Re: [Ql-Users] Commercial QL Games

2007-10-16 Thread Robert Newson
Bill Loguidice wrote: I'm aware of Rich's excellent site, thank you. In fact, Rich was the one who helped me source an NTSC Sinclair QL, which was much appreciated. A gentleman at my Website, Armchair Arcade, apparently found out the story regarding the Pawn (not sure where he got the info

Re: [Ql-Users] This is worth a look and laugh

2007-09-10 Thread Robert Newson
Richard Kilpatrick wrote: On 10 Sep 2007, at 21:03, Rich Mellor wrote: Actually quite a snip at that price - after all, the software was one of the original best selling points about the QL and with the current dollar-pound exchange rate, it's only about a fiver? lol The one which really

Re: [Ql-Users] Karsten Engstler ist außer Haus.

2007-08-21 Thread Robert Newson
Tony Firshman wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ich werde ab 20.08.2007 nicht im Büro sein. Ich kehre zurück am 27.08.2007. Ich werde Ihre Nachricht nach meiner Rückkehr beantworten. Could you please repeat this in English. Roughly

Re: [ql-users] LBYTES

2007-07-15 Thread Robert Newson
Derek Stewart wrote: What is the difference between a feature and bug... Microsoft Windows has many features. From the glossary of an Apple ][ manual: Feature:- bug as described by the marketing department. (Other gems include: Window:- something out of which you jump when the power

Re: [ql-users] Computer One Programs

2007-06-23 Thread Robert Newson
Timothy Swenson wrote: Rich Mellor wrote: Does anyone have a copy of the following Computer One languages on disk (or working microdrive copy) - : I could have sworn that someone did a scan of the Computer One Pascal manual and put it online some where. I think I was the one that

Re: [ql-users] Computer One Programs

2007-06-23 Thread Robert Newson
Rich Mellor wrote: Does anyone have a copy of the following Computer One languages on disk (or working microdrive copy) - : Pascal Forth Monitor I have C1mon[1] and C1ass (which includes a text file editor and Linker). For what purpose? [1] Slightly modified on my working copy as the

Re: [ql-users] old QL

2007-06-19 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: ... death. I've had various Star printers, from Gemini10x to my favourites of the Star range, the LC10 and LC24 My LC24/200C has been running quite happily since I got it when made redundant (from that employer selling off equipment being used in the offices) in 1994...my

Re: [ql-users] new hard disk

2007-05-02 Thread Robert Newson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... LOAD and SAVE load and saves files in order (ie SuperBasic files). SAVE was the equivalent of OPEN#channel,file:LIST#channel:CLOSE#channel? SBYTES and LBYTES does the scatter loading. So the interleave is good for LOAD/SAVE but meaningless for SBYTES/LBYTES.

Re: [ql-users] new hard disk

2007-05-01 Thread Robert Newson
David Tubbs wrote: At 15:10 30/04/2007, you wrote: I must admit, I was assuming Sinclair had used 1024 byte blocks on his microdrives - I may need to be corrected on that. 512 byte seectors. one map sector, one byte for each potential sector, I had a few mdvs of 250 sectors. didn't

Re: [ql-users] new hard disk

2007-04-30 Thread Robert Newson
Ade Vickers wrote: ... I must admit, I was assuming Sinclair had used 1024 byte blocks on his microdrives - I may need to be corrected on that. Sinclair used 512 byte blocks/sectors on the mdvs. ^_^ (AFAIK) When a cartridge was formatted, the blocks were written with decreasing block

Re: [ql-users] new hard disk

2007-04-30 Thread Robert Newson
Ade Vickers wrote: ... Sinclair used 512 byte blocks/sectors on the mdvs. ^_^ Of course I'd forgotten that. It's been too long since I used a QL in anger -- even though I have one set up right here in the office :-/ So... My estimate of 3.5million MDVs is, in fact, wrong; it should be

Re: [ql-users] Epson printer help

2007-04-29 Thread Robert Newson
P Witte wrote: I bought an Epson Stylus Color 850 printer on the high street here in the UK in about 2000/2001. (Great printer for QLs and PCs with an LPP. Still works.) I now need to know approxiamtely what it cost me then but Ive lost the original receipt. Any idea anyone? Found one ad

