Re: Atom Poll
Edwin Blink wrote: How many of you : -Don't have a atom ? That would be me... :( Juzza.
Re: SimCoupe 0.90 beta 10
Simon Owen wrote: I won't be touching C# or .NET unless I can help it! ;-) good call! Justin.
RE: Blobby
Maybe Eric Lee Green is another of his aliases? What if I'm one of his aliases? Arrrggg!!! PS. I'm not. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gavin Smith Sent: 23 June 2003 12:48 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Blobby Every few months I like to check up on our old fat bearded con-artist friend, Mr Brenchley, to see if he is still posting nonsense on the net. Well of course he is! I thought this FAQ for alt.cats was very funny - there's even a picture of Bob at a SAM show (I can see Persona, Mungus and Quazar posters on the wall behind him!) Note in particular the paragraph: We seem to have one main troll, or wannabe troll, of the net.kook (and occasionally flamer troll) variety. He posts under the name: Bob Brenchley aka [EMAIL PROTECTED] and occasionally under the names Dawn Bailey; Frank H. Davis, Esq; Adrian Lane; Colin Freeman; Rosie Gowing; and Sally Jackson. I was genuinely hoping he'd still be using Bill Ritman or even Samsboss alias but no such luck... http://badtux.net/bob-faq.html
RE: Blobby
Tee-hee. Nothing like good friends, eh? :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Simon Cooke Sent: 24 June 2003 21:02 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Blobby Nah... I actually know Eric Lee Green from way back. We've had the odd chat here and there; you can find out more about him here: http://www.badtux.net/resume.html Of course, we were on much worse terms at one point: http://www.badtux.net/home/eric/editorial/fud101-1.0.0.html (see 5.5) ... unfortunately, he hasn't removed me from his page yet. *cough* Simon
RE: Disk Images
You what? :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robert van der Veeke Sent: 13 May 2003 05:00 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Disk Images [snip] Basugasubasubasu Basugasubakuhaku Gasubakuhakuhaku!!
RE: FAQ (Was: Sam Coupe Scrapbook - new location)
As is Where's Samboss?... :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of FvE Sent: 21 April 2003 20:43 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: FAQ (Was: Sam Coupe Scrapbook - new location) Tim P wrote: Are there any frequently asked questions these days though? Tim Where's Saddam, is a frequently asked question these days... ;-) Frans
RE: SAM HD's
I was going to write a linux filesystem driver to read sam/bdos disks natively on linux, which could've easily have been adapted to incorporated atom drives, I guess. But, as usual with my SAM-based projects these days, I've never got around to it. :( -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David Sent: 21 April 2003 13:02 To: sam-users Subject: SAM HD's Here's a quick question for any techy people Any way of reading a SAM Atom formatted hard drive on a PC? Cheers David PS: Good to see the updates Unc
RE: Sam Coupe Scrapbook - new location
You're not kidding when you say the FAQ is old in those pages... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tim P Sent: 20 April 2003 19:49 To: Sam Users Subject: Sam Coupe Scrapbook - new location Given mono.org's personal home pages have been gone so long that google denies all knowledge of my pages, I thought time had come to get a domain name I could use until the end of time. Hence the Sam Coupé Scrapbook can now be found at http://www.samcoupescrapbook.co.uk/ which should redirect to wherever I'm keeping the pages that month (I resisted the urge to go for www.samcoupe.info, or www.sam-coupe.info though). I've given them a very light clean at the same time, odd snippets of new hardware and Colin MacD's description of serial number generation. Could people update any links they might have please. (Now I just need to work out how to update the webring) Cheers, Tim
RE: RE: Interesting link from CSS?
Well, if anything else, it's woken everyone up again. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gavin Smith Sent: 12 March 2003 10:00 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: RE: Interesting link from CSS? Simon Owen wrote: David wrote: Anyone checked this site out - as mentioned on CSS? http://dunkels.com/adam/contiki/ [snip]
RE: Freds wanted
I remember Spam Souffle.. wasn't there a picture of somebody's Mini Coupe in it? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Colin Piggot Sent: 05 February 2003 13:52 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Freds wanted I seem to recall it now, yeah. I think I probably typed about 3 words into the demo and never bothered again (text adventures weren't my bag). Don't think that was the D.O.S. demo ... as that was just watchable as the text talked about the adventure and the parser, colour options etc.. etc... There was later adventure stuff on the Fred mag from what I remember - around issue 40 I seem to remember a BASIC adventure writing program, or the infamous 'Spam Soufflé' adventure from the Sam Newsdisk. Colin Quazar : Hardware, Software, Spares and Repairs for the Sam Website: http://www.quazar.clara.net/sam/ Issue Three of Sam Revival Magazine Out Now !
RE: Sam Stuff - FOR SALE
"or very near offer", i guess -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of VoyagerSent: 01 February 2003 12:33To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.noSubject: Re: Sam Stuff - FOR SALE Sorry, but what's OVNO? - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 2:25 AM Subject: Re: Sam Stuff - FOR SALE I have 2 machines both with one internal disc drive each.(can be taken out and 2 put into one!)Also an add on 1mb pack, an interface, a collection of FRED discs, a DTP pack, Software making pack,(canna think of the name of it, but allows you to easilly make your own games) scart lead etc etc. 1 machine, and some software looking at £120 OVNO plus PP1mb pack or interface add £20 OVNOboth machines and everything i have £220 OVNOplus carriage
RE: Evil black-footed Sams
i got a black footed SAM and there's nothing at all evil about it. although, it did once tried to take over the world, but i just put it down to a passing phase. -Original Message- Now now ... my main Sam is black footed (and grey keyboard'ed) and it's certainly not evil or is it ;)
RE: Moment of truth
mine's not in the loft, it's in a cupboard! :) The reason I haven't sold it, yet, is not just because of nostalgia and (collectable) reasons, but because I still may have a use for it in the future -- I love tinkering. One project of mine that keeps entering my head is a native SAM filesystem driver for Linux. Another is turning my SAM into a independant robot, sitting on a tracked chassis, connected to a 12 volt battery of sorts, with sensors galore. Add some intelligence. And with that new Compact Flash / ATOM interface of Colin's, it sounds like fantastic and brilliant storage system that doesn't need to involve hard and floppy drives... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Adrian Brown Sent: 15 January 2003 23:42 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: RE: Moment of truth There seem to be two groups, those who want the same and keep using it, and those who have one sitting in a loft somewhere. For those in the latter group, are you willing to sell on some bits and pieces to those who are still using theirs? Sell them to a good home so to speak? Or are you keeping it for nostalgia reasons. There is quite alot of software / hardware im still after, and im sure other people are. A.
RE: Moment of truth
1) Yes. 2) I beleive so. 3) Not for a long time. 4) A few. Mostly Soundbyte, PD, and Pro-DOS stuff, though. 5) Nope. 6) Probably not, unless it's really something special. 7) Depends on the game 8) Lack of time with a few other out-of-work projects. 9) Depends on the project and personal time. 10) Hell, no. If it keeps people off the streets, and all that... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Adrian Brown Sent: 15 January 2003 00:18 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: RE: Moment of truth Lets run a little poll. Can people fill in the following and reply 1) Do you have an actual Sam Coupe: 2) Does it work? 3) Do you still use it? 4) How many bits of sam software have you got? 5) Do you still actively seek new sam bits and pieces? 6) Would you buy a new game for the sam coupe if the price was right? 7) What price would be right if you would? 8) Would you develop a title for the sam still? 9) Would you help develop a title for the sam? 10) Do you think that all the work put in to keep the sam alive is a waste of time? 11) if yes to 10 then why? Just curious :D
RE: So long 2002, here comes 2003....
Bloody hell! have a couple of weeks holiday to Leicester and come back to 147 emails Finishing unfinished SAM projects? ahahaha... I've a few of those to do. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Adrian Brown Sent: 02 January 2003 08:28 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: RE: So long 2002, here comes 2003 Happy New Year all :) - I think 2003 will be an even better year for the Sam Coupe. Its good to see people supporting the Sam, I hope more people will dig out all those started projects that need finishing :) A.
RE: sam-users, 14.8 MILLION TARGETED, OPT-IN EMAIL ADDRESSES...PLUS $2,000 IN FREE MARKETING SOFTWARE!
fantastic! *sigh* -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dardie Valenti Sent: 08 October 2002 16:53 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: sam-users, 14.8 MILLION TARGETED, OPT-IN EMAIL ADDRESSES...PLUS $2,000 IN FREE MARKETING SOFTWARE!
