Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2005-04-26 Thread Tony Firshman
On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 at 22:36:03, Dilwyn Jones wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Darren Branagh wrote: Completely off topic - and I'll probably get flamed to death for it, but.. Is he [Freddy] still mad into cars? Cars were not discussed...I was only on the phone for about 2 hours IIRC ;-) And

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2005-04-25 Thread Norman
Dilwyn, sorry, this one bounced back. You asked if I still had all the stuff I was working on for Freddy. The answer is no as I sent it all back many years ago when I stopped working on it. I've no idea if Freddy ever got it as he had 'vanished' from the planet (it appeared) and I never heard

RE: [ql-users] Perfection

2005-04-25 Thread Darren Branagh
Completely off topic - and I'll probably get flamed to death for it, but.. Is he still mad into cars? And whats he doing for a living? Still accountancy? Does he still eat enough to fuel a small African country? Darren. -Original Message- From: Dilwyn Jones [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2005-04-25 Thread Dilwyn Jones
sorry, this one bounced back. You asked if I still had all the stuff I was working on for Freddy. The answer is no as I sent it all back many years ago when I stopped working on it. I've no idea if Freddy ever got it as he had 'vanished' from the planet (it appeared) and I never heard from him

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2005-04-25 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Darren Branagh wrote: Completely off topic - and I'll probably get flamed to death for it, but.. Is he [Freddy] still mad into cars? Cars were not discussed...I was only on the phone for about 2 hours IIRC ;-) And whats he doing for a living? Still accountancy? Yes, but a fairly specialised

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2005-04-22 Thread Norman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... but at least Freddy was paying and it was worth it to have a nice long chat with him again! As far as I remember from my own dealings with Freddy, many years ago, there was no other choice but to have a long chat - he could talk for hours, and remain on topic

Re: Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2005-04-22 Thread Dilwyn Jones
As far as I remember from my own dealings with Freddy, many years ago, there was no other choice but to have a long chat - he could talk for hours, and remain on topic too. ;-) I used to do some work for him - which never came to fruition as he vanished before it was complete -

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2005-04-22 Thread David Gilham
I can confirm that my changes to Pefection are compatability changes ie bigger screensand greater compatibility with SMSQE and qdos on the amiga. I have not added any new functionality or changed the basic mother daughter job way of running the program. I am willing to submit my new version of

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2005-04-22 Thread gwicks
- Original Message - From: David Gilham To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 5:37 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Perfection In the meantime could any one who has found any bugs or incompatibilities in Perfection please email them to me at david (at) davidgilham (dot) me (dot

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2005-04-21 Thread P Witte
Dilwyn Jones writes: Although I don't think Freddy gets much time for QLing these days, he speaks nostalgically of his time with the QL. I happened to mention Quanta's QL Is 21 meeting to him. He said it may be of interest to him and might wish to attend, if only for nostalgic reasons, if

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2005-04-21 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Although I don't think Freddy gets much time for QLing these days, he speaks nostalgically of his time with the QL. I happened to mention Quanta's QL Is 21 meeting to him. He said it may be of interest to him and might wish to attend, if only for nostalgic reasons, if his work etc allows at the

Re: [ql-users] Perfection upgrade

2004-11-20 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Duncan Neithercut [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Many thanks for your efforts on behalf of Perfection users. And a genuine special thanks for letting us know what the programme is. Thanks ... just a part of the fun of being a 'ql_user' ... :-) If you are successful in

RE: [ql-users] Perfection upgrade

2004-11-19 Thread Duncan Neithercut
Many thanks for your efforts on behalf of Perfection users. And a genuine special thanks for letting us know what the programme is. If you are successful in making contact - do you plan to ask for the source to be made available as PD or freeware and the same for other DP programs that are not

Re: Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Yes, you get drunks and a few fights, but nothing like you get over here. (And that's only the QL shows) Are the fights because the pubs are ... licenced ? (how's that for getting back on topic?) Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-14 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes I can put together a complete set of files for you Dilwyn. But might be better to get the v6a11 Dave obviously has. Question is, is there any real differnce in the two versions? massive snip here I'm just thinking Darren, if we can get your

Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-13 Thread Tony Firshman
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 at 00:31:09, Roy wood wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) He loaned me a green cloth - and those who go to shows will recognise it. I too met him again recently and he formally gave the cloth to me! I didn't know you had 'taken the cloth' I must treat you with a new reverence! I

Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-13 Thread Tony Firshman
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 at 08:39:23, Tony Firshman wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 at 00:31:09, Roy wood wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) He loaned me a green cloth - and those who go to shows will recognise it. I too met him again recently and he formally gave the cloth to me!

