Re: Format Vol 10 No 10 [1-32].pdf sample pdf issue

2005-01-20 Thread Nev Young
On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 18:41:18 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have had a few positive comments about it so I will start the rest. Working backwards from Vol 12 No2 as if you have . Working backwards means we get the Sam bits. If you have Vol 12 No 3 on wards and would like to help -

Re: Format Vol 10 No 10 [1-32].pdf sample pdf issue

2005-01-16 Thread MorriganCP
Ok, all errors that I have been told about have been fix! a new upload has been made to ftp.nvg.ntnu.no /incoming If Frode couldmove it and delete the old version - please! I have had a few positive comments about it so I will start the rest. Working backwards from Vol 12 No2 as if you

Re: Format Vol 10 No 10 [1-32].pdf sample pdf issue

2005-01-14 Thread Wolfgang Haller
Is it because of my Reader vs 6 or generell? There are some faults in the listing on page 13. However, a very well done job, Steve. Wolfgang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Format Vol 10 No 10 [1-32].pdf sample pdf issue has been upload to

Re: Format Vol 10 No 10 [1-32].pdf sample pdf issue

2005-01-14 Thread Frode Tenneboe
On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 07:14:37 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Format Vol 10 No 10 [1-32].pdf sample pdf issue has been upload to ftp://ftp.nvg.ntnu.no/pub/sam-coupe/ Frode will move it to the Docs as its in the incoming at the moment I think. I have actually created a new

Re: Format Vol 10 No 10 [1-32].pdf sample pdf issue

2005-01-14 Thread Nev Young
On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 16:26:20 +0100 (MET), Frode Tenneboe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just a few questions: - Page 2 - is it supposed to be like that? Yes. It was a mad idea of mine to have a landscape advert. So What do you think? Do you want more? Yes! Excellent stuff! Almost brought

RE: Format returns

2004-12-13 Thread nev . young
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yer - I was asking about this - If needed I could contact bob as I have several old format issues I could turn into pdf. I have the full set in my attic. Probably being eaten by spiders we you read. Nev

Re: Format returns

2004-12-10 Thread Tarquin Mills
Nev Young wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The best thing would be, if it is possible to reach Mr. Bob, was to see if it was possible to have the original files he used for his typesetting and convert from them. I have no idea what tool he used, but it should be possible to do a bulk

RE: Format returns

2004-12-09 Thread Adrian Brown
Yer - I was asking about this - If needed I could contact bob as I have several old format issues I could turn into pdf. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gavin Smith Sent: 09 December 2004 01:01 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Format

Re: Format returns

2004-12-09 Thread MorriganCP
I would just like to point out that the WoS Formats are not a proper pdf, just scans placed in a word doc and then compiled into a pdf. You cannot search copy, paste any thing from them. You just as might as well have the scans. I see no point in make pfds that are just scans what do you

Re: Format returns

2004-12-09 Thread Frode Tenneboe
On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 06:44:44 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would just like to point out that the WoS Formats are not a proper pdf, just scans placed in a word doc and then compiled into a pdf. You cannot search copy, paste any thing from them. You just as might as well have the scans.

Re: Format returns

2004-12-09 Thread Edwin Blink
WorldOfSpectrum gaining permission from our old friend Bob Brenchley to scan and distribute Formats! Personally I like scans more than pdf. Other magazines on wos are scans also. But It's nice to have them available to the public in any form. something of a surprise that Bob has allowed

Re: Format returns

2004-12-09 Thread Wolfgang Haller
WorldOfSpectrum gaining permission from our old friend Bob Brenchley to scan and distribute Formats! Personally I like scans more than pdf. Other magazines on wos are scans also. But It's nice to have them available to the public in any form. Personally I prefer PDF as what

Re: Format returns

2004-12-09 Thread nev . young
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well not quite, but I was reading the latest issue of ZXF there (http://www.woodcock88.freeserve.co.uk/zxf/zxf.html) and there is news of WorldOfSpectrum gaining permission from our old friend Bob Brenchley to scan and distribute Formats! As the article points out,

Re: Format returns

2004-12-09 Thread Nev . young
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The best thing would be, if it is possible to reach Mr. Bob, was to see if it was possible to have the original files he used for his typesetting and convert from them. I have no idea what tool he used, but it should be possible to do a bulk conversion some way or

Re: Format is Back ;-)

