the > basic QL and the original QDOS system, most don't even cover Minerva. I have just

Re: [ql-users] QL hardware and stuff

2007-02-20 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Roy wood wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Phil Kett > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >> I think we have to face the fact that the QL is a dying breed - we're >> not going to get any new hardware due to costs, and new software is only >> going to b

Re: [ql-users] Would you believe it ? RomDisq

2007-02-20 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: Neil/ > Scrub that, format ROM1_ has worked. The original format only took > a second and caused the problems. This time it took a while ( hadn't > crashed the Aurora) and appears to be ok now. Yes it takes quite a while. There sh

Re: [ql-users] Would you believe it ? RomDisq

2007-02-20 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Neil Riley wrote: > Thanks Tony, > That worked a treat, RomDisq came back online > immediatly. Haven't needed to format rom1_ though. > >>> That is good. However I would backup all files, and "format > rom1_full".

Re: [ql-users] Would you believe it ? RomDisq

2007-02-20 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Thanks Tony, > That worked a treat, RomDisq came back online > immediatly. Haven't needed to format rom1_ though. > That is good. However I would backup all files, and "format rom1_full". There clearly has been some sort of data

Re: [ql-users] Hardware and software - new horizons

2007-02-20 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: > > On the other hand, SMSQ/E HAS progressed, thanks to Marcel, of course, but > not only him: > > Bruno Coativy > Fabrizio Diversi > Phoebus Dokos > George Gwilt > Jerome Grimbert > John Hall > Marcel Kilgus > Mark Swift Tha

Re: [ql-users] Would you believe it ? RomDisq

2007-02-19 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Tony, > I inherited this RomDisq as it came with my Aurora, so I must be > excused > for not backing up the driver. If you know what the driver is called or > if some > kind sole can furnish me with a copy, I can try to revive it. >

Re: [ql-users] Would you believe it ? RomDisq

2007-02-19 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Neil Riley wrote: > Guys, > > All this chat of new hardware, new mmc memory expansion etc has > upset my RomDisq, It has. over the last hour, breathed it's last breath > > and died just like that. > > It's no longer mentioned on the startup scr

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