Re: [ql-users] QL books
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 13:45:40 -, Dilwyn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: There are plenty of learn SuperBASIC books around second hand - Rich Mellor often does a miraculous job of finding them for people who ask. I do have a couple of QL books here I don't want: QL SuperBASIC The Definitive Handbook by Jan Jones (original McGraw-Hill edition, not Quanta edition, good condition but has a bit of my scribblings in it) But Dilwyn, that's a collector's piece by now !! Try getting my wife to see it that way :-( Space requirements dictate. When my son sleeps with us his room is populated by QL books, QL Worlds, Quanta newsletters, old software, floppy disks.with a little bit of space for him to sleep somewhere in the middle. Seriously. It's time to make space now that my step-daughter from Chris's marriage is living with us on a semi-permanent basis. An Introduction to Programming the Sinclair QL by R.A. and J.W.Penfold The Sinclair QL Companion by Boris Allan (first ever book on the QL IIRC ) Advanced programming with the sinclair QL by Martin Gandoff Quantum Theory - Simon Rockman Good Programming With QL SuperBASIC - Roy Atherton 1 pound each + postage to anyone who wants them (or if easier than obtaining Pounds to pay me, just send me a few CD-Rs worth about 1 pound+postage after I've sent them to you when you can see the value of postage. I go through a lot of CDRs making backups here, so they're a tradeable currency to me! There's also a few Spectrum books (haven't looked at titles) which anyone can have at cost of postage. Or if any traders want them to sell on, just ask me and I'll send them to you for cost of postage, or bring them to next Quanta workshop I attend. Dilwyn - you know I'll take them off your hands gladly... OK, will pop all the QL books in a parcel to you this week, if you're taking the lot forget the pound a piece, just send me face value of postage plus a token amount to satisfy my wife I haven't just given them, away after you get them. I'll be glad to see them find a worthy new home. I keep meaning to do this, as it's a new year I'm going to be firm and sort it all out for once in my life. Well, trouble is that they do tend to follow you around. Please let others get in first though - ie. given them a couple of days to respond to your original offer :-) If your health allows you to come to a workshop this year, I might prepare half a ton of gear for you to have. Seriously, though, as the route from here to most QL shows includes the M6 it might be possible for me to either drop stuff off at your current Shelfield address if I can find it (I hate driving in Walsall/Birmingham areas), or even give you a lift to the workshop (same proviso!) Now there's an offer My health should permit me to drive more this year and maybe attend a show, but with them all now being on the south coast this year (why oh why oh why), think that would be too far for me even with a lift. We can always meet up at a services somewhere !! My QoLlector's urge has gone recently (although QLing urge just as strong as ever) - only collections I still want to keep are QL Worlds, IQLRs and Quantas. Right, let's go collect some stuff for Mr Mellor...I only hope you realise what's coming :o) Not interested in magazines - best place for them is the recycling bin since no-one ever asks for them. Books are different though no more of the "Sinclair Series black books" - I have piles of those. Right - best make some more room in the garage then ! -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services 26 Oak Road, Shelfield, Walsall, West Midlands WS4 1RQ http://www.rwapservices.co.uk/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QL books
There are plenty of learn SuperBASIC books around second hand - Rich Mellor often does a miraculous job of finding them for people who ask. I do have a couple of QL books here I don't want: QL SuperBASIC The Definitive Handbook by Jan Jones (original McGraw-Hill edition, not Quanta edition, good condition but has a bit of my scribblings in it) But Dilwyn, that's a collector's piece by now !! Try getting my wife to see it that way :-( Space requirements dictate. When my son sleeps with us his room is populated by QL books, QL Worlds, Quanta newsletters, old software, floppy disks.with a little bit of space for him to sleep somewhere in the middle. Seriously. It's time to make space now that my step-daughter from Chris's marriage is living with us on a semi-permanent basis. An Introduction to Programming the Sinclair QL by R.A. and J.W.Penfold The Sinclair QL Companion by Boris Allan (first ever book on the QL IIRC ) Advanced programming with the sinclair QL by Martin Gandoff Quantum Theory - Simon Rockman Good Programming With QL SuperBASIC - Roy Atherton 1 pound each + postage to anyone who wants them (or if easier than obtaining Pounds to pay me, just send me a few CD-Rs worth about 1 pound+postage after I've sent them to you when you can see the value of postage. I go through a lot of CDRs making backups here, so they're a tradeable currency to me! There's also a few Spectrum books (haven't looked at titles) which anyone can have at cost of postage. Or if any traders want them to sell on, just ask me and I'll send them to you for cost of postage, or bring them to next Quanta workshop I attend. Dilwyn - you know I'll take them off your hands gladly... OK, will pop all the QL books in a parcel to you this week, if you're taking the lot