Re: Getting those encrypted games in a SIM Coupe-able format

1999-06-01 Thread Andrew Gallagher
David Laundon wrote: AFAIK the SAM Elite is basically just the same as a SAM Coupe except that : A: There is a parallel printer interface built in (don't ask me where though!) In the white top part of the case, just behind the number keys. It is a BBC-style connector and there is a

Re: Getting those encrypted games in a SIM Coupe-able format

1999-05-29 Thread Thomas Harte
Or you could download a copy of the spectrum 48k version, which is basically the same thing Well, yeah, but with the obvious changes that it : a) wouldn't be able to load saved games from .dsk files meaning that any play on my tempramental SAM would have to be

Re: Getting those encrypted games in a SIM Coupe-able format

1999-05-29 Thread Andrew Collier
Or you could download a copy of the spectrum 48k version, which is basically the same thing Well, yeah, but with the obvious changes that it : a) wouldn't be able to load saved games from .dsk files meaning that any play on my tempramental SAM would have to be

Re: Getting those encrypted games in a SIM Coupe-able format

1999-05-29 Thread Thomas Harte
You could always just save a snapshot file instead Does SAM Elite load those, or would I end up using SPECTRE and just owning a copy of SAM Elite for a bit or a laugh. Also : I just realised this morning that the silly cut-down SAM I was thinking of is the SAM Gamestar . . .

Re: Getting those encrypted games in a SIM Coupe-able format

1999-05-29 Thread Andrew Collier
You could always just save a snapshot file instead Does SAM Elite load those, or would I end up using SPECTRE and just owning a copy of SAM Elite for a bit or a laugh. No, but there are various 48K Spectrum emulators available for the Sam, and they can load snapshot files (they need

Getting those encrypted games in a SIM Coupe-able format

1999-05-27 Thread Thomas Harte
Hi, My brand new copy of SAM Elite is sitting mostly unplayed due to the continuing deterioration of my SAM power supply and so on. The disk uses some crazy format, so neither samdisk (the useless gives up on bad sectors or the DJGPP does all sectors but crashes in dos boxes versions)

Re: Getting those encrypted games in a SIM Coupe-able format

1999-05-27 Thread Andrew Collier
It has been brought to my attention that such games can be converted for .dsk-able use, so I am wondering if anyone has SAM Elite (just to make entirely clear : the game, not the silly cut down computer) as a usable .dsk and is willing to send it to me? Or you could download a copy of the