SAM Lives

2004-08-27 Thread Calvin Allett
My SAM is dead (boo hoo) :( Thank God for SimCoupe (which is running 18 hours a day) :) Ian Spencer wrote: Just a test as I haven't had anything from the list since the 16th July.. Sams in hibernation, everyones on the beach Ian ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features -

Re: Shows... Driver abilities

2004-09-01 Thread Calvin Allett
I don`t know, hadn`t even heard of Driver version two `til Colin mentioned it to me... What`s Steve up to now?\ I kinda left the SAM scene in `94, but been actively loving SimCoupe for 3 yeas or so :)DAVID LEDBURY [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Calvin Allett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: Goo

Re: Shows... Driver abilities

2004-09-01 Thread Calvin Allett
mean with it`s own language, or API, scripting some? I was told this was in the pipeline for Driver V2 Sounds like it was promising *_+Andrew Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Aug 31, 2004, at 9:51 pm, Calvin Allett wrote: Good luck with the shows :) Can anybody tell me if Driver could run two

Re: Shows... Driver abilities

2004-09-01 Thread Calvin Allett
MMMmm... all very mysterious... I thought Bob was outa the scene (if you can call it that) now... I`ll drop it :)Andrew Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Aug 31, 2004, at 11:01 pm, Calvin Allett wrote: I don`t know, hadn`t even heard of Driver version two `til Colin mentioned it to me

RE: Re[2]: Email

2004-10-24 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Dan Doore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm personally saddened by the tone of Duncan's email. If he owns the rights to something, then I'm sure no-one has any objections to him exercising those rights. I think that was the thing that upset me the most, I too had many conversations

Re: Re[2]: Email

2004-10-25 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Andrew Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 24, 2004, at 1:44 pm, Calvin Allett wrote: I wonder if he understands the fact that there is, and never really was any money in the SAM, that it was a machine supported by us, and his father as an act of love... and that his father

Re: Re[2]: What is this interface?

2004-11-01 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Colin Piggot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Having been after one for years for my own collection, I think that the 103 pounds I paid out for that one earlier was a bargain... I just need to find a suitable spot to hang it now! I bought one for 80 quid at the time, and STUPIDILY about 5

Re: Sam for sale

2004-11-14 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Gaz Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alas the time to sell my retro collection has come, and this too means getting rid of my SAM - owned from new in 1989 this had brought me much pleasure over the years, but now it's time for someone else to benefit from a near mint SAM. SAM, and

Re: Sam for sale

2004-11-14 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Gaz Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alas the time to sell my retro collection has come, and this too means getting rid of my SAM - owned from new in 1989 this had brought me much pleasure over the years, but now it's time for someone else to benefit from a near mint SAM. SAM, and

Re: Sam for sale

2004-11-14 Thread Calvin Allett
--- david [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Always interested in software also - i've lost so many over the years :( I think it`s a crying shame how little there is to buy for the SAM, but then again, we all know the quantity`s that were produced in the first place of software. Im really really

Re: SAM Software Archive

2004-11-24 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Gavin Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been thinking a lot about this software archive idea we've been talking about, so thought I'd write up a little summary of what my thoughts are. Proposal: A World Of Spectrum style semi-official archive for SAM software, housed on the web

Yaaaayyyy - Sam's 15th Birthday!

2004-12-01 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Adrian Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had to live for 6 months with no computer to get the sam :( Phoo, that`s harsh... I had to save for 18 months to get mine, luckily I suppose as by Feb `91 the drives were all sorted... although I did try the tapes... didn`t Flash take like 20

Re: Sam User Guide PDF version 1

2004-12-08 Thread Calvin Allett
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello folks, Here is weeks of work and the result version 1 of the users manual as a full pdf. There may be errors some text formatting may not be 100% - Yet , but its a start. If someone can tell where to dump it to the new sam archive site so I

RE: SDI a nef diskimage format ?

2004-12-10 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Z80 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, is there a format for SimCoupe similar to Sinclair Spectrum Z80/Sna format ? Regards, Dumitru Florin Gabriel ( Zecut0r ). Not that I`ve seen... if there was it`d have to be either 256K or in a lot of cases 512K big, plus seen as most

Re: Beta testers wanted

2004-12-25 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Will McGugan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi folks, This is kind of off topic. My hobby project this year is a retro-style game for the PC inspired by the classic (IMHO) Speccy game - 'A Whole New Ball Game' by Pete Cooke. Im sure most of you have played it. My version is called

Re: Beta testers wanted

2004-12-25 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Will McGugan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi folks, This is kind of off topic. My hobby project this year is a retro-style game for the PC inspired by the classic (IMHO) Speccy game - 'A Whole New Ball Game' by Pete Cooke. Im sure most of you have played it. My version is called

Merry Christmas ! ! !

