well, that GoodSam is out, along with all the other Good tools out there, just search on google for goodsam roms and you'll quite happily annoy most of the grumblers here (and unfortunatley colin also, some of his current stuff is in there :-( )
> -----Original Message----- > From: Johnna Teare [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 2:15 PM > To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no > Subject: RE: Please remove > > Sadly the SAM scene has been plagued down the years by people who want to > debate the fine print and small details whilst the big picture dissapears > down the river. > > Anyway, I've had a change of heart. I think the people who are holding on > dearly to copyrights for games over ten years old are neing quite astute. > The way I see it is this - nobody wants the Medal Of Honor or Black and > White's of this world anymore. They resent paying £10 for Deus Ex on > budget > when for only £5 more they can buy Mind Games 1 or SAM Strikes Out. > > In fact, the PC, as I see it, is dead! All those businesses are tired of > paying huge licences to Microsoft and are going to abandon using Windows > 2000 and Office and instead run all their applications from SAM Basic, > using > Outwrite for their letters and SC_DTP for their presentations. > > Who needs networking? We've got the RS232 connector, ever reliable I'm > sure > you'll agree. > > Yes yes, hold on to them games, hold on. Keep them all locked away and > keep > the SAM market to the little closed shop it has always been. > > This topic is dead, admittedly, but at least we stirred some interest on > the > list for a bit. In the mean time, if anybody has any SAM .dsk images they > want to zip up and email to me so I can sit and break all the copyright > laws > in the world from the comfort of my own bedroom, please do. I've got a few > lying around somewhere, so perhaps we could start some kind of rebellion > and > eventually overthrow the evil rulers that try and stop us playing Manic > Miner in 16 colours. > > The stupid thing about the entire debate really is that much of the SAM > market that is still alives thrives outside of the UK where copright > control > is somewhat less than perfectly observed. > > --- > > On another note, Colin MacD's SAM History is, I'm sure, STILL hugely > interesting and would, no doubt stir up some good debate on this list. Any > chance of a few leaks here and there Colin, or are oyu waiting for all the > protagonists to die first, like in the JFK murder case??!?!?! > > --- > > and finally, anyone know what Alan and Bruce are doing now after all these > years? Anyone still in touch? Did they ever get back into the pc industry > again? > > --- > > Enough from me for now. Take it easy > > Johnna > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Fred Bloggs > Sent: 12 March 2002 12:36 > To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no > Subject: Re: Please remove > > > The list has cooled Johnna, only because we seem intent on musing over the > finer points of copyright law. All very interesting as I'm sure you'll > agree.... > > > >From: "Johnna Teare" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no > >To: <sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no> > >Subject: Please remove > >Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 22:25:39 -0000 > > > >The list has cooled... > > > >Just a quick thought - if anybody is updating their SAM websites in the > >next > >few millenium, please remove any links to anything that I once had up on > >the > >web. It's now all gone and it won't be going back up. > > > >The sites were located at the following: > > > >www.yi.com/home/TeareJohnna > > > >www.theunstoppablesexmachine.freeserve.co.uk > > > >www.johnnateare.co.uk > > > >Only a very minor thing, I know, but I'd be greatful thanks. > > > >Cheers, > > > >Johnna > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com >
