(Oops! I somehow hit send by accident when typing my reply. I'll try again!)
Yes, quite a maniac. Thanks for the compliment Gavin! I'm glad you enjoyed
the issue!
Regarding the new Robin Evans artwork I had commissioned, I've now listed
one of the signed prints he produced on eBay. Details can be found on the
auction at:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111802619444
Colin
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gavin Smith" <gavinsm...@me.com>
To: <sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no>
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: SAM Revival issue 25 now out! (And other recent releases!)
My copy arrived yesterday. I’ve missed a couple of issues lately but this is
definitely the best SAM Revival issue that I’ve ever seen. It’s so packed
with stuff that you’d be forgiven for thinking it was the early 90s again :)
Love the original Robin Evans artwork too, can’t believe you tracked him
down to get new SAM robot doodles. Colin, you’re a maniac.
Thanks for a fantastic read!
Gavin
On Oct 11, 2015, at 12:27 PM, Ian Spencer <i...@spencerweb.net> wrote:
Hi Colin,
thanks obviously a lot of work and a really great issue. Enjoyed reading
it from beginning to end.
Best wishes,
Ian (Spencer)
Am 11.10.2015 um 12:31 schrieb Colin Piggot:
Hi Folks,
It's finally out! SAM Revival issue 25!
56 pages packed with SAM goodies for the 25th Anniversary of the
computer.
What's in the magazine? Well, let's take a look at the cover first. I
commissioned a new drawing by Robin Evans - the original artist for the
SAM robot, you'll be familiar with all his doodles in the SAM Coupe User
Guide and the early MGT adverts from 1989/1990. Well he dusted off his
memory of drawing the robot and has came up trumps with the drawing for
the cover. As part of the commission I've also got a couple of prints of
the cover artwork which Robin has hand signed - the first of which will
be auctioned on eBay on 20th October 2015 - I'll post up some photos over
the next few days on my website and twitter and a link to the auction
once it's started. Although I paid for the comission of the artwork from
my own pocket all proceeds from the auction will be used towards my
ongoing work developing new products for the SAM Coupe. Stay tuned for
more details of that nearer the time...
Inside the magazine, a mammoth news section kicks off after the
editorial, covering news from around the SAM scene, with all the details
of new hardware, software and demos for the SAM Coupe as well as previews
of projects that are being worked on.
Feature articles shows off all the work undertaken by Phil Wilson with
the customising of his SAM, plus shorter articles about several other
customisation projects. The Developer Diary section looks at the new game
that's Warren Lee is preparing, and a quick look at TRINload from Simon
Owen which is a utility to transfer data from a PC to the SAM via the
Trinity Ethernet Interface.
Smaller articles look at patching some demos to make them compatible on
mass storage devices. I also take a look at some of the rarer and more
unique items I've collected over the years for the SAM Coupe.
Throw in the usual SAM Snippets, SAM Correspondence and SAM Comment
sections and that wraps up this gigantic 56 page issue of the magazine.
SAM Revival issue 25 comes with not just one, but two cover disks. On the
first is the classic SAM Coupe game 'Vegetable Vacation' from
Fissionsoft, which was originally released in 1992 by Revelation/SAMCO.
Next up is 'MobyDX' from Black Jet - a new release especially for SAM's
anniversary - thanks guys!
The first coverdisk also features plenty of software for the Trinity
Ethernet Interface - starting off with a new version of B-DOS. This
version (1.5t beta 6) allows the Trinity to use SD/SDHC cards up to a
whopping 64GB in size. An installer is also included on the disk to store
the new DOS on the Trinity Ethernet Interface's EEPROM if you use the
optional BOOT ROM. Plus, there are the first few TCP/IP demo programs for
the Trinity Ethernet Interface. The first demo downloads a screen/music
from the internet, the second demo downloads the full game 'XOR' from the
net directly to your SAM. This all really shows what's on the horizon for
the SAM now it's connected to the internet. My thanks to all those
involved with pushing the Trinity forward - Adrian Brown, Simon Owen,
Chris Pile, and content for the downloadable demos from Warren Lee, David
Sanders and Howard Price.
The second coverdisk is dedicated entirely to mind blowing megademo from
MNEMOtech's Andrew Collier - 'Stars and Sprites'. Andrew has done some
really impressive coding for the fantastic graphical effects and great
music! Plus one of the scrollers does mention something about a hidden
part... Hmmmm!
SAM Revival 25 costs £4.99 with UK postage, £7.99 with EU Airmail postage
and £8.99 with Airmail postage for the rest of the world.
To order by PayPal or debit/credit card please see my website at:
www.samcoupe.com
Other recent releases from myself include:
** SID Soundchip Interface - 2014 Edition
Originally released back in 2003, my SID Interface allowed the SAM to use
the soundchip from a Commodore 64. This all stemmed from my own small pet
project exploring old forms of computer sound - with it's unique sound
the SID soundchip remains very popular with computer audiophiles to this
day. The new 2014 edition features an onboard DC to DC convertor to
generate the supply voltage for the SID soundchip so an external PSU is
no longer required.
Bundled with the interface is a software disk, featuring Simon Owen's
marvellous .sid playback code. Using a software emulator to run 6510
machine code (the Commodore 64's processor) the SAM is able to run .sid
music files in real time (that's essentially partial C64 emulation on the
SAM!) so there's now the ability to listen to thousands of C64 music
files. The new 2014 edition of the SID Soundchip Interface is priced at
£44.99
** Trinity Mass Storage Interface
If you don't want the full Ethernet functions and onboard EEPROM and just
want to add some simple mass storage on your SAM then that's what the cut
down "Trinity Mass Storage" interface offers. SD/SDHC card support up to
64GB. Price: £44.99
** 2 Way Expansion Card - 2013 Edition
This card is always handy if you need to plug two peripherals into the
rear euroconnector on your SAM Coupe! Having run out of PCBs for my
earlier version I decided to update the expansion card with thicker
tracks as well as try out a new PCB supplier. For the same costs I was
able to have the card made in a stunning red colour, and I've gone with a
text style matching the Trinity Ethernet Interface to keep a consistent
style to my hardware. £26.99
Photos / more information about these SAM Coupe products, see
www.samcoupe.com as usual!
All the best,
Colin
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1995-2015 - Celebrating 21 Years of developing for the SAM Coupé
Website: www.samcoupe.com Twitter: @QuazarSamCoupe