Re: [Ql-Users] Why?

2013-10-20 Thread Geoff Wicks
On 19/10/2013 20:16, Dilwyn Jones wrote: A celebratory event would be great if we could find a suitable venue, not too expensive and could be certain of visitors. Rich has suggested the Computer Museum as a venue and it's the closest we've got to one, I think. It needn't necessarily be a

Re: [Ql-Users] Why?

2013-10-20 Thread Richard Mellor t/as RWAP Services
On Sun, October 20, 2013 9:22 am, Geoff Wicks wrote: So let's try picking up the pieces and seeing what could be done. 1: The idea of the Computer Museum would be great, but it is too expensive. Probably the best bet would be a one day event in a hotel function room. That would solve any

Re: [Ql-Users] Why?

2013-10-20 Thread Dilwyn Jones
A very positive reply, Geoff, thanks. When I mentioned the cost, BTW, I was thinking in terms of fearing a higher cost event than this, hence why I might have sounded a little negative. Certainly, costs of the order you mention could be OK, as long as it became a well organised event. The

Re: [Ql-Users] Why?

2013-10-20 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Thanks for the update, Peter. I really hope QL-SD makes it to market. I also hope someone will be able to write software to make it easy to transfer files between QL and non-QL media. Out of interest, what media format is the finished QL-SD likely to use - QXL.WIN, Qubide..? Glad to hear

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today DVD :- QPC2

2013-10-20 Thread Derek Stewart
On 19/10/13 19:25, Dilwyn Jones wrote: On 2013-10-18 07:36, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: Just curious, - what are you trying to run it on? Windows 3.1? Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm Windows 95, Windows 98,

Re: [Ql-Users] Why?

2013-10-20 Thread Richard Mellor t/as RWAP Services
On Sun, October 20, 2013 9:47 am, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Thanks for the update, Peter. I really hope QL-SD makes it to market. I also hope someone will be able to write software to make it easy to transfer files between QL and non-QL media. Out of interest, what media format is the finished

[Ql-Users] new QL blog

2013-10-20 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I’ve decided to start a QL blog. In other words, I intend to inflict my QL ramblings on you from day to day! Anyone mad enough to want to read it can find it at http://www.dilwyn2.wordpress.com Alternatively, just follow links to it from my home page. It’s been there for a couple of weeks

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today DVD :- QPC2

2013-10-20 Thread Marcel Kilgus
jms1 wrote: Just curious, - what are you trying to run it on? Windows 3.1? Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000. Runs fine on Windows Vista. This was not intentional but apparently happened with the switch to the Visual Studio 2010 compiler suite. The compiler does not support creating EXE

Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today DVD :- QPC2

2013-10-20 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Dilwyn Jones wrote: Sometimes in Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium SP1 on my PC, I get notifications from Windows saying that a program running isn't compatible with the colour mode and it switches to Windows basic colours without transparency (aero glass or whatever) upon coming out of 'Sleep' or

Re: [Ql-Users] Why?

2013-10-20 Thread Peter Graf
Hi Dilwyn, Thanks for the update, Peter. I really hope QL-SD makes it to market. I also hope someone will be able to write software to make it easy to transfer files between QL and non-QL media. Out of interest, what media format is the finished QL-SD likely to use - QXL.WIN, Qubide..?

Re: [Ql-Users] Why?

2013-10-20 Thread Peter Graf
Richard Mellor wrote: I too am looking forward to Peter's device And let's not forget Adrian! :) One of the benefits is that Daniele Terdina has already written the routines for Q-emuLator to use the same driver as written for the QL and hence write natively to the SD card from within

Re: [Ql-Users] new QL blog

2013-10-20 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 20/10/13 10:32, Dilwyn Jones wrote: I’ve decided to start a QL blog. In other words, I intend to inflict my QL ramblings on you from day to day! Good lusk Dilwyn. If I might offer the benefit of my experience: 1. Turn offf self-registration. If you don't you will get thousands upon

Re: [Ql-Users] new QL blog

2013-10-20 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 20/10/13 13:55, Norman Dunbar wrote: Anyway, myBlogs-cheese-admin-Settings-Discussion That should have been MyBlogs-choose one-admin-?settings-discussion of course. I'll need to type Caerphilly in future. (Cheese joke, and Welsh to boot!) :-) Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT