Re: Hotline up to end of Jan 1990
Ian Spencer wrote: So I've now added the hotline messages I have for December 1989 and January 1990 to what was already uploaded Brilliant, thanks Ian. Colin = Quazar : Hardware, Software, Spares and Repairs for the Sam Coupe Website: http://www.quazar.clara.net/sam/ and http://www.samcoupe.com/ *** Issue 11 of Sam Revival Magazine Out Now ***
Re: Hotline up to end of Jan 1990
From: Ian Spencer So I've now added the hotline messages I have for December 1989 and January 1990 to what was already uploaded and that's it until I've searched through another 'X' layers of junk to find the other MGT and SAMCO tapes. Excellent Ian. Keep on Diggin' ;-) Edwin
RE: Hotline up to end of Jan 1990
Great to hear these things - nice to hear all the old lies trotted out (system 3 and codemasters having games ready for launch...REALLY!) Was wondering about the brochure though - I used to have one of these and remember they made the machine look great. Any chance we could get a pdf of this done - anybody have one anymore? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edwin Blink Sent: 22 February 2005 11:41 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Hotline up to end of Jan 1990 From: Ian Spencer So I've now added the hotline messages I have for December 1989 and January 1990 to what was already uploaded and that's it until I've searched through another 'X' layers of junk to find the other MGT and SAMCO tapes. Excellent Ian. Keep on Diggin' ;-) Edwin
Re: Hotline up to end of Jan 1990
johnna wrote: Was wondering about the brochure though - I used to have one of these and remember they made the machine look great. Any chance we could get a pdf of this done - anybody have one anymore? I have a brochure - A5, colour and about 8 pages long, text by Nick Roberts - is this the one? Dan.
Re[2]: Hotline up to end of Jan 1990
I have one of the original brochures. Maybe a little worn now, but it should still scan well. I'll try to do it when I get a spare moment. Andy Tuesday, February 22, 2005, 1:17:38 PM, you wrote: johnna Great to hear these things - nice to hear all the old lies trotted out johnna (system 3 and codemasters having games ready for launch...REALLY!) johnna Was wondering about the brochure though - I used to have one of these and johnna remember they made the machine look great. johnna Any chance we could get a pdf of this done - anybody have one anymore? johnna -Original Message- johnna From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] johnna [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On johnna Behalf Of Edwin Blink johnna Sent: 22 February 2005 11:41 johnna To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no johnna Subject: Re: Hotline up to end of Jan 1990 johnna From: Ian Spencer So I've now added the hotline messages I have for December 1989 and January johnna 1990 to what was already uploaded and that's it johnna until I've searched through johnna another 'X' layers of junk to find the other MGT and SAMCO tapes. johnna Excellent Ian. johnna Keep on Diggin' ;-) johnna Edwin
Re[2]: Hotline up to end of Jan 1990
Mine is an A4 brochure, with very little detail inside! It's on thin glossy card if I remember rightly. Andy Tuesday, February 22, 2005, 1:20:23 PM, you wrote: Dan johnna wrote: Was wondering about the brochure though - I used to have one of these and remember they made the machine look great. Any chance we could get a pdf of this done - anybody have one anymore? Dan I have a brochure - A5, colour and about 8 pages long, text by Nick Dan Roberts - is this the one? Dan Dan.
RE: Re[2]: Hotline up to end of Jan 1990
Yeah that's the one I remember. It had moodily lit photos with alan and bruce standing face to face, with a couper balancing on their chests. Always though this was a mistake, with them being 'in' the photo - I'm sure they were very proud of their creation, but it did make the computer look like a little 'hobby' machine, rather than a serious contender. You never saw Alan Sugar in an CPC advert did you? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Chandler Sent: 22 February 2005 13:28 To: Dan Dooré Subject: Re[2]: Hotline up to end of Jan 1990 Mine is an A4 brochure, with very little detail inside! It's on thin glossy card if I remember rightly. Andy Tuesday, February 22, 2005, 1:20:23 PM, you wrote: Dan johnna wrote: Was wondering about the brochure though - I used to have one of these and remember they made the machine look great. Any chance we could get a pdf of this done - anybody have one anymore? Dan I have a brochure - A5, colour and about 8 pages long, text by Nick Dan Roberts - is this the one? Dan Dan.
