FTP zips

2000-01-07 Thread Ian Spencer
Hi, I think I must be one of the 'silent minority' as I've never posted anything to 'sam-users' before (better late than never). I put a couple of things up on the FTP site as 'incoming' but it doesn't look as if anyone can download from that directory. So if anyone is interested in either of the

Re: FTP zips

2000-01-08 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: Frode Tenneboe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Freitag, 7. Januar 2000 10:40 Subject: Re: FTP zips Ian Spencer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I think I must be one of the 'silent minority' as I've never posted anything to 'sam-users

Re: Wincoupe again...

2000-05-27 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: Si Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Freitag, 26. Mai 2000 18:38 Subject: RE: Wincoupe again... Bob Wilkinson wrote: Thanks Edwin, but I have that version, it's the next release I'm waiting for, but it just seems a long time coming

Simcoupe 0.8 Alpha

2000-06-22 Thread Ian Spencer
Hi, I know Si hasn't included foreign keyboards yet and my system is German. However everything seems to work except with the SAM keyboard selected the higher numeric keys7 to 0 on the main keyboard produce the alternate graphics characters '{ [ ] }'. Whereas 1 to6 work normally very

Re: Simcoupe 0.8 Alpha

2000-06-24 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: Si Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Donnerstag, 22. Juni 2000 13:12 Subject: RE: Simcoupe 0.8 Alpha Ian Spencer wrote: I know Si hasn't included foreign keyboards yet and my system is German. Si Wrote: If your using an older EXE

Re: emulation

2001-01-10 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: Aley Keprt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sam Users sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Montag, 8. Januar 2001 03:53 Subject: emulation ASCD 0.801 (SimCoupe for DOS) is ready at http://get.to/samcoupe It is a bug-fix version. Also: Is anybody interested in simpler and

Re: Ah.

2001-05-22 Thread Ian Spencer
text to and from the PC if memory serves me right... By Ian Spencer if memory serves me correct. Use KE-Disk if u can... it's a much quicker program :) Most programs save in something approaching ASCII format. I think there was a utility (was it by Cookie?) that patched up the line

Re: Re[2]: Sci-Fi (Was: Who's Ken Elston?)

2001-08-18 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: Frode Tenneboe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 8:37 AM Subject: Re[2]: Sci-Fi (Was: Who's Ken Elston?) On Fri, 17 Aug 2001 00:26:29 +0100 Paul Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Aug 16, 2001 at 10:18:15AM +0200,

Re: How can i create a Sam Disk?

2002-02-19 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 1:38 PM Subject: Re: How can i create a Sam Disk? I don't have any original sam disks, so i can't format them. Is there a software or a tool to format them using a PC? If you can

SimCoupé/Win32 beta 4

2002-07-25 Thread Ian Spencer
I've had great fun playing with the Atom disk facility of Simcoupe V090 Beta and BDOS1.5 seems to work just fine with the emulated ATOM. But as Simcoupe normally works with images anyway (.dsk) and they are switched into the virtual drives by mouse click there doesn't seem to be many real

Re: Copyright etc

2002-08-16 Thread Ian Spencer
as no charge is made and my name remains on it. Good luck Ian (Spencer)

Re: CALL ME

2002-10-09 Thread Ian Spencer
). -- James R Curry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Now I *did* set a signature file on this client. Aren't I bright? Please don't, the owner of this number may not be a clown it sounds more like someone publishing a number of someone else simply to cause trouble. Ian Spencer

Re: Moment of truth

2003-01-16 Thread Ian Spencer
Hi, just my input: 1) Do you have an actual Sam Coupe: Yes 2 - One with Hard-disk the other no HD or diskettes 2) Does it work? Yes 3) Do you still use it? No - though I use the emulator a lot 4) How many bits of sam software have you got? Lots 5) Do you still actively seek new sam bits and

Re: Some news...

2003-06-16 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: Simon Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 2:05 PM Subject: RE: Some news... Wolfgang Haller wrote: to be honest, why should I emulate Atom when I have a SAM with an original Atom-IF? The same could be said about

Re: Ian Spencer

2003-10-07 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: FvE [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 12:21 AM Subject: Re: Ian Spencer David wrote: Ian Spencer kindly emailed me some useful information - but unfortunately your email address is bouncing! Can you possibly

Re: Ian Spencer

2003-10-07 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: David [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 12:08 AM Subject: Ian Spencer Ian Spencer kindly emailed me some useful information - but unfortunately your email address is bouncing! Can you possibly send

Merry Christmas

2003-12-25 Thread Ian Spencer
A very Merry Christmas to all SAM users (even those who only use the Emulatorlike me :-)). Ian Spener

Re: {Spam?} Re: SAM Disk images, ROMS and help please!!