RE: CALL ME
Do it! :) -Original Message- [snip] Anyone want me to try calling the number, or showing up on the clowns doorstep? :P (Genuine Ohio number, not premium rate). -- James R Curry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Now I *did* set a signature file on this client. Aren't I bright?
RE: unsubscribe
could the list maintainer add a little signature to the bottom of emails which gives a link to unsubscribing instructions? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Colin Piggot Sent: 28 September 2002 16:24 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: unsubscribe unsubscribe emails have to be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Colin Quazar : Hardware, Software, Spares and Repairs for the Sam Website: http://www.quazar.clara.net/sam/ Issue One of Sam Revival Magazine Out Now !
RE: PC SAM
Hahaha... OK. I won't do the evil thing. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Colin Piggot Sent: 24 September 2002 21:05 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: PC SAM You should be burned at the stake for even having such evil thoughts! I just happen to have a handy witchburning stake right here for such an occasion! Colin Quazar : Hardware, Software, Spares and Repairs for the Sam Website: http://www.quazar.clara.net/sam/ Issue One of Sam Revival Magazine Out Now !
PC SAM
Guys, You know people have been making the SAM more PC-like? PC-keyboard connector... ATOM disk... decent sound... Has anyone thought of making the PC more SAM like? a mate of mine sent me this link:- http://www.thehardwire.com/reviews/?id=13 Basically, it's a tiny PC form factor (a mini-ITX for those in the know), and a thought occured to me: how about sticking one of these into a SAM keyboard case? remove the SAM motherboard/backpanel and replace it with the mini-ITX board. mount an internal PC floppy drive. add externel harddrive and PC style power supply. make a device that would take the SAM keyboard and connect it to PS/2 keyboard input. Use the composite out to connect it to the telly and install some OS that supports SimCoupe... Would it be possible? would it be considered sacrilege? Who would dare try? Justin
RE: özür dileriz
you would've thought, that if they were going to spam, they would do it in bloody english... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David Ledbury Sent: 15 September 2002 20:29 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: özür dileriz Whatever happened to plain text spam :(
RE: Anyone using CP/M
I've used CP/M on the SAM in the past... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Andy Davis Sent: 16 September 2002 22:16 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Anyone using CP/M Hi all, I'm writing an article on CP/M for the next issue of my Sinclair mag. AlchNews and wondered if there was anyone out there who'd used or is still using CP/M on the SAM? Thanks Andy
RE: Announcement 1 (of 2) - Sam Revival Magazine launched
Here, here! (Dammit! I've been away from the SAM scene too long..) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Simon Owen Sent: 07 August 2002 12:04 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: RE: Announcement 1 (of 2) - Sam Revival Magazine launched Colin Piggot wrote: I am now proud to announce the launch of a new paper magazine for the Sam! Count me in - it'll be nice to have some new SAM material to read :-) Si
RE: SimCoupé on Linux
I'm willing to play around with it... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Simon Owen Sent: 17 July 2002 11:24 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: SimCoupé on Linux Hi all, Are there (m)any Linux users on this list using SimCoupé? I'm looking for willing volunteers to try out the latest version before the next official release. New to the Linux version are the GUI, sound, direct floppy access (regular format, for now), improved frame sync, and the other timing enhancements Dave and I finished off late last year. Probably lots of other bits and pieces I can't remember at the moment too, as I've not done the ChangeLog yet. MIDI OUT using /dev/midi has been added, but is completely untested as I don't own any devices - feedback on whether that works at all would be appreciated! The sources also build for BeOS - binaries are available on request, and will also be supplied as part of the next release. Linux PPC is also known to work, which should mean it's ok for MacOS too, if it's not too slow (Andrew?). The experimental OpenGL support (through SDL) runs fine for me under Win32 and Linux (using nVidia drivers), though I've heard the Linux PPC version didn't display correctly. This might be down to an endian issue so OpenGL under MacOS might not display correctly either at this time. The source archives you'll need are: http://www.simcoupe.org/SimCoupe-0.90-beta4.tar.bz2 http://www.simcoupe.org/SAASound-3.1.2.tar.bz2 (thanks to Dave Hooper for permission to release the port of SAASound) Please e-mail any comments, questions, problems, etc. to me off the list - thanks! Si
Re: So long, and thanks for all the... SAM enthusiasm and help.
I'm sorry to see you go... - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 9:54 PM Subject: So long, and thanks for all the... SAM enthusiasm and help. As I no longer own a SAM, I feel it's time to quit the e-group. I was among the first batch of SAM owners all those years ago and it gave me great deal of satisfaction and pleasure. It was an excellent computer, being well-designed and easy to use. One of the best things about SAM was the loyalty and help shown by its devoted enthusiasts. I enjoyed meeting, or communicating with, many of the people connected with SAM, and it's good to see that so many of these people still enjoy this computer. I'd like to thank all those in the e-group for giving such help and support to me and other SAM owners over the years. It was great fun - I'm only sorry that Alan Miles and Bruce Gordon never had the financial success they deserved. At least I've had the pleasure of talking to Messrs. Miles and Gordon, a claim I can't make about Bill Gates since buying a PC... I'll officially unsubscribe in a few days time. Thanks to all of you, and I hope the group keeps going for a long time to come. Phil Glover, Birmingham UK.
Re: SAM Demos
How about Statues of Ice? Oh.. no.. wait. - Original Message - From: George [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 5:36 PM Subject: SAM Demos Hi everybody! As a new proud owner of a SAM ( = newbe) , I would like to ask you for your help! Some friends of mine are in the Demoscene (in General) and are planning on a Gathering in Patras/Greece. There they plan to display demo code on PCs and Amigas, but a few romantics will also display old and new demos on Amstrads C64s and Spectrums. The guys asked me to display my SAM, as an example of what a Spectrum should really be, and the asked to display whatever demo I can dig out. Could you be so kind to help me gather the best ever demos made for the SAM? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance! George
Re: SAM Demos
was it something I said? - Original Message - From: Simon Cooke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 9:16 PM Subject: Re: SAM Demos AIIIEEE! !! *bang* - Original Message - From: Justin Skists [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 12:12 PM Subject: Re: SAM Demos How about Statues of Ice? Oh.. no.. wait.