2004-12-25 Thread Calvin Allett
Merry Christmas everyone :) Have a great time... Calvin *_+ ___ ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

Merry Christmas ! ! !

2004-12-25 Thread Calvin Allett
Merry Christmas everyone :) Have a great time... Calvin *_+ ___ ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

Re: How to install SAMDOS?

2004-12-26 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Simon Cooke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi folks.. Embarassing question here... *cough* Anyone got any idea how to install SAMDOS on a new disk? I tried copying onto a new SimCoupe disk, but for some reason that didn't work. I've got a christmas pressie for you if you can

Re: How to install SAMDOS?

2004-12-26 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Simon Cooke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi folks.. Embarassing question here... *cough* Anyone got any idea how to install SAMDOS on a new disk? I tried copying onto a new SimCoupe disk, but for some reason that didn't work. I've got a christmas pressie for you if you can

Re: 10th Anniversary!

2005-05-05 Thread Calvin Allett
Congratulations Colin :) Well done on sticking it out, oo-err *_+ Great news on the new software, the Gremlin games especially being amazing to hear, I remember seeing pictures of Harliquin back in the day and thinking it looked brilliant, and whilst not being able to picture Thing on a Spring, I

Re: SAM Coupe Keyboard Relay for Linux

2005-08-03 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Stuart Brady [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I've written a few programs and a Linux kernel module that allow a SAM Coupe to be used as a keyboard under Linux. To use this, you'll need the SAM Comms interface and its driver disk, and a serial cable. For the programs, and

Biggest Risk to SAM?

2005-08-03 Thread Calvin Allett
Sorry for the blatent rip off of a thread I seen on WoS but what do you guys reckon` is the biggest risk for SAMs longterm survival/rememberance? To me it`s userbase... There`s possibly a smaller user base than any machine, yet actual more web presence than some of the older VERY early 80`s

Who`s missing?

2005-08-03 Thread Calvin Allett
From memory alone who`s missing from posting here? To not still be typing in five minutes, I`ll only mention a few but just a couple I`m amazed haven`t found their way here being Colin MacDonald, though I get the impression he`s doing well... and Ian Slavin (Axe), would be cool too if Steve

Re: Who`s missing?

2005-08-03 Thread Calvin Allett
--- david [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Theres a few faces i've not seen here often :( :( / :) hehe I just got a bit realisation kick in there, I never mentioned Bruce or Gordon, naughty naughty, hehe... Should have mentioned them straight away, OH and also of course Dr Andy Wright, author of my

Hi Dudes *_+

2005-11-03 Thread Calvin Allett
Just wanted to hi to you guys (pity I can`t say and gals, hehe) Lost my internet connection few months ago so normally I`d have to say hope I ain`t missed anything, but in a scene as small as ours (or yours seen as I`m not a ragular) I hope I`ve missed loads. from my quick lookabout (and on pay

Hi Dudes *_+ Full message

2005-11-03 Thread Calvin Allett
Just wanted to say hi to you guys (pity I can`t say and gals, hehe) Lost my internet connection few months ago so normally I`d have to say hope I ain`t missed anything, but in a scene as small as ours (or yours seen as I`m not a regular) I hope I`ve missed loads. from my quick lookabout (and on

Re: Lemmings

2005-11-03 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Chris White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hiya everyone Quicky , I been emailed n asked if anyone has a full boxed version of lemmings for sam they wanna sell , if so email me with price etc and go from there O n happy Halloween Cw Sadly I was unable to buy it at the

Re: Hi Dudes *_+ Full message

2005-11-08 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Dan Dooré [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Calvin Allett wrote: The version I have is early but will upload it hopefully in next few days... also, who did the hack to allow Mouse control? It was the copy on the disc that came with the Sam Mouse so I think it was someone within

Re: Hi Dudes *_+

2005-11-08 Thread Calvin Allett
for a couple of weeks... great latest issue Colin! --- Calvin Allett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just wanted to hi to you guys (pity I can`t say and gals, hehe) Lost my internet connection few months ago so normally I`d have to say hope I ain`t missed anything, but in a scene

Missing Disks?

