Xmas Greetings
Christmas Greetings to all Sam-Users. Bob Wilkinson.
Re: Xmas Greetings
Just making sure I get it in, busy busy :) - Original Message - From: FvEgmond [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 9:28 PM Subject: Re: Xmas Greetings A bit early, but thanks and the same to you and the others here. Frans. Robert Wilkinson wrote: Christmas Greetings to all Sam-Users. Bob Wilkinson.
Re: Returned
On Friday 04 October 2002 10:00 pm, you wrote: Welcome back. Thank you Where were you off too? Off to do other things lol (I'm not sure anyone leaving and coming back would be immediately missed, so the other question is: When did you leave ? ) about 1 year ago.. Frans Robert Wilkinson wrote: Hi Everyone, I'm Back :) Bob Wilkinson.
Returned
Hi Everyone, I'm Back :) Bob Wilkinson.
Re: Where in the world is Simon Owen?
He's moving house, and disconected at the moment, my understanding is that he might be back on today. Bob Wilkinson. - Original Message - From: Adrian Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: 02 March 2001 11:50 Subject: Where in the world is Simon Owen? Does anyone know where Simon Owen has vanished to? The mails i send seem to bounce back? Cheers Adrian
Re: Another thingy , cataloging sam discs!
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: 19 February 2001 18:12 Subject: Re: Another thingy , cataloging sam discs! 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. Thanks Andy I have 512k Bob Wilkinson.
Errr
Just checking, is everyone asleep. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Am I on here.
Has this list gone quiet or am I not getting anything since I changed my ISP. Bob. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Am I on here.
- Original Message - From: Robert Wilkinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sam Usergroup sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: 08 February 2001 10:43 Subject: Am I on here. Has this list gone quiet or am I not getting anything since I changed my ISP. Bob. [EMAIL PROTECTED] I got this, so it has gone quiet !.
Re: Am I on here.
Thanks Justin. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: 08 February 2001 10:48 Subject: 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]
Re: Am I on here.
- Original Message - From: Aley Keprt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sam Usergroup sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: 08 February 2001 11:27 Subject: Re: Am I on here. On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Robert Wilkinson wrote: Has this list gone quiet or am I not getting anything since I changed my ISP. Bob. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your main problem is that your e-mail address is dependant on your current ISP. Use a private e-mail address, and don't change it with ISP. (This is something like if you would change your real name whan you move, since you had to use real name of that man, who lived in your new flat previously. Isn't it stupid?) ;-) Aley I use a free ISP and haven't seen an option to keep my old address. Bob Wilkinson.
New address
From Bob Wilkinson. I've changed my address, it's now [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regards. Bob.
Re: Sam Power supply
-Original Message- From: Andrew Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 27 January 2001 20:48 Subject: Re: Sam Power supply At 10:16 am + 27/1/01, Robert Wilkinson wrote: Does anyone know if MGT did any internal modifications to these Amstrad supplies before painting them, and selling them as Sam supplies. I don't know exactly what the Amstrad PSUs contained, but in the Sam PSU the TV modulator is mounted on a small PCB. On the reverse side of the PCB are the words Miles Gordon Technology in copper, like it's a part of the wiring (i.e. not just a printed-on-afterwards label). The rest of it seems pretty generic though. Andrew Thanks for that bit of info. Obviously some mods were done, I do have an Amstrad supply, but it's stuck (buried) at the back of my shed, I'll have to fetch it out and compare it with the Sam supply, I thought someone might have the answer. Bob.
Sam Power supply
I've just been talking to a friend of mine that used to run a computer shop 10 years ago and was a distributor for the Sam. He has just told me that he bought 50 power supplies form Either MGT or Samco ( I can't remember who he said it was) and he still has them. These supplies are black and marked as Amstrad, the Amstrad CPC 464 and 128 used identical looking supplies to the Sam except for the colour. Does anyone know if MGT did any internal modifications to these Amstrad supplies before painting them, and selling them as Sam supplies. Bob Wilkinson. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Virus Alert
The message below was received by me from my Sister in law in the USA. I am passing it on to all the people I know. I've had this mail drop into my mail box for the last two days, fortunately I have a policy of deleting mail if I don't know the sender. Bob Wilkinson. The message below was receivedby me from my Sister in law in the USA. I am passing it on to all the people I know. I've had this mail drop into my mail box for the last two days, fortunately I have a policy of deleting mail if I don't know the sender. Bob. I was notified by a friend of mine regarding a very nasty virus going around called hahaha Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. I thought to myself, yeah yeah yeah, another virus alert. Well believe me. it is out there because I have the virus and it has messed my PC up big time. I have a McAfee virus scan product installed and it got through. My PC is always turning itself off. Crashing half way through programs etc. And a whole lot more. So this is a real warning to all my friends and family on email. DO NOT OPEN any message with that title. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Hello to everybody !
Hi, As I just subscribed to this list, I would like to introduce me first. I'm an electronic engineer, writing from Brazil. I'm 27 years old, work for the auto parts industry, and I have been a Spectrum user since 1987 (actually, it was the TK90X, a Brazilian clone of the Spectrum +). Back in 87, my dream was to have a Sam. Do you mean 1989 ? I know that some of them came to Brazil at that time by the hands of some game pirates. We could not import those machines at that time because there was a law that does not allow us to buy imported computers, so most Amigas, Macs, Commodores and even some Ataris wer bought by not so legal ways (this includes my Amiga 1200) I've downloaded SimCoupe for my Mac, and it was really nice to see the dream machine emulated on my monitor. Two things then came up in my mind: First, I don't know how to use the Sam. Use the Sam like a Spectrum, until you get to know it better, Sam supports a complete subset of Spectrum Basic with enhancements of it's own. The basic is different from the Speccy, Memory up to 65535 is much as the Spectrum. and I could not find any manual.. Second, I still want a Sam !! Secondhand Sams are as rare as rocking horse droppings so use the Emulator. So, if anybody has a second Sam to sell, or knows were I can get one, I would appreciate very much. Best Regards, Marcelo Good luck with your endeavours Marcelo, if you want any hints or tips then don't hesitate to contact me. Bob Wilkinson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bob.
2001 maybe
Well now, and after a couple or so drinks. A happy new century to all, be it this year or last !!!, does it matter, what's a year between friends ???. Good luck for the new Millenium Sam. The Dome's finished, but Sam still inspires. I still love Sam Basic, OK. QB Sucks. W it's ok for the PC. Bob. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Xmas
A very Happy Xmas to all on the Sam list, and a good new year. Bob Wilkinson. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 1 Meg users
-Original Message- From: Howard Price [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 08 December 2000 15:29 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 I have one .. Bob Wilkinson.
Re: Keyboard membranes
-Original Message- From: Aley Keprt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 25 November 2000 15:33 Subject: Re: Keyboard membranes On Tue, Nov 21, 2000 at 06:20:46AM +0300, Mac Buster wrote: May be someone will find a company and then we'll have new working membranes. I can ask that man who does Speccy keyboards for help. I am sure membrannes will be cheap (~4UKP each) I think not. SINTECH in Germany does Speccy membranes and they cost 40DM each (and they are rather more popular than Sam membranes too, I would expect). imc 40DM? imho They're bastards! Rip off merchants Eh?? !!
Re: anyone selling a sam coupe?
