Project Assessment - a QUANTA Membership Survey 2004 There is lots of talk and chat every now and again about projects that could be used to spend Quanta's assets. Many folk continually whine (and I use that term deliberately) on the mailing lists about why Quanta does not do something with its assets. One of the problems is if a project does not approach Quanta, then can anyone expect Quanta to write a cheque. Another problem with a declining membership is trying to ascertain just what demand there is for particular projects. If the majority of Quanta members are using the original hardware and want a new accelerator board, then this would be a sensible project for the benefit of members. If only a handful are still using the original hardware and they do not want to purchase anything, it maybe a little foolish to finance just such a project. It may turn out that the majority of members are actually running emulators and would prefer us to support software projects. Although we can ask everyone who attends QL workshops, this is in fact a small percentage of the community. I am inviting each of you to fill in the small questionnaire below. The questionnaire is also available for download on the Quanta website at http://www.quanta.org.uk Would you like the chance to win one of three cash prizes? Then respond to this membership survey promptly and your name will be entered into the Draw. You could win £5 or £10 or even £15   With such a small number of members, please feel free to add any comments you think necessary, as we will read every one. Some of us expect Quanta to be around for a long time. If that is to be the case, then the question is how should Quanta best support its members? Regards John Southern, QUANTA Secretary QUANTA MEMBERSHIP SURVEY 2004 1) About YOU Name ............................................................................. Telephone Number ............................................................................. Email address ............................................................................. Which year did you join Quanta ................................... 2) About your QL What is your main use QL ...................................................................... Do you use an emulator (QPC, QXL, uQLx, etc.)? Yes or No (please circle) If so - Which? ............................................................................... 3) About Your Peripherals Is your QL expanded (more than 128K RAM, etc.)? Yes or No (please circle) If so Which (SuperGoldCard, TrumpCard, Medic, etc.)? ........................................... Do you own an Aurora card? Yes or No (please circle) Do you have a Qubide hard disk interface? Yes or No (please circle) Do you have a Hermes or SuperHermes chip? Yes or No (please circle) Do you use an additional keyboard (Di-Ren, Falkenberg, etc? Yes or No (please circle) Would you like to buy more QL specific hardware? Yes or No (please circle) Do you use a mouse on your QL? Yes or No (please circle) If so Which (Qimi, Sermouse, Ice, etc.)? ........................................................ Do you have a QL connected printer? Yes or No (please circle) Do you have a floppy disk drive on your QL? Yes or No (please circle) Do you have a hard disk on your QL Yes or No (please circle) 4) Quanta facilities Do you own a copy of all the Quanta library programs? Yes or No (please circle) Have you ever contacted the helpline? Yes or No (please circle) Are there any topics you would like covered in the newsletter? ................................................................................................. Are there any topics you would be willing to write about for Quanta? ................................................................................................. Do you subscribe to the QL mailing list (see http://www.quanta.org.uk/for details) ? Yes or No (please circle) Have you visited the Quanta website at http://www.quanta.org.uk Yes or No (please circle) Do you attend QL workshops? Yes or No (please circle) If so Which was the best one you attended? ..................................................... Do you attend your local subgroup? Yes or No (please circle) If so Which one? ............................................................................... If not Why not? ................................................................................ Are you happy with the Quanta newsletter? Yes or No (please circle) How do you think it could be improved? ......................................................... ................................................................................................. What would you like Quanta to do to help you in particular? ................................................................................................. Is there a particular question you would like answered in Quanta? ................................................................................................. 4) Your Software What Operating System do you use (QDOS, Minerva, SMSQ/E, etc.)? ................................................................................................. Do you use the office suites Psion4 / Exchange? Yes or No (please circle) Which word processor do you use? ............................................................... Which spreadsheet program do you use? .......................................................... Do you play QL games? Yes or No (please circle) What other programs do you use? ................................................................ 5) Other Do you have an interest in software development? Yes or No (please circle) If so - What area .............................................................................. Do you have an interest in hardware development? Yes or No (please circle) If so - What area? ............................................................................. Do you subscribe to QL Today? Yes or No (please circle) Signed ...............................................  Date .................................. PLEASE RETURN TO - John Southern, QUANTA Secretary, 40 Distaff Road, POYNTON, Stockport, Cheshire, SK12 1HN ALL responses will be entered into a Draw for one of three cash prizes - You have the chance to win £5 or £10 or £15 REMEMBER - If you don’t reply you can't expect to win