Re: [ql-users] new hard disk

2007-04-29 Thread Robert Newson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... Of course, the capacity decreases when you format the disc as well (how did they work out the unformatted capacity, because, if it is unformatted then you cannot store anything on it !) I'd like the proper answer to that as well. I guessed that unformatted

Re: [ql-users] new hard disk

2007-04-24 Thread Robert Newson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... like the new and useless NHS project or Trident etc. What I find extremely funny is that the first two episodes of Yes, Prime Minister! (originally broadcase Jan '86) were about scrapping Polaris and replacing it with Trident; and the comments given - eg

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

2007-04-18 Thread Robert Newson
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 and DVDs are the medium of the day (as were microdrives and floppies in their day). Round the next corner

Re: [ql-users] new hard disk

2007-04-18 Thread Robert Newson
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, you select the drive number you wish to partition from a prompt [somewhere].

Re: [ql-users] typeface changing in Psion Archive

2007-03-11 Thread Robert Newson
Renato Barigazzi wrote: How can I change characters by printing within the Psion Four ? Changes in the configuration window of QPCPrint have no effect; I always have 10 CPI. How can I obtain 17CPI in QPC Print and use it in Archive ? Send the control code (ESC/P2?) code directly to the

Re: [ql-users] Programming question

2007-02-27 Thread Robert Newson
Rich Mellor wrote: On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:18:05 -, omega [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you guys for suggestions. Especially George, Daniele, Dilwyn, Tony and others. I need to work on the routines with your hints and test the results. I am sorry for lack of response, simply out of time.

Re: [ql-users] Composite Video Connector

2007-02-27 Thread Robert Newson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have tried in the past building some cables 75ohms for this (composite and monochrome)on 3 different QLs and differnt monitors/TV. The result : it works but the quality is allways very bad (probably due to the embeded Motorola MC1377 PAL generator). Compared to

Re: [ql-users] Programming question

2007-02-26 Thread Robert Newson
Derek Stewart wrote: Robert, When not put Minerva into your machine, then you will have a faster operating system than JS or earlier and the second screen is working. Could do, but was responding to original request for possibility of 2nd screen on original QL, pointing to an example of

Re: [ql-users] win98se

2007-02-20 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: ... FAT32 (is you said to FDISK you want large partition) is for partition up to ( 2^28 * 4K !! ) = 8 GB. So the limitation is 4 GB in FAT16 with cluster of 64 KB ( not recommended ) And 8 GB in FAT32 with 4K Clusters and up to 32GB. But be carefull a FAT32

Re: [ql-users] Spare GC or SGC?

2007-02-09 Thread Robert Newson
])? Dilwyn? -- --- Robert Newson, E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 17 Sunnybank, South Norwood Phone: (020) 8654 6643 London, SE25 4TQ Mobile: 07737 515 214 or 07922 060 873

Re: [ql-users] Spare GC or SGC?

2007-02-08 Thread Robert Newson
Rich Mellor wrote: I would be interested in sourcing a new development of SGCs (must write to Stuart about this), but I do wonder how many people would still be willing to pay £200-£300 for a SGC nowadays. Certainly with a need to make 50 boards to make it worthwhile, I am not certain

Re: [ql-users] Returning back to the QL :)

2007-02-06 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: ... 1. Gold Card is a combined memory expansion (2MB) and disk interface which can handle HD and DD floppy disk drives,a nd adds a full 68000 processor instead of the 8-bit data bus 68008 in the QL. I must have a SGC in disguise ^_^ - my GCs have always handled ED disks -

Re: [ql-users] Using ED drives with Trump Card

2007-02-05 Thread Robert Newson
Neil Riley wrote: Hi Chaps, The only QL I own with working Microdrives for some reason refuses to work with my GC but works with my Trump card. whereas my other QL with very unreliable microdrives works fine with my GC. I know this may be a bit extreme, but does the network work

Re: [ql-users] QL Emulator for Linux

2007-01-13 Thread Robert Newson
Rick Chagouri-Brindle wrote: ... I've tried googling but all the options seem woefully out of date, so I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of a QL emulator for Linux? The QL emulator for Linux is called UQLX and can be found at http://linux-q40.sourceforge.net/uqlx/

Re: [ql-users] month number

2006-09-26 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: OK, I goofed on that one. I assumed (wrongly) that because JM allowed 6 parameters on a JM ROM and appeared to return a vaguely right number I assumed it worked. Except it just pretends to work and of course you can't tell accurately from an E number where in the year