RE: urmm
Nice one. Thanks! Justin. -Original Message- From: Colin Piggot [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 3:32 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: urmm I want to remove my subscription from this (work) account and resubscribe on my home account, but I've lost the required instructions... Send the subscribe/unsubscribe msg to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Colin Quazar : Hardware, Software, Spares and Repairs for the Sam For all the recent Quazar news, see the new look website: http://www.quazar.clara.net/sam/
RE: Please remove
Title: RE: Please remove [snip] All I can say on the matter: Whe! (As you can guess: I'm too tired to give an intelligent response.) -- Justin Skists Software Engineer Aculab Tel:+44 (0) 1908 273 800 Fax:+44 (0) 1908 273 801
RE: Please remove
Title: RE: Please remove Indeed. Besides, isn't this argument lost without the likes of Samsboss, et al? -Original Message- From: Fred Bloggs [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 4:50 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: RE: Please remove I have to say Johnna that I couldn't have said it any better myself. The bigger picture truly has been lost in the utter irrelevance of copyright law. [snip]
RE: Merhabalar;
Title: RE: Merhabalar; are we so quiet these days, that we need to respond to spam??? :) -Original Message- From: Frans van Egmond [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 6:41 AM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Merhabalar; David wrote: - Original Message - From: Simon Cooke To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no mailto:sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 6:41 AM Subject: Re: Merhabalar; Yeah -- what he said. Simon With bells on. Who is this David Ledbury dude anyway? Frode Tennebo And sugar on top! Frans
RE: FLM dsk
Let's not get ahead of ourselves, here! :) From: Dean Liversidge [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 7 Sep 2001 11:33:10 +0100 , you wrote: Then the next stage is to get it incorporated into the stock kernel, just like adfs etc... =o) -- Dean Liversidge [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: FLM dsk
I was thinking of doing something similar for Linux... a proper filesystem driver to allow native mounting of SAM disks... -Original Message- From: Simon Owen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 11:55 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: RE: FLM dsk Gavin Smith wrote: the only PC I have access to is Win 2000 and Edwin's Disk Manager doesn't work with it - nor do samdisk/samdsk. I've written a filter driver that allows standard format SAM disks to be read on Windows 2000 (and on NT, with a different binary build - not tried XP yet). If Edwin's interesting in adding NT/2000 support to his disk manager, he's welcome to use it... Si
RE: FLM dsk
OK then. I'll start working on it in a couple of weeks time when I get myself a half-decent PC with linux on it... Any chance of looking at some source code that deals with the SAM disk layout (especially the data manipulation parts)? the actualy linuxy bits should be a peice of cake... :) (...famous last words from a professional linux driver writer). If all goes well, theoretically, we should be able to mount standard .dsk files as loopback devices, aswell. Then again, that also depends on the format for .dsk! -Original Message- From: Simon Owen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 11:16 AM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: RE: FLM dsk Justin Skists wrote: I was thinking of doing something similar for Linux... a proper filesystem driver to allow native mounting of SAM disks... Yay - please do! I started looking at that myself a while back - got as far as stripping out the FAT driver from the kernel sources, and building directory structures from the SAM directory. Unfortunately I forgot it was still under the kernel source tree when I came to wipe my Linux installation for a new one... :-( DOS, Win9x and NT/W2K/XP need completely different implementations for each, which would be a lot of work. I'd be most tempted by the last one as things are moving more that way, but the IFS SDK costs $1000+VAT. Si
RE: FLM dsk
cheers for that. it all seems simple enough... -Original Message- From: Simon Owen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 12:02 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: RE: FLM dsk Justin Skists wrote: OK then. I'll start working on it in a couple of weeks time :-))) Any chance of looking at some source code that deals with the SAM disk layout (especially the data manipulation parts)? For the logical disk stuff Andrew Collier's Sam .dsk Image Manipulator source code is probably a good start on it. You can get that from the MNEMOtech download page: http://www.mnemotech.ucam.org/download.html Other than that the SAM technical manual is probably still your best bet for technical details: ftp://ftp.nvg.ntnu.no/pub/sam-coupe/docs/SamTechManual.zip If all goes well, theoretically, we should be able to mount standard .dsk files as loopback devices, aswell. Then again, that also depends on the format for .dsk! If you need any disk image stuff, you can probably fish it out of the SimCoupé source code. Look in CDisk.* at: http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/simcoupe/SimCoupe/Base/ Si
RE: Who's Ken Elston?
On Wed, Aug 15, 2001 at 10:17:43PM -0700, Simon Cooke wrote: ... and on that note... what's everyone up to these days? I'm writing photo editing software for Sierra, having just finished working on Generations I'm still writing linux drivers for lots of 'puter telephony stuff.. much fun. Justin
RE: Who's Ken Elston?
wasn't that Bill Ritman? -Original Message- From: Gavin Smith [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 3:00 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Who's Ken Elston? On Wednesday, August 15, 2001, at 12:05 am, David Ledbury wrote: Any idea who Ken Elston is? Just wondering as he seemed to share an email address with Samsboss? David I *THINK* he turned up in the middle of a fight about Bob's clones and a few of us decided he was yet another clone and blasted him for it - I'm sure we had good reason though ;) Think he went quiet after a few posts. Gavin
RE: way off topic but...
well, that phrase certainly holds true with me, then. :) I've had european friends before who could speak english better than I could! :) Like I said, it's to impress the ladies. :) -Original Message- From: Frans van Egmond [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 5:54 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: way off topic but... It means I'm crazy or nuts or something along those lines. Actually, when you're in Amsterdam you could just speak English almost everyone will know what you'd be talking about. Most Dutch people understand at least basic English and often more. Most likely everyone you'll meet will speak English better than you speak Dutch ;) Frans Frode Tenneboe wrote: On Mon, 25 Jun 2001 13:52:49 +0100 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what does that mean? and how is it pronounced? Just say Ik been stapelgek! Ek bin sctapelchrek - oh, that also depends on WHERE in the NL you are heading. That was a rather southern dialect. :) Mean? What do you mean? :-) -Frode -- ^ Frode Tennebø | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ^ | Ericsson Radar AS. | Isebakkeveien 49 | | N-1788 Halden | Phone: +47 69 21 41 47 | | with Standard.Disclaimer; use Standard.Disclaimer; |
RE: way off topic but...
what if i really am totally out of my mind? :) -Original Message- From: Frode Tenneboe [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 8:22 AM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: way off topic but... On Mon, 25 Jun 2001 18:53:59 +0200 Frans van Egmond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It means I'm crazy or nuts or something along those lines. Rather more strongly than that. ..absolutely, totally out of my mind is closer. :) -Frode -- ^ Frode Tennebø | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ^ | Ericsson Radar AS. | Isebakkeveien 49 | | N-1788 Halden | Phone: +47 69 21 41 47 | | with Standard.Disclaimer; use Standard.Disclaimer; |
RE: way off topic but...
hahaha... we're just going to chill out. brain frying is optional. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 11:47 AM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: RE: way off topic but... If you weren't already you'd probably be totally out of your mind after you start sampling all the 'goodies' Amsterdam has to offer... Not that I'm speaking from experience, however, working for tvnews has brought me there several times regarding those 'goodies'. Try the magic mushroom store if you're into that sort of thing. Good for a laugh is the Condom Specialty Store that I'm sure people can point you to, all sorts of whacky design prophylactics (not all safe - be warned)... Frams what if i really am totally out of my mind? :) -Original Message- From: Frode Tenneboe [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 8:22 AM To:sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: way off topic but... On Mon, 25 Jun 2001 18:53:59 +0200 Frans van Egmond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It means I'm crazy or nuts or something along those lines. Rather more strongly than that. ..absolutely, totally out of my mind is closer. :) -Frode -- ^ Frode Tennebø | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ^ | Ericsson Radar AS. | Isebakkeveien 49 | | N-1788 Halden | Phone: +47 69 21 41 47 | | with Standard.Disclaimer; use Standard.Disclaimer; |
RE: midi dumps on the sam
Welcome Mr G... I think a software package called SAM Sequencer is what you need. It's been a very long time since i've used it, but I'm sure you can do SYSEX dumps on it. Who's selling SAM Sequencer, now Persona's no-longer-with-us? I had intended on writing a smaller SYSEX dumping thing, but I never got around to finishing itespecially after putting my keyboard to one side on not playing it for as long as I haven't touched my SAM. Justin. -Original Message- From: MR G [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 11:37 AM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: midi dumps on the sam hi, as this is my first post, think i'll introduce myself ... my name is MR G, i upgraded to the sam from the zx spectrum way back when, had much fun, then later boxed it up and left it on top of a cupboard for several years ;) until recently that is ... i play with a band called skinflowers (www.skinflowers.co.uk) and we use an old atari st onstage to dump SYSEX info to our midi gear ... i remembered that my old sam also had midi ports and dug it out. all working except for the disk drive, and i've just noticed that someone on this list has been building spare ones ... expect an order soon ;) anyway, the whole see what retro home computing gear skinflowers are using now thing has turned into a bit of a schtick for us, people seem to be getting kicks out of it, and i'd love to use the sam. if anything cos i'm just more fond of it than the atari ;) ... re: software tho, i'm stuck. so i thought i'd check with you peoples ... anyone ever used a sam for midi SYSEX dumps? what software do i need? all i need is something that sends and receives data, tho if that's part of some sequencing or something, thats cool. thanks, MR G __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
way off topic but...
