Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-27 Thread Norman Dunbar
Morning Urs, On 23/09/11 15:50, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote: ...Here's a short video of how the DVD "does" under Windows 8: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilvidN6NlF0 Nice video, I'm especially impressed by your monitor - that's absolutely stunning! What is it? I noticed that Windows 8 is extremely

[Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-27 Thread thorsten herbert
I'm a new subscriber and received QL Today and the DVD. It's fantastic, compliments to all involved. Best, Tho ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-26 Thread Mark Martin
011 5:41 PM >>To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com >>Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now! >> >>Arrived here and well in the US (Detroit area) today the 19th.  DVD is very >>well done, lots of good info for someone like me trying to return to the QL... >

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-24 Thread Tony Firshman
On Sep 24, at 14:16 | Sep24, ql wrote: > Am 24.09.2011 um 13:55 schrieb Tony Firshman : >> I didn't last until the end, but I especially liked the obviously >> intentional reflection of Urs in the screen. > Beside the official topic there are so many other "things" visible in this > video. Me a

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-24 Thread ql
Am 24.09.2011 um 13:55 schrieb Tony Firshman : > I didn't last until the end, but I especially liked the obviously intentional > reflection of Urs in the screen. Beside the official topic there are so many other "things" visible in this video. Me as reflection on the screen is just one of them. ;

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-24 Thread Tony Firshman
On Sep 24, at 13:08 | Sep24, Dilwyn Jones wrote: > Urs Koenig wrote: > >> Today I gave the DVD a go under Microsoft Windows 8. Yes, 8 not 7. I have >> the Developer Preview version (an alpha version) running in Oracle's >> VirtualBox on my PC. Here's a short video of how the DVD "does" under >>

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-24 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Urs Koenig wrote: Today I gave the DVD a go under Microsoft Windows 8. Yes, 8 not 7. I have the Developer Preview version (an alpha version) running in Oracle's VirtualBox on my PC. Here's a short video of how the DVD "does" under Windows 8: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilvidN6NlF0 I haven't l

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-23 Thread Urs Koenig (QL)
Today, Doug Laverne wrote: > Southeast USA-- East Tennessee/Smoky Mountains--today. Hi all, many thanks for all the positive feedback! I'm happy that Dilwyn contributed many of his CD distributions. Without that the DVD would be only "half full". Also great to see how fast this issue got to you

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-22 Thread extdgl42
Southeast USA-- East Tennessee/Smoky Mountains--today. Doug L. -Original Message- >From: John Impellizzeri >Sent: Sep 19, 2011 5:41 PM >To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com >Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now! > >Arrived here and well in the US (Detro

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-20 Thread Jochen Merz
Hallo Gerhard, freut mich sehr das zu lesen :-) Viele Grüße Jochen Gerhard Plavec schrieb: Yo :) QL-Today with DVD was waiting in my letterbox in Vienna :) Thanks all people who worked on this project. Endlich kann ich mir die interessantesten Artikel der letzten Jahren vom Computer vorles

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-19 Thread Gerhard Plavec
Yo :) QL-Today with DVD was waiting in my letterbox in Vienna :) Thanks all people who worked on this project. Endlich kann ich mir die interessantesten Artikel der letzten Jahren vom Computer vorlesen lassen - wie lange habe ich das schon gefordert und darauf gewartet - vielen Dank allen, die

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-19 Thread John Impellizzeri
Arrived here and well in the US (Detroit area) today the 19th. DVD is very well done, lots of good info for someone like me trying to return to the QL... John On Sep 17, 2011, at 5:36 PM, Malcolm Cadman wrote: >> >> Wow, THIS is a real record! So many reported arrivals throughout Europe, >>

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-19 Thread Petri Pellinen
Finnish Postal Service delivered today. My first ever QL Today. Now I have 15 years of catching up to do :) Great magazine, thank you to everybody involved! Best regards, Petri ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
François Van Emelen wrote: My QLToday + DVD arrived this morning in Kessel-Lo (Belgium). Many thanks to you, Jochen, Merz, Rainer Wolkwitz and to all those who contributed to this project. No problems with the DVD. François Van Emelen Oops... Forgot to thank Dilwyn Jones François Van Emelen

