John Avis

2007-06-02 Thread Steve Parry-Thomas
Hi John, If you are still on the list cannot please contact me - thanks Regards Steve. Steve Parry-Thomas stevenATjupiter-ace.co.uk

RE: Sam Revival issue 18 out now...

2007-06-02 Thread Calvin Allett
I`ve been missing out, apart from a few issue`s rounabouts 8-10, don`t normally get out during day to get postal order`s, but my Sister`s gonna let me use her credit card. I for one seriously have been knowing what I`m missing out on, it`s a brilliant treat :) Nice to see you bringing them out

Re: Wish List - Software

2007-06-02 Thread Calvin Allett
I had a few brief dabbles when you first started up your archive, got a few simple games running, wouldn`t mind having a good look at it properly, if you can run the software that Id`ve used on PCW`s at school. Good luck getting something sorted regarding Atom support :) For now, would it be

Re: Wish List - Software

2007-06-02 Thread Colin Piggot
Steve is the Prodos expert, and of course Chris who wrote it, but from what I can see Prodos uses it's own Ram disk system (i.e. not via MasterDOS) and also the discs are in cp/m format. Colin. == Quazar : Hardware, Software, Spares and Repairs for the Sam Coupe 1995-2007 - Celebrating 12

Re: Wish List - Software

2007-06-02 Thread Calvin Allett
That`s a pity, I thought at least something extra would be able with RAM Disk :( I knew I was talking crap again :) Colin Piggot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steve is the Prodos expert, and of course Chris who wrote it, but from what I can see Prodos uses it's own Ram disk system (i.e. not via

RE: Wish List - Software

2007-06-02 Thread Steve Parry-Thomas
The Pro-dos RAM code just soaks up any spare RAM and sets it up as a RAMdisk, - Drive C on a two disk Sam. No MasterDos or MasterBasic is used , in fact they were not about when Chris was writing Pro-Dos. CP/M disks have a different format than SamDos / MasterDos. I'm hoping Chris will read

Re: Wish List - Software

2007-06-02 Thread Chris Pile
Pro-Dos uses the same floppy-disk format as Amstrad's PCW 8256 - and it will read original PCW disks. Of course, they need to be 3.5 disks rather than Amstrad's 3 format. ;-) Steve is correct in saying that Pro-Dos simply soaks up all available SAM RAM for its RAM-disk. If I remember, the

Re: Wish List - CPM on SAM

2007-06-02 Thread john avis
Calvin Allett wrote: I had a few brief dabbles when you first started up your archive, got a few simple games running, wouldn`t mind having a good look at it properly, if you can run the software that Id`ve used on PCW`s at school. Good luck getting something sorted regarding Atom support :)