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-13 Thread Darren . Branagh
George Gwilt wrote:- The version I have, which I amended so that it would print files, is v 6.01. What is yrs? From memory, I think it is v6.10 - but stand to be corrected. I will check this evening. Darren. This

Re: Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-13 Thread dilwyn.jones
George Gwilt wrote:- The version I have, which I amended so that it would print files, is v 6.01. What is yrs? From memory, I think it is v6.10 - but stand to be corrected. I will check this evening. Darren. Darren, on the assumption that the version you have is th emost up to date

Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-13 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Wed, 13 Oct 2004 08:50:45 +0100,() Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 at 08:39:23, Tony Firshman wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 at 00:31:09, Roy wood wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) He loaned me a green cloth - and those who go to shows will

Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-13 Thread Darren . Branagh
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 at 16:20:59, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Not even a tablecloth with a pint on it? Now that is more like it. I have certainly done that with the green tablecloth - the stains are there to prove it. Tony I can stand testament to that one!! I remember

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-13 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes George Gwilt wrote:- The version I have, which I amended so that it would print files, is v 6.01. What is yrs? From memory, I think it is v6.10 - but stand to be corrected. I will check this evening. Darren. Darren, on the assumption that

Re: Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-12 Thread dilwyn.jones
Rich Mellor wrote: David Batty and Sector Software are still around - see: _http://www.sectorsoftware.demon.co.uk/address.htm_ (http://www.sectorsoftware.demon.co.uk/address.htm) email address: _accordion AT sectorsoftware.demon.co.uk_ (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- Which reminds

Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-12 Thread Tony Firshman
On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 at 13:39:36, wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) We were stood outside talking about old times (he used to sell some of my software many years ago), and as he opened the boot of his car, what did I see in there...Accordions. Apparently he's quite into them! For new readers he

Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-12 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 at 20:35:00, Malcolm Cadman wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes After discussion with Dave Gilham over the weekend it seems we can best make progress by

Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-12 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes In a message dated 11/10/2004 20:54:30 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: After discussion with Dave Gilham over the weekend it seems we can best make progress by contacting Dave Batty, who took over the complete Digital Precision

Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-12 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes After discussion with Dave Gilham over the weekend it seems we can best make progress by contacting Dave Batty, who took over the complete Digital Precision software catalogue. Contacting Freddie Vachha seems more of an unknown.

Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-12 Thread John Sadler
- Original Message - From: John Gilpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 10:48 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it The Membership databases from Quanta have a number of possible contact addresses both snail and email BUT would I

Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-12 Thread Tony Firshman
On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 at 20:57:47, John Sadler wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) - Original Message - From: John Gilpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 10:48 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it The Membership databases from Quanta

Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-12 Thread John Gilpin
The Membership databases from Quanta have a number of possible contact addresses both snail and email BUT would I be contravening the Data Protection Act by revealing the same? John Gilpin, Quanta Membership Secretary. Not if they have given their express permission

Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-12 Thread John Gilpin
- Original Message - From: Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 9:04 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 at 20:57:47, John Sadler wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) - Original Message

Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-12 Thread Roy wood
He loaned me a green cloth - and those who go to shows will recognise it. I too met him again recently and he formally gave the cloth to me! I didn't know you had 'taken the cloth' I must treat you with a new reverence! -- Roy Wood Q Branch. 20 Locks Hill, Portslade, Sussex.BN41 2LB Tel: +44 (0)

Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-12 Thread David Tubbs
At 23:10 12/10/2004 +0100, you wrote: So, if they are so easy to find, what is all this topic about? It is obvious that Quanta's help is not required (again) :-( John Gilpin. Goodness, what planet If you had wanted to help and maintain confidentiality you would surely have sent an email

Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-11 Thread Darren . Branagh
Dave Gilham wrote:- My understanding is that I need freddies permission to release the modified binary to the general QL communinity and that I am under a Non disclosure arregement as regards the sources.I seem To have lost that agreement but that is the gist of of it. By the way does freddy

Re: [ql-users] Perfection etc. etc.