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-19 Thread François Van Emelen
Op 19/09/2011 9:56, François Van Emelen schreef: Op 16/09/2011 14:26, Urs Koenig (QL) schreef: This summer I volunteered to work on a Sinclair related retro computing DVD which is out now. The DVD holds searchable PDFs of all issues (15 years, 1996-2011) of QL Today magazine, plus as Bonus Mater

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-19 Thread François Van Emelen
Op 16/09/2011 14:26, Urs Koenig (QL) schreef: This summer I volunteered to work on a Sinclair related retro computing DVD which is out now. The DVD holds searchable PDFs of all issues (15 years, 1996-2011) of QL Today magazine, plus as Bonus Material seven software, documentation and picture coll

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-19 Thread Jochen Merz
Hi Norman, As someone who has to burn a pile of DVDs for a living (at work that is!) I know exactly what a PITA it is to do, so a huge thank you to Jochen - who I assume did the burning - it is an extremely thankless task. Yes, all done with the same burner to ensure everybody gets the same DVD

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-19 Thread Jochen Merz
nd I went through to get past the credit card payment restrictions. But I suppose that's a matter for Jochen and/or Geoff. -Original Message- From: "Urs Koenig (QL)" Sent: Sep 16, 2011 7:26 AM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-18 Thread extdgl42
ge- >From: "Urs Koenig (QL)" >Sent: Sep 16, 2011 7:26 AM >To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com >Subject: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now! > >This summer I volunteered to work on a Sinclair related retro computing DVD >which is out now. The DVD holds searchable P

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-18 Thread Norman Dunbar
Just back from a week away in Scotland visiting (sick) parents and attending a funeral. :-( Found the DVD when I got home yesterday and have only just had a chance to try it on Linux (Open Suse 11.4) works fine. I don't have autorun turned on on my CD/DVDs so I open index.html manually. I've

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-18 Thread Jochen Merz
Hi Adrian, No problems here. My congratulations to all involved. A great piece of work! Thanks. As I know from experience, you can never be certain that every disk is going to be readable by every drive. Even if you verify each disk after burning, some read problems are almost inevitable. A

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-18 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message <4e75c978.20...@rwapservices.co.uk>, Rich Mellor writes On 18/09/2011 07:43, Jochen Merz wrote: Hi Malcolm, Arrived in London, too, on Saturday 17th September 2011. Very fast this time. Tried the DVD on my desktop PC, and was not able to auto-start. From directory, then saw fi

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-18 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message <4e759303.2090...@j-m-s.com>, Jochen Merz writes Hi Jochen. No idea why the DVD is failing on the main PC. Maybe it is Ghostscript not being available to see the PDF's. The DVD is a Philips JackRabbit RW, which is always reliable. Although, now enjoying the nostalgia of reading t

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-18 Thread Tobias Fröschle
All, just a short hint: My Antivirus barks at wxqt2.exe from the DVD - I seem to recall I've read something about a false positive about this one in the past, but my memory used to be better. You can never be to cautious. Cheers, Tobias ___ QL-Users Mail

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-18 Thread Memory Lane Computing Ltd
work. Adrian www.memorylanecomputing.com > -Original Message- > From: ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com [mailto:ql-users-bounces@lists.q-v- > d.com] On Behalf Of Jochen Merz > Sent: 18 September 2011 12:15 > To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com > Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair re

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-18 Thread Jochen Merz
Both machines are running Win XP Pro. Any idea what could be the reason? Could it be that the disk is a DVD- or a DVD+ and the one drive cannot read that format? Always a pain with DVD s! Mine has also arrived and works - many thanks for this! :-) Fine. Yes, especially with RWs ... I did so