-Original Message- From: Frans van Egmond [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 28 October 2000 10:49 Subject: Re: anyone selling a sam coupe? And start saving money because the 3 I've bought there did not sell for less than 100 Pounds each...(2 were boxed, though and that seems to increase the value). They don't come cheap unless you live in the UK and find one in a bootsale... Frans No one seems to know what a Sam is, let alone finding one on a boot sale, I've been looking for years. Bob Wilkinson. Adrian Brown wrote: Best thing to do is keep an eye out on ebay -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dean Woodyatt Sent: 28 October 2000 02:04 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: anyone selling a sam coupe? I just had mine pinched!, and finding it difficult to get a replacement, has anyone got one they want to sell?, be it working or not (it'll be fun fixing it!) cheers Dean
Re: Exploding SAM
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 28 October 2000 12:02 Subject: 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!!! I've just given up fags, this time with the doctors help, ask for a new drug called Zyban, I think it's working, It is supposed to stop you craving for nicotine. B Wilkinson -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: Fred Magazine Web Pages
-Original Message- 82? Is that including the one I compiled (yes, it was me!) for George Boyle? If anyones got a copy...??? I've got a .DSK copy. Bob Wilkinson. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 6:16 PM Subject: Re: Fred Magazine Web Pages 82 = all existing? AFAIK, yep. Does anybody know the dates, when Fred magazine started and finished (?)? Well, issue 81 was December 1997 and I think there was a couple of months before the last one and I think the first was early 1990 - Mr Macdonald? Dan.
Re: Fred Magazine Web Pages
David L wrote. -Original Message- 82? Is that including the one I compiled (yes, it was me!) for George Boyle? If anyones got a copy...??? I've got a .DSK copy. Bob Wilkinson. Upload it if you like - so long as George or Colin doesnt care :) I've just had a look, and 82 is the George Boyle copy. Bob Wilkinson
Re: New User
Hello Dave, and Welcome. F9 Boots Dos into the machine from a disk in drive 1, providing Dos is on the disk as the first file. Bob wilkinson. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 15 October 2000 16:34 Subject: New User This is probably your first real SAM newbie in around 7 years. Well I confess Im not a total newbie I used a SAM for 4 years writing simple assembly language programs using a cross compiler and dropping them on the SAM. I then discovered the wonders of high level languages like C,C++ and OAK ( an early Java ) when I started at a large corporation ( IBM ) and bought myself a 'Nix workstation. Anyway - why all the rambling. I finally managed to use a search engine that returned results on my old favourite the Sam which has been gathering dust for nearly 6 years. I was never involved in anything that resembled a Scene so I was pleasantly amazed there were people still using it. To cut a long story short Ive missed using the wee beastie and am back to see if there are more than three people using the machine who might appreciate a few up to date utilities and games being dropped on it now I only program in my leisure time on machines I want to ( rather than working late on work software ). So what are the tools. Ive long since lost all the disks I had for SAM apart from Prince of Persia ( which I never managed to get out of one room on ). I had: Flash GamesMaster some sound thing Prince of Persia Some vertical scrolling Mode 2 shoot em up An assembler on the spectrum ( Hisoft rings a bell but I might just be thinking of DevPac ) 101 games I had dissassembled, modified and ported the graphics for ( my own amusement ) including. Carrier Command ( ZX ), Head Over Heels ( Amiga graphics ), A sub thing from Hewson Software I think, Jet Pac, Renegade. If I had known there was a scene magazine ( I had never heard of Fred can you believe it ) I might have asked if people wanted to see these but I was a little cautious because I had clearly infringed copyright even if for my own amusement. Ive got a great idea from the game engine up ( rather than starting on the graphics ;-) ) and am drafting it at the moment in C on my Amiga ( sitting to the right of the PC and to the left of the RS6000 ). Im making sure the gaming window works in 192x192 and has a 32x192 panel to the right for status, inventory and the like. If any of you has an Amiga emulator I should be able to send a binary before I start on the SAM version ( I need to get the wee beastie working again! ). Anyway Im going to dig the old machine out this weekend and see if I can find some development utilities online to help me get started. It should be in perfect condition with the mouse, parrallel and serial interface and the like. I may even be able to get it working with a SCART monitor if I can lay my hands on one. Ideally I would not like to go back to Z80 assembler although Blinky has already helped me out by sending me a link to COMET which looks rather excellent. If there is a C compiler that produces the goods ( even in cross compiler mode ) that would be ideal. I remember playing around with something called GamesMaster and the Sound Machine but they both seemed a little slow. So, is there interest? Or would I be writing for my self ( not a problem )? Are the ulitilities someone can point me at? I call myself a newbie as I have long since forgotten how to drive the machine. I remember something about F9 but thats it. All the best, Dave.
Re: Bdos poke
On 28 July 2000 03:00, Robert Wilkinson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all. Can anyone help. I'm changing my Dos to B-Dos, I need to be able to re-save the dos after DVAR0 has been poked. How do I do this. Masterdos/Basic has a SAVE BOOT option but B-dos doesn't seem to have this. Bob Wilkinson. Try this. Boot SAM using the DOS you want to poke Type in PRINT DVAR 0 MOD 16384 - 9 to get the offset of DVAR 0 in the dos code Load the dos code to memory ie. LOAD dos CODE 65536 then POKE 65536+offset+dvar,nwhere offset is the value obtained above and dvar is the DVAR number. Resave the dos with SAVE dos CODE 65536,length This should work with any dos not combined with MasterBasic, in which case the SAVE BOOT form should be used Geoff Bridges [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks Geoff, That worked a treat. From the info above I now have a basic prog that does the same as SAVE BOOT. Bob Wilkinson. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bdos poke
Hello all. Can anyone help. I'm changing my Dos to B-Dos, I need to be able to re-save the dos after DVAR0 has been poked. How do I do this. Masterdos/Basic has a SAVE BOOT option but B-dos doesn't seem to have this. Regards. Bob Wilkinson. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Outwrite Text Files
If you don't like it, then don't use it. Outwrite was written by me years before I got a PC, the only thing I had to go by was Tasword. It does support bold,italic, underline etc, via control codes in the body of the text, it just isn't WYSIWYG. Bob wilkinson. -Original Message- From: Aley Keprt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 17 July 2000 11:03 Subject: Re: Outwrite Text Files I've wrote the similar program years ago. Also it supports national characters, and converts them to PC format (using a conversion table). Also it supports more than Outwrite/Tasword file types (Desktop, Text Machine, D-Text, Axword), incl. styles line bold, underline etc. btw. Outwrite is the most stupid text editor for Sam Coupe. Doesn't support 512kb RAM, doesn't support variable width character fonts, (desn't support ANY fonts), doesn't support bold, italic or simply said ANY style. I understand that Tasword was made in 1983, so it is simple. But why original Sam software is so stupid? Bc.Aley [eili] Keprt - entertainment programmer (games, multimedia etc.) phone: +420-68-538 70 35 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** http://get.to/aley
Outwrite Text Files
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello All. I've just written a program that takes an Outwrite or Tasword file and converts it to a file that can be loaded into Windows Word or Notepad, it removes any control codes and trailing spaces, and puts in a char$ 10 to keep the formating correct. This might be useful to those people that have files that they would like to have in print, but don't have a printer on their Sam. It works great when using Simcoupe. Anyone interested, contact me on the above address. Bob Wilkinson. PS You will need Edwin Blinks latest version of Diskmanager to extract the file to your windows enviroment.
