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Message no. 1
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: [OT] Sinclair QL (was Re: "Free" Software (was: Euro
Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 16:20:33 +0100
And verily, did Gurth hastily scribble thusly...
|Nope, I read your message, replied, and then went on to find out the
|answer in later posts. Since it was you asking what computer the guy used,
|I figured it had to be a QL... (Why did I ever sell my Spectrum...?)

HERETIC!

I command you to buy another one this instant...
Or at least download one of the emulators...

:)
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| | graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit |
|Andrew Halliwell | operating system originally coded for a 4 bit |
|Principal Subjects in:- |microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company, that|
|Comp Sci & Electronics | can't stand 1 bit of competition. |
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|5++ X+/++ R+ tv+ b+ D G e>PhD h/h+ !r! !y-|I can't say F**K either now! :( |
Message no. 2
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: [OT] Sinclair QL (was Re: "Free" Software (was: Euro
Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 10:28:36 +0100
Spike said on 16:20/ 3 May 98...

> |(Why did I ever sell my Spectrum...?)
>
> HERETIC!
>
> I command you to buy another one this instant...
> Or at least download one of the emulators...

Already got one -- but I haven't used it in years because those damn
modern keyboards have too little text on them :) (Any self-respecting
(ex-)Spectrum-user should know what I mean...)

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Message no. 3
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: [OT] Sinclair QL (was Re: "Free" Software (was: Euro
Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 11:47:35 +0100
And verily, did Gurth hastily scribble thusly...
|Already got one -- but I haven't used it in years because those damn
|modern keyboards have too little text on them :) (Any self-respecting
|(ex-)Spectrum-user should know what I mean...)

You could always type things in in 128K mode...
Or remember that J"" is all you need to load a 48K game...
:)

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|u5a77@*****.cs.keele.ac.uk| Windows95 (noun): 32 bit extensions and a |
| | graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit |
|Andrew Halliwell | operating system originally coded for a 4 bit |
|Principal Subjects in:- |microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company, that|
|Comp Sci & Electronics | can't stand 1 bit of competition. |
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|GCv3.1 GCS/EL>$ d---(dpu) s+/- a- C++ U N++ o+ K- w-- M+/++ PS+++ PE- Y t+ |
|5++ X+/++ R+ tv+ b+ D G e>PhD h/h+ !r! !y-|I can't say F**K either now! :( |

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