2004-10-07 Thread Colin Piggot
While on the subject there is company in Scotland called West Coast Computers. That'll be the PC shop that's in Irvine... Hearing about other companies called Format Publications or W.C.C. isn't surprising, I've had about five emails about manuals and remote controls for 'Quazar' branded TV's

Re: Format is Back ;-)

2004-10-07 Thread Colin Piggot
Sue them! They're clearly trying to profit from your success in the SAM market ;) I really do wonder why they email me as the only place they could get the email from is my website... and there's no tellies or vcr's there! Colin = Quazar : Hardware, Software, Spares and Repairs for the Sam

Re: Format is Back ;-)

2004-10-07 Thread Gavin Smith
Quoting Colin Piggot [EMAIL PROTECTED]: While on the subject there is company in Scotland called West Coast Computers. That'll be the PC shop that's in Irvine... Hearing about other companies called Format Publications or W.C.C. isn't surprising, I've had about five emails about

Re: Format is Back ;-)

2004-10-07 Thread Gavin Smith
Quoting Colin Piggot [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Sue them! They're clearly trying to profit from your success in the SAM market ;) I really do wonder why they email me as the only place they could get the email from is my website... and there's no tellies or vcr's there! You could start though?

Re: Format

2000-06-24 Thread Edwin Blink
What about Sam Disk Image Manager, isn't it better now ? Yes it Loads and Saves SAM disks with Windows95/98. But as with SAMDISK.EXE you need a FORMATTED SAM disk (I didn't get my format code to work yet) Edwin Blink [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.designing.myweb.nl/samcoupe/index.htm

Re: Format

2000-06-24 Thread Jorge Canelhas
? to Portugal ? thanks again, - Original Message - From: Edwin Blink [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 11:26 PM Subject: Re: Format What about Sam Disk Image Manager, isn't it better now ? Yes it Loads and Saves SAM disks with Windows95/98

Re: Format

2000-06-24 Thread David L
- Original Message - From: Jorge Canelhas [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 2:10 AM Subject: Re: Format 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

Re: Format

2000-06-24 Thread womoteam
Jorge Canelhas schrieb: 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 ? Can any one send

Re: Format

2000-06-24 Thread Mac Buster
Edwin Blink wrote: [...] Yes it Loads and Saves SAM disks with Windows95/98. But as with SAMDISK.EXE you need a FORMATTED SAM disk (I didn't get my format code to work yet) I am using FFormat DOS utility to format disks before write disk images to real disks. Very nice thing, worth to use

Re: Format

2000-06-24 Thread Andrew Collier
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

RE: Format

2000-06-24 Thread Justin Skists
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

RE: Format

2000-06-24 Thread Andrew Collier
-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?

RE: Format

2000-06-24 Thread Justin Skists
@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

Re: Format

2000-06-24 Thread Jorge Canelhas
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 11:29 AM 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

Re: Format

2000-06-23 Thread D.A. Fulton
As i said i bouht a sam but it didnt came with any disk or user guide so im having a little trouble to format and usa a diskette from basic, can anyone teel me the basic commands to You'll need a disk with SAMDOS on it before any of the commands will work. There might be one up on NVG, or

Re: Format

2000-06-23 Thread Frans van Egmond
You can download a diskimage with Samdos on it, and then use a program to write it back onto a real disk on a pc. This way you may be able to get your diskcollection started. Frans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi again As i said i bought a sam but it didnt come with any disk or user guide so im

Re: Format

2000-06-23 Thread Andrew Collier
As i said i bouht a sam but it didnt came with any disk or user guide so im having a little trouble to format and usa a diskette from basic, can anyone teel me the basic commands to You'll need a disk with SAMDOS on it before any of the commands will work. There might be one up on NVG, or

Re: Format

2000-06-23 Thread Mac Buster
Andrew Collier wrote: [...] There are suitable disk images at http://mnemotech.ucam.org/newbie.html and also quick instructions for the basics of using a Sam. You'll need samdsk.exe (a program running on a PC) to transfer that image file to a real floppy disk. If you don't manage to get

Re: Format

2000-06-23 Thread Andrew Collier
MacBuster: Andrew Collier wrote: [...] There are suitable disk images at http://mnemotech.ucam.org/newbie.html and also quick instructions for the basics of using a Sam. You'll need samdsk.exe (a program running on a PC) to transfer that image file to a real floppy disk. If you don't manage

Re: Format

1999-07-06 Thread Dave Whitmore
On Sat, 3 Jul 1999 16:28:29 +0100 Sat, 3 Jul 99 17:04:49 BST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | | What's the story with Format these days. Any news - anybody? | | Dave | If you have read my past messages you will know that Bob hopes to restart Format very soon. Try sending him a direct email at

Re: Format

1999-07-06 Thread Samsboss
| Nice to see u back Bob [cut] Don't you start that again. -- Samsboss - The One And Only. Accept No Others.