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-18 Thread Tony Firshman
On Sep 18, at 11:35 | Sep18, Rich Mellor wrote: > On 18/09/2011 07:43, Jochen Merz wrote: >> Hi Malcolm, >> >>> Arrived in London, too, on Saturday 17th September 2011. >> Very fast this time. >> >>> Tried the DVD on my desktop PC, and was not able to auto-start. From >>> directory, then saw fi

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-18 Thread Rich Mellor
On 18/09/2011 07:43, Jochen Merz wrote: Hi Malcolm, Arrived in London, too, on Saturday 17th September 2011. Very fast this time. Tried the DVD on my desktop PC, and was not able to auto-start. From directory, then saw files on the disc, yet no content. Turned off PC, and re-started. Then di

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-18 Thread Tony Firshman
On 18 Sep 2011, at 09:14, gdgqler wrote: > > On 18 Sep 2011, at 08:18, Tony Firshman wrote: > Tried the DVD on my desktop PC, and was not able to auto-start. From directory, then saw files on the disc, yet no content. Turned off PC, and re-started. Then disc not accessible form

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-18 Thread gdgqler
On 18 Sep 2011, at 08:18, Tony Firshman wrote: >>> Tried the DVD on my desktop PC, and was not able to auto-start. From >>> directory, then saw files on the disc, yet no content. >>> Turned off PC, and re-started. Then disc not accessible format message. >>> Tried on my portable PC, and all is we

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-18 Thread Tony Firshman
On Sep 18, at 07:43 | Sep18, Jochen Merz wrote: > Hi Malcolm, > >> Arrived in London, too, on Saturday 17th September 2011. > Very fast this time. Mine too. >> Tried the DVD on my desktop PC, and was not able to auto-start. From >> directory, then saw files on the disc, yet no content. >> Turned

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-17 Thread Jochen Merz
Hi Malcolm, Arrived in London, too, on Saturday 17th September 2011. Very fast this time. Tried the DVD on my desktop PC, and was not able to auto-start. From directory, then saw files on the disc, yet no content. Turned off PC, and re-started. Then disc not accessible format message. Tried o

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-17 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message <4e74c640.8050...@j-m-s.com>, Jochen Merz writes Hi Jochen, Arrived in London, too, on Saturday 17th September 2011. Tried the DVD on my desktop PC, and was not able to auto-start. From directory, then saw files on the disc, yet no content. Turned off PC, and re-started. Then di

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-17 Thread Jochen Merz
Wow, THIS is a real record! So many reported arrivals throughout Europe, considering that I posted them on Thursday afternoon - two days ago! Glad they arrived fast and hopefully well ... Jochen gdgqler schrieb: On 17 Sep 2011, at 14:35, Lee Privett wrote: Ditto, mine arrived today in the

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-17 Thread gdgqler
On 17 Sep 2011, at 14:35, Lee Privett wrote: > Ditto, mine arrived today in the UK/south, a worthy DVD > On 17 Sep 2011, at 14:16, Bob Spelten wrote: > >> Op Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:26:42 +0200 schreef Urs Koenig (QL) : >> >>> This summer I volunteered to work on a Sinclair related retro computing

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-17 Thread Lee Privett
Ditto, mine arrived today in the UK/south, a worthy DVD On 17 Sep 2011, at 14:16, Bob Spelten wrote: > Op Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:26:42 +0200 schreef Urs Koenig (QL) : > >> This summer I volunteered to work on a Sinclair related retro computing DVD >> which is out now. > > And QLToday plus The DVD

Re: [Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-17 Thread Bob Spelten
Op Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:26:42 +0200 schreef Urs Koenig (QL) : This summer I volunteered to work on a Sinclair related retro computing DVD which is out now. And QLToday plus The DVD arrived in Amsterdam this morning in good health. Compliments to all who contributed to this project. Bob -- Th

[Ql-Users] Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!

2011-09-16 Thread Urs Koenig (QL)
This summer I volunteered to work on a Sinclair related retro computing DVD which is out now. The DVD holds searchable PDFs of all issues (15 years, 1996-2011) of QL Today magazine, plus as Bonus Material seven software, documentation and picture collections which were previously only available on