...I've noticed that some SAMsters have .nl on their email address. I'm planning to visit Amsterdam in september with a bunch of mates and I was wondering if anyone had suggestions/tips with learning a little Dutch to impress the ladies Justin
RE: way off topic but...
what does that mean? and how is it pronounced? -Original Message- From: Frode Tenneboe [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 1:50 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: way off topic but... On Mon, 25 Jun 2001 13:48:14 +0100 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm planning to visit Amsterdam in september with a bunch of mates and I was wondering if anyone had suggestions/tips with learning a little Dutch to impress the ladies Just say Ik been stapelgek! and swear a lot. You'll get laid in no time. :) -Frode -- ^ Frode Tennebø | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ^ | Ericsson Radar AS. | Isebakkeveien 49 | | N-1788 Halden | Phone: +47 69 21 41 47 | | with Standard.Disclaimer; use Standard.Disclaimer; |
strange unknown executable
Did anyone else get this executable with this mail header There's no way in hell I'm going to run it! Received: from sabre-wulf.nvg.ntnu.no ([129.241.210.67]) by saturn.aculab.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2232.9) id KTSA6HVP; Sun, 24 Jun 2001 12:22:46 +0100 Received: ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) by sabre-wulf.nvg.ntnu.no id S433040AbRFXLW1; Sun, 24 Jun 2001 13:22:27 +0200 Received: from pD9E4081F.dip.t-dialin.net ([IPv6::::217.228.8.31]:58372 HELO wolfgang ident: NO-IDENT-SERVICE[2] whoson: -unregistered-) by sabre-wulf.nvg.ntnu.no with SMTP id S433033AbRFXLWX; Sun, 24 Jun 2001 13:22:23 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=--VEHM7WP Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: To:unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input) Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 13:22:23 +0200 Sender:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: bulk Reply-To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no VEHM7WP Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii VEHM7WP Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name=KHJCLJKH.EXE Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=KHJCLJKH.EXE VEHM7WP-- -Original Message- From: Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 12:22 PM To: unlisted-recipients Subject: KHJCLJKH.EXE
RE: Infamous Line Game
Didn't Colin Piggot port that to the SAM? :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 6:08 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Infamous Line Game Remember that press-space-and-change-the-direction-line game that was posted in Format and spawned a thousand imitators (mine included)? Found this on the web http://www.meighan.com/sfcave/ Versions are in Java, Win32 and PalmOS. Dan.
RE: Help me :)
It's funny in how it seems that more people are putting more effort in developing stuff to archive/emulate the SAM, than /for/ the SAM when it was alive'n'kicking... -Original Message- From: Paul Walker [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 3:02 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: RE: Help me :) At 20:09 24/04/01 +0100, you wrote: So that in xx Years time , anyone could (if they wished) , see what the Sam Coupe was , and see what People spent a lot of time deveoping , like or not it's a part of History now (IMHO). That I can appreciate; I'm just not sure how trying to build a list of files (which is always going to be incomplete anyway) will help. But, again, each to their own. :) -- Paul
RE: Pocket SimCoupe (for Jornada Pocket PCs)
I thought as much when I first saw it. You're always doing your April Fools, Simon! :) Plus, I didn't remember seeing the email with the snapshots in! -Original Message- From: Simon Cooke [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 4:58 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Pocket SimCoupe (for Jornada Pocket PCs) *sigh* At this point, I'd like everyone to check the date and time of the original message... :) Not that it'd be impossible to do ... but, I mean, really... Si - Original Message - From: Luke Trevorrow [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 1:51 AM Subject: RE: Pocket SimCoupe (for Jornada Pocket PCs) Nice on Si! Wetting my pants already !!! Any chance of getting it working on an iPAC (as that is what I have ;o), and it is an ARM processor *grins* Luke -Original Message- From: Simon Cooke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 10:22 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Pocket SimCoupe (for Jornada Pocket PCs) From: Simon Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED] POCKET SIM COUPE. Very nice! I guess typing will be difficult, but demos and games should be fine. How well does it run? Which SimCoupé release is it based on? It runs at about 0.5fps on my Jornada. Preliminary testing on the Casio machines indicate that you can get about 3fps on it. Not bad at all. It's based on the 01/04/2000 release of Sim Coupe... Currently only works on the Jornada (using the SH3 processor) as that's what I've got for testing purposes. I'd never heard of of one those - are they more common in the US? Well, it's a MIPS processor... wish it was an ARM :) Si ** This e-mail is private and confidential and is for the addressee only. You are prohibited from using, printing, distributing or disseminating it or any information contained in it, save to the intended recipient. **
RE: SimCoupe/Win32 problems
Quite possible. All you need is a serial port and a little routine to go through the memory and spurting the bytes out of the port, and a terminal program on the PC to collect it all. Alternatively, it shouldn't be too difficult in throwing it all out the MIDI port, to be collected by the PC's MIDI port on a soundcard... -Original Message- From: Dean Woodyatt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 9:38 AM To: 'sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no' Subject: RE: SimCoupe/Win32 problems anyone figured out if the sam will 'dump' its memory somehow to a pc?
RE: Possibly New Keyboard membranes
oooh.. i may be interested depending on the cost. -Original Message- From: Frans van Egmond [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 10:14 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Possibly New Keyboard membranes I'm in the process of talking to a company to have them create new SAM keyboard membranes, I'm sending them one to look at... Before I complete an order with them I have to have some sort of idea how many I should order and how much people would be willing to spend on a membrane (excluding postage from the Netherlands to you)... My idea is if they'll do it to get them to make 100 which may keep the price low enough to be interesting... So guys, please tell me I will not be stuck with 100 membranes myself (I only need 3) ? Cheers, Frans
RE: Memory Lane
i remember playing Defenders of the Earth on the Speccy for an entire 2
hours before stating it was crap and a waste of money. Hmmthose were
they days.
-Original Message-
From: Andrew Collier [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 9:10 PM
To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no
Subject: Re: Memory Lane
At 3:54 pm -0500 28/2/01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Worst SAM game for me: DEFENDERS OF THE EARTH - Too hard to play unless
you
cheat.
Really? Maybe I was just good at it. Funny because I never completed
Sphera, and everybody always said they thought it was a really easy game.
Andrew
(BTW. You appear to be posting in HTML.)
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RE: Errr (Or who would like a game of bobbings!!)
that was complicated to understand on a monday morning -Original Message- From: Colin Piggot [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 10:54 AM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Errr (Or who would like a game of bobbings!!) The last I ever heard of it was someone wrote bobbings - the wondrous SAM game - and gave out free copies at one of the Format shows. Good game for getting out your aggression. Luke To correct you there the author gave out two copies - and one person this was given to by the author later informed the author he had given you a copy. It's not freeware... its not PD... it still belongs to the author. Colin Piggot. Quazar: Hardware and Software for the Sam. http://www.quazar.clara.net/sam/
RE: Another thingy , cataloging sam discs!
is this a footie playing? or footie management? i've got 512K in my sam (which i haven't used for almost a year). -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 6:12 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Another thingy , cataloging sam discs! Software only has a short life in the eyes of copyright so i cant see there being a problem dumping them on the web. Im writing a footy game which has slowed down due to memoiry on the sam. Can everyone let me know how much ram they have so i can continue writing. I estimate that the game could be on 2 or 3 disks but well have to wait and see. I will have a website up and running soon (i hope) so ill keep you all posted I desperatley need a copy of FLASH asap to do the graphics, ive lost my copy. Thanks Andy
RE: Errr
Nothing like the pretense of friendship, eh? :) -Original Message- From: Luke Trevorrow [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 10:08 AM To: 'sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no' Subject: RE: Errr on 16/2/01 12:13 am, David Ledbury at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Gavin Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 12:12 AM Subject: Re: Errr *Considers sending him a card...* :) Er has he moved house? Gavin We should all send him a card for a laugh :) What do you think lads? ;) Gavin I'd rather send him a punch! Luke ** This e-mail is private and confidential and is for the addressee only. You are prohibited from using, printing, distributing or disseminating it or any information contained in it, save to the intended recipient. **
RE: Errr
i don't remember that... what did he say? actually, i don't think he's ever wronged me... -Original Message- From: Luke Trevorrow [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 10:57 AM To: 'sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no' Subject: RE: Errr I've still not forgiven him for slagging off my letter in Format back in 1994. Let nobody say that I can't hold a grudge ;o) Luke -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 10:11 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: RE: Errr Nothing like the pretense of friendship, eh? :) -Original Message- From: Luke Trevorrow [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 10:08 AM To: 'sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no' Subject:RE: Errr on 16/2/01 12:13 am, David Ledbury at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Gavin Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 12:12 AM Subject: Re: Errr *Considers sending him a card...* :) Er has he moved house? Gavin We should all send him a card for a laugh :) What do you think lads? ;) Gavin I'd rather send him a punch! Luke ** This e-mail is private and confidential and is for the addressee only. You are prohibited from using, printing, distributing or disseminating it or any information contained in it, save to the intended recipient. ** ** This e-mail is private and confidential and is for the addressee only. You are prohibited from using, printing, distributing or disseminating it or any information contained in it, save to the intended recipient. **
RE: Errr (Or who would like a game of bobbings!!)
oh yes.. i remember now. -Original Message- From: Luke Trevorrow [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 11:24 AM To: 'sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no' Subject: RE: Errr (Or who would like a game of bobbings!!) I think the letter was in reply to something he said about Demo coders being a complete waste of space and that these people should be writing something useful for the SAM. I think he even mentioned Cookie (although I can't be sure). I posted a reply as Lord Blackadder (I was young at the time ;o), which said something along the lines that Demo coders experimented with the computers hardware, finding new ways of doing things that were previously thought of as impossible (i.e. parallax scrolling, using the border, etc), and were a good thing. I used as examples people like The Care Bares on the Atari ST, who pushed forward the limitations of the STs hardware. He replied in Format giving me a good slapping! So I can't wait to return the favour ;o) Luke, P.S. I just take comfort from the fact that I'm not a sad man like he is... and the fact that I was right!