2004-10-11 Thread Darren . Branagh
Per Witte wrote:- Darren runs a very good piss-up (sorry QL show) form time to time (8-)# I think you have missed them all, and good they were too. Does anyone remember whether Ive been to one? (Reply off-list, please!) Per, I don't even remember if I'VE been to one, and I apparently run

Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-11 Thread Darren . Branagh
H. Now I'm confused. I was told by Mark years ago that Freddy gave the OK for Perfection to be released as freeware. So, providing you (Dave) are OK about releasing any of your modifications on the public, I don't see what the problem is. Cheers, Darren Branagh, Bank of Ireland -

Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-11 Thread Tony Firshman
On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 at 20:35:00, Malcolm Cadman wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes After discussion with Dave Gilham over the weekend it seems we can best make progress by contacting Dave Batty, who took over the complete Digital Precision

Re: [ql-users] Perfection etc. etc.

2004-10-09 Thread Dilwyn Jones
gwicks wrote: Thanks Marcel. I think we need to know he would agree to a wider distribution of your version of EasyPtr. We would have to decide if this should be a charged or an free upgrade. (My feeling is that it is a significant upgrade and therefore should be charged, but then you

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-09 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], gwicks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes - Original Message - From: Malcolm Cadman ( For info : Mark was previously a regular member of the London Quanta Group ) I gathered that at present he is no longer programming, but now involved in live public events where he

Re: [ql-users] Perfection etc. etc.

2004-10-09 Thread Wolfgang Uhlig
pointer to a complete system palette. How to create one is for example shown in my different colourway_bas examples. or do it with QCoCo ;) Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-08 Thread Darren . Branagh
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Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-08 Thread Tony Firshman
On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 at 09:35:44, wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Brian, I wasn't being sarcastic at all, nor elitist. I thought the last DP released version was generally available as PD - I hadn't looked for it, as I was one of those who bought the entire DP collection of programs from

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-08 Thread Darren . Branagh
Thu, 7 Oct 2004 16:54:19 +0100,() [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: Oh... Sorry!! I had thought it was available, just the hi-res screen version that wasn't. Dilwyn - is it in your PD library?? If it isn't I would be glad to provide it :-) Phoebus _ I bet you would I have it

Re: [ql-users] Perfection etc. and Copyright

2004-10-08 Thread Darren . Branagh
John Sadler wrote:- Copyright was introduced so that the author could get a reasonable recompense for his/hers efforts. Of course when the lawyers have finished it all becomes unreasonable! However that does not change the moral ideas behind copyright. It seems totally unreasonable to me that

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-08 Thread Tony Firshman
On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 at 11:32:06, wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) snip I recall when he got that Nissan 300ZX Turbo Sports car - bought entirely with DP proceeds. Indeed. Did he tell you the story? There were plenty of similar Nissans about with a slightly different names. This one was top of

Re: [ql-users] Perfection etc. etc.

2004-10-08 Thread gwicks
- Original Message - From: Brian Kemmett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] Perfection Im not quite sure if that was a sarcastic aside?? I thought it was a genuine observation. It seems to me that the QL WORLD is getting too elitist and forgetting the bottom of the heap, you

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-08 Thread Darren . Branagh
Tony wrote:- Did he tell you the story? There were plenty of similar Nissans about with a slightly different names. This one was top of the range and worth, at the time £22,000. He got it for £17,000 because the salesman thought it was the cheaper model. Were you there when he did wheelies

Re: [ql-users] Perfection etc. and Copyright

2004-10-08 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 Oct 2004 at 11:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Moral copyright is all very well, until someone gets their solicitor onto you. Just because you're giving it away for free doesnt make it right. Mopral copyright is not very well - simply because what is moral to me isn't to you, or

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-08 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 Oct 2004 at 8:36, Brian Kemmett wrote: The problem as I said, is that the new version will not filter a database past the first stage. applying further filters simply applies a filter where nothing is selected. On inspection of the filter screen from level 2 onwards just shows 'MEMO',

Re: [ql-users] Perfection etc. etc.