Sorry
Sorry if I came over twice, the bloody connection failed half way through. Bob Wilkinson. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: making the SAM spectrum 128 compatible
Probably cos they can't buy a Sam, haven't heard of the Sam, Don't know about the Emulator. Bob Wilkinson. -Original Message- From: Andrew Gale [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 15 July 2000 20:27 Subject: making the SAM spectrum 128 compatible I think I've come up with a fairly practical method of making it possible to run speccy 128 programs on the SAM... it involves a plug-in box which has a 32K ram, a z80, and a certain amount of logic (and perhaps a sound chip). The question is - is there any point pursuing it? It wouldn't be compatible with the +2a/+3. Why do more spectrum owners not use the SAM? is it because of it not being 128 compatible, or is it because they can't use their existing spectrum hardware? Andy
Re: Outwrite Text Files
-Original Message- From: David L [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 16 July 2000 18:34 Subject: Re: Outwrite Text Files - Original Message - From: Robert Wilkinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sam Usergroup sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2000 11:40 AM Subject: Outwrite Text Files Very good work!!! How about doing the opposite as well? Could be handy for transfering files back to Sam? I'll look into it. Bob Wilkinson.
Re: Expansion Memory
Can anyone tell me if the 1Meg expansion packs can be paged into memory and used. And if so How. Regards. Bob Wilkinson. Yes you can, set the High Page register to take Ex memory (bit 7) then ex low page register port 128 and ex high page register is 129 the upper 2 bits is which 1Meg pack to use, when just 1 Meg is in use they are 0 normally Thanks all for the info. You wouldn't care to write that down as an example bit of code would you ? I can then see exactly what is going on. Bob Wilkinson.
Expansion Memory
Can anyone tell me if the 1Meg expansion packs can be paged into memory and used. And if so How. Regards. Bob Wilkinson.
Sam web page
I seem to have missed something What's the address for the Sam community Web page please. Bob Wilkinson
Re: Sam web page
Thanks David... www.samcommunity.co.uk - Original Message - From: Robert Wilkinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sam Usergroup sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 9:07 PM Subject: Sam web page I seem to have missed something What's the address for the Sam community Web page please. Bob Wilkinson
Re: outlet
What exactly do you stand to gain by holding back. Bob Wilkinson. -Original Message- From: Colin Macdonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 04 June 2000 23:27 Subject: Re: outlet I think if the rights to Outlet, Enceladus and SCPDU lie with anyone, it'd be with me - I'd like to see them online too, but now that FRED's online, I'd want to see some of the other mags go up before I give away everything! C. - Original Message - From: Edwin Blink [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 7:47 PM Subject: Re: outlet now fred's been uploaded to nvg, what about outlet? Yes and what about: Blitz (BTW was iss9 ever released ?), Enceladus, SAM Supplement Zat ? Let's get them on-line too !! Edwin Blink [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.wanadoo.nl/blink/samcoupe/index.htm
Re: outlet
-Original Message- From: David L [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 05 June 2000 01:17 Subject: Re: outlet - Original Message - From: Robert Wilkinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 11:07 PM Subject: Re: outlet What exactly do you stand to gain by holding back. Bob Wilkinson. I think he means he'd like to see others take the initiative I do not want Blitz going as a freeby - only via the Sam Com software library... with a suitable donation being made to a worth cause in Mack's memory. However, that is in part up the the Mackenzie family. If everybody takes that position then nothing will happen.
Re: outlet
Brian Cavers E-mail Address(es): [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR BRIAN CAVERS E-mail Address(es): [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Edwin Blink [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sam-users sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 05 June 2000 12:21 Subject: Re: outlet I do not want Blitz going as a freeby - only via the Sam Com software library... with a suitable donation being made to a worth cause in Mack's memory. Well you could make them available and ask people if they could make a donation then. Otherwise I think that Mack's work will be lost then since Persona is not really active anymore right ? about Outlet: Does anybody know how to contact Ron and Brian Cavers nowadays ? Edwin Blink [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.wanadoo.nl/blink/samcoupe/index.htm
Wincoupe again...
So far nobody has replied on this reflector with regards to Wincoupe and the releasing off. Where is it, Why so long waiting, SOMEONE HERE KNOWS. An update from the programers would be nice, otherwise wincoupe seems to be going the same way as simcoupe, UNFINISHED. Regards. Bob Wilkinson.
Re: Wincoupe again...
Thanks Edwin, but I have that version, it's the next release I'm waiting for, but it just seems a long time coming and some news would be welcome. Bob wilkinson. -Original Message- From: Edwin Blink [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sam-users sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 26 May 2000 11:35 Subject: Re: Wincoupe again... Where is it, Why so long waiting, SOMEONE HERE KNOWS. Try this one: http://www.podboy.demon.co.uk/coupe/downloads/wincoupe_alpha_080.zip Edwin Blink [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.wanadoo.nl/blink/samcoupe/index.htm
Wincoupe
Hi everyone. Is there anyone who can tell me what has happened to Wincoupe. Or have I somehow missed some postings, and Wincoupe is already up somewhere. Bob Wilkinson.
Re: Wincoupe
I've got the original release of Wincoupe and the site below doesn't have it. I would like to know if Wincoupe in it's finished version is ever going to appear. getting desperate, have 2 machines out and wife moaning. Bob Wilkinson. -Original Message- From: womoteam [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 25 May 2000 09:48 Subject: Re: Wincoupe I got it from here: http://www.geocities.com/stripwax/saa (for WINCoupe) Wo from WoMo-Team Aley Keprt schrieb: Hi everyone. Is there anyone who can tell me what has happened to Wincoupe. Or have I somehow missed some postings, and Wincoupe is already up somewhere. Wincoupe is already down somewhere. aley
Re: PC keyboard interface
Depending on the final cost, then you can put me down for a kit. Bob Wilkinson. -Original Message- From: Andrew Gale [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 09 May 2000 14:39 Subject: Re: PC keyboard interface You could remove the old ribbon connector and put pins in. Or even better, if a connector can be found with the same pinout as the original, then, as long as a mating plug can be found. that could do it. Yes, I'd been thinking about this and flicking through various catalogues - the only problem is that most connectors from place like RS and Maplin seem horrendously expensive. Anyway, I'll progress the design and then experiment with fitting it to my SAM. Do you intend to supply the PCB or the completed interface. There's one chip that costs about a tenner in single quantities, or about six pounds in 25+ quantities. And it's from a place that charges a fair bit for postage and packaging - so for individuals to build their own would be pretty expensive (plus they'll need a PIC programmer). Also, I want to make sure that I can shift 25 units if I go ahead and make the investment. Perhaps, then, the best thing for me to do would be to finish the Speccy interface too, to increase the chance of shifting all 25 chips, and selling the SAM version as a complete unit or in kit form. I'll still post the circuit on a web page somewhere, but realistically it won't be economical for anyone to build just one for themself. Andy
Re: PC keyboard interface
-Original Message- From: Andrew Gale [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 08 May 2000 11:34 Subject: PC keyboard interface I'm certainly interested in the interface and soldering to the Sam PCB is no hassle for me. You could remove the old ribbon connector and put pins in. Or even better, if a connector can be found with the same pinout as the original, then, as long as a mating plug can be found. that could do it. I'd need to look inside the Sam to check out the pinouts, but as a guess the hole spacing is probably a standard size and a look at vero-board connectors might throw something up. Do you intend to supply the PCB or the completed interface. Bob Wilkinson.