forget the pound a piece, just send me face value of postage plus a token amount to satisfy my wife I haven't just given them, away after you get them. I'll be glad to see them find a worthy new home. I keep meaning to do this, as it's a new year I'm going to be firm and sort it all out for once in my life. If your health allows you to come to a workshop this year, I might prepare half a ton of gear for you to have. Seriously, though, as the route from here to most QL shows includes the M6 it might be possible for me to either drop stuff off at your current Shelfield address if I can find it (I hate driving in Walsall/Birmingham areas), or even give you a lift to the workshop (same proviso!) My QoLlector's urge has gone recently (although QLing urge just as strong as ever) - only collections I still want to keep are QL Worlds, IQLRs and Quantas. Right, let's go collect some stuff for Mr Mellor...I only hope you realise what's coming :o) -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 30/12/2004 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QL books
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 12:27:26 -, Dilwyn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On this thread I've been surprised not to see a mention of what I shall now mention! ;-) Viz Viz? That's not a QL book !*x@ "Illustrating Super Basic on the Sinclair QL" Donald Alcock, Cambridge University Press, 1985, 182pp ISBN 0-521-31517-4 I was well into programming when I got the book - but I see (now) from my many annotations in it that it proved a very useful source. Yes! - for all ye olde buffs, it's the one that's handwritten but nevertheless very clear with sketches of little 'bugs' crawling here and there. Jan Jones's book is more of a reference guide than a learn to program book. I wouldn't really suggest it to those wishing to learn SuperBASIC int he first place (the QL manual is better for that!) but as a reference guide it's great. There are plenty of learn SuperBASIC books around second hand - Rich Mellor often does a miraculous job of finding them for people who ask. I do have a couple of QL books here I don't want: QL SuperBASIC The Definitive Handbook by Jan Jones (original McGraw-Hill edition, not Quanta edition, good condition but has a bit of my scribblings in it) But Dilwyn, that's a collector's piece by now !! An Introduction to Programming the Sinclair QL by R.A. and J.W.Penfold The Sinclair QL Companion by Boris Allan (first ever book on the QL IIRC ) Advanced programming with the sinclair QL by Martin Gandoff Quantum Theory - Simon Rockman Good Programming With QL SuperBASIC - Roy Atherton 1 pound each + postage to anyone who wants them (or if easier than obtaining Pounds to pay me, just send me a few CD-Rs worth about 1 pound+postage after I've sent them to you when you can see the value of postage. I go through a lot of CDRs making backups here, so they're a tradeable currency to me! There's also a few Spectrum books (haven't looked at titles) which anyone can have at cost of postage. Or if any traders want them to sell on, just ask me and I'll send them to you for cost of postage, or bring them to next Quanta workshop I attend. Dilwyn - you know I'll take them off your hands gladly... -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services 26 Oak Road, Shelfield, Walsall, West Midlands WS4 1RQ http://www.rwapservices.co.uk/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QL books
On this thread I've been surprised not to see a mention of what I shall now mention! ;-) Viz Viz? That's not a QL book !*x@ "Illustrating Super Basic on the Sinclair QL" Donald Alcock, Cambridge University Press, 1985, 182pp ISBN 0-521-31517-4 I was well into programming when I got the book - but I see (now) from my many annotations in it that it proved a very useful source. Yes! - for all ye olde buffs, it's the one that's handwritten but nevertheless very clear with sketches of little 'bugs' crawling here and there. Jan Jones's book is more of a reference guide than a learn to program book. I wouldn't really suggest it to those wishing to learn SuperBASIC int he first place (the QL manual is better for that!) but as a reference guide it's great. There are plenty of learn SuperBASIC books around second hand - Rich Mellor often does a miraculous job of finding them for people who ask. I do have a couple of QL books here I don't want: QL SuperBASIC The Definitive Handbook by Jan Jones (original McGraw-Hill edition, not Quanta edition, good condition but has a bit of my scribblings in it) An Introduction to Programming the Sinclair QL by R.A. and J.W.Penfold The Sinclair QL Companion by Boris Allan (first ever book on the QL IIRC ) Advanced programming with the sinclair QL by Martin Gandoff Quantum Theory - Simon Rockman Good Programming With QL SuperBASIC - Roy Atherton 1 pound each + postage to anyone who wants them (or if easier than obtaining Pounds to pay me, just send me a few CD-Rs worth about 1 pound+postage after I've sent them to you when you can see the value of postage. I go through a lot of CDRs making backups here, so they're a tradeable currency to me! There's also a few Spectrum books (haven't looked at titles) which anyone can have at cost of postage. Or if any traders want them to sell on, just ask me and I'll send them to you for cost of postage, or bring them to next Quanta workshop I attend. -- Dilwyn Jones -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 30/12/2004 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