Re: [ql-users] month number

2006-09-25 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: Robert Newson wrote: DATE returns the number of seconds [since 01/01/61] for the /current/ date/time (I suspect it just reads a/the clock); It can read the clock, but you can also do PRINT DATE(1996,1,10,12,59,59) Marcel I suspect most people don't know about

Re: [ql-users] (OTramblings about left and right)

2006-09-25 Thread Robert Newson
George Gwilt wrote: On 24 Sep 2006, at 21:56, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Shall we ponder how this rumour will work? Start with clock faces changing from 1-12 to 1-10. Napoleon tried to make the time go metric. I actually saw an example of a French clock of the period which had ten hours per

Re: [ql-users] month number

2006-09-25 Thread Robert Newson
Rich Mellor wrote: ... It can read the clock, but you can also do PRINT DATE(1996,1,10,12,59,59) ... I suspect most people don't know about this form of DATE, since the QL manual (Concepts - Date) does not list the 6 parameter version, and neither does the Jan Jones Superbasic guide. ...

Re: [ql-users] (OTramblings about left and right)

2006-09-24 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: ... rant You probably forget the inevitable British resistance to change. How long have we been thinking of going metric? We actually went metric on 1 July 1959 when: The yard was redefined as 0.9144 metre /exactly/[1] and The pound was redefined as 0.45359237

Re: [ql-users] month number

2006-09-24 Thread Robert Newson
Marcel Kilgus wrote: ... I only added the functions that are readily available (i.e. DATE$ had to calculate all this anyway, it's just a matter of exposing the values to BASIC). Was a 5 minutes job. Precisely what I would have done. I also often find SECONDS(year, month, day, hour, minutes,

Re: [ql-users] month number

2006-09-20 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: ... In fact, as I was given permission to include those articles on the Documentation CD, may I ask you if I can also include these routines as well? Sure. If so, a few lines explaining the algorithm may be in order. I understand parts of it, but not all of it:

Re: [ql-users] month number

2006-09-19 Thread Robert Newson
Robert Newson wrote: OOps, typo: Obviously this: DEF my_mth_no(secs) should be DEF FN my_mth_no(secs) LOC dy, yr, mn dy = INT(secs / 86400) + 306 yr = INT((dy + .8) / 365.25) mn = INT((dy - INT(yr * 365.25) + 31) / 30.6) + 2 IF mn 12 : mn = mn - 12 RET

Re: [ql-users] month number

2006-09-18 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: A help request: Is there a way of returning the current month as a number? ... Seems so clumsy I'm sure there must be a better way! I need to use it in my diary program to find entries for the current day or current month. The only other idea I've come up with so far

Re: [ql-users] QLer ages

2006-09-15 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: ... [Age: pedwar deg chwech - only known to Welsh speakers :-) ] And me (can't speak Welsh - would love to learn it tho') ^_^ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] QLer ages

2006-09-14 Thread Robert Newson
nearly 41 8-( Ade Vickers wrote: ... Agreed, it is far simpler; but I would love to be able (one day) to say THAT is 100% my original computer (ok, barring whatever components needed replacing to make it work again!) Replacing m/b to get it working?... This broom of mine is the same one I

Re: [ql-users] Updated web site

2006-08-31 Thread Robert Newson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... Thankfully, many web sites I use these days have little icons that say 'W3C validated for HTML and CSS' (or words to that effect) and work better in non-IE browsers because IE is far from standards compliant. My web page at

Re: [ql-users] Q40/Q60 screen

2006-06-11 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: ... Many thanks to anyone who can help. Assuming I've set my Q40 in the correct mode (I don't often use it and haven't fully learnt how to use it - just haven't had the time), they are indeed as suspected for colour: 0xf800 = Green 0x07c0 = Blue 0x003e = Red

Re: [ql-users] Infinity

2006-06-01 Thread Robert Newson
Marcel Kilgus wrote: ... Curious fact: there are also 2 zeros! +0 and -0. When I worked with Data/Basic on Pick, -0 was used to represent infinity[1]. Add 1 and you got the largest positive number possible, subtract 1 and you got the largest negative number possible. [1] Data/Basic used

Re: [ql-users] apostrophes

2006-06-01 Thread Robert Newson
Laurence Reeves wrote: PS. (this is a Pre-script, just for variety). Shouldn't that be AS: Ante Script? ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] apostrophes