Re: Another one bites the dust
Any chance of me getting the schematic. Bob Wilkinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Andrew Gale [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 05 May 2000 11:59 Subject: Re: Another one bites the dust I have had an IBM-PC keyboard interface working on my SAM for a long time now (about 3 years) but I haven't made it available because 1) I didn't have access to a PCB designer (but I do now!) and 2) I didn't think there was enough interest to make it viable. One of the components needs to be bought in 25+ quantities in order to get it to a reasonable price, and I dount that there are 25 SAM owners wanting such a device. The interface could be easily modified to work with the spectrum, so perhaps making a speccy variant would help make numbers up to 25. Andy On Wed, May 03, 2000 at 09:34:29PM +0100, David L wrote: Wasnt someone on here discussing a keyboard interface not so long ago?
Re: Another one bites the dust
My Sam is 11 years old, and touch wood, no computer problem, or power supply. In the event of a supply failure, why not adapt an old PC supply. Bob Wilkinson. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: womoteam [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 03 May 2000 20:22 Subject: Re: Another one bites the dust Andrew Collier wrotes: Ho hum. There goes another 12V line, thus keeping up my schedule of one new power supply for about every 18 months of owning a Sam... I'm just glad I bought spares... Andrew -- -- Andrew Collier ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- Life is -- http://mnemotech.ucam.org -- somewhat dissimilar -- Part 3 Materials Science, Cambridge -- to a bad analogy -- Hi Andrew, I use my third SAM in eight (!) years, but my first power supply. Have I a golden one??? I think the bigger problem is the keyboard which has drived my SAMs down. Does anybody know, where to get (buy) new ones nowadays? My keyboard has some dropouts from time to time! (Don´t believe in an positive result, but it is worth a try to ask) Wo from WoMo-Team
Re: next news about ZX-PARTY in Poland.
I think the Anglo Saxon terminology has something to do with the interpretation. Bob Wilkinson... -Original Message- From: Jarek Adamski [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: David L sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 03 May 2000 21:32 Subject: Re: next news about ZX-PARTY in Poland. Dnia 00-05-01 David L pisze: PS: If You will not send us Your stuff, we will fuck compos, but we will have good fun anyway, heheheheheheheheheh. =8-D Compost heaps? that's a strange thing to do to them! I think he meant rather competitions than compost, but we always can make compost anyway. ;) -- Yarek. And here are some more info from WILL. - Hi :) We invite all the fans od ZX SPECTRUM to the party that is going to take place in August [25..27] at internet cafe VIRTUAL in Wroclaw (Poland). We guarantee lots of fun (various competitions) with other ZX SPECTRUM maniacs. We provide: - 28 STEREO TV-SETS - high-speed permanent internet connection (maybe there will be a special IRC channel devoted to the party itself) - 12 PC computers (466Mhz, 64 MB RAM, Voodoo3 ) which can emulate SPECCY excellent :) Everyone who would like to join the party is asked to fill in the application form at: http://www.virtual.wroc.pl/retro/zx/ See you at the PARTY !!! PS. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: SAM website
Sounds like a good Idea to me, I'll help support it. anyone else want to encourage Gavin. How about votes of confidence, words of wisdom, etc. Bob Wilkinson. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Gavin Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 29 April 2000 21:51 Subject: SAM website Was away for a couple of days there, so it was nice to see a bit of activity on the list. There was some talk of a SAM website and I thought you might like to know about the site I'm putting together. I've been working on it, albeit slowly, for the last few weeks. Although the URL is www.samcommunity.co.uk and will of course have a section about the magazine itself, the rest of the site includes - an intro to the SAM, SAM emulation, latest news (taken from the magazine), a documentation section (manuals, technical articles etc), a rewritten SAM FAQ, and the File Library. This last bit is probably going to be of most interest. As anyone who reads the magazine would know, I've been putting together a library of SAM software that has been declared PD or freeware by its authors. I've already contacted some of the main publishers of SAM software in an attempt to get permission to distribute. Readers of the mag who don't have net access send off with a list of the items they want, and I send them back via floppy but obviously with the website, they will be available as a download. I'm continually adding stuff to the File Library in an attempt to make it into a WOS style site and I will always make every effort to contact both the author(s) of the software and its publishers. If permission is denied then obviously I will not put those items in the File Library but if getting a reply has proved impossible after all reasonable effort, I think it would be fair to put these items in the File Library. Obviously if I'm contacted and asked to remove the items, I will do so. The reason I'm posting this info is just so that I don't step on anyone's toes who is working on a similar site. This is not some ego thing so if anyone is actually working on something similar, please get in touch so that we can work out some way to almagamate our work. Hopefully the site will be up over the next week or so. If anyone has any stuff they'd like to see on the site, let me know. Gavin
Re: next news about ZX-PARTY in Poland. (fwd)
-Original Message- From: David L [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 01 May 2000 00:21 Subject: Re: next news about ZX-PARTY in Poland. (fwd) - Original Message - From: Jarek Adamski [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 12:11 AM Subject: next news about ZX-PARTY in Poland. (fwd) PS: If You will not send us Your stuff, we will fuck compos, but we will have good fun anyway, heheheheheheheheheh. =8-D Compost heaps? that's a strange thing to do to them! Sound like a weird bunch to me. Bob Wilkinson.
Response Please.
This is a repeat of a mail that I sent during the week. Nobody answered. Is there anyone on this list actually interested in the Sam coupe or do people just hang around in order to complain and then do nothing. Somebody must have the answers to my questions (below) and a reply would be nice. I use amateur radio as a second hobby, and in that activity they have a saying, Use it or Lose it This seems to apply well to the Sam. REPEAT MESSAGE. Can anyone tell me if MasterDOS and MasterBASIC are freely available now, or do we still have to buy it. If so, Where from. Also does anyone know how far away from release is the Wincoupe. I want to try and write XTgold for the Sam (just for the crack) bearing in mind the atom hard drive interface. Thanks in advance. Bob Wilkinson.
Re- Response please
Thank you Andrew and Wo from Womo-team for replying to me. (1) To Andrew. I guessed the situation regarding MasterDOS etc, but surely Dr Andy Wright could clarify that situation. Also why does no one quite Know if copyright belongs to them or not. If the software that was written for the Sam is not made available, then the Sam will surely die. (2) For my part I have made any software I have written freely available, and there is more. Is there anyone on this list who thinks that the copyright to the Lerm assembler belongs to them, if so then contact me NOW, if no contact is made to me within one week from today, then I will allow The assembler and the Z80 Toolkit to go up on the Web. I wrote those programs and have no written contract with anyone, although I have heard that Persona was given the rights by Fred, who obtained them from Lerm. These are my programs, and as I say, contact me and we can talk, or forever hold your peace. (3) Hello Wo. I must use the emulator as space is restricted at my location. I feel that the Wincoupe could help to breathe new life into Sam, bearing in mind that you are hard pressed to buy a Coupe today. There must be lots of Spectrum owners that would like to move up to the Sam, but alas, cannot. I'm sure that given time and effort by the creators of Wincoupe, the sound problem would be solved. The Wincoupe offers to be the Sams salvation, and could attract new blood into the group. I for one would pay for the Wincoupe. Cmon Si, what say you. Bob Wilkinson. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re Wincoupe
I forgot this bit. It doesn't matter how the Sam comes to you, as long as it perfoms like the Sam, then it is the Sam, blue feet or not. Bob Wilkinson. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Query
Hello all. Can anyone tell me if MasterDOS and MasterBASIC are freely available now, or do we still have to buy it. If so, Where from. Also does anyone know how far away from release is the Wincoupe. I want to try and write XTgold for the Sam (just for the crack) bearing in mind the atom hard drive interface. Thanks in advance. Bob Wilkinson. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MP3 on SAM?