Re: Re[2]: Hotline up to end of Jan 1990
Andy Chandler: Mine is an A4 brochure, with very little detail inside! It's on thin glossy card if I remember rightly. I remember I got something A4ish too. I don't have it anymore. But I remember vaguely that it was not much different than those 4 page adds that showed up in the well know mags: ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/Crash/Issue72/Pages/Cra sh7200011.jpg ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/Crash/Issue72/Pages/Cra sh7200012.jpg ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/Crash/Issue72/Pages/Cra sh7200013.jpg ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/Crash/Issue72/Pages/Cra sh7200014.jpg (Sorry for hotlinking WOS) Dan: Dan I have a brochure - A5, colour and about 8 pages long, text by Nick Dan Roberts - is this the one? Could you scan your brochure Dan ? Edwin
RE: Hotline up to end of Jan 1990
On Tue, 2005-02-22 at 13:17, johnna wrote: Great to hear these things - nice to hear all the old lies trotted out (system 3 and codemasters having games ready for launch...REALLY!) Well - probably not SamCo's fault (I'll bet CodeMasters told them the same thing) and it's just about possible that it was true. The full price of launching a game are quite a bit more than just the development costs, so even if CodeMasters had completed a port of Treasure Island Dizzy (forexample, as was widely rumoured at the time and I think a Sam version would be quite plausible from a technical point of view) they may have had a look at Sam hardware sales, and decided it wouldn't be worth their while to go ahead with the QA, publishing, duplication, distribution, marketing and other expensive activities that go along with publishing a high-profile software title. Andrew -- ---Andrew Collier http://www.intensity.org.uk/ --- -- r2+ T4* cSEL dMS hEn/CBBL A4 S+*++ C$++L/mP W- a-- Vh+seT+ (Cantab) 1.1.4
Re[4]: Hotline up to end of Jan 1990
Ahh yes, Gordon, the ladies man ! That advert was not the brochure I have in front of me. Tuesday, February 22, 2005, 1:40:55 PM, you wrote: Edwin Andy Chandler: Mine is an A4 brochure, with very little detail inside! It's on thin glossy card if I remember rightly. Edwin I remember I got something A4ish too. I don't have it anymore. But I Edwin remember Edwin vaguely that it was not much different than those 4 page adds that showed up Edwin in the well know mags: Edwin ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/Crash/Issue72/Pages/Cra Edwin sh7200011.jpg Edwin ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/Crash/Issue72/Pages/Cra Edwin sh7200012.jpg Edwin ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/Crash/Issue72/Pages/Cra Edwin sh7200013.jpg Edwin ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/Crash/Issue72/Pages/Cra Edwin sh7200014.jpg Edwin (Sorry for hotlinking WOS) Edwin Dan: Dan I have a brochure - A5, colour and about 8 pages long, text by Nick Dan Roberts - is this the one? Edwin Could you scan your brochure Dan ? Edwin Edwin
Re: Re[4]: Hotline up to end of Jan 1990
Andy Chandler: That advert was not the brochure I have in front of me. Any change for some scans ? Edwin
Re[6]: Hotline up to end of Jan 1990
Certainly. Let me put my fish-tank back together and I'll put them on the back of my website. Tuesday, February 22, 2005, 3:43:03 PM, you wrote: Edwin Andy Chandler: That advert was not the brochure I have in front of me. Edwin Any change for some scans ? Edwin Edwin
Re[6]: Hotline up to end of Jan 1990
It's done ! You can find it's temporary home at www.jukebox.btinternet.co.uk/sam/sambrochure.rar If anyone would like it scanned better (ie slower) to put on the archives then let me know. If everyone is happy with these scans as they are, then by all means, put these on the SAM site. Tuesday, February 22, 2005, 3:43:03 PM, you wrote: Edwin Andy Chandler: That advert was not the brochure I have in front of me. Edwin Any change for some scans ? Edwin Edwin
Re: Re[6]: Hotline up to end of Jan 1990
Andy Chandler: It's done ! You can find it's temporary home at www.jukebox.btinternet.co.uk/sam/sambrochure.rar Thats Great Andy ! Edwin
Re: Hotline up to end of Jan 1990
Edwin Blink wrote: Could you scan your brochure Dan ? No need - it's the one that Si has scanned. Dan.
Re: Hotline up to end of Jan 1990
Dan: No need - it's the one that Si has scanned. Thanks for telling. Does yours also have a address sticker at the rear page 8 ? Edwin
Re: Hotline up to end of Jan 1990
Edwin Blink wrote: Thanks for telling. Does yours also have a address sticker at the rear page 8 ? Dunno *looks* No sticker, but at the bottom is the address of Sam Computers Ltd obliterated with black magic marker. Dan.
Hotline up to end of Jan 1990
So I've nowadded the hotline messages I have for December 1989 and January 1990 to what was already uploaded and that's it until I've searched through another 'X' layers of junk to find the other MGT and SAMCO tapes. www.spencerweb.net/Chips_-_Early_years/Blue_Foot/blue_foot.html Ian
