Re: [Ql-Users] Reality Check
On 4 Feb 2011, at 20:09, Geoff Wicks wrote: Until 2005 an item on the agenda of the AGM was always Any Other Business. When John Mason became chairman he ruled that Any Other Business was unconstitutional. Instead we now have an open discussion which does not have decision making powers. The present officers have continued this policy. Can you name me any other organisation that forbids Any Other Business at its AGM? I would regard it as normal that business at an AGM is restricted to that in the official notice of the AGM. The way to allow other subjects to be aired is to have an informal discussion after the formal AGM. George ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
[Ql-Users] QL game release! - TRON legacy light cycles 2D
Hi folks, there has been a lot of discussion going on this list recently. Many nice ideas and dreams of new QL products were raised. But will all this ever happen? Well, something is happening now! For the first time since the QL went into oblivion (must have been 1986 or so) the industry had mercy with the QL community and the guys in charge let it happen. Walt Dizney Productions decided to allow a QL game release with their recent blockbuster motion picture TRON LEGACY 3D, a sequel of their 1982 cult film TRON. The QL game is called TRON Light Cycles. There's a video with a download link on this QL game. URL is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_Q0sTLhqKw Play the game and enjoy the weekend! Cheers, Urs ;-) - QLvsJAGUAR - Much more than retro! - Always remember: QL forever! Website: http://www.qlvsjaguar.homepage.bluewin.ch Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/QLvsJaguar Pictures: http://cid-c250d8748980ce5a.photos.live.com/albums.aspx ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] QL game release! - TRON legacy light cycles 2D
Urs Koenig (QL) wrote: Hi folks, there has been a lot of discussion going on this list recently. Many nice ideas and dreams of new QL products were raised. But will all this ever happen? Well, something is happening now! For the first time since the QL went into oblivion (must have been 1986 or so) the industry had mercy with the QL community and the guys in charge let it happen. Walt Dizney Productions decided to allow a QL game release with their recent blockbuster motion picture TRON LEGACY 3D, a sequel of their 1982 cult film TRON. The QL game is called TRON Light Cycles. There's a video with a download link on this QL game. URL is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_Q0sTLhqKw Play the game and enjoy the weekend! Cheers, Urs ;-) Nice to see 8-). We were years ahead, weren't we? Also nice to always see the Syntax font. That's real QLing. Cheers...Ralf BTW: I fear, the game does not run on an Emulator. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
[Ql-Users] 12th February 2011
Just a reminder that the deadline for the next issue of QL Today is next Saturday. At the moment we are a little short of copy although items are starting to trickle in and some are quite interesting, Best Wishes, Geoff PS Purely off topic but I shall expect you all to rush to Derby. Apparently we have come 4th in Lonely Planet's list of the top ten world places you must visit because of the quality of our ales. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] 12th February 2011
PS Purely off topic but I shall expect you all to rush to Derby. Apparently we have come 4th in Lonely Planet's list of the top ten world places you must visit because of the quality of our ales. I have friends in Derby - Willington to be exact. What do I know about Derby? It's where Bass have a factory. The red triangle is their registered trade mark. It, the red triangle, was the very first ever trade mark to be registered. That's about all! Cheers, Norman. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: Thorpe House 61 Richardshaw Lane Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7EL Company Number: 05132767 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] 12th February 2011
Norman Dunbar wrote, on 5/Feb/11 20:10 | Feb5: PS Purely off topic but I shall expect you all to rush to Derby. Apparently we have come 4th in Lonely Planet's list of the top ten world places you must visit because of the quality of our ales. I have friends in Derby - Willington to be exact. What do I know about Derby? It's where Bass have a factory. The red triangle is their registered trade mark. It, the red triangle, was the very first ever trade mark to be registered. That's about all! Rolls Royce! Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 t...@firshman.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] QL game release! - TRON legacy light cycles 2D