RE: Errr
I remember a time during the time of the Samsboss debate that someone developed a technique to compare emails to each other (word content, gramma, style) to try to determine who Samsboss was... Is that what you were thinking of, Gavin? -Original Message- From: Gavin Smith [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 11:23 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Errr on 14/2/01 11:02 pm, Aley Keprt at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: errr? When I'm not quiet, I often receive a negative reactions: Go and discuss this topis out of the mail list. So the list is quiet now. ;-( Over the years I've noticed that every time someone winds people up (Bill, Bob, Samsboss, you...) the mailing list goes mad with emails for a few days and then it goes deadly quiet for a week or two before picking up again. We always lose one or two subbers every time though. Who was it used to post stats to the list on who had posted the most, typed the most etc by week? :) (Or am I thinking of some other list?) Gavin -- ** ** http://www.samcommunity.org - Paper mag for SAM owners and emulator users. Also contains Coupé info, news, mailing list help and much more to come. Last update: 23/1/01 ** **
RE: Am I on here.
it's gone quiet, i'm afraid. -Original Message- From: Robert Wilkinson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 10:44 AM To: Sam Usergroup Subject: Am I on here. Has this list gone quiet or am I not getting anything since I changed my ISP. Bob. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
sam community
Woohoo! I got a copy of Sam Community Issue 5, this morning!
RE: Where are YOU now?
What's the coolest gizmo you've bought recently? Um, well we had a baby 10 days ago ;) CONGRATS!!! Justin
RE: Where are YOU now?
Where d'ya live? Milton Keynes, UK. Where d'ya work (and what are you working on)? Aculab UK. Trying to get my bloody switch/call/speech driver working on Linux 2.4... What's the coolest gizmo you've bought recently? Simpson's beer glass.
RE: 1 Meg users
I don't... but I have a couple of SRAM chips that I keep meaning to connect up somehow... -Original Message- From: Howard Price [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 3:18 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: 1 Meg users Quick straw poll for anyone out there. Does anyone know how many people have 1 meg upgrades on their SAM? I guess it's round about 50-80 regular users... Gavin, maybe? -howard The NTICS Group: providers of Database Services to learndirect and Sheffield TEC. Contract management: Sheffield Libraries, Archives Information Service. National Training Information Central Support Unit 4 AVEC 1 Sidney Street Sheffield S1 4RG Tel: 0114 275 1046 Fax: 0114 273 0024 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.ntics.org.uk The contents of this e-mail are confidential to the addressee named above and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this message is prohibited. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of NTICS or Sheffield City Council.
RE: SAM on eBay
Hmm.. looking at unistd.h on my linux system next to me, it looks like loads of unixy defines and external function definitions for unix specific files and IDs... -Original Message- From: Aley Keprt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I only wonder what is in unistd.h, that you had to include it. Aley
RE: SAM on eBay
Yes.. I remember a science experiment where we pour a little Acetone on an OHP slide to which we imprinted a 3D form of a leaf. -Original Message- From: Ian Collier [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 10:56 AM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: SAM on eBay Also to clean the yellow off, don't use 'Aceton' (Not sure if that's the English name as well. It's some solvent I've used on one of my Sams) Not only does the yellow disappear but so does the SAM-logo plus the plastic casing itself, if rubbed long enough ! Acetone is certainly not a substance I would consider using to clean anything that's made of plastic! :o)
RE: New keyboard membrane
Is it a full through-put cable? (ie, every pin connected?) Or does it just have the essential pins connected? -Original Message- From: Ian Dalziel [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 11:51 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: New keyboard membrane Well, OK guys, I bow to your superior knowledge - but one of my Sams has been working for eight years with a SCART cable from Tandy ( I bought the other one from Uncle Bob). So what have I been unable to do that I've never tried in all that time? - Original Message - From: Frode Tenneboe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 7:04 PM Subject: Re: New keyboard membrane Ian Dalziel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Standard SCART cable, AFAIK - has to be fully connected, is all This is positively false. The pinout of the SAM Scart socket can be fount at http://www.podboy.demon.co.uk/coupe/pdfs/coupe.pdf But perhaps someone has the correct cable pinout? -Frode -- ^ Frode Tennebø | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ^ | Ericsson Radar AS. | Isebakkeveien 49 | | N-1788 Halden | Phone: +47 69 21 41 47 | | with Standard.Disclaimer; use Standard.Disclaimer; |
RE: New keyboard membrane
From: Ian Dalziel [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TV modulator don't work correctly. So, I must try connect SAM and TV without modulator direct via SCART connector. But, I don't know how? Exist somewhere on web circuit diagram for SAM_SCART TV_SCART cable. Standard SCART cable, AFAIK - has to be fully connected, is all Ian Dalziel That is incorrect... There are some wires that are incompatible between the SAM and the SCART standard. Aley Keprt once sent an email to the list with the following: -- quoted text -- Well, here comes the describtion of scart-to-scart cable, which can be used to connect Sam to TV, VCR or satellite. out: 1,4,3,19,21 in: 2,4,6,20,21 Remember to connect pin 21 as screen. Simply connect the specified pins (IN THAT ORDER!). Then connect out side to Sam, and in side to TV/VCR/Sat. (VCR means Video Cassette Recorder.) Use a standard audio i/o cable (stereo input+output+screen = 4 wires + screen). This cable as well as two scart connectors should be available everywhere. That's all. If you wish you can also make the RGB cable, as described in the original Sam's manual (at the end of that nice Basic describing book). In that case use cable with 8 wires + screen. Note that RGB cable can be used only for TV's which supports RGB! You should read the manual of that TV before making RGB cable. Aley [eili] Keprt - student, programmer (multimedia soft. etc.) phone: +420-68-538 70 35 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** http://get.to/aley -- end quoted text -- Hope this helps, Justin
RE: Big disk
I would like it... but at what price? -Original Message- From: Nev Young [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I for one would be interested in adding support for the SAM into one of these compilers. Anyone else - a cross compiler team? Somewhere I still have my Z80 cross compiler. Runs on a PC (dos) and generates Z80 code. It is not a small C but a full implementation, as you would expect for almost £1,000.00 Would that be of any use to any one ? -- Nev - no longer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and getting no spam at all (yet) Webpage under construction at www,nfy53,demon,co,uk also hiding on ICQ
RE: z88dk for SAM
Any voluteers for being a maintainer? I suppose I could put my hand up unless someone with more coding experience wants to do it. I'm busy setting up my old 486 to run linux and use the internet, at the moment...but I should finish that over the weekend. And I have some free webspace to put things on. my suggestions:- - we do it on a purely open-source with a central maintainer controlling the full code. - we might aswell use this list for inter-developmental communications since it really only gets used for flamewars, these days. (Actually, I suppose I should really subscribe my new home account onto this list instead of my work one). - And we should definitely work with the z88dk developers. -Original Message- From: Luke Trevorrow [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 9:23 AM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: RE: Big disk Count me in! Original Message On 10/31/00, 4:23:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding RE: Bigd isk: Excellent... it sounds like it could be pretty useful. it sounds like ith as a pretty extensive Speccy library. Maybe some of us should get our heads together to do a SAM library for it? Who's up for a challenge? :) -Original Message- From: Luke Trevorrow [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://z88dk.sourceforge.net/ ** This e-mail is private and confidential and is for the addressee only. You are prohibited from using, printing, distributing or disseminating it or any information contained in it, save to the intended recipient. **
RE: Big disk
hmmm... seems to be a bad url.. If I remember rightly, I don't think I liked GemDos when I last used it on a PC. Or am I thinking of something else? Didn't someone once say they were going to try to port Minix to the SAM? Jarek, maybe? -Original Message- From: Luke Trevorrow [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 11:22 AM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Big disk Why don't we look at porting a new OS of some sort. This is one of the things that was mentioned when Dave was on this list inspiring people. Howzabout GEMDOS or one of the embedded UNIX kernels like ELKS (http://www.uk.linux.org/ELKS-Home/index.html) Luke Original Message On 10/31/00, 10:18:39 AM, Andrew Gale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding Re: Big disk: Would a CD drive connected to an Atom interface be able to read a PC CD full of DSKs? Cheers, Andy ** This e-mail is private and confidential and is for the addressee only. You are prohibited from using, printing, distributing or disseminating it or any information contained in it, save to the intended recipient. **
