Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Gavin Smith
I'm looking to complete my Fred collection so if you have any of the following, please give me a shout off the list, with how many pennies you want for each :) Fred 1-14, 16, 18-26, 28, 30-34, 52, 53, 57-59, 73, 71 Thankies, Gavin

Re: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread egmond
Why not download them and write the images to disks? http://www.podboy.demon.co.uk/coupe/fred/ Frans > I'm looking to complete my Fred collection so if you have any of the > following, please give me a shout off the list, with how many pennies > you want for each :) > > Fred 1-14, 16, 18-26, 28

Re: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Gavin Smith
Cos I'm sad and I want the originals :) Especially 22... (Oh and I made a mistake, I've got 34, my favourite issue...) Didn't top posting used to be frowned upon on this list? Gavin On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 11:26 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not download them and write the ima

Re: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Dan . Doore
> Cos I'm sad and I want the originals :) Heh heh heh. > Especially 22... Issue 22 - didn't that had a hideous bug in the menu that locked it if you pressed a key more than once? > (Oh and I made a mistake, I've got 34, my favourite issue...) Gotta be issue 3 (the first one I ever got) cos it

Re: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Gavin Smith
On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 11:38 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cos I'm sad and I want the originals :) Heh heh heh. Oh and also, I've only got access to an iMac (no floppy drive) and a RiscPC (no suitable software) so I can't write the disk anyway... Especially 22... Issue

Re: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Dan . Doore
> Fred 50 probably contained the best game on any Fred - Derf! I loved it - Matt Round = Gamesmaster God. Mr Round did make some superb stuff didn't he, I remember a demo of 'Retros' on one of the Freds and I was gutted that it never came out as a full product. Dan Direct Line Group Services L

Re: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Gavin Smith
Fred 50 probably contained the best game on any Fred - Derf! I loved it - Matt Round = Gamesmaster God. Mr Round did make some superb stuff didn't he, I remember a demo of 'Retros' on one of the Freds and I was gutted that it never came out as a full product. Yeah, Retros looked fab. All his

RE: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Graham Goring
Title: RE: Freds wanted >Yeah, Retros looked fab. All his games were so neat, well presented and >often quite original. He made Gamesmaster look good! :) > >Remember One Man And His Frog? I'd love to find a TnT disc image. I'm afraid my PC won't make an image of my SAM disc of it because it'

RE: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Dan . Doore
> I'd love to find a TnT disc image. TnT - Wasn't that the BombJack clone? > I'm afraid my PC won't make an image of my SAM disc of it because it's not > a manky old 486 which seems to be the only thing I could get that disc imaging program to work on... Bah If you have access to a W9x mach

RE: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Graham Goring
Title: RE: Freds wanted >> I'd love to find a TnT disc image. > >TnT - Wasn't that the BombJack clone? Yup, and very lovely it was, too. Mind you, I remember Santa Goes Psycho 2 as being great but I replayed it recently and it wasn't. At all. Of all the GM games, I reckon "Blast!" was one o

Re: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Gavin Smith
I assume that includes WinME? Only my discs are at my mum's house and so when I see her in a month I'll have to use her 'pooter. I can get the discs for you, as I'll be seeing her tonight *f'nar*

RE: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Adrian Brown
Title: RE: Freds wanted I found that if you use a 98 boot disk the old dos transfer programs work.   A.   -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Graham Goring Sent: 05 February 2003 13:00 To: 'sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no' Subject: RE: Freds

RE: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Graham Goring
You can grab those FRED's then. They're upstairs in the box-room. ;)   -Original Message- From: Gavin Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 February 2003 13:02 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Freds wanted     I assume that includes WinME? Only my discs are at my mu

RE: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Dan . Doore
> I assume that includes WinME? I believe so. Dan. Direct Line Group Services Limited, registered in England no.3001989, registered office 3 Edridge Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 1AG. The following are also members of the Direct Line group of companies: Direct Line Insurance plc, a membe

RE: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Graham Goring
Title: RE: Freds wanted >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: 05 February 2003 13:06 >To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no >Subject: RE: Freds wanted > > >> I assume that includes WinME? > >I believe so. Hurrah! Anyone know the copyright status on thin

Re: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Colin Piggot
> Anyone know the copyright status on things like TnT and Waterworks 1/2 these > days? I would assume that the copyright would have long gone back to the original authors - Matt Round and Martin Bell. Colin Quazar : Hardware, Software, Spares and Repairs for the Sam Website: http://www.quaza

RE: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Graham Goring
Title: RE: Freds wanted Ah. Well, I could easily contact Matt Round but Martin Bell is another proposition altogether as I've no idea what he did after the SAM. There's a Martin Bell who worked for Bullfrog and Lionhead for a while (now at Big Blue Box) but I dunno' if it's the same one at all

Re: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Gavin Smith
On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 01:16 pm, Graham Goring wrote: Ah. Well, I could easily contact Matt Round but Martin Bell is another proposition altogether as I've no idea what he did after the SAM. There's a Martin Bell who worked for Bullfrog and Lionhead for a while (now at Big Blue Box) b