On 05/02/2011 17:08, Ralf Reköndt wrote: Urs Koenig (QL) wrote: Hi folks, there has been a lot of discussion going on this list recently. Many nice ideas and dreams of new QL products were raised. But will all this ever happen? Well, something is happening now! For the first time since the QL went into oblivion (must have been 1986 or so) the industry had mercy with the QL community and the guys in charge let it happen. Walt Dizney Productions decided to allow a QL game release with their recent blockbuster motion picture TRON LEGACY 3D, a sequel of their 1982 cult film TRON. The QL game is called TRON Light Cycles. There's a video with a download link on this QL game. URL is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_Q0sTLhqKw Play the game and enjoy the weekend! Cheers, Urs ;-) Nice to see 8-). We were years ahead, weren't we? Also nice to always see the Syntax font. That's real QLing. Cheers...Ralf BTW: I fear, the game does not run on an Emulator. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm I am not quite sure I understand the background to this game Am I correct to understand that it was a public domain game written in 1986, but only just licensed for release? So where was the film taken, and what is Urs' link to it? It works fine in q-emulator :-) -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk http://www.rwapservices.co.uk -- Try out our new site: http://sellmyretro.com ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] QL game release! - TRON legacy light cycles 2D
I am not quite sure I understand the background to this game Am I correct to understand that it was a public domain game written in 1986, but only just licensed for release? So where was the film taken, and what is Urs' link to it? It works fine in q-emulator :-) -- Rich Mellor I gather it was a game written in 1986 by Martin Neuss. Originally published in a German QL magazine and I think subsequently in a German or Dutch (I forget which) user group library. Written in basic and code. Nice little front end judging by the video. It loads 32 screens to the screen so might not work unless screen is at address 131072, or if using QPC2 could perhaps use the screen shadow (QPC_QLSCREMU command?) Looks good in the video at least. Looks like there's versions for both network and standard floppy disks. Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] 12th February 2011
What do I know about Derby? It's where they say Twosdee. That is, unless it isn't. And give over, if you 'avn't. I hear it a lot! John in Wales PS: Off topic? Of course not - it's a space-filler for the Toady Editor ;) ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] IDE versus SD card
I would also like to see a SD card interface for the QL. We are in 2011 after all. Another thing I like about an SD card I/F is that it would be possible to develop a simple accelerator for the unexpended QL without the need for it to support floppy interface or hard drive. A bit like the brand new ACA amiga accelerators for the Amiga. I just bought a 56 MHz version, not because I realy need it, but because its fun to buy new hardware when you are a nerd :-) This makes me think, would it be difficult to design a simple interface that allow any (or some) Amiga accelerator card to be used on a QL? Some 32 bit to 8 bit translation circuits for the data bus and other stuff for timing and synchronisation. Just an idea. François On 2011-02-04, at 14:15, Ralf Reköndt ralf.rekoe...@t-online.de wrote: Dilwyn Jones wrote: I vaguely remember that Tony Tebby's drivers for RomDisq from TF Services might have had something like this. Tony? I am willing to spend an amount for TT, if he is willing to derive the ROMdisque driver for the SD Cards. I'll hope, others are also willing to do so. I am sure, he still has the source code (as I knowhe always keeps everything!) Cheers...Ralf ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] QL game release! - TRON legacy light cycles 2D
Dilwyn Jones wrote: I am not quite sure I understand the background to this game Am I correct to understand that it was a public domain game written in 1986, but only just licensed for release? So where was the film taken, and what is Urs' link to it? It works fine in q-emulator :-) I gather it was a game written in 1986 by Martin Neuss. Originally published in a German QL magazine and I think subsequently in a German or Dutch (I forget which) user group library. Written in basic and code. Nice little front end judging by the video. It loads 32 screens to the screen so might not work unless screen is at address 131072, or if using QPC2 could perhaps use the screen shadow (QPC_QLSCREMU command?) Looks good in the video at least. Looks like there's versions for both network and standard floppy disks. I'm sure there was a text-based version published in QL World (or QL User... whichever). I recall typing it in, but it never did work properly. It was supposed to redefine the fount in order to display graphics, but that bit never seemed to work properly, and even if it did, the QL's lightcycle was about twice as fast as the player's, so it always won Happy days :) I'll have to see if I've still got it lurking on an old microdrive somewhere... Cheers, Ade. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] 12th February 2011
On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 3:47 PM, QL-MyLink (f/fh) q...@mylink.adsl24.co.uk wrote: What do I know about Derby? It's where they say Twosdee. That is, unless it isn't. And give over, if you 'avn't. I hear it a lot! John in Wales PS: Off topic? Of course not - it's a space-filler for the Toady Editor ;) ___ ___ Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. In lacus tellus, accumsan id congue a, bibendum ac urna! Duis congue tortor vitae arcu viverra tristique vestibulum sem bibendum. Integer eleifend mauris a lectus ornare in pellentesque odio aliquam. :) Integer rhoncus, leo ac ullamcorper congue, magna purus dignissim nisi, eget blandit dolor dui sed turpis. :-P Dave ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