2005-11-08 Thread Calvin Allett
What are the most important disks which you remember which are missing? i`m sure I seen one issue of Review by Ron Stirling on nvg, and i only had two issues,, one of which is now knackered, but I wouldn`t mind a look at his menuing sytem in Basic Code... There seems to be some disk magazines

What be classed as the standard nowadays?

2005-11-08 Thread Calvin Allett
I don`t mean so much hardware (yet also), but what Dos is standard? is it all B-Dos? and what is the relation with B-Dos and Basic, can MasterBasic be run with BDos to effect a 30 percent Put speedup? Never got anywhere with Bdos, but interested...

Re: What be classed as the standard nowadays?

2005-11-12 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Ian Spencer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Calvin Allett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 2:36 AM Subject: What be classed as the standard nowadays? I don`t mean so much hardware (yet also), but what Dos

Re: What be classed as the standard nowadays?

2005-11-12 Thread Calvin Allett
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My Sam system/set up is Sam 512, 1 floppy, Atom with CF card 256 and slave Harddrive Maxtor 7 gig an old PC spare drive. (slave drive when in use powers from an old PC psu) with a small switch fitting to switch the CF card to master or slave ,

Re: What be classed as the standard nowadays?

2005-11-12 Thread Calvin Allett
--- david [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Calvin Allett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don`t mean so much hardware (yet also), but what Dos is standard? is it all B-Dos? and what is the relation with B-Dos and Basic, can MasterBasic be run with BDos to effect a 30 percent Put speedup

Re: Hi Dudes *_+ Full message

2005-11-12 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Colin Piggot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Calvin Allett wrote: from my quick lookabout (and on pay per minute so very quick) I`d like to say nice one to Colin, jeez you do a lot for the scene, the new games are looking cool, especially Harlequin which I somehow missed out

Re: What be classed as the standard nowadays?

2005-11-12 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Colin Piggot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Calvin Allett wrote: sorry for more questions, but is the boot rom something like the ones Steve Nutting was doing back in the day, i.e. to fix disk corruption, or is it (hopefully) to possibly boot up with extra code for newer stuff? I

Re: What be classed as the standard nowadays?

2005-11-12 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Colin Piggot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Calvin Allett wrote David, did you ever remember what the cheat was for Manic Miner ? I seem to rember you saying something about a combination of two things/sets of key presses at different times and a clue like Ice cream or summit I

Re: What be classed as the standard nowadays?

2005-11-12 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Dan Dooré [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Calvin Allett wrote: I don`t mean so much hardware (yet also), but what Dos is standard? is it all B-Dos? and what is the relation with B-Dos and Basic, can MasterBasic be run with BDos to effect a 30 percent Put speedup? From http

Re: What be classed as the standard nowadays?

2005-11-12 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Colin Piggot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Calvin Allett wrote: is it a Mod you provide service for (as Im not alowed near electronics, hehe) :) If it's something you want done, then yes, I can easily do it for you. Thinking about it, it probably would be as even after (hopefully

Re: Missing Disks?

2005-11-12 Thread Calvin Allett
--- Dan Dooré [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Calvin Allett wrote: What are the most important disks which you remember which are missing? I think most stuff is now up on NVG apart from these: I have a list somewhere on real SAM Coupe disk from Pat Spencer, who used to trade a lot (and whom

Re: manic miner

2005-11-16 Thread Calvin Allett
david [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can't remember to be honest... but theres 2 parts toit...4 keys during the scrolly message - and CLF (CopyrightLiberation Front aka KLF - as Matthew was a bigfan!) during the game... You could always use the NMI button if you want ;) Nice one :)I`ll give

Re: Missing Disks?