2006-05-29 Thread Robert Newson
Tony Firshman wrote: ... Indeed, but not completely - it would be I am not I are. As in She is nicer than you and I am? Surely it's we are not we am. I was referring to the 'correct' She is nicer than than you and I (are) As I thought, but shirley you and I, the subject of the

Re: [ql-users] apostrophes

2006-05-28 Thread Robert Newson
Tony Firshman wrote: ... She is nicer than me and you /are/. Now you see why it's wrong. Indeed, but not completely - it would be I am not I are. As in She is nicer than you and I am? Surely it's we are not we am. ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [ql-users] apostrophes

2006-05-22 Thread Robert Newson
P Witte wrote: David Tubbs writes: ... Youre welcome ... Three missing apostrophes (8-)# ... BTW the apostrophies are not missing, Ive merely removed redundant information for the benefit of the discerning reader. Actually, they're not redundant, they represent the missing a from You

Re: [ql-users] Printer Problem

2006-04-18 Thread Robert Newson
hitchies wrote: [Third attempt :( - 2 previous returned. Why??!] == Re Robert's: durabrite...is that the same as the coating that goes on Ally [coach] wheels so that you don't need to polish them to keep them shiny? I've managed similar unblocking by sparingly

Re: [ql-users] printer problem

2006-04-14 Thread Robert Newson
David Tubbs wrote: ... But that pre-supposes a handleable cartridge and not mounted in the printer itself, had that problem years ago with an Epson, what a bugger that was, endlessly cycling it through it's nose wipe routine, even used a solder sucker over the feed tube, but at the time it

Re: [ql-users] Future of the QL?

2006-04-13 Thread Robert Newson
Rick Chagouri-Brindle wrote: ... I'm still stuck in the Space Invaders, Galaxians and Pssst (Spectrum game from Ultimate in the 1980s). Sad, eh? The only more modern game i play is The Wall from JMS and sometimes Mah Jonngg when I can get my wife off that computer. Psst? I don't know that

Re: [ql-users] printer problem

2006-04-13 Thread Robert Newson
John Gilpin wrote: ... I successfully use Surgical Spirit (Obtainable from any chemist shop) and a cotton bud to clear the jets on my HP printer. Alternatively, HP used to provide strips of adhesive backed velcro type material which you stick onto a test page provided using the

Re: [ql-users] printer problem

2006-04-13 Thread Robert Newson
John Gilpin wrote: ... Out of interest...what is surgical spirit? According to the bottle I have it contains the following: Virgin Caster Oil BP 2.5%v/v, methyl salicylate BP 0.5%v/v, Diethyl Phthalate BP 2.0%v/v, industrial methylated spirit BP 95%v/v. So it's mainly Industrial

Re: [ql-users] printer problem

2006-04-12 Thread Robert Newson
Norman Dunbar wrote: Dilwyn Jones wrote: Wonder if anyone knows anything about this printer problem. I have my son's Epson Stylus C64 set up here at the moment and it has developed a problem - both indicators are blinking which indicates (according to manual) print head unable to return to

Re: [ql-users] printer problem

2006-04-12 Thread Robert Newson
hitchies wrote: Robert said - ...any suggestions how to clear (trying propan-2-ol seems to have had little effect (other than to get one dot working for minimal time), though it does collect the other colours quite well - I dismantled the head unit to get direct access to the jets...the

Re: [ql-users] Dead QL - long live my QL!

2006-01-26 Thread Robert Newson
Derek Stewart wrote: The normal QL power supply is not enough to power the QL CPU - 68008 and the Gold Card. Remove the CPU from the QL and plug the Gold card into the QL and this may solve your problem, assuming there are no bent or damaged pins on the expansion port. It worked for

Re: [ql-users] Today 20 years ago...

2006-01-25 Thread Robert Newson
, writing a subset of the QDOS system calls for the 68000 board to ease the development) and was a lovely machine to program. I see that another subscriber to this list is Robert Newson. Do you still use my old terminal emulator program? Would if the QL worked...handy for testing Bullet

Re: [ql-users] Dead QL - long live my QL!

