Re: [ql-users] failure messages - we should change this. Qualityof Software

2004-04-06 Thread Dilwyn Jones
The trouble here is that people like to take pot shots at their favourite targets and M$ is every computer users favourite. I find some of their software exasperating and deeply annoying in the way that it works. I also marvel at the things it leaves out. However some of it works well and it

Re: [ql-users] failure messages

2004-04-01 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 1 Apr 2004 at 11:26, Tarquin Mills wrote: When are CD-ROM drivers going to be built in, even the 8-bit SAM Coupé has fully working CD-ROM drivers as part of it's OS. How about : as soon as you've written them? Wolfgang www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com

Re: [ql-users] failure messages

2004-03-26 Thread Bill Cable
AmericanEnglish 1,000,000 million million 1,000,000,000 billion milliard 1,000,000,000,000 trillionbillion Now I feel better the US budget deficit this year is only .5 billion USD. Nothing to get

Re: [ql-users] failure messages

2004-03-25 Thread Darren . Branagh
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Re: [ql-users] failure messages

2004-03-25 Thread Tony Firshman
On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 at 14:57:10, Wolfgang Uhlig wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Am Thu, 25 Mar 2004 13:25:08 + hat Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] geschrieben: On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 at 14:14:58, you (Wolfgang Uhlig) wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Stop using Microsoft mailers (8-)# The

RE: [ql-users] failure messages

2004-03-25 Thread bbnicholls
This function is new to this list in that it placed the original user reply to and the mailing reply to in the same email. This is fine using some mailing programs but not others as there is another header record inserted to specify this is a mailing list which some mailiers ignore. The upshot is

Re: [ql-users] failure messages

2004-03-25 Thread Wolfgang Uhlig
Incorrectly called Billion by some Billion = 10^9 = 1000,000,000 (Million Million) see http://www-personal.umich.edu/~rcnh/gs102/SI_prefixes.html footnote 1 says it all In German it's even different from what is described in the link. We very regularly say million, milliard, billion, billiard,

Re: [ql-users] failure messages

2004-03-25 Thread Tony Firshman
On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 at 08:56:37, wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) This function is new to this list in that it placed the original user reply to and the mailing reply to in the same email. This is fine using some mailing programs but not others as there is another header record inserted to

Re: [ql-users] failure messages

2004-03-25 Thread Roy wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Agreed re. the actions. While it's possible, it will continue to happen. Until (a) it's not possible, or (b) the punishment is extreme and totally punitive this will probably continue to happen. Any force for potential good such