-Original Message- From: Frans van Egmond [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 27 April 2000 10:58 Subject: Re: MP3 on SAM? Aley Keprt wrote: Why don't you go and buy an old DX4/120 which is very cheap now and can play MP3 as well? Well if he's anything like me, it's about the satisfaction you can get from doing things on hardware that was never supposed to do those things in the first place...It's not about listening to MP3... Frans Well Said Frans. Bob Wilkinson.
Re: Scart connection to a monitor
Does anyone know the pinout for the CM8833 9 pin RGB and how I could make up a lead for the Sam? Cheers, Steve I made up a lead a couple of years ago, this is what I can find in my notebook, if you get problems, tell me, and I will take my plug apart to check the wiring. 9pin D plug Sam Scart 1 Ground 4 or 5 w/b 2 3 15 Red 4 11 Green 5 7 Blue 6 7 Comp Sync/Video16 8 9 Red lead: Right sound. Black lead : Left sound. Thia ia exactly as written in my note book. Hope it helps. Bob Wilkinson...
Sam Community
I received the Sam Community Mag this morning. I have'nt read it all yet, but I have to say that I'm impressed... Bob Wilkinson.
Re: SAM Wonderings
Exactly my feelings when I ran a test yesterday. Bob Wilkinson. -Original Message- From: Robert van der Veeke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 19 January 2000 11:43 Subject: Re: SAM Wonderings - Original Message - From: Justin Skists [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sam-Users (E-mail) sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 12:23 PM Subject: SAM Wonderings Have all the members of this list been abducted by 8 fingered aliens from the planet Zedeitii? WHERE IS EVERYONE? Take me to your leader :) Not giving up, but there is not much going around at the moment i guess Robert van der Veeke remove the pin to email Currently listening to : Gunbuster Sound Collection Hände hoch, oder verstehst du kein Englisch? - German dubbing for some western -
Test
Yes a test Am I still here. Bob Wilkinson.
Re: Anyone there
-Original Message- From: Ian Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sam Usergroup sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 13 January 2000 21:05 Subject: Re: Anyone there On Thu, Jan 13, 2000 at 06:16:25PM -, Robert Wilkinson wrote: Has this list gone quiet or am I not getting the mail. Oh we're having a right old party - you don't know what you are missing! imc Thanks :-) RW
Anyone there
Has this list gone quiet or am I not getting the mail. Bob Wilkinson.
Re:
Clever clogs them Russians. Why didn't someone here think of that !! :-( Bob Wilkinson.. -Original Message- From: David L [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 03 January 2000 21:48 Anyone still actually interested in their Sam - try this site... click on the Union Flag tho ;) http://virtuals.atlant.ru/peters/e-index.htm
Re:
And a happy new year to you too. Bob Wilkinson. -Original Message- From: David L [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Undisclosed-Recipient:; Date: 01 January 2000 02:03 Happy New Year to all!
Re: Christmas Greetings, etc.
Likewise Bob Wilkinson. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 20 December 1999 23:45 Subject: Christmas Greetings, etc. Dear All, I'd just like to wish all SAM users a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, before some disappear temporarily like Justin! Regards, Phil Glover.
Re: SimCoupe's Spectrum mode
-Original Message- From: Aley Keprt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 17 December 1999 09:58 Subject: Re: SimCoupe's Spectrum mode Considering the Lunter Spectrum Emulator is about as good as it gets, then a Spectrum emulator in Wincoupe with no disk support is a bit useless. Of course someone without a Spectrum emulator might not agree. That emulator is really good, but it is not free. I don't vote for SimZXCoupe, but I think you can compare free software to that one we must pay for. I would gladly pay for Wincoupe in finished condition. Bob Wilkinson
Re: Outwrite
The Manual on the disk is for version 1 of Outwrite. I don't have the manual for version 2 on floppy. I do have a manual for version 2. If you want one contact me off list. Entering printer codes for Ver 2 is different than Ver 1.. Read on. The printer codes are easy to put in. If you look on the disk you should see 2 printer drivers. These load up as text files. Use either one,Edit it and put your codes in using the program itself. Make sure that insert mode is turned off. Also make sure that there is at least one complete blank line below the end of the printer file. Cursor down and press return. This will put in an end of file marker (invisible) Place the cursor at the begining of the driver, find the Install option from the drop down menu (not sure which one) and select it. If you did all of this ok, then the codes are now installed into the main M/C. You need to save the code from the options menu Outwrite Ver 2.0 file length is 45000 bytes. Hope this helps. Bob Wilkinson. -Original Message- From: Justin Skists [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sam-Users (E-mail) sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 29 November 1999 10:56 Subject: Outwrite Greetings, I played Outwrite 2 for the first time over the weekend. Not a bad little program! :) It might actually be of some use to me (rather than using ZDE on Pro-DOS for all my text writing). But, I need help setting up my printer for it. It's a HP DJ 4-something. I've got all the printer codes for it but I can't seem to find a way of sticking them in the program anywhere (assuming the manual on the disk doesn't really correspond to the program much). Oh, and the other problem is that all the text is printed right on the left-hand edge of the paper rather than leaving a few characters for the margin. I'm guessing that it has something to do with printer initialisation. After all, this printer isn't exactly an Epson dot- matrix... Where abouts in the program can I change this? Is there still a 41000 character limit on version 2 of outwrite? Hoping for help, Justin.
Re: Wincoupe bug
-Original Message- From: Robert Wilkinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sam Usergroup sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 26 November 1999 19:02 Subject: Wincoupe bug Wincoupe has a wierd effect on my Win 95 desktop. It keeps re-arranging my icons. Bob Wilkinson. On second thoughts, it's probably not a bug, just the result of using full screen mode (320X200). The correct mode comes back to me on exit from Wincoupe (800X600) just the Icons have moved about. Bob Wilkinson.
Re: Wincoupe bug
-Original Message- From: Dave Hooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 27 November 1999 00:12 Subject: Re: Wincoupe bug Wincoupe has a wierd effect on my Win 95 desktop. It keeps re-arranging my icons. Bob Wilkinson. For what it's worth, I didn't 'get' the PC Driver joke. (Although presumably the PC version of Driver screws up the windows desktop, right?) Probably your video drivers. Because I don't have the problem, and I expect you have different video drivers to me :) (What video card / version of Win95 do you have Bob?) I assumed the driver coment, meant that Driver was trying to install itself in a stealth like fashion. I haven't put driver onto Wincoupe. Machine Pentium 166 Video Card = Cirrus Logic 5430/40 PCI Win 95 Ver4.00,950a I think the icons moving about are to do with changing to fullscreen in Wincoupe. I run 800X600 in win 95. This is a home built machine using whatever I could lay my hands on, so is not fully optimised. Wincoupe runs pretty well on it in fullscreen , Sound sounds reasonable, better than Simcoupe. Bob Wilkinson.
