[I was expecting 1001 replies to this, but not a single one! Maybe everyone though that too :-)]
Dean Woodyatt wrote: > i've got a file, say FRED3.dsk, have put it into the virtual > drive (pressing f3, and selecting it from there) > > i cant figure out how to run the thing now! Press the '9' on your keypad (the emulator version of the SAM's F9 key) to boot from the disk. > I havent a clue how to use SAM basic either (i'm an old speccy > fan, and this coupe stuff is new to me!, i always wanted one, and i just got > hold of one!) Most of the old Spectrum BASIC syntax can be used, but the most interesting commands are of course the new SAM-specific ones. Of course you've got to type them out in full now, but recognised keywords are still tokenised on input. Have you got hold of a _real_ SAM then? If it's come with the standard User Manual, that should get you up to speed on general use pretty quickly... Si