2004-02-07 Thread Ian Spencer
Nice list but somone forgot my 'Specmaker' :-( now I feel really unloved. - Original Message - From: Chris White [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 8:14 PM Subject: RE: {Spam?} Re: SAM Disk images, ROMS and help please!! It's a Ikle big but hay

Re: SimCoupe 0.90 beta 10

2004-03-06 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: Edwin Blink [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 1:38 PM Subject: Re: SimCoupe 0.90 beta 10 From: Simon Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED] If anyone's interested, I've put together updated SimCoupé builds for Win32 Couldn't

Sam Lives - Maybe

2004-08-27 Thread Ian Spencer
Just a test as I haven't had anything from the list since the 16th July.. Sams in hibernation, everyones on the beach Ian

Re: Sam Lives - Maybe

2004-08-28 Thread Ian Spencer
OK, OK you've convinced me Everyone is alive and well... (which is good to hear). Ian - Original Message - From: Ian Spencer To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 9:21 AM Subject: Sam Lives - Maybe Just a test as I haven't had anything

Re: SAM Software Archive

2004-11-25 Thread Ian Spencer
I think the site is a great idea and my vote also goes to worldofsam.org Ian - Original Message - From: Simon Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 1:46 PM Subject: RE: SAM Software Archive Geoff Winkless wrote: worldofsam.org would

Re: Sam's 15th Birthday!

2004-12-02 Thread Ian Spencer
Yes got mine in December too after what seemed like a never ending wait. Picked it up from customs personaly here in Germany and took a weeks holiday, needed it too to get anything to load from cassette :-( Pity about the disk drive Still it got there in the end. Ian -

Re: Where can I get latest SimCoupe?

2005-01-26 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: Simon Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 12:02 AM Subject: RE: Where can I get latest SimCoupe? Earlier I wrote: I've just updated the 0.90 beta on my personal site: http://www.simonowen.com/sam/simcoupe/

Re: Where can I get latest SimCoupe?

2005-01-31 Thread Ian Spencer
Hi Si, yes I like the new version a lot and it does fix the problem with the Atom path which I had but I now notice that if you turn off 'Use RGB/YUV Overlay' then this is forgoten when you exit the program (I haven't checked the other items in the list). Also although not in 'options' but in

Re: Text conversion

2005-02-03 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: Paolo Borzini [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 4:16 PM Subject: Text conversion Hi all, I have another question ;-) Are there an utility for translate a PCText (as Notepad or Edit) to SamCoupeText and viceversa

Re: Re[2]: Text conversion

2005-02-05 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: Andy Chandler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Aley Keprt sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 2:22 PM Subject: Re[2]: Text conversion That's true, but many years ago, I remember I bodged a small program together, which took a text file and wrote

Re: Re[2]: Text conversion

2005-02-06 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: Ian Spencer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 5:28 PM Subject: Re: Re[2]: Text conversion - Original Message - From: Andy Chandler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Aley Keprt sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Saturday

Re: Where can I get latest SimCoupe?

2005-02-11 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: Simon Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 10:11 AM Subject: RE: Where can I get latest SimCoupe? Ian Spencer wrote: it does fix the problem with the Atom path Phew :-) but I now notice that if you turn off

Sam Coupe Hot-Line

2005-02-17 Thread Ian Spencer
Colin included a recording from one weeks news on the latest Sam Revival CD. Are these recording really rare? I'm sure I have almost all of the Hot line recording on tape somewhere ? Is it worth me trying to find them in amongst my several tons of junk. or do they already exist somewhere in

Re: Sam Coupe Hot-Line

2005-02-18 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: Edwin Blink [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 4:20 PM Subject: Re: Sam Coupe Hot-Line Colin included a recording from one weeks news on the latest Sam Revival CD. Are these recording really rare? I think so

Re: Sam Coupe Hot-Line

2005-02-18 Thread Ian Spencer
alive :-) Ian Wolfgang Ian Spencer schrieb: Colin included a recording from one weeks news on the latest Sam Revival CD. Are these recording really rare? I'm sure I have almost all of the Hot line recording on tape somewhere ? Is it worth me trying to find them in amongst my several tons

Sam Coupe Hot-Line Update

2005-02-18 Thread Ian Spencer
Well some good news I've found the first tape which covers the period Aug89 to Feb90. This was the earliest phase of the hot-line and covers the period before the first shipments in December and beyond. It was fascinating to hear again the problems with the main board, the change of graphics

MGT Newsline August to November 1989

2005-02-20 Thread Ian Spencer
So the first few months of the Sam Coupe Newsline are ready and you can find them on the link below, though hopefully someone will give them a permanent home.Included is the end of August 1989 plus September to November. I am working on December89 to February 90 and will look for further