Re: Wincoupe bug
I tried the moves you suggest (below) No problem. Now I can't make it do it. It was only an intermitent problem. I guess it depends on what I've been doing. Ahhh wait a minute, Iv'e an idea I minimised this mail. Went into wincoupe, selected fullscreen, then did CNTRL/ALT/ESC This took me to the task bar. Screen was in 640x480, started in 600x800 Brought Wincoupe back up and exited. Screen is still in 640X480. I expect that once I have sent this mail, and re-start windows, my icons will all move. Bob Wilkinson. -Original Message- From: Si Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 27 November 1999 00:34 Subject: RE: Wincoupe bug Robert Wilkinson wrote: Wincoupe has a wierd effect on my Win 95 desktop. It keeps re-arranging my icons. It it re-arranging them to a 320x240 rectange in the top left of your desktop? (so anything further down or right is pulled into that rectangle). I've only seen that happen when DirectX wasn't exited after full-screen mode has been used - seems ok on mine tho... hmmm. Does it happen if you start WinCoupe, switch to full-screen, then switch back to windowed mode with F9, and quit? The video change detection in that version is a bit too aggressive, as I noticed it won't even let you alt-tab out of the program! It could be related to that, so hopefully the next version should sort it out. Si
Re Wincoupe bug
With ref to my last E-mail. I exited Outlook Express. Opened Display and sure enough my setting was on 640x480. I resized to 800x600. All Icons OK. After all this, me-thinks that it might have been my fault all along. Its possible that when I closed Wincoupe and my Icons were off the screen, I might have right clicked and re-set the icons before restoring the 800x600 screen. Well come on We all do silly thing sometimes without thinking :-) I'll keep an eye on it in future... Bob Wilkinson. Going back to Quick basic in Dos. Phew!
Re: Wincoupe bug
Ho Ho Ho Very clever. Bob W -Original Message- From: James R Curry [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 26 November 1999 19:45 Subject: Re: Wincoupe bug Wincoupe has a wierd effect on my Win 95 desktop. It keeps re-arranging my icons. Bob Wilkinson. Actually, it's slowly replacing Windows 95 with a PC port of Driver. -- James R Curry - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Balloon Doggies DEMANDED it! The OFFICIAL James R Curry Webpage is at http://www.lhutz.demon.co.uk
Re: Wincoupe
-Original Message- From: Martin Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 14 November 1999 07:13 Subject: Re: Wincoupe Robert Wilkinson wrote: My machines a 166 pentium. Wincoupe needs a faster machine than this Martin Wilson Wrote Cor somepeople don't know they're born. I'm only using a Amstrad 386 system with built in megadrive and I'm happy to have it. Fast enough for email and a bit of browsing. 4MEG is ample. 166 indeed thats a bloomin powerhouse of a computer. They don't know there born nowadays. I remember when you could get into the cinema, a few pints of beer and a 3 course meal for less than half a crown. Up until 18 months ago I was using a 286, 16 Mhz, 4Mbs Ram, 40Mbs hard drive. I couldn't afford an all singing all dancing machine. I visited sunday boot sales. Picked up a cheap motherboard here, a proccessor there, etc,etc. My machine cost less than £100.00. It can be done. It is also slow by todays standards. And I also remenber those days, plus taking ration books to the shop for my mum. Bob Wilkinson. (getting cranky)
Re: Wincoupe
Car boots I went to one of them but I found the field too bumpy for my penny farthing so turned back. when I got home me and the family got round the old piano. Apples and pears... apples and pears. Them were the days. It was all fields back then. We always had roast beef :-)
Re: Wincoupe
Robert Wilkinson wrote: My machines a 166 pentium. Wincoupe needs a faster machine than this, needs a zimmer frame to get around in this machine. hehe! Try using fullscreen mode and making sure the 'accurate mode 3' option is disabled. That will use 320x240 mode which requires no image stretching, Yeh! That did it. I did read the text file that came with Wincoupe, but forgot once it was running. Unfortunately you can't see the window title bar in fullscreen mode to know the speed, so you'll have to guess how well it's running - on-screen display is coming soon to solve that! I used my Morse code tutor to check how well it ran. It has an interupt driven clock in it. The program was written using a real Sam and the clock is pretty accurate, least it is on my Sam. In full screen mode and with mode 3 turned on, the clock loses 10 seconds per minute. (approx) Sound is a bit rough in this mode. In full screen mode and with mode 3 turned off, The clock gains 4 seconds per minute. (approx) Sound is much better and the Tutor is useable. What the maximum framerate do you get on the startup screen with the 1x1 window size and the 'frame skipping' set to 'none'? In that mode I get a max of 22-24 In normal startup mode with colour bars showing I get 48-53 After Enter is pressed (colour bars gone, only cursor on screen) I get 22-25 Hope this helps.. Bob Wilkinson.
Wincoupe
My machines a 166 pentium. Wincoupe needs a faster machine than this, needs a zimmer frame to get around in this machine. Looks very good though. Loaded some of my software, all worked - slowly - but didn't crash. Keep up the good work. Bob Wilkinson.
Re: power thingies
Hi. I've just checked the Amstrad supply, and the voltages, while they are there, they are coming from different pins from the Sam supply. Also the current ratings are different. The supply is nothing special,and a good repair shop could fix it for you,unless of course you need the modulator, and that is what has gone. Good Luck. Bob Wilkinson. -Original Message- From: Paul Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 27 October 1999 09:19 Subject: power thingies Hi All, Okay, since the actual request didn't get out (ta for confirming that, Robert), here it is again... A friend of mine in the Netherlands gave his SAM to his granddaughter a few years ago. The power supply's now broken, and so she's unable to play with it. If anyone knows where I can get a proper PSU from, or has one they're willing to sell, please get in touch! It should really be a proper PSU, since that makes things a lot easier all round. Please? -- Paul
Re: My Sam
-Original Message- From: Justin Skists [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no' sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 21 October 1999 09:49 Subject: RE: My Sam From: Henrique Souto [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi folks! I'm portuguese and i just bougth a used Sam. Contains a disk drive and 512k of ram. I have tons of software too, including magazines on disk (fred, from 18 to 80 +/-), games and other stuff. I'm a collector so, the Sam is a very important item to my collection. If anyone needs some software, or documentation, if i can, i will help, ok??? Thanks. and welcome... khgkhikjhioukljh Is this some kind of Portuguese code? :) Justin So thats where that keyboard went Bob Wilkinson
Testing
testing
Re: Testing
According to the reply you made to my test. My clock is right. Your message to me is the wrong time. I sent the message at approx the time stated below, so how could you get it, and reply before I sent it. My PC clock is set right So what clock are you talking about. Bob Wilkinson. -Original Message- From: Ian Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sam Usergroup sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 13 October 1999 05:50 Subject: Re: Testing On Wed, Oct 13, 1999 at 11:17:28AM -0700, Robert Wilkinson wrote: testing Your test failed because your clock is out by 8 hours. imc
Re: Testing
This message of yours, that I am now replying to had the header line : Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 19:16:39 -0700 which is about 8 hours in the future. i.e. you should fix your timezone!! Time Zone fixed... Thanks. The time was still right as reported. Just the time zone was wrong. Bob Wilkinson.
Re Finally
Attached is a Text File which contains ALL my Sam Disks. Some of which I clearly don't own , but just incase if ANYONE owns the Copyright to any you must email me directly with your Agreement or Non-Agreement of Upload , or if ANYONE knows the Copyright Owner then please askem etcetcetc!!! About time everything done for the Sam was put up for grabs No one's going to get rich quick anymore. Keep Sam alive... DONATE YOUR WORK Lots of people own stuff by default Thievin Bastards..