2005-11-16 Thread Calvin Allett
Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:15:28 + (GMT), david wrote:--- Calvin Allett wrote: I think that`s the name, I know he managed to get I think there must be a few crossed wires about Derek Morgan. He livesin Skelmersdale, Lancs, and he had a PD library and F9

Re: test

2005-11-16 Thread Calvin Allett
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just a remark - if my last post came to you broken (like only 3 sentences), then ignore it, please. I wrote quite a long one, but it was cutted down and I don't know the reason.Sorry for inconvienence!ellvisYeah, it was only three lines... it seems to say enough though

Re: Sophistry

2005-12-13 Thread Calvin Allett
david [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're probably right.It was a waste of my time anyway.Project abandoned. I think this is a bit of a shame :( I`m sincerely sure that this isn`t/wasn`t a waste of your time David... I know for

Re: Happy New Year

2007-01-01 Thread Calvin Allett
:D Happy New Year ! Been playing on E.S.I.`s Ice Chicken earlier :) Got up to level 5, it`s a lot easier than I`d remembered. Which emulator on SAM do you guy`s use? I only ask as I`d like to take 48K snaps from say WoS and play them on SimCoupe and never managed it due to different format

Re: Happy New Year

2007-01-02 Thread Calvin Allett
Thanks, I`ll check what it was that I couldn`t load, but I`m not sure if I ever got anywhere with B-Dos, still never used it. So it`s possible to just take a standard file from WoS and load it directly into emulator? Colin Piggot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Which emulator on SAM do you guy`s

Re: Happy New Year

2007-01-02 Thread Calvin Allett
Nice one, I`d love to play Rentakill Rita, Bosconian 87 and a few others on SAM, just for the different aspect ratio. Could you post a link to your site please :) Martijn Groen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Colin Piggot wrote: Which emulator on SAM do you guy`s use? I only ask as I`d like to take

Re: Manic Miner scores

2007-02-13 Thread Calvin Allett
1874 here :) Played it the other night then just spent 10 mins now. don`t know if I can cut anything off time wise. will youtube a version. Simon Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just a daft question/challenge really, and one I know has been done for the Speccy version. What's the highest

MC Interrupts

2007-05-15 Thread Calvin Allett
I`ve come across a little routine on an old disk magazine that provides four 8*8 pixel masked `sprites` via a MC interrupt routine, it seems pretty fast, and am wondering about trying to use it, however I`m wondering if it`s possible to alter an interrupt routine so that it only runs the code

RE: MC Interrupts

2007-05-15 Thread Calvin Allett
Calvin Allett wrote: so would it seem feasable to be able to alter the routine with a flag, so that it jumps straight back every other frame and only draws the other frames? `Assuming you don't need to worry about redrawing them if they haven't `moved `you could simply add your own

Re: MC Interrupts

2007-05-15 Thread Calvin Allett
Calvin Allett wrote: I`ve been wondering this before, in relation to the Mayhem accelerator, as if wanting to write a game to run at 20Mhz (about four times normal speed with uncontended RAM?) then if I`d be able to run an intterupt music player, but have the player altered to only play

Re: MC Interrupts

2007-05-15 Thread Calvin Allett
I still need to catch up on the later issue`s, and the earlier ones... I`d forgot there was such an article, but I`d heard, one of the early ones I think :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Calvin Allett : I`ve come across a little routine on an old disk magazine that provides four 8*8

Acadia Disk Mag

2007-05-15 Thread Calvin Allett
I was supposed to upload Issue 4 and 6 of Arcadia last year, and never got round to it, well I`ve found issue 6, and upped it to :- http://www.4shared.com/file/16014910/5a4803f8/ARCADIA_6.html Can`t find issue 4 at the mo, but I`m sure I had it, so will see if there`s any disks I forgot to

Palette Line`s

2007-05-15 Thread Calvin Allett
I`m working on a few things at the moment that use 4 - 8 palette lines, doesn`t slow basic down noticeably, but when changing them there`s a very slight delay, as there are 8 changes/commands that need to be made at once... I was wondering if anybody could help me out with the following. Does

Re: Palette Line`s

2007-05-15 Thread Calvin Allett
Thank you so much Colin :D So that`sMem$(22016 to 22527) ... I tried to convert it with the character and got a - number, lol, I take it the char is to denote Hex.. I did try and find it myself a few times in the tech manual, but couldn`t... right, I can see if it`s faster now *_+ Colin

Re: Palette Line`s

2007-05-15 Thread Calvin Allett
cheers *_+ That`s even better if you can use hex in Mem$, that`s another thing learnt :) I normally hate it when every MCoder use`s Hex all the time, but I suppose I should get used to it if ever I`m to learn MC :) Colin Piggot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you so much Colin :D So that`s

Re: Acadia Disk Mag

2007-05-15 Thread Calvin Allett
) ripped perfectly, so I`ll re-rip it if it has any errors... Dan Dooré [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Calvin Allett wrote: http://www.4shared.com/file/16014910/5a4803f8/ARCADIA_6.html Verified and pushed to incoming/ on NVG Can`t find issue 4 at the mo, but I`m sure I had it, so will see