Hotline up to end of Jan 1990

2005-02-21 Thread Ian Spencer
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

Re: Fuxoft music

2005-04-07 Thread Ian Spencer
Hi Frode, no problem if you want to host them on NVG. Ian - Original Message - From: Frode Tenneboe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 9:47 AM Subject: Re: Fuxoft music On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 01:05:46 +0100 Andrew Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Sam Hot Line MP3's moved

2005-05-02 Thread Ian Spencer
I know that most of the group have already downloaded them but I see in the last couple of weeks that a number of people have tried to download the Sam coupe hotline MP3's which I have on my site but couldn't find them. Sorry I had to move them when I reorganised the site. If anyone

Re: Pro-Dos site update

2005-05-17 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 12:23 AM Subject: ANN: Pro-Dos site update Updates: Site now works with Netscape 7.1+, FireFox 1.1+, Opera Browsers. Sam Community Mag as Non-Searchable

Re: Who`s missing?

2005-08-05 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: Simon Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 11:37 AM Subject: RE: Who`s missing? Ian Collier wrote: MSN, that's, um, something to do with Microsoft, is it? Yeah, though it's a necessary evil to keep in touch with

Re: [OT] Outlet

2005-08-12 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: Edwin Blink [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 5:06 PM Subject: Re: [OT] Outlet From: DAVID LEDBURY Does anyone actually have any copies as dsk or whatever? Got issues 33 to 65. if anyone has issues before 33 or

Re: [OT] Outlet

2005-08-12 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: Simon Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 5:32 PM Subject: RE: [OT] Outlet Edwin Blink wrote: if anyone has issues before 33 or after 65 (if there where any) please let me know. I've got 32 - the intro makes it

Re: [OT] Outlet

2005-08-12 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: Wolfgang Haller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 5:07 PM Subject: Re: [OT] Outlet DAVID LEDBURY schrieb: Does anyone actually have any copies as dsk or whatever? Outlets from: SAM = Yes Spectrum = Yes PC = Yes

Re: What be classed as the standard nowadays?

2005-11-08 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: Calvin Allett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 2:36 AM Subject: What be classed as the standard nowadays? I don`t mean so much hardware (yet also), but what Dos is standard? is it all B-Dos? and what is the

Re: WorldOfSam.org - 500 nodes and counting

2006-06-12 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: DAVID LEDBURY [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 11:47 AM Subject: RE: WorldOfSam.org - 500 nodes and counting --- Chris White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kool , might even buy a psp for this Be nice to see simcoupe on

Re: Sam or SAM or ...?

2006-07-14 Thread Ian Spencer
Perhaps we had better set up a 'butch' user group for all those who use 'SAM' rather than "Sam' :-) - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 2:50 PM Subject: Re: Sam or SAM or ...? SAMas Sam seems a bit

Re: SimCoupe 1.0 released

2006-07-22 Thread Ian Spencer
Si, it's us that have to say thanks to you for putting in so much work over such a long period of time and producing what's probably one of the best emulators anyone has ever written. Love live the SAM. Ian - Original Message - From: Simon Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: Sam Revival issue 18 out now...

2007-06-01 Thread Ian Spencer
Can only echo everyone elses comments - nice one Colin a really great issue. Ian - Original Message - From: Colin Piggot [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 11:48 AM Subject: Sam Revival issue 18 out now... Issue 18 of Sam Revival is now out, and

Re: iChat/AIM users

2007-09-19 Thread Ian Spencer
Also around some of the time on :- AIM ianspencxx MSN[EMAIL PROTECTED] Ian - Original Message - From: Gavin Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 12:00 AM Subject: iChat/AIM users Perhaps you guys are all on Bebo or FaceBook

Sam Family -1

2007-12-11 Thread Ian Spencer
Sadly I have to report that the Sam family has just lost a long standing member. Bob Wilkinson who was a personal friend of mine and well known in Sam circles for his excellent Outwrite package. Passed away suddenly on the 1st December. At least his software will live on in many Sams around the

Re: SAM Revival issue 20 out now...!

2008-02-13 Thread Ian Spencer
- Original Message - From: Colin Piggot [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 3:02 PM Subject: SAM Revival issue 20 out now...! The late running issue 20 of SAM Revival is now out. Great Trinity issue Colin, really enjoyed it, a super read.

