In message <d5356d784e.mickd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> m.f.dunford@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > In message <4e786595dddgs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > dgs <dgs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On 19 Oct, Steve Fryatt <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> On 18 Oct, Dave Higton wrote in message >>> <d984e3774e.davehigton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >> ... >>> > I'm sure I remember taking John to task a long time ago about his >>> > apparent bias against Castle, and how this didn't sit well with his >>> > position as editor of a RISC OS magazine. >> >> I did too. This was face to face, and indeed also in the presence of >> Colin C-B, who writes some of the editorial style pages. >> >> I got a very unreceptive response from both. >> >>> Likewise; ISTR that I was accused of being unreasonable. >>> >>> I note with interest that, according to the news pages of Qercus 277, the >>> Iyonix has all but been killed off by RoHS (but you can buy an A9 >>> instead). >> >> This sort of "reporting" is very unfortunate, particularly as I was hoping >> that Qercus' return would see a different approach. >> >> I suppose we're now off-topic for this list... >> > Reading his emails reminded me of a what happens when a record gets > stuck in a groove (or a rut). I'm not sure that I agree with him, but > an English teacher of mine once claimed that the only difference > between a rut and a grave is a matter of depth. Clearly we are > off-topic but John Cartmell could certainly do with a new perspective > on the RISC-OS world: I had no idea what I was subscribing to until I > read the latest issue (whose arrival almost made me fall over > backwards). > Well at least you have received yours, I am still waiting... -- John Chetwynd --- To alter your preferences or leave the group, visit //www.freelists.org/list/iyonix-support Other info via //www.freelists.org/webpage/iyonix-support