Re: Samforth
On Thu, Jul 20, 2006 at 05:35:10PM +0100, John Avis wrote: Yes, I am the author and all my copies became damaged due a dodgy disk drive on my SAM. I only now possess an earlier version of it. Wow! I'd like to see this. From what I know of Forth, I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard for us to disassemble it... Right? Simon Goodwin suggested some improvements to it. Okay. Sounds fun! Someone must surely have a copy? I've never really used Forth on any 8-bitter (only Sun's OBP). How good was compatability between different Forth implementations? How were programs saved -- as tokens, or plain text? I also have a version of Jupiter Ace Forth which ran on a SAM. It is not an emulator and requires an amended version of the Jupiter Ace ROM. In 1991 we were not sure of the legality of it, but the Ace ROM is now freely available in the internet. Ooh, I'd love to see that. I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem, but how 'free' is it? Thanks! -- Stuart Brady
RE: SamForth
John Avis wrote: Does anyone have a copy of SamForth ? It's not a title I own, unfortunately, so I don't have a handy image of it for you. Steve Parry-Thomas may well do though... my Samforth disk refuses to mutate into .dsk format If you're using a fairly recent SimCoupe build, select /dev/fd0 for drive 1 and try booting from the original disk. I'd still be surprised if it's copy-protected, unless Chris Pile had anything to do with it ;-) I'll also be in touch off the list to see what we can do to create an image of it, just in case nobody else has one. Si
Re: SamForth
Hi John,I may be wrong, but SAM has not got a Forth,..Yet! unless, you are using a Forth83 via Pro-Dos? Which, in that case download the FDos disk images here http://www.samcoupe-pro-dos.co.uk/fdos_download.htmldisk 8 has the Forth on it, as seen here http://www.samcoupe-pro-dos.co.uk/cpmforth.htmlor mail me off list. That said, was there a Forth written on a diskzine? I'm sure, I read somewhere that there was such a file but, I don't have it. I would like to thou. In a message dated 07/20/2006 15:10:37 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Nowadays I run my SAM software by usingSimcoupe running under Linux, but my Samforthdisk refuses to mutate into .dsk format .John Avis ___ Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail. "The New Version is radically easier to use" – The Wall Street Journal http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html
Re: SamForth
Update... Sam Supplement seems to have a SamForth on the Christmas Special.I have not used it or seen it but will now look into it spt Over seven years, between September 1990 and September 1997 60 disks were produced (including the double disk issue 12) plus sundry extras like the Christmas Special, SAM Forth, and games compiled by Supplement publishers Daton. http://www.simon.mooli.org.uk/snarf/SUPPLEMENT/
Re: SamForth
Steve wrote: I may be wrong, but SAM has not got a Forth,.. I was thinking that myself, as I can't ever recall reading anything about 'SamForth' over the years... *edit* ... just seen your 2nd email ... off for a look myself, have piles of Sam Suppliment disks but never really gone through them! Colin = Quazar : Hardware, Software, Spares and Repairs for the Sam Coupe April 1995-2006 - Celebrating 11 Years of developing for the Sam Coupe Website: http://www.samcoupe.com/
RE: SamForth
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That said, was there a Forth written on a diskzine? I'm sure, I read somewhere that there was such a file but, I don't have it. I would like to thou. There's a mention of it in SAM Supplement on WOS: http://www.worldofsam.org/node/426 Sounds like it's on Simon N Goodwin's CD, which I can dig out when I get home. Si
Re: SamForth
John Avis wrote: Does anyone have a copy of SamForth ? Just booted up SamForth from the Sam Suppliment... FORTH (C) J.A. AVIS 1991 So you're the author ? Colin = Quazar : Hardware, Software, Spares and Repairs for the Sam Coupe April 1995-2006 - Celebrating 11 Years of developing for the Sam Coupe Website: http://www.samcoupe.com/
Re: Samforth
also have a version of Jupiter Ace Forth which ran on a SAM. It is not an emulator and requires an amended version of the Jupiter Ace ROM. In 1991 we were not sure of the legality of it, but the Ace ROM is now freely available in the internet. interesting I think I read something about that in Format sometime ago, maybe?? ... Can we have a copy for the Jupiter Ace Archive Site project..www.jupiter-ace.co.uk Steve(spt)