Re Finaly I Forgot to Sign
About time everything done for the Sam was put up for grabs No one's going to get rich quick anymore. Keep Sam alive... DONATE YOUR WORK Lots of people own stuff by default Thievin Bastards.. I forgot to sign the previous mail... Sorry Bob Wilkinson
Re: Re Preamble
If you have two SAMs but don't wish to run them at the same time, I'll make you an offer for the spare power supply. Though Bob Brenchley has been really nice and sent me a new power supply - SAM lead (just the other day actually) which I can fix at the power supply, I'm sure I'll only end up breaking it. And I'm quite enjoying my SAM again now I've finally got past my previous sticking point on Hexxagonia! I haven't got the Secondhand Sam yet, and might not. But as for power supplies. Fixing the lead should cause no problems. If you use a monitor and not a TV, then building a supply with the right voltages should not be too difficult either. As a matter of interest, Amstrads CPC 6128 uses a power supply that looks exactly like Sams supply, the only difference outwardly is the colour. I suspect that MGT obtained said supplies and painted them. Best look on the Boot sales for a CPC, they go at silly prices. In the meantime, I have a CPC 6128, and will drag out the power supply and check the pinouts and voltages, and let you know. I would be interested in seeing your code, if you don't mind, ( I won't rip it off though) I thought I would at least offer to pass on an altered version of Andrew Colliers dskman program which does away with the menu and then loads a .dsk image file, throw a single file onto it and save it again with a different name - all via the command line. I found this infinitely less annoying than going through the dskman menu everytime I've assembled a new version of the code and want to test it on SIM. Yes please... Outwrite is really great! I only saw version 2 when you released it, but I'm impressed with the improvement. Not least of all, the disappearance of that menu you used to drop back to in-between using the main bit of the word processor. I have version 3 now. It only works on a 512k sam. Lots of the basic has gone and been replaced with M/C.plus lots more features.. You're welcome to a look if you like... Bob Wilkinson
Sams worst game ever
Prince of Persia Good game Bad games, Have'nt got a clue. But why sod the disk up with a protection in that way. Why can't I make a back up disk. In my opinion, good game, worst marketing ploy. Otherwise games bore me to bits. ( most probably cos I cant program them).. Anybody prepared to teach me how to program a game. I have some Ideas but no Idea where to start. Z80 code please. NOW NAIL ME TO THE FLOOR. PS . Can I assume that a new Sam can't be bought, seeing as nobody has bothered to answer my query. I could do with one to modify, but don't want to knacker the one I have. Its given nearly 10 years good service and I'm not prepared to rip it apart and re-modge it. I WANT A PROJECT.. Bob Wilkinson
Re Preamble
Thanks Gavin. Its nice to get an answer.. I might be able to get a second hand Sam from a friend who is happy to use Simcoupe.. Be nice if Simcoupe was finished.. I mailed Bob Brenchley about some stuff I did for the Spectrum (only after I queried a 64 col assembler I converted from 32 col version, and sent it to him for a look see.),(only works on Lunters emulator) This only after I queried wiring the printer interface internally and Bob B let me know I could get one from format. I have a printer interface, so don't need a new one dammit. NO RESPONSE I can code in M/C (Very basic) but have never coded sprites or graphics, and don't even know where to start. ( my M/C is self taught.) One Idea I have, is to program a train set, ie, You lay the track, put the landscape in, and set the trains running. Signals and crossings have to be included, as do changing points.Including new trains (freight or whatever would also be an option) Just as if you had a real train set, set up in the garden or loft. No strategy, No points to score, just a bog standard train set. You play the part of the signal keeper. Ambitious EH!!!. Well I would like to do it, but would need help. Once finished it would be availabel FREE to anyone that wanted it. It probably w'ont happen, but I can dream.(have done for a number of years). I never took Blitz, and all of my Fred magazines were lost in a catastrophie. So If anyone wants to donate some start code and info and remain commited,,, It might get started. I want something to get my teeth into. Be prepared for lots of ...What. I'm a good learner though. Oh by the way, although I have a real Sam, This all needs to work on the Simcoupe as well as a real Sam Why.?? Well, my Sam is ten years old, and nothing lasts for ever, Simcoupe will, so long as I always have a PC running Win 95 or Dos 6.2., and I always will. Stuff Win 98/2000 or beyond. I'm staying where I am, It works... Bob Wilkinson (author of Outwrite, before I ever saw a PC version of a word Proc)( before I even had a PC) Night night. -Original Message- From: Gavin Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 21 September 1999 14:51 Subject: Re: Sams worst game ever Robert Wilkinson wrote: PS . Can I assume that a new Sam can't be bought, seeing as nobody has bothered to answer my query. I could do with one to modify, but don't want to knacker the one I have. Its given nearly 10 years good service and I'm not prepared to rip it apart and re-modge it. You want a *new* SAM to modify? Hmm! Well if you do want a new one, Bob Brenchley at Format sold them, but he has disappeared off the face of the earth at the moment, although there are rumours he may reappear (think it's been one of those alien abduction things). If you're looking for a second hand SAM, keep an eye on www.loot.com - there's a SAM every few weeks or so for sale in it. I'm sure we can get you a second hand SAM somewhere... As for your coding question, not being the best machine coder in the world, I won't answer this one, except to say that both Fred and Blitz (and others) ran machine code tutorials, although I'm not quite sure where you would get hold of said magazines at the moment...hopefully that will all be sorted out soon. Gavin
Re: Sams worst game ever
Hi Simon Thanks for the response... Please see the response I made to Gavin Smith. Please see -Original Message- From: Simon Cooke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 21 September 1999 14:51 Subject: Re: Sams worst game ever Otherwise games bore me to bits. ( most probably cos I cant program them).. Anybody prepared to teach me how to program a game. I have some Ideas but no Idea where to start. Z80 code please. Mmm... how about: try writing a shoot-em-up, where all of the sprites and game logic sit in the top 8k of a 32k pair of pages, and has 16 screens which are all pageflipped together to scroll the background image. It *can* be done (I've mocked up examples of it in the past, but never got around to writing it) .. the page flipping will even let you do full-on parallax scrolling canyons if you do it right (but they're harder to write back to the screen when you wipe the sprites off). You can even wipe to different backgrounds on the fly that way, between bad-guy waves... Want to give it a shot? Simon
KE_DISK
Can anyone tell me where to get ke_disk or pc_suite from. Bob Wilkinson
Re: Hardware
Im interested, tell us more. Bob Wilkinson. -Original Message- From: Jarek Adamski [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 04 September 1999 07:12 Subject: Hardware Hello! I can design some extentions for SAM. Only need some help. At this moment I think of: 4MB memory with long SIMM. (Also 8MB one will work.) ZX128 hardware emulator. Perhaps with Z80 turbo mode. DMA for better speed. ISA Muli I/O card crossing. High density floppy disk access, two serial and one parallel communication ports. Half capacity of harddisk. Interrupts with IM 2 verctors. Video interlacer to double vertical resolution. All as external. Software support guarateed. Anyone interested? -- Yarek.
Sam C
Some years ago I bought Sam C from Fred publishing. I remember that subsequent issues of Fred, published pokes to correct some bugs in the program. I've lost these pokes... ( including the issues of Fred ) Can anyone help, and does the program work properly once the pokes are in place. Bob Wilkinson.
Re: Where to find 'Outwrite!'?
-Original Message- From: Thomas Harte [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: SAM Mailing List sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 28 August 1999 07:47 Subject: Where to find 'Outwrite!'? To quote Robert Wilkinson I've sent Outwrite! and a Morse code tutor to David Ledbury to place on the Persona site.. But to summarise the thread 'Persona dead?', that web site no longer exists, and probably won't for a bit. So has Outwrite! been uploaded anywhere else? -Thomas David Ledbury e-mailed me direct, and offered to put above titles on the Persona site. I duly sent the files and asked David to let me know when they had been placed. To date I've received no reply. If anybody else knows of an alternative site, and can place them, then please get in touch with me, and I will gladly send them on. If you want a copy now Thomas, then let me know and I can send it to you direct. Bob Wilkinson. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
SAMDISK.exe + Simcoupe.