RE: Big disk
Hmmm.. could be an interesting project. but the 8086/88 and SIBO are both 16bit processors... -Original Message- From: Luke Trevorrow [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 12:33 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: RE: Big disk Sorry - the URL has moved again. It is now http://www.elks.ecs.soton.ac.uk/ Looks quite nice. Basically it is a port of Linux for the 8086/8088 but has recently been ported to the SIBO (Psion Series 3) so why not the SAM Coupe Luke Original Message On 10/31/00, 12:30:10 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding RE: Big disk: hmmm... seems to be a bad url.. If I remember rightly, I don't think I liked GemDos when I last used ito n a PC. Or am I thinking of something else? Didn't someone once say they were going to try to port Minix to the SAM? Jarek, maybe? -Original Message- From: Luke Trevorrow [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 11:22 AM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject:Re: Big disk Why don't we look at porting a new OS of some sort. This is one of the things that was mentioned when Dave was on this list inspiring people. Howzabout GEMDOS or one of the embedded UNIX kernels like ELKS (http://www.uk.linux.org/ELKS-Home/index.html) Luke Original Message On 10/31/00, 10:18:39 AM, Andrew Gale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding Re: Big disk: Would a CD drive connected to an Atom interface be able to read a PC CD full of DSKs? Cheers, Andy ** This e-mail is private and confidential and is for the addressee only. You are prohibited from using, printing, distributing or disseminating it or any information contained in it, save to the intended recipient. ** ** This e-mail is private and confidential and is for the addressee only. You are prohibited from using, printing, distributing or disseminating it or any information contained in it, save to the intended recipient. **
RE: Big disk
ELKS it's mostly in C, I believe. looking at the FAQ, it seems to be a subset of the normal Linux Kernel. -Original Message- From: Howard Price [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 12:36 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Big disk At 11:22 31/10/2000 GMT, Luke Trevorrow wrote: Why don't we look at porting a new OS of some sort. This is one of the things that was mentioned when Dave was on this list inspiring people. Howzabout GEMDOS or one of the embedded UNIX kernels like ELKS (http://www.uk.linux.org/ELKS-Home/index.html) What language is the source in? C? Or would you use some sort of cross-compiler into Z80? How big is ELKS? All questions, no answers! -howard The NTICS Group: providers of Database Services to learndirect and Sheffield TEC. Contract management: Sheffield Libraries, Archives Information Service. National Training Information Central Support Unit 4 AVEC 1 Sidney Street Sheffield S1 4RG Tel: 0114 275 1046 Fax: 0114 273 0024 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.ntics.org.uk The contents of this e-mail are confidential to the addressee named above and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this message is prohibited. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of NTICS or Sheffield City Council.
RE: Big disk
I must've missed the bit about a Z80 port since I only had a quick look at the website. And you are correct, unix was available on 8-bit machines. I think Minix was one of them. Kind of ironic really: 8bit Minix--Linux--ELKS--8bit ELKS. -Original Message- From: Luke Trevorrow [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Original Message On 10/31/00, 12:52:36 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding RE: Big disk: Hmmm.. could be an interesting project. but the 8086/88 and SIBO are both 16bit processors... This is true - but doesn't mean that it's impossible. I think on the web site it mentions Z80 machines as being in the plan. Didn't the original versions of UNIX run on 8 bit machines, with less memory than the SAM. Luke
RE: Big disk
Yes.. I was just thinking that myself... I'll be up for helping, I think -- once I got my home linux system up and running on my lowly 486. I did start with thinking about SAM support libs and headers on CP/M's Hitech C but it never took off. -Original Message- From: Frode Tenneboe [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I have looked at sdcc and z88dk. Both seems promising, perhaps the latter is the better one, but the first with the most momentum? But as long as the libraries are available, any compiler should work. I for one would be interested in adding support for the SAM into one of these compilers. Anyone else - a cross compiler team? -Frode
RE: Big disk
Excellent... it sounds like it could be pretty useful. it sounds like it has a pretty extensive Speccy library. Maybe some of us should get our heads together to do a SAM library for it? Who's up for a challenge? :) -Original Message- From: Luke Trevorrow [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://z88dk.sourceforge.net/
RE: New OS
With knowledge of previous big projects done on the list, I think we should stick with the cross-compiler libraries, first - and decide on the OS later. -Original Message- From: Luke Trevorrow [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 4:15 PM To: 'sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no' Subject: New OS So with the talk about the cross compiler project underway, what do people think about a new OS? Does ELKS or Minix appeal? Luke
RE: New OS
Agreed... We should find a unix-y (if we're going that way) OS that has a lot of Z80 porting already done! :) -Original Message- From: Andrew Gale [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] So with the talk about the cross compiler project underway, what do people think about a new OS? Does ELKS or Minix appeal? Is there anything that is gaining popularity on other z80 based machines?
RE: Exploding SAM
I know /THAT/ feeling! I've put myself on a diet/exercise-based self-torture regime and I've been snapping at everyone!!! -Original Message- From: Luke Trevorrow [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You are totally right - I was being an arse. I have just given up fags and am very moody at the moment ;-)
RE: SAM 2000? To make or not not to make one?
I remember trying one of your early CPM22QED disks, but I haven't done any SAM development for eons. Actually, I don't think I've switched on my SAM since I moved into my new house, back in May. :( -Original Message- From: Jarek Adamski [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 4:29 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: RE: SAM 2000? To make or not not to make one? Dnia 00-10-25 [EMAIL PROTECTED] pisze: Though, I did tend to use Hitech C in CP/M for my SAM development. Even though it was slow and cumbersome on ProDOS. Did you try CPM22QED? I have Small-C v1.2 with FPC made in 1984. Has someone something newer? -- Yarek.
RE: SAM 2000?
Okay, it's 1:1. Who's next.? 2 Against. make that 3:1 against. I beleive C++ to be over-bloated with stuff not everyone needs. I've never used the likes of Templates or freindly functions in my life. In fact, I don't think I have even used operational overloading, yet. I prefer to use C in a tidy, encapsulated way... It isn't. It's a cut down version (based on small C for CP/M?). It's memory management sucks, it doesn't do floats, it doesn't have a lot of the standard libraries, and probably lots more. (But I liked it anyway, it was fun to play with). Yes, I beleive so... Though, I did tend to use Hitech C in CP/M for my SAM development. Even though it was slow and cumbersome on ProDOS. Justin.
RE: SAM 2000?
But, how many operating systems and device drivers are built in C++? (and yes, before you say something, I know that there are a couple...) -Original Message- From: Aley Keprt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 12:38 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: SAM 2000? (Do you know most of the desktop applications and games are now written in C++?)
RE: SAM 2000?
From: Aley Keprt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You probably missed the lessons I have at university. Yeah.. I spent to much time surfing the net... I spent several semesters with object oriented **anything** ;-))) Don't get me wrong: the theory behind OOP, itself, is exellent. Maybe I am a terrible OOP programmer since every time I write a class (or object in Object Pascal), I tend to think it's more efficient and cleaner to rewrite the class instead of using inheritence... You probably don't think (as I do) that hi-level programming is generally better than low-level programming, which gives you faster code. But nowadays computers are fast enough to run on C++. You're right. I am a low-level programmer. I do admit that C++ DOES have its uses... For a start, it's a lot easier writing Windows apps in C++ than it is in C. And I guess Smalltalk and Eiffle have there uses, somewhere, too... I belong to the train of beleif that, if you write your code to work at a reasonable speed on a 5 year old computer, imagine how fast it would be on an up-to-date beastie! :) C++ is not for Sam. At least since C++ compilers are MUCH MUCH slower than their C brothers. You're telling me! :) C++ seems to take forever to compile anything! Justin.
