RE: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-27 Thread Darren Branagh
Tony Wrote:- In the old days, QL work used to be my living, and a good one. For the last 6 years at least, I have stayed because I have made many good friends. I don't make money or even do it for free. It actually costs me money to stay with the QL. Tony I couldn't agree more. Although

Re: [ql-users] was... Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-27 Thread jms1
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] was... Just an idea for a new Product. In a message dated 26/04/05 01:33:54 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Remember that i'm still

Re: [ql-users] was... Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-27 Thread Geogwilt
In a message dated 26/04/05 13:28:16 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: For me, the silly thing in past years was that you could buy programs like QPAC2 or QD which happened to include Pointer Environment but AFAIK you could never buy Pointer Environment by itself! H! I

Re: [ql-users] Turbo v4g21

2005-04-27 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Marcel Kilgus wrote: Just to see how Turbo developed I tried to compile EasyPtr's AppMan with it. I'd like to tell some of my quest in case anybody else wants to try it, too. First of all I'd like to note that whatever feature I thought it would be cool if Turbo could do this Turbo could

Re: Re: [ql-users] was... Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-27 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Excellent. If it it will work with that, it'll probably work with anything. Does anyone still use AH, when Minny is freely available? Jeremy Not many with AH, but plenty with the next two common versions (JM and JS). My Aurora has a JM ROM and my QL+Gold Card have a switchable JM and

Re: Re: [ql-users] Software Prices.

2005-04-27 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Marcel Kligus wrote: jms1 wrote: As Dilwyn Jones says in his article in Qtoady that TurboPtr is more flexible than EasyPtr, Well, but mostly in the sense that Assembler is more flexible than Basic. Still most people prefer to program in Basic. EasyPtr is not simply a wrapper around the

Re: [ql-users] was... Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-27 Thread SMSQ - Jochen Merz
H! I now wonder what I bought from Jochen when he sent me QPTR. I thought that was the Pointer Environment by itself. What I got was the QPTR Manual (now much used), a set of Qmac macros for programming assembler pointer programs using Qmac, QPTR extensions for programming Pointer

Re: [ql-users] Turbo v4g21

2005-04-27 Thread P Witte
Marcel Kilgus writes: First of all I'd like to note that whatever feature I thought it would be cool if Turbo could do this Turbo could already do, one just has to read the documentation. Just is a pretty big word here ;) But you are right! 200 IF NOT(COMPILED) THEN 210 LRESPR

Re: Re: [ql-users] was... Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-27 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Apologies if this is duplication Roy, the Tesco Webmail beastie timed out on me while I was trying to send the first copy and I don't think it got through. I've been given so much advice that my head is spinning. In one email I was advised to by QPAC2, but was then told that its the same as

Re: Re: [ql-users] was... Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-27 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Oops. That was meant to be forwarded to Roy not replied to this list (Tesco Webmail strikes again). But as it ended up here, suggest adding difference between QPTR and PE and all the other terms too! Dilwyn Jones From: Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/04/27 Wed PM 01:00:46 GMT To:

Re: Re: [ql-users] was... Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-27 Thread Dilwyn Jones
For me, the silly thing in past years was that you could buy programs like QPAC2 or QD which happened to include Pointer Environment but AFAIK you could never buy Pointer Environment by itself! H! I now wonder what I bought from Jochen when he sent me QPTR. I thought that

Re: Re: [ql-users] PE and software

2005-04-27 Thread Dilwyn Jones
(changed subject line to reflect change in thread) Malcolm Cadman wrote: Does anyone have a list of 'old programs' written for QDOS that do not run under the PE ? If there is a known list, then some action may taken. -- Malcolm Cadman John Gregory made a similar remark at the Quanta AGM

Re: Re: [ql-users] Idle thoughts

2005-04-27 Thread Dilwyn Jones
On the other hand there are lots of freeware products available too. Tell me about that one! Every now and then I have a flurry of updating my PD Library catalogue and I realise there's more and more free QL software out there than I can ever find time to catalogue and add to the library, let

Re: [ql-users] Idle thoughts

2005-04-27 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On the other hand there are lots of freeware products available too. Tell me about that one! Every now and then I have a flurry of updating my PD Library catalogue and I realise there's more and more free QL software out

Re: [ql-users] PE and software

2005-04-27 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes (changed subject line to reflect change in thread) Malcolm Cadman wrote: Does anyone have a list of 'old programs' written for QDOS that do not run under the PE ? If there is a known list, then some action may taken. -- Malcolm

Re: [ql-users] Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-27 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Darren Branagh [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Reminds me, I really must organise another Irish Show, maybe in Galway for a change. Would that be an Irish Show or a show held in Ireland ... :-) -- Malcolm Cadman ___ QL-Users

Re: [ql-users] was... Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-27 Thread Roy wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP Roy, I don't think this type of query can be answered too often. Could you perhaps do something for your beginners series along these lines: I had planned to do something on 'Essential Programs and Very Useful Ones' I am

Re: [ql-users] Software Prices.

2005-04-27 Thread Roy wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], jms1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes SNIP The main benefit of the free software movement is that source is distributed normally with the code and anybody is free to develope it, and within the license conditions distribute it. This may be an area where some programmers may

Re: [ql-users] Internet on the QL

2005-04-27 Thread Arnold Clarke
Hi Malcolm, I may have not given the right info. When I type in ex win1_lx_lynxenter I get the window displayed and in the window is a message saying Your Terminal Type is Unknown ... Enter a Terminal Type I enter VT-52 or VT100 but it just drops out . Arnold Send instant messages to

Re: Re: [ql-users] was... Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-27 Thread jms1
- Original Message - From: Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 1:27 PM Subject: Re: Re: [ql-users] was... Just an idea for a new Product. Some platforms actually offer the best of both worlds to some degree. Q40 and Q60 users can use

Re: [ql-users] was... Just an idea for a new Product.....

2005-04-27 Thread jms1
- Original Message - From: Roy wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 6:06 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] was... Just an idea for a new Product. Ok some of the advice was maybe not quite worded concisely. The Pointer Environment is the three files

Re: [ql-users] Idle thoughts

2005-04-27 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Marcel Kilgus wrote: Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: . Jeremy got a bit flamed for his suggestion to make things (QPC in this case) cheaper, even free. Actually, I never suggested free. It still didn't seem to prevent people from thinking that was where I was coming from, but that is not the

Re: Re: [ql-users] Software Prices.

2005-04-27 Thread Phoebus R. Dokos ( . )
On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 06:24:18 -0400, Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I fear my knowledge of Turbo compiler is too rusty after years of not using it, and my knowledge of TurboPTR very minimal, so I'd appreciate some articles from someone (probably along the lines of the ones I