2004-10-08 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 7 Oct 2004 at 21:12, gwicks wrote: Brian I can feel your frustration, but I not sure what you are talking about is elitism. I think it is just plain, damned inefficiency and muddle. Well, I do understand that those people who have given up the QL World just couldn't be bothered anymore.

Re: [ql-users] Perfection etc. etc.

2004-10-08 Thread Tony Firshman
On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 at 21:12:51, gwicks wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) - Original Message - From: Brian Kemmett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] Perfection Im not quite sure if that was a sarcastic aside?? I thought it was a genuine observation. It seems to me that the QL

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-08 Thread Tony Firshman
On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 at 13:39:55, wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Tony wrote:- Did he tell you the story? There were plenty of similar Nissans about with a slightly different names. This one was top of the range and worth, at the time £22,000. He got it for £17,000 because the salesman

Re: [ql-users] Perfection etc. etc.

2004-10-08 Thread Darren . Branagh
Tony wrote:- Brian I can feel your frustration, but I not sure what you are talking about is elitism. I think it is just plain, damned inefficiency and muddle. Put another way the one thing you should never do in this life is to ask any QL-er to run a piss up in a brewery. Darren runs a very

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-08 Thread Brian Kemmett
PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 2:37 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Perfection On 8 Oct 2004 at 8:36, Brian Kemmett wrote: The problem as I said, is that the new version will not filter a database past the first stage. applying further filters simply applies a filter where

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-08 Thread Brian Kemmett
, 2004 9:35 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Perfection Brian, I wasn't being sarcastic at all, nor elitist. I thought the last DP released version was generally available as PD - I hadn't looked for it, as I was one of those who bought the entire DP collection of programs from freddy for about 100 quid

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-08 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 Oct 2004 at 15:31, Brian Kemmett wrote: (...) Its advertised a high colour upgrade and the front end is version 4.12, whilst the engine is still v3.14. I have returned to using my old version front end (v4.07) which works perfectly OK. I know it must be the front end at fault because

Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-08 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 Oct 2004 at 9:44, David Gilham wrote: (...) . For what its worth Perfection has not been released as freeware or public domain and I would need permission from Freddy Vaccha to relase the binary let alone the sources to the general QL community. Hmm, Darren stated: Freddy gave

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-08 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Brian Kemmett [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Darren, Just for the record, I also purchased Perfection (v3.10) from DP when it was released, and I still use it quite heavily. It is easy to use and fast. I have got very used to it, but with a high resolution display it

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-08 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Brian, I wasn't being sarcastic at all, nor elitist. I thought the last DP released version was generally available as PD - I hadn't looked for it, as I was one of those who bought the entire DP collection of programs from freddy for about

Re: [ql-users] Perfection etc. etc.

2004-10-08 Thread Marcel Kilgus
gwicks wrote: A more recent case is EasyPtr. You cannot use this with the new colours. I just came off the phone with Albin. In the course of the conversation we recognised that we would have met tomorrow anyway at a wedding of a mutual friend, so I will have some time to talk to him and sort

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-08 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Were you there when he did wheelies around a car park after a QL show - Leyland I think - soon after he got the car? I remember wheelies around the Leyland car park - it was same night that I got a flat battery in my old Ford Crapi (as Freddy used to call it). I think it might have been the same

Re: [ql-users] Perfection etc. and Copyright

2004-10-08 Thread Dilwyn Jones
On 8 Oct 2004 at 11:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Moral copyright is all very well, until someone gets their solicitor onto you. Just because you're giving it away for free doesnt make it right. Mopral copyright is not very well - simply because what is moral to me isn't to you, or

Re: [ql-users] Perfection etc. etc.