Re: MC Interrupts

2007-05-15 Thread Calvin Allett
PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Calvin Allett : I still need to catch up on the later issue`s, and the earlier ones... I`d forgot there was such an article, but I`d heard, one of the early ones I think :) I've got a site to work on tonight, otherwise I'd be dipping in my issues to look for you

RE: MC Interrupts

2007-05-15 Thread Calvin Allett
`Did someone call? ;) Yes it was the early issues, it was issues 1-5 i think, ` i was only talking to colin this evening about that, now ive moved i ` really need to get on with finishing it, although i lost all my code ` when i lost the sam harddrive. Ive now got a sam in a can and have ` some

Testing new routines - shiddy Tomato Antics

2007-05-15 Thread Calvin Allett
Just to say I`ve put a demo of level one up of Tomato Antics. Still not really a proper game yet, but spent a lot of time trying to get it to as fast a speed as I can, so that I can start adding in game elements. It`s more of a reintroduction to SAM Basic and a test to see what can be got out of

RE: MC Interrupts

2007-05-17 Thread Calvin Allett
What`s the difference between a JP and a JR, I don`t even mean in T-States, but what varies between the way they work. If you`s don`t mind me asking ? Cal... `Geoff Winkless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:`Geoff Winkless wrote: Anyway, something like: [snip] Sorry, it's been a while and I was tired

RE: MC Interrupts

2007-05-17 Thread Calvin Allett
commands, some don’t, its not always that hard to alter. The grabbing is a similar MC routine. Adrian From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Calvin Allett Sent: 16 May 2007 02:46 To: Adrian Subject: RE: MC Interrupts `Did someone call? ;) Yes

Re: MC Interrupts

2007-05-17 Thread Calvin Allett
Ah sweet :) soz for delay, just spent 45 mins typing another reply ! Handy command then JR Colin Piggot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What`s the difference between a JP and a JR, I don`t even mean in T-States, but what varies between the way they work. If you`s don`t mind me asking ? JP reads

RE: MC Interrupts

2007-05-17 Thread Calvin Allett
these variables into somewhere for the MC to know where to place them? Once it was know where all the different variables are in memory? Calvin Allett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the detailed reply :) Can`t wait to be able to afford a Mayhem, hopefully sometime after Christmas :) I`ve got

Re: MC Interrupts

2007-05-17 Thread Calvin Allett
the code is run? Andrew Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 17 May 2007, at 22:17, Calvin Allett wrote: What`s the difference between a JP and a JR, I don`t even mean in T-States, but what varies between the way they work. If you`s don`t mind me asking ? A JR takes less space, two bytes

RE: Testing new routines - shiddy Tomato Antics

2007-05-17 Thread Calvin Allett
. Adrian From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Calvin Allett Sent: 16 May 2007 03:01 To: Adrian Subject: Testing new routines - shiddy Tomato Antics Just to say I`ve put a demo of level one up of Tomato Antics. Still not really a proper game yet

Re: MC Interrupts

2007-05-17 Thread Calvin Allett
So the SAMs z80 really is actually slowed down quite considerably, I hadn`t realised how much :( Thanks for the details :) Andrew Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 17 May 2007, at 23:24, Calvin Allett wrote: Andrew Collier wrote: Because of the Sam's memory timings, using JR is usually

RE: Car game

2007-05-20 Thread Calvin Allett
Just a quick message, as I`m a bit/loads hungover after three days on the cider :( hehe Sorry you had so much trouble posting Adrian, I didn`t mean to ask so much, or to go into so much detail about what I had been envisioning possible with Basic, so thanks again for replying so fully, I

What games

2007-05-20 Thread Calvin Allett
Just a quick thought, What games could be accomplished on the ol` SAM, everybody always says about how underpowered the SAM is in Mode 4, but when I`m playing more Spectrum games recently, I`m getting a certain shock as to how many games ran at perhaps lower than 8 fps, and yet it doesn`t matter,

Re: Atom-Lite on you tube

2007-05-20 Thread Calvin Allett
Looks great to see a real SAM on teh Tube :D The card looks interesting too, great the way it just slots in. Edwin Blink [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here are some movies on the Atom-Lite. http://www.youtube.com/v/xKIsEr660HA http://www.youtube.com/v/QBVsGCV4sPA Sorry for the poor quallity. but

RE: Sam Revival issue 18 out now...