RE: SAM 2000?
OK. I admit it. I'm wrong. -Original Message- From: Aley Keprt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [snip stuff about C++ and C]
RE: SAM 2000?
WOOHOO!! :) -Original Message- From: Simon Owen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 3:37 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: RE: SAM 2000? Stuart Brady wrote: IIRC, SimCoupe has forked into ports for Windows, DOS, Mac, and UNIX. This is turning into a major problem, IMO. Well, a temporary fork to be joined back up again. I've stripped it all down, removed some stuff and added lots more back in. I'm aiming for a common core set of modules with as much as possible that's platform independant (and _no_ conditional code!), onto which a platform specific set of modules is added to provide input/sound/video etc. It's pretty much getting there now, but I'm still thinning it out to leave as little as possible for each platform. DOS support will probably get dropped as the Windows version will be preferred by most (unless someone fancies doing it!). The UNIX modules are probably the most likely to get done next, and there are a few people up for that I believe. Mac and BeOS versions shouldn't be too far behind hopefully... Si
RE: Hmmm Hmmm Hmmm Hmmm
Aley, You really are a complete t***, aren't you? All Dave was giving was an idea to regain gloabl knowledge of the SAM... It wasn't stupid, at all... Maybe a little disconceived, but NEVER stupid! In either case, it's MUCH MUCH MUCH more than what I f***ing see from you! Actually, I wouldn't be suprised if you were actually another guise of Samsboss! We aren't all money grabbing s***heads, you know??? Personally, I beleive in the sharing and improvement of knowledge... Justin. -Original Message- From: Aley Keprt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 11:00 AM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no; Dave Subject: Re: Hmmm Hmmm Hmmm Hmmm I have seen worse on Amiga newsgroups and, frankly, they often put more reasons in than some I have seen here. Superb. So you know the reasons. Well, one of the reasons, why I didn't react to your very first mail is that I am too lazy to spend (waste) time with so .. how to call this .. ideas. Well, I see your ideas like something often seen in teleshoping - you probably could earn a big puch of money on it. Look, your ideas are like a teleshopping, where we can buy a special spoon which is best than ever, for only 100 pounds. I consider this stupid, and only people who wants to earn some money on people watching TV's can do this. Since you are not going to get money from this, I don't know why you have brought these ideas.
RE: Hmmm Hmmm Hmmm Hmmm
I haven't seen one mention about him taking things seriously... Maybe I missed it somewhere. As far as I could see, he was using this list in the correct use of an engineering forum by bouncing ideas around. Slagging him off is never the best response... It's all the slagging off in the past that's reduced our numbers down to about 10 pseudo-active members. Justin. -Original Message- From: Aley Keprt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 11:41 AM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Hmmm Hmmm Hmmm Hmmm Okay, there's nothing wrong to make things just for fun, but I'm affraid Dave takes this fun things too seriously. Why give so much energy to do so large projects in our situation (10 years past Sam)? So it really looks like that superb-spoon. (imho)
RE: SAM 2000?
interesting idea... I remember mentioning something like this (though, in a lot less detail) back in the old days when we were talking about something called the SamSon... Unfortunately, I don't think anyone is going to stamp up the money for the actual computer design. But PC bits and bobs will probably be OK. Then again, most people who would be interested in this would have PC hardware already and would want to run this distribution on a partition on their system! I think our best bet is to forget about the hardware bits and just concentrate on the kernel and the new SAM OS. Unfortunately, that would mean all the ad-hoc we have to face with the Linux stuff with graphics drivers, etc. :( We could scrap the bulky stuff like Direct X and get closer to driving the metal with a scheme more akin to The Ol' Sam (Though, that sounds more like VGA)... Justin. -Original Message- From: Dave [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 12:41 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: SAM 2000? OK hows about this for a thought. There are lighter and faster free kernels out there that are GPLed than the Linux kernel. How enthusiastic would people be if we specified a graphics card, a sound card, a chip, a motherboard and a network card from existing PC specs, chose a freeware kernel and posted a lightweight OS on top of it - no need for a UI straight away it could have the SAM look and feel using TTY type interactions and said This is the SAM specifications. Reasons this would help: (1) It would be cheap as anything (2) We could upgrade the specs when we wanted (3) Because we would pick one chip, one set of hardware cards it would be possible to drive the metal rather than having to use indirection ( AKA DirectX ). (4) It could also run Windoze/Linux in some kind of dual boot mode (5) It could have a SAM Emulator directly overlaid onto it (6) It could have a standard case and decals to give it a brand image (7) We get free hardware upgrades on the back of the PC market ;-) (8) It would be our OS (9) It would probably only really need about 2Mb RAM to run most stuff ;-) (10) It could be built and sold from specifications and shown off at trade fairs e.g. AMD K6-II range 400-600Mhz ( really cheap to buy in bulk now or induvidually and still the brunt of low end chip sales ) Motherboard [x] 32-128Mb RAM ( again - cheap ) ATI Rage Pro [ choose one - perhaps board mounted ] 100Mbs PCI Ethernet [ choose one! ] Roadrunner Kernel New SAM OS with Sam 1 Emulator built on Roadrunner kernel DVD-ROM drive Some PC case e.g: http://www.pccase.com/products/AT588B.html ( or less nasty looking than this ) Some PC keyboard and mouse TV display card/LCD panel/Monitor ( I dont like monitors that much these days they belch out too much radiation ) Total cost after import duties from the states: 300-400UKP to build one from scratch. If we community source our software ( rather than open source ) we can port existing applications to it, when we build another we can share the source amongst those that have joined the community. Word of caution though, people get used to getting things for free - look at the zealots on Slashdot ( http://www.slashdot.org ) who hate paying for anything. You are probably going to tell me this has been done before and why not Linux et al. I use Linux day in and day out and whilst I dont object to the experience I dont enjoy it. I am also aware of the Amiga direction and I get excited about it although it looks interesting. Obviously we wont get the SAM trademark ( unless its going for a sum of money that I can afford and people are really keen on doing this ). It would just be nice to have a UK made home computer again in the hands of people who can really be creative with it. It would be nice to sit in front of a special machine again with the SAM logo emblazoned across it and have people going whats that!! when it is outperforming the badly implemented 3d routines on todays games. It would be nice to have a home computer again actually!!! What about the FRED trademark ;-) It would be nice to house the keyboard and case together - or at least linked so that you can unhook the main case and place it elsewhere ( this would imply some sort of infra-red connection or spooled cable ) but anything custom is going to be expensive or have to be fabricated. Doesnt have to be PC based, could be ARM or other Risc based. Being PC based means we get a familiar instruction set and it can be real cheap. Could boot directly into an EPROM to allow a user to tailor it to the individual - e.g. child access mode, games mode, productivity mode, professional mode and being EPROM it would be flash upgradeable. If you peeps think this is really stupid just say. Dave probably you think Im a nutter :-).
RE: SAM 2000?
OK, Aley. bulky stuff is probably an exaggeration. I was talking about streamlining the distribution for efficiency, taking out stuff that probably won't be needed for the proposed SAM2000 OS. Otherwise, we might aswell just have the emulator running on Linux and be done with it... -Original Message- From: Aley Keprt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 12:36 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: SAM 2000? I think our best bet is to forget about the hardware bits and just concentrate on the kernel and the new SAM OS. Unfortunately, that would mean all the ad-hoc we have to face with the Linux stuff with graphics drivers, etc. :( We could scrap the bulky stuff like Direct X and get closer to driving the metal with a scheme more akin to The Ol' Sam (Though, that sounds more like VGA)... Bulky stuff? Justin.
RE: SAM 2000?
