In message 4e921069.4000...@lingula.org.uk, Stephen Usher
st...@lingula.org.uk writes
On 07/10/2011 19:48, Malcolm Cadman wrote:
With, the QL, at the time of manufacture, it was the lack of a floppy
disk drive (in favour of the micro drives).
Erm, yes, there was the lack of a floppy drive,
Morning Tony,
...
The QL was quite the reverse - it was so trouble-prone it *demanded* tinkering
at every level.
That is what made (and makes) it so attractive, and gave Quanta its name -
Isn't QL Users and Tinkerers Assocation?
It is indeed the source of the name.
The Sinclair kit always
On 10/10/2011 07:45, Norman Dunbar wrote:
The Sinclair kit always came with a decent sized manual which
explained things like the screen format, the system variables and so
on. All the information you needed was there - maybe not described as
well as it could be, but it was there.
Not always.
Morning Steve,
Not always. Once the ZX Spectrum+ came out the manual had been shrunk to
almost nothing. It was practically a guide to plugging it in, switching
it on and loading a game from tape.
I never had a Spectrum+, was that actually Sinclair or had Amstrad taken
over by then? I can't
On Oct 10, at 09:43 | Oct10, Stephen Usher wrote:
On 09/10/2011 23:37, Tony Firshman wrote:
Nope - all they needed to do was to program it better. Laurence
Reeves proved with Hermes you could get working code with the 8049.
It's only issue was it was not fast enough to get a true 19200 input
En/Je/On 2011-10-10 10:07, Norman Dunbar escribió / skribis / wrote :
I never had a Spectrum+, was that actually Sinclair or had Amstrad
taken over by then? I can't remember.
ZX Spectrum+ (1984-10) was Sinclair's, just a normal ZX Spectrum with a QL
style keyboard and a reset button.
The ZX
On 07/10/2011 19:48, Malcolm Cadman wrote:
With, the QL, at the time of manufacture, it was the lack of a floppy
disk drive (in favour of the micro drives).
Erm, yes, there was the lack of a floppy drive, but then there was the
foolish decision of make the over-worked keyboard controller chip
On 07/10/2011 20:05, peet vanpeebles wrote:
To be fair Apple products have a had a checkered reliability as well.
I've fixed a number of ibooks. Not mention the faults with older
ipods or phones with no signal. Or the top of range liquid cooled G5s
that were prone to leaking. Ebay is awash with
On Oct 9, at 22:21 | Oct9, Stephen Usher wrote:
On 07/10/2011 19:48, Malcolm Cadman wrote:
With, the QL, at the time of manufacture, it was the lack of a floppy
disk drive (in favour of the micro drives).
Erm, yes, there was the lack of a floppy drive, but then there was the
foolish
On Oct 9, at 22:28 | Oct9, Stephen Usher wrote:
On 07/10/2011 20:05, peet vanpeebles wrote:
To be fair Apple products have a had a checkered reliability as well.
I've fixed a number of ibooks. Not mention the faults with older
ipods or phones with no signal. Or the top of range liquid
In message 4e8dff8e.5060...@dunbar-it.co.uk, Norman Dunbar
nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk writes
Hi Norman,
I have never bought any Apple products ... although I appreciate the
attention to detail (both inside the product and outside) from an
Industrial Design viewpoint.
I agree, that Apples'
In message
capqk1de6iubhjk17w8q9brm2uuckxz5pb3ufgqetpz0e9hz...@mail.gmail.com,
Darren Branagh darrenbran...@gmail.com writes
Hi Darren,
A close encounter with two very innovative people ... :-)
Hi Guys,
Was wondering when the great man would get a mention I've been in shock
all day, I
--- On Fri, 7/10/11, Malcolm Cadman q...@mcad.demon.co.uk wrote:
From: Malcolm Cadman q...@mcad.demon.co.uk
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] OT - The great man - Steve Jobs
To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Date: Friday, 7 October, 2011, 19:48
In message 4e8dff8e.5060...@dunbar-it.co.uk,
Norman Dunbar nor
Hi,
The great man Steve Jobs has passed on.
A person would combined good design with new technology.
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Evening,
The great man Steve Jobs has passed on.
It's always sad when someone passes away. Especially so young.
A person would combined good design with new technology.
It depends! Apple kit looks good, Apple Macs work extremely well (I'm
told) although the Lisa was a bit of a non-starter
Hi Guys,
Was wondering when the great man would get a mention I've been in shock
all day, I feel like I've lost a close friend.
I never met him, but came close once. I now regret not leaning a little
further on that guy I was stuck behind to get to shake his hand.
However, I did meet the
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