Re: Sam Hardware / Software for sale and some disks free

2011-09-24 Thread Roger Jowett
http://mdfs.net/Docs/Comp/Z80/ theres loads of stuff mostly bbc related he has a screenshot of bbc basic running on spectrum was sam basic pretty much on the bbc basic nose so to speak the darn thing only runs in external rom interface though i though the tap file would run in ram or figure out ho

Re: Sam Hardware / Software for sale and some disks free

2011-09-24 Thread Roger Jowett
its not a micro processor then she cant do the full seven input output load save store retrieve process too many accumulators for freescape then 20mhz clock and one tstate instruction execution no use to the keypad for the 128 then - certainly no room in IF1/mb-02+ already has dma ta much - wouldnt

Re: Sam Hardware / Software for sale and some disks free

2011-09-24 Thread Roger Jowett
www.zilog.com/docs/z8encore/appnotes/an0123.pdf · and this one on page 2 of 12 says 4kb of registers each of which can be accumulator im reading this all wrong arent i this isnt a microprocessor liek teh z80 its a dedicated thingi that only does what its programmed top do program it to make vast c

Re: Sam Hardware / Software for sale and some disks free

2011-09-24 Thread Roger Jowett
ld sp,nn - address of 16bytes from end of screen$ in ram you wanna dump to video ram - bit pointless on sam as you have 16 possible screen$ in ram and could just change the vmpr to point to a fresh one without having to move the ram to video ram in the first place - unless you were moving it from e

Re: Sam Hardware / Software for sale and some disks free

2011-09-24 Thread Roger Jowett
ww.zilog.com/docs/z8encorexp/PB0164.pdf 2kb register ram im obviously mixed up not that it could use this for a proportional font or copying video ram from one place to another naturally its like the 256 bytes of index the 65c12 has? cant be relocated to ram or converted from ascii codes to text o

Re: Sam Hardware / Software for sale and some disks free

2011-09-24 Thread Roger Jowett
chris says it isnt quicker to use push for trasfner of screen$ from ram to ram says ld hl is better but dunno as he is too busy to explain On 24 September 2011 20:53, Roger Jowett wrote: > my mistake 512 but arent they 16bit? > > > On 19 September 2011 01:46,   wrote: >> Quoting Roger Jowett : >>

Re: Sam Hardware / Software for sale and some disks free

2011-09-24 Thread Roger Jowett
my mistake 512 but arent they 16bit? On 19 September 2011 01:46, wrote: > Quoting Roger Jowett : > >> doesnt z8 have 4096 registers? > > Not according the CPU World > > http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Z8/ >

Re: Sam Hardware / Software for sale and some disks free

2011-09-18 Thread david
Quoting Roger Jowett : still cant run 128 stuff and as for rzx or +d hacker fatchance! Well as the paging system for SAM was never designed to be 128K compatible, and the +d hacker used shadow ram on the plus D interface.. that may explain why it isn't so easy David PS: Sig warning incl

Re: Sam Hardware / Software for sale and some disks free

2011-09-18 Thread david
Quoting Roger Jowett : doesnt z8 have 4096 registers? Not according the CPU World http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Z8/

Re: Sam Hardware / Software for sale and some disks free

2011-09-18 Thread Roger Jowett
doesnt z8 have 4096 registers? woudl that be better for 3d vector stuff or doesnt it work like that? 20mhz but more like r800 performance no? On 18/09/2011, Roger Jowett wrote: > no thanks! > just about had my fill of sam software > was desperate to get tasword +2 working having gone thru the rig

Re: Sam Hardware / Software for sale and some disks free

2011-09-18 Thread Roger Jowett
no thanks! just about had my fill of sam software was desperate to get tasword +2 working having gone thru the rigmarole of converting it for the +D using the tascon thing from format so figured they might at least convert it to sam seeing as the disc system was reasonably similar its taken me ten

Re: Sam Hardware / Software for sale and some disks free

2011-09-06 Thread Rich Mellor
Hee hee - Roger - you really should read the thread before replying !! I started the thread with a link to some auctions for SAM Software (now sold), and the statement: "I also have 7 SAM formatted floppies free to a good home (for the cost of postage) - they have various hand written labels

Re: Sam Hardware / Software for sale and some disks free

2011-09-06 Thread Roger Jowett
sorry what software? there isn't any for sam is there?! I'm still trying to get a 48 emulator that can run code from 32768 in Sam's external ram! On 4 September 2011 12:36, Rich Mellor wrote: > Hi Roger, > > I received the stamps (thankyou) but your letter did not refer to the > software - do you

Re: Sam Hardware / Software for sale and some disks free

2011-09-04 Thread Rich Mellor
Hi Roger, I received the stamps (thankyou) but your letter did not refer to the software - do you want me to send this software to you and you can have a look (was that the plan?) Rich On 04/09/2011 11:37, Roger Jowett wrote: u didnt get any stamps? big thanks by the way On 27/08/2011, Ric

Re: Sam Hardware / Software for sale and some disks free

2011-09-04 Thread Roger Jowett
u didnt get any stamps? big thanks by the way On 27/08/2011, Rich Mellor wrote: > Hi Thomas, > > Yes, SellMyRetro.com is its own auction system, similar to eBay but > without the extortionate listing and final value fees. > > You can of course send messages on the system and so long as I know tha

Re: Sam Hardware / Software for sale and some disks free

2011-08-28 Thread david
Rich - if these are finished programs - then I'm sure Colin can make a good home for them for release! Quoting Rich Mellor : Good evening, I have listed a few bits of SAM hardware and software on sellmyretro.com - http://www.sellmyretro.com/category/All+categories/Retro+Computers/SAM+Coup%

Re: Sam Hardware / Software for sale and some disks free

2011-08-27 Thread Rich Mellor
Hi Thomas, Yes, SellMyRetro.com is its own auction system, similar to eBay but without the extortionate listing and final value fees. You can of course send messages on the system and so long as I know that people want me to hold onto items for them at the end of the auction, I don't mind wa

Re: Sam Hardware / Software for sale and some disks free

2011-08-26 Thread Thomas Harte
I've wanted to see DRiVER for a while, having read the first three Inside Macintoshes a few years ago and the Smalltalk-80 book a little before that. It'd be interesting to play about with. But how does sellmyretro work? I notice the items listed as bids rather than purchases aren't also on eBay,

Sam Hardware / Software for sale and some disks free

2011-08-26 Thread Rich Mellor
Good evening, I have listed a few bits of SAM hardware and software on sellmyretro.com - http://www.sellmyretro.com/category/All+categories/Retro+Computers/SAM+Coup%C3%A9 I also have 7 SAM formatted floppies free to a good home (for the cost of postage) - they have various hand written labels