I do understand DirectX... I don't see it as additional weight in general use... What I am saying is this: If we were to make an operating system with the look and feel of the SAM Coupe, DirectX would probably not be needed IF AND ONLY IF we were to replace it with a scheme to access the multitude of graphics cards in the PEEK/POKE way of the SAM! Justin. -Original Message- From: Aley Keprt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 1:56 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: SAM 2000? OK, Aley. bulky stuff is probably an exaggeration. I was talking about streamlining the distribution for efficiency, taking out stuff that probably won't be needed for the proposed SAM2000 OS. Otherwise, we might aswell just have the emulator running on Linux and be done with it... Winux or Lindows, that's how I see it. You probably misunderstand DirectX, when you see it as an additional weight. The contrary is truth, DirectX is allows you to run the software on any hardware. Although you may say: this is our hardware, and we don't need to support the rest, that this will be stopped on production after some years or even months, and your whole emulation well be lost, since you will have something like the real Sam - something industrially unsupported anymore.
RE: SAM 2000?
I was thinking out loud about a modern PC-based operating system with the look and feel of the SAM - with it designed to accomodate the SAM emulator as efficiently as possible. -Original Message- From: Howard Price [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 2:27 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: RE: SAM 2000? I'm afraid I side with Aley. I wouldn't say it's impossible, or even that hard, if you know what you're doing, but there are loads of drawbacks. People who want to use the SAM in its own box don't need Ethernet etc etc. They want a cheap copy of the SAM, no Rage, no 600MHz (what would the point be with all that power?). I haven't got £400 to spend on another SAM, even though my real one must eventually pack in (see later). I have no need for a DVD on my SAM, though I'm sure B-Dos could support it. People have been trying to put SAM in a PC box for years, and it's complicated. -howard
RE: SAM 2000?
Because one port isn't being kept up with the others... -Original Message- From: Aley Keprt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 5:08 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: SAM 2000? Then we can use SimCoupe. Since SimCoupe is portable and free (source), it is available on any op.system. (At least op.systems which are used by some programmers, who can make the port.) IIRC, SimCoupe has forked into ports for Windows, DOS, Mac, and UNIX. This is turning into a major problem, IMO. -- Stuart Brady Why is it a problem?
RE: Console Coupe
The answer is infinity... -Original Message- From: Howard Price [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 10:29 AM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Console Coupe Well, things haven't been that off-topic for a while. I accidentally started an argument on IRC the other day by bringing up the question of what zero divided by zero was. We had people arguing for '0/x = 0', others for 'x/x = 1' and the rest as 'x/0 = undefined'. Perhaps we should do the same here, tho I'm sure the first rely would settle it? *ramble* *ramble* ... This is a 'how many angels can dance on the head of a pin' innit? 'Dividing into zero, equally-sized parts'. Never gonna happen, except in my beloved school dinners. -tobermory The NTICS Group: providers of Database Services to learndirect and Sheffield TEC. Contract management: Sheffield Libraries, Archives Information Service. National Training Information Central Support Unit 4 AVEC 1 Sidney Street Sheffield S1 4RG Tel: 0114 275 1046 Fax: 0114 273 0024 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.ntics.org.uk The contents of this e-mail are confidential to the addressee named above and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this message is prohibited. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of NTICS or Sheffield City Council.
RE: Console Coupe
My A-levels maths teacher tried explaining unreal numbers to me.. I never did get my head around them! -Original Message- From: Frode Tenneboe [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 12:26 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: RE: Console Coupe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The answer is infinity... Actually, the answer is depends...on what mathematics is involved. Infinity is probably not correct answer in any of the mathematical directions I know of. -Frode
RE: Console Coupe
yes -Original Message- From: Aley Keprt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 12:41 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Console Coupe What was the question? 0/0? -- Bc.Aley [eili] Keprt - entertainment programmer (gamesmultimedia) ICQ: 82357182 (evenings) *** phone: +420-68-5387035 (weekends) e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** http://get.to/aley -- - Original Message - From: Frode Tenneboe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 1:26 PM Subject: RE: Console Coupe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The answer is infinity... Actually, the answer is depends...on what mathematics is involved. Infinity is probably not correct answer in any of the mathematical directions I know of. -Frode
RE: pocket speccy
now THAT could prove to be an interesting project!!! -Original Message- From: Andrew Gale [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 4:05 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: pocket speccy I had been thinking for a while about making a gameboy speccy cartridge by plonking a z80, 48K of ram, and 16K rom on a cartridge, latching any writes to the screen ram area, and then feeding this to the gameboy's processor which would be running a program to pass the screen writes onto the gameboy screen. It didn't seem terribly feasible due to the size and colour depth of the gameboy screen. However, I see that the gameboy advance has a 240x180 pixel screen, which is almost enough. It's being powered by a 60MHz ARM processor, so it might just be possible to emulate the z80... if not, we could hang a z80 on the cartridge port. Looking at the specification, I see it has both an ARM processor and an 8-bit CISC processor, which I take to be the same processor as is used in the current gameboy (a stripped-down z80) to provide compatibility with earlier games. I wonder if a (non-mode 3) SAM emulator might be possible. We would have to put 512K ram on the cartridge port (I think the new GB will have only 32K user ram) Andy
RE: ROM3 - I have some eproms
lots of stuff went into rom1... generally, you paged in rom0 which then paged in rom1 to do lots of stuff... justin -Original Message- From: Howard Price [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 2:35 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: ROM3 - I have some eproms Of the two 16K ROM images that come with the emulators, am I right in thinking that ROM0 goes in lower 16K of the eprom and ROM1 in the top 16K? Thanks, Andy Yeah, that's right - but what actually went into the ROM1?? I've never found a use for it. I expect it's FPC stuff ...? -howard
RE: Portugal
England! England! DOH!!! -Original Message- From: Jorge Canelhas [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 7:03 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Portugal Just needed to say this : PORTUGAL !! PORTUGAL !!
RE: Floppy
Ahem... *whistles innocently* Justin. -Original Message- From: David L [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Never appreciated people who leave books on the floor instead of proper bookcases :(
RE: Format
you need the blue E stamps...
-Original Message-
From: Andrew Collier [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 11:29 AM
To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no
Subject: Re: Format
Jorge Canelhas writes:
Hi, i tried to make a disk with fdformat and samdisk, it formats ok, and
copies the image to the drive, but it returns an error No DOS when i try
to
boot !!!
Does it need to be a 'bootable disk' like in Amiga or Dos ?
How do i make it boteable ?
A bootable disk needs to have a particular file in the correct place.
Depending on what image file you tried to use, that was probably there.
This probably means the Sam was unable to read the disk formatted on your
PC. This could be due to any number of reasons, but I've found track
skewing to be a problem in the past. I've been able to make disks my Sam
could read, or disks that SimCoupe could read, but rarely that both could
read.
I think the easiest solution at this stage is to send a bootable disk by
proper mail.
Can any one send me 1 or 2 sam disks ? to Portugal ?
Yes, but only if you tell someone your address :)
Sending to Portugal isn't a problem - we can send things from the uk to
anywhere in the EU for a first class stamp, am I right?
Andrew
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RE: Format
I don't know when it started.. but I first found out about them last year
(having some European house mates helped in discovering them).
I don't think I've even seen them advertised in shops like WH Smiths... but
your average post office should sell them. They look like the standard 1st
and 2nd class stamps, except they're dark blue, and have an E in the
corner... and you get airmail stickers with them...
They're also more expensive than 1st class...
Justin
-Original Message-
From: Andrew Collier [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 11:38 AM
To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no
Subject: RE: Format
-Original Message-
From: Andrew Collier [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sending to Portugal isn't a problem - we can send things from the uk to
anywhere in the EU for a first class stamp, am I right?
At 11:33 am +0100 24/6/00, Justin Skists wrote:
you need the blue E stamps...
Huh? When did that start?
Andrew
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RE: Shows etc
where's Horwich? -Original Message- From: Si Owen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 10:14 AM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: RE: Shows etc Dave L wrote: Weelll... that's 2 votes for November any further ones? :) November's fine by me... Horwich would actually be pretty convenient too - my other half can visit her mum while I'm at the show, as she lives just down the road :-) Si
RE: Shows etc
damn.. a little out of my way -Original Message- From: Doore, Dan [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 10:19 AM To: 'sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no' Subject: RE: Shows etc where's Horwich? Near Bolton I presume. http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?grid2map?X=363384Y=411458arrow= Y zoom=5 I'll be up for it if a few beers are involved :-) Dan. Work: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shirk: [EMAIL PROTECTED] VVeb: http://www.podboy.demon.co.uk/