2004-10-08 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Darren runs a very good piss-up (sorry QL show) form time to time (8-)# ^ | --- Not much of that there after all the dark stuff from Mr G. in

Re: [ql-users] Perfection etc. etc.

2004-10-08 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I couldn't manage one this year - as my son took priority!! I only see him on weekends, as I have to work in Dublin, and it would have meant giving up one of my weekends with him for the Show. I handed in my resignation lately to the bank where I've worked for 7 years, purely 'cos I miss him

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-08 Thread Dilwyn Jones
That was probably Bernd Reinhardt then. I'll come with him to QL2004. OK, s we know what HE'll be doing on that day...:-) Wolfgang He he, I feel a Data Design workshop coming on at QL2004. Either that, or lock Bernd in a room by himself not to come out until it's sorted! -- Dilwyn Jones

Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-08 Thread gwicks
- Original Message - From: David Gilham Subject: Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it My understanding is that I need freddies permission to release the modified binary to the general QL communinity and that I am under a Non disclosure arregement as regards the sources.I seem

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-08 Thread gwicks
- Original Message - From: Malcolm Cadman ( For info : Mark was previously a regular member of the London Quanta Group ) I gathered that at present he is no longer programming, but now involved in live public events where he does readings, etc. So his interest has moved to the

Re: [ql-users] Perfection etc. and Copyright

2004-10-08 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 8 Oct 2004 at 18:34, Dilwyn Jones wrote: And just imagine the field days lawyers would have if they'd had to plead whether something was moral or not. Shudder. Wolfgang I thought you were a lawyer, Wolfgang? yup. Or is that what you meant??? Well... Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-08 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I'll put an appeal in the next issue of Toady to see if anyone knows of is whereabouts these days. Dilwyn Jones - Original Message - From: gwicks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take

Re: [ql-users] Perfection etc. etc.

2004-10-08 Thread Dilwyn Jones
A more recent case is EasyPtr. You cannot use this with the new colours. I just came off the phone with Albin. In the course of the conversation we recognised that we would have met tomorrow anyway at a wedding of a mutual friend, so I will have some time to talk to him and sort this

RE: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it

2004-10-08 Thread Duncan Neithercut
] Subject: Re: [ql-users] Perfection: my take on it On 8 Oct 2004 at 9:44, David Gilham wrote: (...) . For what its worth Perfection has not been released as freeware or public domain and I would need permission from Freddy Vaccha to relase the binary let alone the sources to the general QL

Re: [ql-users] Perfection etc. etc.

2004-10-08 Thread Marcel Kilgus
gwicks wrote: Thanks Marcel. I think we need to know he would agree to a wider distribution of your version of EasyPtr. We would have to decide if this should be a charged or an free upgrade. (My feeling is that it is a significant upgrade and therefore should be charged, but then you would

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-07 Thread Brian Kemmett
If Freddie Vaccha gave permission for Perfection to become freeware, then why can't it be released eh - Original Message - From: gwicks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 8:23 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Perfection - Original Message

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-07 Thread Darren . Branagh
Subject: Re: [ql-users] Perfection - Original Message - From: Phoebus Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] Perfection . Not entirely true :-) I submitted that idea to my graduating supervisor professor at the uni and I was approved :-) That means that the ql-archive

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-07 Thread Brian Kemmett
Darren, you are missing my point.. If DP released the original PERFECTION as freeware, then why isn't THAT version available? - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Perfection Freddy gave

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-07 Thread Darren . Branagh
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Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-07 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Thu, 7 Oct 2004 16:54:19 +0100,() [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: Oh... Sorry!! I had thought it was available, just the hi-res screen version that wasn't. Dilwyn - is it in your PD library?? If it isn't I would be glad to provide it :-) Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-07 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Darren, you are missing my point.. If DP released the original PERFECTION as freeware, then why isn't THAT version available? Oh... Sorry!! I had thought it was available, just the hi-res screen version that wasn't. Dilwyn - is it in your PD library?? No. I only have an older