RE: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Graham Goring
For which one?   -Original Message- From: Gavin Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 February 2003 13:19 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Freds wanted   On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 01:16 pm, Graham Goring wrote:   Ah. Well, I could easily contact Matt Roun

Re: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Gavin Smith
For Matt...(honestly, I will leave your ma alone tonight...) On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 01:21 pm, Graham Goring wrote: For which one?   -Original Message- From: Gavin Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 February 2003 13:19 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Freds wante

RE: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Graham Goring
Last time I e-mailed him (a while ago) it was [EMAIL PROTECTED]   His webpage is still there, so it probably still works.   Graham   -Original Message- From: Gavin Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 February 2003 13:25 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Freds wan

Re: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Gavin Smith
On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 01:28 pm, Graham Goring wrote: Last time I e-mailed him (a while ago) it was [EMAIL PROTECTED]   His webpage is still there, so it probably still works. Thanks! I've never been to his site before! PS. I've already had her

RE: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Graham Goring
Was she as loose as your mum was with me?   Thanks! I've never been to his site before!   PS. I've already had her

Re: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Gavin Smith
She was when I finished with her. *coughs* Anyone wanna sell me a copy of Days of Sorcery? :) On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 01:31 pm, Graham Goring wrote: Was she as loose as your mum was with me?   Thanks! I've never been to his site before!   PS. I've already had her

RE: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Graham Goring
What was Days Of Sorcery? It rings a bell for some reason...   -Original Message- From: Gavin Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 February 2003 13:33 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Freds wanted   She was when I finished with her.   *coughs*   Anyone wanna s

Re: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Gavin Smith
On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 01:38 pm, Graham Goring wrote: What was Days Of Sorcery? It rings a bell for some reason... Absolutely gorgeous looking adventure thing. There's a demo on Fred 34 and I meant to get around to buying it for years, but never did. Plus great music (that Colin P

Re: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Colin Piggot
> What was Days Of Sorcery? It rings a bell for some reason... A text / graphics Adventure game released in 1993 by Nigel Kettlewell - a viewable info demo is on Fred34 iirc and SCPDU 5. Colin Quazar : Hardware, Software, Spares and Repairs for the Sam Website: http://www.quazar.clara.net/sa

Re: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Colin Piggot
> Absolutely gorgeous looking adventure thing. There's a demo on Fred 34 > and I meant to get around to buying it for years, but never did. Plus > great music (that Colin P says possibly isn't original and he heard on > a Speccy demo once) Aye, it was a demo from poland or somewhere if i remember

RE: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Graham Goring
Title: RE: Freds wanted >> What was Days Of Sorcery? It rings a bell for some reason... > >A text / graphics Adventure game released in 1993 by Nigel Kettlewell - a >viewable info demo is on Fred34 iirc and SCPDU 5. I seem to recall it now, yeah. I think I probably typed about 3 words into t

Re: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Colin Piggot
> I seem to recall it now, yeah. I think I probably typed about 3 words into > the demo and never bothered again (text adventures weren't my bag). Don't think that was the D.O.S. demo ... as that was just watchable as the text talked about the adventure and the parser, colour options etc.. etc...

RE: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Graham Goring
Title: RE: Freds wanted >There was later adventure stuff on the Fred mag from what I remember - >around >issue 40 I seem to remember a BASIC adventure writing program, or the >infamous >'Spam Soufflé' adventure from the Sam Newsdisk. > >Colin I love the term "Spam Soufflé". :) The best eve

Re: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Gavin Smith
On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 01:52 pm, Colin Piggot wrote: I seem to recall it now, yeah. I think I probably typed about 3 words into the demo and never bothered again (text adventures weren't my bag). Don't think that was the D.O.S. demo ... as that was just watchable as the text t

RE: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Graham Goring
Title: RE: Freds wanted >On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 01:52  pm, Colin Piggot wrote: > >>> I seem to recall it now, yeah. I think I probably typed about 3 words >>> into >>> the demo and never bothered again (text adventures weren't my bag). >> >> Don't think that was the D.O.S. demo ...

Re: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Gavin Smith
>Yeah, but I think there's a bit where you can type a few lines near the >end of the demo. Just to see how the text looked or something. What a crappy demo! No!! It was gorgeous! The screens are really nicely drawn, the music very atmospheric, I still don't understand why I never got around to bu

Re: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Colin Piggot
> Yeah, but I think there's a bit where you can type a few lines near the > end of the demo. Just to see how the text looked or something. Go and load it up - I always remember it being just watchable! It did all the 'typing'! Colin Quazar : Hardware, Software, Spares and Repairs for the Sam

Re: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Tim P
> DON'T POST BINARIES sigs shouldn't be more than 4 lines long ;-) I'm proud to say I have every fred, and the first 20 (the ones before I subbed) where, urm, individually mastered for my personal collection (i.e. At some point I gave Colin 20 blank disks, and got fresh copies of them all as p

RE: Freds wanted

2003-02-05 Thread Justin Skists
I remember Spam Souffle.. wasn't there a picture of somebody's Mini Coupe in it? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Colin Piggot Sent: 05 February 2003 13:52 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Freds wanted > I seem to recall it now, yeah. I