Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today Website
Dear Norman, not going into details here as I cannot change the qltoday website ... Bruce took care of it but he was very busy for quite some months. The MAJOR difference here compared to Quanta is that Bruce does it for free, work and site hosting. Current info can be found on my website http://smsq.j-m-s.com/ ... and I am sure that the qltoday site will be updated as soon as possible. I have informed Bruce. No protective clothing needed ;-) CheersJochen Norman Dunbar schrieb: Morning all, I know this is a PITA - it is to me when someone tells me my web site is out of date - but the QL Today web site (www.qltoday.com) appears to be quite out of date. The latest issue page is showing Volume 16, Issue 3 March-May 2012. The updates page appears to have 11th December (year unknown, probably 2011) as the most recent update. The back issues page has nothing more recent than Volume 13 - which could mean that there are no more recent copies of course! The cover discs page has nothing after Volume 12. I know that there was a DVD with Volume 16 Issue 1. The Listings page is missing (?) a few of the listings. I suspect that not all listings in the magazine get put up here? The index page stops at Volume 15. There is one show on the show page, Vienna, June 2012. I'm sure that there are more web sites that could be added to the links page. Also, on this page Thierry Godefroy's QL Support Page is no longer present at t he URL supplied. I know I'm complaining, but I'm trying to be constructive. There is plenty of criticism of the Quanta web people for having out of date show pages, or news etc on their site ... ;-) Cheers, Norm. (Donning protective clothing ) ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Quick QL Today Survey
Yes, it's me!! I always read it why I do the layout. And of course, I find it interesting and amusing ... and I somehow miss the times where I had time to write machine-code. I wonder if I could do it, over 10 years without practice. So, reading the code refreshes my mind, as I still understand most of it :-))) Cheers Jochen Norman Dunbar schrieb: As an author of a couple of articles in QL Today over the past 16 volumes (That's 16.5 years - my first article was The Black Hole in Volume 1, Issue 2 in July/August 1996!) I'm wondering, who (other than George) actually reads my stuff? Anyone? Is it useful? Do you make use of it? What could be better? What would you like to see? Etc. Just wondering, that is all. Cheers, Norm. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Quick QL Today Survey
On 10/01/13 11:33, Tony Firshman wrote: It is great that this very good programming keeps being done, even if only you and George understand (8-)# Trust me, if it wasn't for George, I wouldn't understand it either! ;-) Cheers, Norm. -- 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] QL Today Website
-- From: Norman Dunbar nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 10:40 AM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: [Ql-Users] QL Today Website I know I'm complaining, but I'm trying to be constructive. There is plenty of criticism of the Quanta web people for having out of date show pages, or news etc on their site ... ;-) A perfectly fair comment. I can only plead I am not responsible for the content of the site. I try to maintain up to date news on my own site and although it's blowing my own trumpet I seem to be the most successful in doing so. Just one point that I think is still fair. I pay £47.48 for my site. Quanta spends £346 of members' money - and I stress members because the committee do not pay a subscription - for theirs, Best Wishes, Geoff ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Quick QL Today Survey
I concur, as well as any QL related articles, feedback positive or otherwise gives atleast an indication of something that has prompted people in to a response. Norman, I read your Black Hole article with interest on the DVD collection last year and likewise there are articles about machine code, assembler, C etc. that I struggle to understand (being more of a S*BASIC fan/user), does not mean I dont enjoy reading them, I do. May I point also out that as the Sinclair QL approaches its 30th year, and that today the C5 was launched (ahem) according to the radio and wikipedia in 1985. To encourage new and possibly returning people to the auspices of the QL and systems, the retelling, updating or reiterating such articles in todays fast paced society wouldn't do any harm if contextulised well. As Geoff mentioned about games, other than IT support industry, careers involving computers are fairly similar, if you want to get into the Computer Games Industry (which has seen the biggest growth in recent years) as a programmer there are several ways in which you can do this by learning machine code, assembler high level languages based around the 'C' family as already mentioned. However a knowledge of retro computing; skills in a procedural language; being able to program in other languages as well as those expected, could do just that. May I make a plea for such contributions to either magazine, it is much needed and welcomed. Regards Lee Privett On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Geoff Wicks gtwi...@btinternet.comwrote: --** From: Norman Dunbar nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 10:55 AM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: [Ql-Users] Quick QL Today Survey As an author of a couple of articles in QL Today over the past 16 volumes (That's 16.5 years - my first article was The Black Hole in Volume 1, Issue 2 in July/August 1996!) I'm wondering, who (other than George) actually reads my stuff? Anyone? Is it useful? Do you make use of it? What could be better? What would you like to see? Etc. Just wondering, that is all. It is not just on your articles I would like feedback. There has been more emphasis on hardware in the last couple of years. Is this what people want? More recently we have had more coverage on games - a largely forgotten area in the magazines. I am also concerned about the lack of SuperBasic and general articles. Even if you don't want to write yourself it is always useful to have ideas. I am sure these comments would be echoed by the Quanta Magazine. I think I am the only person to have ever commented on the successful efforts that have been made to have a regular helpline, Best Wishes, Geoff __**_ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/**smsqe.htmhttp://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] Quick QL Today Survey
On 10 Jan 2013, at 12:29, Geoff Wicks wrote: It is not just on your articles I would like feedback. There has been more emphasis on hardware in the last couple of years. Is this what people want? More recently we have had more coverage on games - a largely forgotten area in the magazines. I am also concerned about the lack of SuperBasic and general articles. I find myself using Assembler rather more now than SuperBASIC mainly as a result of Norman's articles. George ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