2007-06-02 Thread Calvin Allett
I`ve been missing out, apart from a few issue`s rounabouts 8-10, don`t normally get out during day to get postal order`s, but my Sister`s gonna let me use her credit card. I for one seriously have been knowing what I`m missing out on, it`s a brilliant treat :) Nice to see you bringing them out

Re: Wish List - Software

2007-06-02 Thread Calvin Allett
I had a few brief dabbles when you first started up your archive, got a few simple games running, wouldn`t mind having a good look at it properly, if you can run the software that Id`ve used on PCW`s at school. Good luck getting something sorted regarding Atom support :) For now, would it be

Re: Wish List - Software

2007-06-02 Thread Calvin Allett
MasterDOS) and also the discs are in cp/m format. Colin. == Quazar : Hardware, Software, Spares and Repairs for the Sam Coupe 1995-2007 - Celebrating 12 Years of developing for the Sam Coupe Website: http://www.samcoupe.com/ - Original Message - From: Calvin Allett To: Sent: Saturday

Re: Car game

2007-06-10 Thread Calvin Allett
:) Chris Pile [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: CA - Original Message - CA From: Calvin Allett CA To: CA Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 10:41 AM CA Subject: RE: Car game CA ... Surprised more MC`ers don`t have a dabble with Basic more often tbh :D Well you know what they say - when you've

Balor Knight

2007-06-10 Thread Calvin Allett
CaffeineKid`s asking on WoS if anyone knows how to contact Balor Knight, as he would like to ask permission before doing a remake of Astroball, just thought I`d ask on here as a lot of you guys seem to be still pretty hooked up with where people are/ what their doing etc etc

What genre`s are we missing

2007-06-10 Thread Calvin Allett
as titles, I know we don`t have a beat`em`up on the SAM (should we be pleased with that, lol, it is a nice friendly computer after all, hehe), I don`t recall hearing of any car games, is their any other genre`s you can think of that we need? or specific games within a genre, galaxians/galaga

Which assembler?

2007-07-04 Thread Calvin Allett
What Assembler would anybody reccomend me having a go with, i.e. preferably the most easy to use :) Feature`s don`t neccesarily top my needs, as I won`t be doing any games in MC, just wanting to learn the language, and be able to try a few small routines.

Re: Which assembler?

2007-07-04 Thread Calvin Allett
recommend TASM and your favorite editor. Edwin - Original Message - From:Calvin Allett To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 7:05PM Subject: Which assembler? What Assembler would anybody reccomend me having a go with,i.e. preferably

Slip n Slide video demo.

2007-07-23 Thread Calvin Allett
Hiya, just a quickie to say I`ve posted a video of a game I`ve just started working on for the SAM with Mayhem accelerator. It`s only a couple of days work, but I`m quite pleased with the character control and collision detection so far, so thought I`d post :) You can see the demo at :-

Basic keyboard scanning with IN

2007-08-07 Thread Calvin Allett
Could anyone tell me the address's to read using IN (or should that be ports) for groups of SAM keys? I need more than one keypress, and would like to use the following keys (or groups).. O, and P - Z and M and space should be needed. 64509 seems to be keys Q,W,E,R,T and from FRED issue 11A,

SPAM on the SAM Coupe wiki

2007-08-07 Thread Calvin Allett
Just to say that there`s a link to http://www.catering-machines.com/ been added to the links section, under the banner robot coupe (which got me excited)... I don`t know how to remove it, or even if anyone just can.. but just noticed it. - Yahoo! Mail

Re: Basic keyboard scanning with IN

2007-08-07 Thread Calvin Allett
Just realised the port address's are seperated by 256 bytes, so should be able to find the ones I need. I hadn't known that :) Calvin Allett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could anyone tell me the address's to read using IN (or should that be ports) for groups of SAM keys? I need more than one

Re: Basic keyboard scanning with IN

2007-08-07 Thread Calvin Allett
on IN 65534, but I would avoid that in basic because you'll get into a lot of trouble with the mouse interface which shares that address (kinda). HTH, Andrew On 8 Aug 2007, at 00:25, Calvin Allett wrote: Just realised the port address's are seperated by 256 bytes, so should be able to find

Re: Basic keyboard scanning with IN

2007-08-07 Thread Calvin Allett
I see how the keys on the left/right hand side of the keyboard have the bits reversed... I am (currrently), was gonna just go with tested values (15,23,27,29,30 or reversed) but cheers for the Basic example of how to use BAND, and what it is I can`t believe I had forgot about/never used it...

