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| ====== Norman Dunbar ====== | ====== Norman Dunbar ====== |
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| Norman Dunbar is a Scottish author of the following QL Programs and utilities, most of which were sold by [[Dilwyn Jones]] of [[Dilwyn Jones Computing]] fame. | {{:playground:avatar.jpg?direct&200 |This horrible creature is Norman Dunbar. Not many people have seen photos of Norman, so don't tell anyone!}}Norman Dunbar is a Scottish author of the following QL Programs and utilities, most of which were sold by [[Dilwyn Jones]] of [[Dilwyn Jones Computing]] fame. |
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| * [[WinBack]] - A Miracle Systems Hard Disc backup utility, but which also works perfectly well with QXL.win files as used by [[qlwiki:QPC2]] et al. | * [[WinBack]] - A Miracle Systems Hard Disc backup utility, but which also works perfectly well with QXL.win files as used by [[qlwiki:QPC2]] et al. |
| Norman contributed to [[QL Today]] (as well as a number of other QL Specific Magazines) for many years with his Assembly Language Programming tutorials. These have been collected together and are now freely available as a PDF eBook. You can download the eBook from [[http://qdosmsq.dunbar-it.co.uk/downloads/QLToday/|this location]]. | Norman contributed to [[QL Today]] (as well as a number of other QL Specific Magazines) for many years with his Assembly Language Programming tutorials. These have been collected together and are now freely available as a PDF eBook. You can download the eBook from [[http://qdosmsq.dunbar-it.co.uk/downloads/QLToday/|this location]]. |
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| One of Norman's earlier claims to fame, was the [[http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/pe/peig.zip|Pointer Environment, Idiot's Guide]] which attempted to introduce new users to the strange and wonderful world of the [[Pointer Environment]]. | One of Norman's earlier claims to fame, was the [[http://www.dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/pe/peig.zip|Pointer Environment, Idiot's Guide]] which attempted to introduce new users to the strange and wonderful world of the [[Pointer Environment]]. |
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| The programs, and sources, are available from the [[http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/|Sinclair QL Homepage]] | The programs, and sources, are available from the [[http://www.dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/|Sinclair QL Homepage]] |
| Norman is also responsible for the conversion of the original [[qlwiki:sbasicsuperbasic_reference_manual|SuperBASIC Reference Manual]] to the [[http://superbasic-manual.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ | Online edition]], as well as converting this Wiki from the old WiClear format, to the current DokuWiki format. | Norman is also responsible for the conversion of the original [[qlwiki:sbasicsuperbasic_reference_manual|SuperBASIC Reference Manual]] to the [[http://superbasic-manual.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ | Online edition]], as well as converting this Wiki from the old WiClear format, to the current DokuWiki format. |
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| In April 2020, Norman's first //real// book was published by Apress. It's not about the QL in any way, shape or form, it's about the Arduino and how the hardware and software work together to let you, the maker, do //stuff//! | In April 2020, Norman's first //real// book was published by Apress. It's not about the QL in any way, shape or form, it's about the Arduino and how the hardware and software work together to let you, the maker, do //stuff//! |
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| {{:books:snakebite.jpg?400|}} Norman used to keep reptiles. He had a California Kingsnake for nearly 20 years. She, Domino, didn't much like him! | {{:playground:arduinosoftwareinternals.jpg?200|Arduino Software Internals}} {{:books:snakebite.jpg?400|Snakebite!}} Norman used to keep reptiles. He had a California Kingsnake for nearly 20 years. She, Domino, didn't much like him! |
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