Hi - just checking

2009-07-31 Thread Ian Spencer
Not heard anything on the group for quite a while so just thought I would send a 'test' to check it's not me that's got a problem and say hi to everyone. I know you've all taken your Sam's to the beach and so no activity on the group. Ian

Re: SAM's 20th Birthday

2009-08-02 Thread Ian Spencer
Yes it was December, I remember having to go to the customs office here in Germany to pay the customs duty and collect mine and was pleased to have it in time for Christmasbut no disks and after hours and hours of loading and reloading the demo tape I was tearing my hair out. But it was

Re: Hi - just checking

2009-08-04 Thread Ian Spencer
out there. Ian - Original Message - From: Ian Spencer To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 4:10 PM Subject: Hi - just checking Not heard anything on the group for quite a while so just thought I would send a 'test' to check it's not me that's got

Re: The 3d demo I supplied for Sam Revival 22

2010-04-16 Thread Ian Spencer
Is Sam Revival 23 out yet as I've not received it ? Ian Spencer - Original Message - From: Thomas Harte tomh.retros...@gmail.com To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 12:17 AM Subject: The 3d demo I supplied for Sam Revival 22 It's a bit old and not representative

Re: The 3d demo I supplied for Sam Revival 22

2010-04-16 Thread Ian Spencer
That's typical, just sent the E-Mail and Issue 23 is on the mat waiting for me. Great issue thanks Colin - Original Message - From: Ian Spencer ian.spen...@freenet.de To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 11:00 AM Subject: Re: The 3d demo I supplied for Sam Revival

Re: possibly a useful Z80 resource

2010-06-18 Thread Ian Spencer
Hi Nev, though they don't seem to have heard of the SAM :-( Ian - Original Message - From: nev young pasiphae1...@yahoo.co.uk To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 9:27 AM Subject: possibly a useful Z80 resource http://www.z80.info OK so some of you may already

SimCoupe Speed

2011-10-23 Thread Ian Spencer
is 200 - 500% above the standard it would be really fantastic if this was in some way selectable even if at this speed the instruction timings weren't very accurately scaled. Best wishes, Ian Spencer

Re: SAM on eBay

2012-07-30 Thread Ian Spencer
Hi, are you in Germany ? I still have a couple of Sams and several power supplies etc. knocking around here somewhere. You might have to wait until I can find them and give them a test but no problem shipping in Germany if you would be interested in one (provided they still work of course),

Re: SAM on eBay

2012-08-01 Thread Ian Spencer
Hi, glad you managed to get it. Ian Am 01.08.2012 10:55, schrieb Jörn Mika: Hi Ian, thanx for your offer. Yes, I am located in Germany, but I got the one from Ebay now, shipping will work. Thanks and regards, Prodatron Am 30.07.2012 10:28, schrieb Ian Spencer: Hi, are you in Germany

Re: Hotline tapes

2013-03-11 Thread Ian Spencer
Yes, they were my tapes and I originally uploaded them to my website at :- www.spencerworld.com/Ian_and_Julie/Hobbies/Chips_-_Early_years/Blue_Foot/blue_foot.html Best wishes, Ian Spencer Am 11.03.2013 20:53, schrieb Gavin Smith: Cheers Mr Piggot. -- Gavin Twitter: @gvnsmth, @libapp

Re: SimCoupe running in the Raspberry Pi

2014-02-02 Thread Ian Spencer
Hi Simon, end of alarm. I tried all sorts of key combinations but as murphy dictates not the one which works Cntrl/F12. Ian Am 02.02.2014 14:02, schrieb Simon Owen: I've built an updated Pi version using SDL 2.0, which has vsync enabled. Beta testers welcome! For details see:

Re: SimCoupe running in the Raspberry Pi

2014-02-03 Thread Ian Spencer
Hi Simon, don't know about anyone else but I've now spent several hours playing with various programs and haven't managed to crash it or get it to do anything untoward yet. Great job and thanks. Ian Am 02.02.2014 14:02, schrieb Simon Owen: I've built an updated Pi version using SDL 2.0,

Re: Retro shows and Sam's 25th birthday

2014-02-25 Thread Ian Spencer
No quite Stefan I also live in Germany (near Köln) and have had a sam since the very beginning. I now have two, though these days I usually use the emulator. Ian Am 25.02.2014 04:46, schrieb stefan_schomb...@agilent.com: I would join as well, if it does no collide with any work

Re: Retro shows and Sam's 25th birthday

2014-02-26 Thread Ian Spencer
that with a detailed discussion of the software and so on, so be it? On 25 Feb 2014, at 10:02, Ian Spencer i...@spencerweb.net mailto:i...@spencerweb.net wrote: No quite Stefan I also live in Germany (near Köln) and have had a sam since the very beginning. I now have two, though these days I usually

Re: SAM Revival issue 25 now out! (And other recent releases!)

2015-10-11 Thread Ian Spencer
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