2006-01-25 Thread Robert Newson
Tony Firshman wrote: On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 at 21:01:56, Robert Newson wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Mine's still sitting on my desk; however it isn't working at the moment (I suspect a ULA) :-( What are the symptoms? Clears desk to get access to QL... It's been rather erratic when I last

Re: [ql-users] Dead QL - long live my QL!

2006-01-25 Thread Robert Newson
Paul Holmgren wrote: Robert Newson wrote: Tony Firshman wrote: I have just tried to re-insert the GC and it crashes on boot. Without it, it booted ok, so haven't tried to re-re-insert. Have subsequently tried ICE ROM and it has booted ok. Would poss suggest GC, but that *WAS* checked

Re: [ql-users] Dodgy Email

2006-01-21 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: ... There is an issue in particular with NTL which is causing havoc. The root cause is spam, and many ISPs inept efforts at pre-filtering. I remember chaos at Demon a few years ago, when someone decided to put them on a blacklist because one of their customers had an

Re: [ql-users] Dodgy Email

2006-01-19 Thread Robert Newson
David Tubbs wrote: One of my contacts using freeserve,co,uk is having terrible trouble. Approximately 50% of her emails get filtered out somewhere in transit. As you see, I use same, and Wanadoo ISP, they don't remove spam, just mark it. Very little gets under and a tiny number of false

Re: [ql-users] Spell Checking [OT]

2005-11-10 Thread Robert Newson
Malcolm Cadman wrote: ... I seem recall that the C language, for example, emerged as a new variant computer language, as it was not A or B - which already existed. So it became C. AFAIAA, 'C' was a development of the [typeless] language 'B' which was a development of the language 'BCPL'

Re: [ql-users] QL is 21

2005-10-09 Thread Robert Newson
that is where the QL at 21 is still OK ... it is still fun to program, and people even know how. -- --- Robert Newson, E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 17 Sunnybank, South Norwood Phone: (020) 8654 6643

Re: [ql-users] QL is 21

2005-10-09 Thread Robert Newson
BHA! Hit wrong button; should have added: From The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Original Radio Scripts, ISBN: 0-330-29288-9 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] Minix for QDOS

2005-09-18 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: While reading some material about Linus Torvalds and his exploits with a QL in Finland in 1984-85, I came across a 1992 posting by Dave Woodman (who ported various language and parsing utiltiies for the QL) to a reference to a QL Minix. Dave seems to have been in

Re: [ql-users] Advice

2005-09-16 Thread Robert Newson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Tony, I tried dir dos1_Program Files but it does not work. quotes in the wrong place...think about files with odd characters (non-variable_name_valid) under QDOS: you put the device and filename _all_ inside quotes (or a variable) - it's only with valid variable

Re: [ql-users] Advice

2005-09-16 Thread Robert Newson
Robert Newson wrote: ... Obviously I can't count...program is 7 characters... 0ma:.,$s/(program/(progra/g 'a:.,$s/(Program/(Progra To create the DOS compatable version it basically takes the first 6 (or 5) characters, adds a tilde (~) followed by a number to make a unique filename. (I

Re: [ql-users] Help

2005-09-06 Thread Robert Newson
David Tubbs wrote: At 21:36 05/09/2005 +0100, you wrote: Sony KV 2217 UB Scart has been around for so long, cold it just be for a wired remote control ? That's wwhat Google found I did say it was an old TV...all the [operating instructions] manual says is: VIDEO TAPE RECORDER ...

Re: [ql-users] Help

2005-09-06 Thread Robert Newson
Phil Kett wrote: Phil Kett wrote: Robert Newson wrote: Can anyone help me regarding the multi-input din socket on a Sony TV? (Namely what each Pin could represent?) Have a look at this link:- http://www.tkk.fi/Misc/Electronics/circuits/vga2tv/rgb_pinouts.html There's an 8 pin din

[ql-users] Help

2005-09-05 Thread Robert Newson
Can anyone help me regarding the multi-input din socket on a Sony TV? (Namely what each Pin could represent?) ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] Help

2005-09-05 Thread Robert Newson
John Southern wrote: On Monday 05 September 2005 21:10, Robert Newson wrote: Can anyone help me regarding the multi-input din socket on a Sony TV? (Namely what each Pin could represent?) Depends on what model? Could be a S-Video, AV cable, EIAJ for video camera support, EVID-30 etc., What

