> Van: Andrew Collier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Aan: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no
> Onderwerp: Re: Help with : Writing my first (decent) SAM program . . .
> Datum: vrijdag, mei 14, 1999 10:53
> >Err. i am missing a point here, but what are those EMC regulations?
>
> Electro-Magnetic Compliance.
>
> Basical
>> Of course, a bad situation got worse when the new EMC regulations came
>into
>> force...
>
>Err. i am missing a point here, but what are those EMC regulations?
Electro-Magnetic Compliance.
Basically you're not allowed to sell any electic items unless they have
taken, and passed, a very expensi
> Van: Andrew Collier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Aan: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no
> Onderwerp: Re: Help with : Writing my first (decent) SAM program . . .
> Datum: vrijdag, mei 14, 1999 6:42
> Of course, a bad situation got worse when the new EMC regulations came
into
> force...
Err. i am missing a point he
>> Erm... No. You probably meant to say four /bits/ (a nibble). Four bytes
>> is 32 bits per pixel? Not likely, on a SAM. The Kaleidoscope wasn't too
>> bad, IIRC... But no programs supported it.
>
> Yeah, four bits, absolutely! It was late. And as for the Kaleidoscope,
>didn't the Newsdisk c
> Erm... No. You probably meant to say four /bits/ (a nibble). Four bytes
> is 32 bits per pixel? Not likely, on a SAM. The Kaleidoscope wasn't too
> bad, IIRC... But no programs supported it.
Yeah, four bits, absolutely! It was late. And as for the Kaleidoscope,
didn't the Newsdisk carry
>If I page out
> the ROM can I use the lower 32k for the screen and the higher 32k for
> program . . .
Yes. Andrew's already mentioned IM-1 interrupts, but you'll also need to
stick your screen (assuming a mode-4 screen) in the top 32k if you want to
retain use of the NMI button.
If you're not w
At 9:27 pm +0100 13/5/99, Stuart Brady wrote:
>What was the Kaleidoscope's display like?
The Kaleidoscope was a bit pointless really. It incresed the Sam's palette
range from 7-bit to 15-bit, but didn't increase the number of CLUT entries.
ie. only sixteen colours on the screen at a time (modulo
>On Thu, 13 May 1999, Stuart Brady wrote:
>
>> I've just downloaded e-tracker, but I can't seem to get the image onto a
>> disk... would anyone have a sad or dsk that they could email to me, so
>> that I can try using sbk.
>
>Uh .. do you already own a copy of E-Tracker?
Oh no, let's not start ano
On Fri, 14 May 1999, Paul Walker wrote:
> hosted for ESI). Didn't realise they'd made it free, though. Or that they
> could, for that matter - weren't Fred supposed to be selling it?
Ignore that bit; I've just got around to reading the legals bit. Naughty
Colin.
Paul
On Fri, 14 May 1999, Justin Skists wrote:
> I'm sure I saw somewhere sometime ago that you could download
> E-Tracker from someone's web page...
Yeah; just done a Yahoo search and found it on a .pl page (apparently
hosted for ESI). Didn't realise they'd made it free, though. Or that they
could, f
>> and 31 ; don't fiddle with the MIDI bit
Yeah.. You leave those MIDI bits alone! They haven't hurt anyone! :)
J.
I'm sure I saw somewhere sometime ago that you could download
E-Tracker from someone's web page...
I dunno.. I can't remember...
> -Original Message-
> From: Paul Walker [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, May 14, 1999 2:32 PM
> To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no
> Subject: Re: E-tracke
On Thu, 13 May 1999, Stuart Brady wrote:
> I've just downloaded e-tracker, but I can't seem to get the image onto a
> disk... would anyone have a sad or dsk that they could email to me, so
> that I can try using sbk.
Uh .. do you already own a copy of E-Tracker?
Paul
On Fri, 14 May 1999, Andrew Collier wrote:
>
> lmem:
> in a,(vmpr)
> ld (vmprs),a
> and 31 ; don't fiddle with the MIDI bit
> or 96; a mode 4 screen
> out (hmpr),a
Sorry about that, it was late at night and I must have been tired
Obviously I meant:
and 31
out (hmpr),a
or 96
ou
On Fri, May 14, 1999 at 01:06:58AM +0100, Andrew Collier wrote:
> and Ian's current keyboard comes from that box as well.
Actually, only the membrane and the escape key does. :-)
imc
>Other than the membrane, what other part's failure would herald the end of
>SAMs working life?
I'm on about my four-and-a-halfth power supply, and my second Sam. The
failure of my first Sam can be attributed mostly to the person who "fixed"
my power supply the first time, who said he knew what he
>Hi,
Hello,
> I received SC-ASM the other day, and being not ill acquainted with z80
>assembler and the workings of the ZX Spectrum, I've programmed a few
>basic things. You know, like pressing different keys activating
>different border colours and little things like that. I therefore noti
> Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Aan: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no
> Onderwerp: Keyboard membranes
> Datum: vrijdag, mei 14, 1999 1:18
>
> Does anyone know the life expectancy of a SAM keyboard membrane? Old
> Spectrums start malfunctioning if their membranes deteriorate, and I
wondered
> how SAM's compared
Does anyone know the life expectancy of a SAM keyboard membrane? Old
Spectrums start malfunctioning if their membranes deteriorate, and I wondered
how SAM's compared with them.
Other than the membrane, what other part's failure would herald the end of
SAMs working life?
I've got one well-used
Reading the subject title reminded me of a song I've never heard, although I
wanted to
Years ago, the Barron Knights did many parodies of songs, and one album track
was based on a Peter, Paul and Mary song, but they called it "Heaving on a
Jet Plane"
Phil Glover.
I personally recommend using SamDsk.exe which you can ftp from nvg
It's totally different to SamDisk.exe (ie, it works)
dave
On Thu, 13 May 1999, Stuart Brady wrote:
> I've just downloaded e-tracker, but I can't seem to get the image onto a
> disk... would anyone have a sad or dsk that they cou
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