Re: Format

1999-07-06 Thread David L
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 06 July 1999 21:05 Subject: Re: Format | Nice to see u back Bob [cut] Don't you start that again. Right Bob

Re: Format

1999-07-06 Thread James R Curry
| Nice to see u back Bob [cut] Don't you start that again. Start what, Bob? *ducks* ;) -- James R Curry - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Balloon Doggies DEMANDED it!

Re: Format

1999-07-03 Thread Samsboss
| The last issue was dated October 1998 and that was received during | March/April 1999.sine then I have sent a letter to Bob but again no reply | and when you phone him there is a recorded message with up to 30 callers on | it. I say its goodbye to format and maybe the end of the line for Sam

Re: Format

1999-07-03 Thread David L
Nice to see u back Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 03 July 1999 16:41 Subject: Re: Format Thanks for using NetForward! http://www.netforward.com v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v

Re: Format

1999-06-19 Thread jadams1
The last issue was dated October 1998 and that was received during March/April 1999.sine then I have sent a letter to Bob but again no reply and when you phone him there is a recorded message with up to 30 callers on it. I say its goodbye to format and maybe the end of the line for Sam as Format

Re: Format

1998-08-08 Thread David Ledbury
Ooh.. Is the new issue of Format out then? Will it be on my doorstep waiting for me at home? it sounds like I should read it this time (rather than stick it in my draw with the others) New issue is out, and arrived here this morning. That's in the letters section, answering (IIRC) Guy

Re: Format

1998-08-08 Thread Paul Walker
New issue is out, and arrived here this morning. That's in the letters section, answering (IIRC) Guy Inchbald. Wasn't Guy the chap who Alan Miles made acting Educational Representative for SAMCo...? Possibly. I just remember him for writing a version of Go for SAM. :) Paul --

Re: Format

1998-08-08 Thread Samsboss
| New issue is out, and arrived here this morning. That's in the letters | section, answering (IIRC) Guy Inchbald. | Wasn't Guy the chap who Alan Miles made acting Educational Representative for | SAMCo...? | | Possibly. I just remember him for writing a version of Go for SAM. :) | And

Re: Format

1998-08-07 Thread Simon Cooke
From: Robert van der Veeke Lets say that Stonehenge moves faster than the Samson :) Probably because of the monolithic design. Anyone noticed how they hid the prototype in the woods? Simon __ Get Your Private, Free Email at

Re: Format

1998-08-05 Thread Paul Walker
The bizarre thing is if you actually read this and think about it it's kind of an admission that he _does_ need the expertise of some of the people on this list depsite his previous claims to the effect that he Good point, actually. That hadn't occurred to me. Paul -- MicroSoft Windows -

Re: Format

1998-08-05 Thread Paul Walker
I see that Bob's tact and diplomacy courses must have paid off. Just when I thought we were all starting to get along again... I did wonder whether to actually post it here, but the target was so thinly veiled that I thought people deserved to know. As for egos - well, I haven't seen the

Re: Format

1998-08-05 Thread Robert van der Veeke
Van: Paul Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: Re: Format Datum: Wednesday, August 05, 1998 12:57 Answering a letter discussing SAMson. I can post the full text of the letter and reply if people want. That would be a copyright infrigement :) But post it anyway, I like

Re: Format

1998-08-05 Thread Paul Walker
That would be a copyright infrigement :) Do I look like I care? ;) But post it anyway, I like to see how Bob talks himself out of this one. I'll type it up sometime tomorrow. From what I remember, Guy's basically come to the same conclusion that we have on the list - the amount of changes

Re: Format

1998-08-05 Thread Lee Willis
Paul Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Robert vdV wrote: That would be a copyright infrigement :) Do I look like I care? ;) I was about to point out the same thing as Robert did but as you say you probably don't care and I don't fancy Bob ever actually managing to sue succesfully since

Re: Format

1998-08-05 Thread Robert van der Veeke
Van: Paul Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: Re: Format Datum: Wednesday, August 05, 1998 1:42 That would be a copyright infrigement :) Do I look like I care? ;) Looking carefully, eh no. I'll type it up sometime tomorrow. From what I remember, Guy's