Re: [ql-users] Help on RGB Monitor

2005-08-31 Thread Robert Newson
Marcel Kilgus wrote: ... I think I had the monitor Karsten was referring to (it was definitely some Commodore), but I'm not sure I have the cable anymore. I was using an Archimedes (rebranded Phillips) RGB monitor. One thing you do need to be aware of is trying to use an analog RGB, as

Re: [ql-users] Help on RGB Monitor

2005-08-30 Thread Robert Newson
Engstler Karsten wrote: Hello, can please someone give me a hint on this: I have an 1084s RGB Monitor with: Pin-Outs (1084S DB9) Pin 1: Ground Pin 2: Ground Pin 3: Red Pin 4: Green Pin 5: Blue Pin 6: Unused Pin 7: Composite Sync Pin 8: Horizontal Sync Pin 9: Vertical Sync

[ql-users] Test

2005-08-30 Thread Robert Newson
Please ignorejust changing my email address - checking done it right. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] Newbie with some questions...(transfer scart)

2005-08-11 Thread Robert Newson
Marcel Kilgus wrote: Alexander Klock wrote: ... - Is there a way to get software from the net onto microdrive cartridges, e.g. with a cable or something? This is a bit of a chicken and egg problem, it is possible using a serial lead, but the QL does not come with terminal software... though

Re: [ql-users] dictionaries

2005-08-01 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: Found it. It is ispell (http://www.lasr.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/ispell.html). Each letter is a code for prefixes and suffixes that are permitable in the given language - every language can have its own affix file to define what each letter means! ... Right, this is

Re: [ql-users] dictionaries

2005-07-31 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: ... One thing I need help on is on what appears to be a simple ASCII compression scheme on some of the unix-sourced word lists. I'm assuming they're from Unix systems because the end of line character is only a linefeed, no carriage returns. I need to find out if the

Re: [ql-users] dictionaries

2005-07-31 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: ... I can of course go through the word list until I find all the permutations, but if anyone already knows the scheme used, it would help me enormously. I hate reinventing wheels! Here's a short example text from one of the files: ... I've done a little detective work,

Re: [ql-users] dictionaries

2005-07-31 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: ... One thing I need help on is on what appears to be a simple ASCII compression scheme on some of the unix-sourced word lists. I'm assuming they're from Unix systems because the end of line character is only a linefeed, no carriage returns. I need to find out if the

Re: [ql-users] dictionaries

2005-07-31 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: ... One thing I need help on is on what appears to be a simple ASCII compression scheme on some of the unix-sourced word lists. I'm assuming they're from Unix systems because the end of line character is only a linefeed, no carriage returns. I need to find out if the

[ql-users] QL Serial ports and null modem cables

2005-07-17 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: ... I think (the article doesn't say this) that pin 6 of a QL serial port plug is the one nearest the latching pin. It is not connected for the purposes of these cables and file transfer, but I think it carries +12v, so might cause some damage to interfaces if wired

Re: [ql-users] QL Serial ports and null modem cables

2005-07-17 Thread Robert Newson
Robert Newson wrote: ... Hardware handshaking is [almost] vital to ensure correct input of serial data - especially if both ports are being used. The way it is done is that the 8749 asserts the ready for input line (Ser1.CTS Ser2.DTR - of the port on which it is expecting data) for a short

Re: [ql-users] Spelin'

2005-06-25 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: Grrr. Who made the English language so difficult??? Because it is so difficult and some of us take the trouble to learn it correctly we don't mangle it like our cousins across the pond - especially their leader. Like this suggestion (from across the pond?): A

Re: [ql-users] Spelin'

2005-06-21 Thread Robert Newson
COLIN PARSONS wrote: ... Its letter perfect awl the weigh My chequer tolled me sew! John Taylor I may be being pedantic, but how about the missing apostrophe in it's, it's miss-spelt with out it!! But it's also rite to spell it's its. ___

Re: [ql-users] Digital Precision Software

2005-05-18 Thread Robert Newson
John Hall wrote: Derek Stewart wrote: The DP package was not really worth the money... But I bought to support the QL scene. There are much better software around which is free. The point I was trying to make was a slightly different one - the licence conditions attached to the DP bundle prevent