Re: Basic keyboard scanning with IN

2007-08-07 Thread Calvin Allett
value 23 or 27 was true (well obviously, but I still wasn`t thinking about that) :) cheers again. Great when you can get help after midnight, hehe Calvin Allett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I see how the keys on the left/right hand side of the keyboard have the bits reversed... I am (currrently

Re: WOS spam

2007-08-20 Thread Calvin Allett
Woah, looks like he`s trying to spam every single article/topic Been spamming every few mins/ every hour for over 26 hours :( Gavin Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: WOSam is currently getting spammed like crazy by a user called brianbaker. Andrew or Dan can you guys delete his account? Is there

Rotating gfx

2007-09-02 Thread Calvin Allett
Can anybody recommend a good way of rotating some Mode 4 graphics at different angles other than 90? I only use Flash, and have nothing on PC... I think that SAM Paint let's you do it but it`s protected needing a word from the manual :( I'm not sure if the B-dos version is protected or not?

Re: iChat/AIM users

2007-09-19 Thread Calvin Allett
What's the best one to use nowadays? I used to love ICQ about 8 years ago, but not tried out any of the other's. Is there anything that logs onto them all, someone mentioned something a while back about some prog. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Gavin Smith : Perhaps you guys are all on Bebo

Re: iChat/AIM users

2007-09-19 Thread Calvin Allett
Cheer's, it was Trillian I'd been told about :) Everybody seems to have MSN (if that's the hotmail one), it does seem to be very popular. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Calvin Allett : What's the best one to use nowadays? I used to love ICQ about 8 years ago, but not tried out any

Re: Speed issue's with POINT (x,y)

2008-09-26 Thread Calvin Allett
-So for each position on the screen that the ball can be, you make nine -decisions (currently based on testing the result of nine POINT -statement), each one to determine to whether the graphic below a -certain pixel is either: - - transparent; - solid; or - deadly? - -Am I right to think that,

Re: Speed issue's with POINT (x,y)

2008-09-26 Thread Calvin Allett
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RenBQ5GD24 That's nearly half the speed that the engine was just 4 weeks ago eek, hehe P.S. I put a video up on my YouTube page, but it hasn't gone live yet, will post when it does !

RE: Speed issue's with POINT (x,y)

2008-09-27 Thread Calvin Allett
Of Calvin Allett Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 1:29 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Speed issue's with POINT (x,y) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RenBQ5GD24 That's nearly half the speed that the engine was just 4 weeks ago eek, hehe P.S. I put a video up on my YouTube page

Re: Speed issue's with POINT (x,y)

2008-09-29 Thread Calvin Allett
; I especially like the way the ball crushes itself to go through short spaces. On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 1:52 PM, Calvin Allett wrote: another vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14m21hySxG8 Older versions, one faster, one slower:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0ksam2anMI http

Re: I've been a bit quiet...

2008-10-13 Thread Calvin Allett
Thought you'd been a bit quiet, hope ya enjoying the new job :) Seem to have fallen a few issue's behind with SAM Revival, looking forward to catching up !!! Colin Piggot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi folks, Apologies for being so quiet recently. Having started a new job a couple of months ago I

SAM's 20th Birthday

2009-05-30 Thread Calvin Allett
Hey guys :) sorry I've not been around lately with my useless thoughts but just been thinking again about how SAM's gonna be 20 this year and wondering if anyone has plans for what we should do to celebrate and also worrying that for projects we only really got 6 months or so... Personally

Re: Capacitor fix for comms interface

2012-08-04 Thread Calvin Allett
Sorry to stray from topic but I seem to remember you saying that it would be possible to use networking from basic (well hopefully MasterBasic), would it be feasible to set up a server and have time to send perhaps even 6 - 8 bytes of data for multiplayer games, or would it slow down a real

Re: New game

2014-04-10 Thread Calvin Allett
Thanks Chris, you know what, I'd forgotten it was the SAM's 25th birthday this year, I feel quite ashamed, hehe I'll post a video soon, meant to tonight but gotta get some more gfx done first just to set the mood :) I'd be honoured to get it on Sam Revival. It'd bring back some of those