Can anyone tell me why Samdisk will not work with my PC. I have a 386 x 16mhz laptop and Samdisk works perfectly on that. I've had various flavours of PC.. 486 DX2 66 Samdisk would not work. .. P100 Samdisk would not work. .. 166Mhz Pent . Current, Samdisk will not work with this either. Any Ideas Has anyone had the same or similar problem. With reference to promoting Sam to new users via Simcoupe. This is not a viable option until a printer option and saving to a disk in the A drive has been implemented. No problem if you have a real Sam and Samdisk works ok. Otherwise, forget it... Bob Wilkinson.
Re: SAMDISK.exe + Simcoupe.
Andrew Collier wrote I hope this doesn't sound trite, but have you tried samdsk instead? (ISTR it works much more reliably than the other program). Andrew No, I don't have Samdsk, where can I get it. Bob Wilkinson.
Re: Sam Printer + keyboard interface.
. It's a bit of hardware that lets you connect a PC keyboard to the SAM and it mimics the SAM's keyboard (so it works with software that reads the keyboard hardware directly rather than via the ROM which is just about all the games software!) I've had it working for a couple of years now, and I've been meaning to make up a proper pcb for it for a while - it was originally going to be after Christmas when I got my PC, but it's August and still no PC! Hopefully not much longer now, though! Andy Ok.. So you connect the Sam to a PC keyboard. What advantage does this give you. I can only see that this would be useful if you needed to put the original Sam circuit board into a bigger case to allow for add-ons. Please enlighten me. Bob Wilkinson.
Re: Sam Printer + keyboard interface.
Thanks for the update Andy. Should my Sam keyboard pack it in, then I will contact you for the circuit. -Original Message- From: Andrew Gale [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 25 August 1999 01:53 Subject: Re: Sam Printer + keyboard interface. Ok.. So you connect the Sam to a PC keyboard. What advantage does this give you. Nothing in itself... but if your SAM keyboard is broken, or you don't find it very comfortable to type with, then you've got the choice of any PC keyboard you fancy. And, as you say, it increases the chance of you putting a SAM into a desktop case if you so wish. Andy
Re: Sam Printer + keyboard interface.
-Original Message- From: Andrew Gale [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 24 August 1999 02:55 Subject: Re: Sam Printer Whenever I make a hardware gizmo for my SAM I always use veroboard with the tracks going away perpendicularly to the rows of pins. Then I pull out all the euroconnector pins that I don't need (they come out of the plastic housing quite easily with a good tug with some pliers). That quite often leaves only 1 pin to solder to each track (there would be 2 otherwise and you'd have to break the veroboard in between them) and those that are left can quite often be bent to reach a spare track (or wired with a short bit of insulated wire). It would save the number of wires you needed, too, if you eliminate some of the signals! Are IDC euroconnectors available, I wonder? Andy I have some connectors that are similar, but instead of 3 rows with the middle row empty, they only have two rows. These are made by Vero and I should think they probably do the type's fitted to the Sam. What is the keyboard project you spoke about... Sounds interesting. Bob Wilkinson.
Re: Sam Printer
-Original Message- From: Andrew Gale [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 22 August 1999 23:51 Subject: Re: Sam Printer Has anybody hard wired their printer interface or is there a cable available to allow the interface to stand some way off ( couple of inches or so ) Will it work ok with a cable. ( I can make my own ) A *short* extender cable shouldn't be too problematic, but the euroconnectors aren't exactly easy to connect to. I'd be tempted to move the whole thing inside the SAM case - there aren't actually that many wires to add. The printer interface only uses d0, d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d7, /RD, /WR, +5v, 0v (these can all be taken off of a spare disc drive slot) and PRINTL which you will have to pick off the main pcb somewhere. Most MGT devices drive a line called BUSEN or something when they are accessed, but you don't need to worry about wiring this through (it was for a buffered SAMBus which never materialised...) Andy Thanks Andrew. On thinking about it, the signals travel through the Sambus so should be ok through a short extender cable. The euroconnectors can be soldered to a piece of veroboard and the cable taken off on either side of the board. ie piece of board 5 holes deep, remove the middle track and place the connector across it. Bob Wilkinson.
SAM COUPE PRINTER.
Hello Sam User Group. ( Please mister Im tryintg to br an honest Sam User. ) Hi. ON SUBJECT.. But, Im not sure I can keep it up... OHHH!! Has anyone fitted their printer interface inside Sam. ( hard wired ) Alternatively, has anyone made up a cable to extend the interface beyond the back of the Sam. I am currently instaling Sam on a computer desk with a pull out keyboard shelf (draw ) and there is no room for a sticky out thing. Any observations on this one would be appreciated. PLEASE Why did'nt MGT put the bl***y thing inside instead of a whacking great lump out the back. I recon things like this put other maybe Sam users off. Also .. Please Mr Skillman, can the Simcoupe have a printer port. Simcoupe works fine for me, although the disk ( A Drive ) option could be worked on. I'm still having trouble with the SimCoupe slowing down when I use the graphical user interface. Is it just my machine or has anybody else got this problem. A THOUGHT.. I would have to ask this question twice if another group was setup. ( think again and don't take it all so seriously ). Life's too short for non preambles. Come on now people. I might be new here, but I've been with Sam since it made an appearance. Give me a break. Answer me. Bob Wilkinson. After a couple of whiskys or so on a very early Sunday morning. (Some sod woke me up having a to-do with his ex-missus ) Cheers.Bob PS. Just cos my name's Bob, don't mean you should ignore me.. ( only joking really ). PPS. I,ve ( me and Mick Sleight ) obvioulsly missed a lot of what has gone on in the Sam scene, if someone would like to bring us up to date, we would be most grateful. Do it direct and stay anonymous. ( did I spell that right ) (anoneemouse ).. a reply will come in the same way.. I shouldn't send this realy,but sod it I will. By the way, Does anyone want to buy the bits I put up here the uver day. 1 meg Mem+Sambus £40.00 I don't give a toss. But if you want it , its here. Bob Wilkinson. Feeling pretty good at the moment. Happy anyway, and I don't care a sod. PPPS, Are we allowed to tell jokes on here. Iv'e got sum goodjuns. Regards to all.. Bob W.Notice the dubbleuu. !!!
Sam Printer
Come on now I'm trying to be sirrious. Has anybody hard wired their printer interface or is there a cable available to allow the interface to stand some way off ( couple of inches or so ) Will it work ok with a cable. ( I can make my own ) I've never heard of any alternative Sam machines. Why wasn't I told. MGT Blown out again. Bob Wilkinson. ( Sober now )
Downloads.
Iv'e sent Outwrite! and a Morse code tutor to David Ledbury to place on the Persona site. Anybody else got something... Bob Wilkinson.
Re: Help: Outwrite!
-Original Message- From: Thomas Harte [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 17 August 1999 11:52 Subject: Re: Help: Outwrite! Does anyone have version one. If so, when you press the edit key does the top line of the screen flash waiting for an input. I seem to remember having a version 1 which did the flashing top line thing. Might be confused, but I am fairly sure. Alas that disk (and most everything else) is long dead though, so I can't check. -Thomas Thanks Thomas. Anybody else remember version 2. Did it have cursor control in the menus or just hot keys.. I need to know Bob W