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-07 Thread Brian Kemmett
since 1985. It is beginning to feel like its time to move on and leave Qdos/Smsq/e to all of you elitists - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 4:54 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Perfection Oh... Sorry!! I had thought

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-06 Thread P Witte
Geoff writes: The status of Perfection is an old chestnut on this list and exactly the same things are being said as the last time the thread appeared. And the time before that. And the time before that. And ..the ...time before. zz. (snore). No one knows what the status of

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-06 Thread Geogwilt
In a message dated 05/10/04 19:48:34 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I use Perfection with SMSQE (v3.07) and it works well. However I had to alter my version because at one point the register D1 no longer contained what the authors expected. I reported this alteration in QL

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-06 Thread gwicks
- Original Message - From: P Witte Subject: Re: [ql-users] Perfection I can only apologise for my tardy reaction. Im not one of those few people who have had experience of chasing up old software, but Im all for it. In particular, Id be interested in updated versions of QLiberator

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-06 Thread gwicks
- Original Message - From: Phoebus Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] Perfection . Not entirely true :-) I submitted that idea to my graduating supervisor professor at the uni and I was approved :-) That means that the ql-archive will be a reality (that is if I want

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-06 Thread François Van Emelen
P Witte wrote: snip I can only apologise for my tardy reaction. Im not one of those few people who have had experience of chasing up old software, but Im all for it. In particular, Id be interested in updated versions of QLiberator and EasyPtr. Id even be prepared to pay a reasonably unreasonable

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-06 Thread P Witte
Geoff writes: QLiberator had two authors and one, whom I believe has the only copies of the code, has disappeared. (I put that in inverted commas as we amateur genealogists have means of tracing people whether dead or alive) Surely someone on this list must know the name of the 'disappeared'

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-06 Thread P Witte
François Van Emelen writes: P Witte wrote: snip What do you mean by 'Id even be prepared to pay a reasonably unreasonable amount for the privilege' reasonable reasonably reasonable reasonably unreasonable unreasonable Reasonably clear? Per

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-05 Thread Darren . Branagh
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Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-05 Thread Geogwilt
In a message dated 04/10/04 16:13:12 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello.. Does anyone know if the old Digital Precision program PERFECTION was ever finished being updated for smsq/e? I believe Mark Knight was working on it a couple of years ago, and according to QLToday

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-05 Thread Brian Kemmett
Thanks to all that have replied to my question. It looks like I can safely assume that PERFECTION is buried in history - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 10:57 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Perfection In a message dated

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-05 Thread Darren . Branagh
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Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-05 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Brian Kemmett [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Thanks to all that have replied to my question. It looks like I can safely assume that PERFECTION is buried in history No ... more dormant at present in terms of being updated. The original version works fine in SMSQ/E, it

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-05 Thread gwicks
The status of Perfection is an old chestnut on this list and exactly the same things are being said as the last time the thread appeared. And the time before that. And the time before that. And ..the ...time before. zz. (snore). No one knows what the status of Perfection is or of all

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-04 Thread Darren . Branagh
Hi Brian, I have a version Mark gave me shortly before he left the QL scene. It works well, at least I have used it without too much trouble, and the configurator can now cope with screen larger than 512x256 - I use it on a 17 Monitor at 1024x768 without problem. Mark and Dave Gilham where both

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-04 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Just checked on Mark's website, no mention of Perfection. The email address on there is webmaster AT the-furnace DOT demon DOT co DOT uk The only QL program on his site is Editor 3.07K. I have most of his other stuff on my website (K-Base, MK Utils etc etc) but not Perfection. Darren, if you

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-10-04 Thread Brian Kemmett
dont suppose you could let me have a copy - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 4:19 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Perfection Hi Brian, I have a version Mark gave me shortly before he left the QL scene. It works well

Re: [ql-users] Perfection

2004-04-14 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes It was Steve and Freddy Vaccha. I was under the impression it was PD, I know Dave Gilham and Mark Knight did work on it a few years ago to allow it to work with larger screen sizes etc. under QPC or Aurora etc. The window could be