Re: [ql-users] OFF TOPIC - Welsh Humour

2005-04-01 Thread Robert Newson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * 9 1/2 Leeks * Treforest Gump * Cwmmando * The Lost Boyos * An American Werewolf in Powys * Huw Dares Gwynedd (Note: dd in Welsh = th in English, almost !) * Dai Hard * The Wizard of Oswestry [It's in England, but close enough] * Cool Hand Look-you * Sheepless in Settle

Re: [ql-users] OFF TOPIC - Welsh Humour

2005-04-01 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: Add: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang-or (spelled with Sh in place of Ch) Funny you should mention that. I did a transfer/Llundain Sightseeing for a French group of students. During the transfer/Sightseeing one of the students made anouncements about their trip. One of the shows

Re: [ql-users] Black to the QL

2005-01-02 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: ... Was the change of subject line deliberate or an apt mistype (back and black) Deliberate...wondered who'd be the first to spot it - well done Wilson... ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [ql-users] Whither or Wither ?

2004-12-13 Thread Robert Newson
hitchies wrote: Re Dilwyn's - So, somewhere between 300 and 400 years after Christ's birth, his birthday moved to 25th December! Not in Ethiopia boyo (Jan 6th). I had two Christmases a year when I lived there! That comes about because of the

Re: [ql-users] browsers

2004-09-18 Thread Robert Newson
David Tubbs wrote: ... It is my wont to take as much as possible out of the C: drive, leaving it as Uncle Bill's sandpit. to remove as many of the changing files to other partitions. Where is the logic of stuffing temp files deep in the static OS material ? On my first PC (486 with DOS/Win 3.1)

Re: [ql-users] my all time favourite QL code

2004-07-26 Thread Robert Newson
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Re: [ql-users] OT: Who taught the Greeks to play football ?

2004-07-06 Thread Robert Newson
Malcolm Cadman wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Phoebus R. Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 20:10:18 +0100, Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yahooo :-) Hehe Too bad for the BBC Sport commentators ;-) They were all proven wrong ;-) CHeers :-) Nice to see the

Re: [ql-users]Decent ISPs

2004-06-01 Thread Robert Newson
Dr Colin F Parsons wrote: +50% of my Spam recieved came from Hotmail, that's why the generic hotmail.com and all its international variants is in my killfile, So your mail may not get through to it's intended recepients!! I think you probably mean 50% of your Spam received allegedly came from

Re: [ql-users]Decent ISPs

2004-05-31 Thread Robert Newson
Jeremy Taffel wrote: I just had a look at my freeserve (wanadoo now) account. I have stopped using it because of the volume of spam. Over 4000 spams since mid-March! About 600 had virus attachments. Many did not even have my email address from what I could tell (how does that work?). Freeserve

Re: [ql-users]Decent ISPs

2004-05-31 Thread Robert Newson
Malcolm Cadman wrote: ... I have found it worthwhile to have a :- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( address ) Mine's [now] called [EMAIL PROTECTED]. The only problem is that there is no filter available for my mail reader to filter on Envelope-to: - it would cut down the number of rules in my spam filter to

Re: [ql-users]Decent ISPs (was: QPC2 vs Word 97)

2004-05-29 Thread Robert Newson
P Witte wrote: Robert Newson writes: Im trying to get rid of my Tiscali account as Tiscali are obviously not interested in my custom. Ive tried a few other ISPs, but they have so far not proved reliable or decent - apart from Freeserve, now Wanado. You must have a different definition of decent

Re: [ql-users]Decent ISPs (was: QPC2 vs Word 97)

2004-05-27 Thread Robert Newson
P Witte wrote: Tony Firshman writes: ... Im trying to get rid of my Tiscali account as Tiscali are obviously not interested in my custom. Ive tried a few other ISPs, but they have so far not proved reliable or decent - apart from Freeserve, now Wanado. You must have a different definition of

Re: [ql-users] 41K virus

2004-03-28 Thread Robert Newson
Duncan Neithercut wrote: Hi According to norton antivirus the one I am getting W32.Netsky virus. Its must be someone on this list who is infected. Does anyone know a nicholas hearne. Is that the shown field or did you check the actual message headers to see for yourself?

Re: [ql-users] 41K virus

2004-03-28 Thread Robert Newson
Dilwyn Jones wrote: While downloading my emails tonight I noticed it was slow and the stats said I seemed to be sending about 10 times as much data as I was sending. Yes, I had one of the hundreds of 41K viruses (message failure) worms or virus, whatever they were, probably emailing everyone in