There was also Based On An Idea - a technical magazine with
articles about various specific bits of Sam hardware and software.
They only ever published two issues, but those were superb all the
same.
Very interesting. Is there anyone who can help find both issues ?
B.O.A.I. is no longer
Maria Rookyard [EMAIL PROTECTED] who I
anticipate would be happy to give you further details.
Hope that helps,
Andrew
Right, here's the (almost) definitive list of things to clear out... Martin
will have some components and stuff to get rid of too, but we've not sorted
those out yet.
1 SAM with power supply - I think this is new and unused isn't it Simon?
BBC Micro with disc drive, microvitec monitor plus
Getting rid of Simon's old SAM/computing stuff and books (fiction,
non-fiction, tech etc). Will put up a comprehensive list as soon as I get
chance, but in the mean time if anyone wants to ask if anything specific is
on offer just give me a shout.
Sorry to bore anyone who isn't interested, but
And we didn't have fancy stuff like calculators either, we had to count
things up on our fingers... if we wanted to do subtractions we had to have
fingers amputated.
Maria.
-Original Message-
From: Martin Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no
Date: 14
Oh ha bloody ha, excuse me while I split my sides laughing at your
rapier-like wit.
Not Welsh, not at uni anymore, so not into sheep.
Samsboss - The One And Only.
Accept No Others.
I can't decide if the parents aren't aware of what the kids are watching, or
if they do know and just don't care... either way, it worries me.
My son, Simon, is 9 and has only recently got a tv in his bedroom (thanks to
his grandparents). We have an agreement that he can only watch things he
So it's not just me that disagrees with all the 7 year olds at school who
insist it's a kids programme just because it's a cartoon?
Maria.
This is where my girlfriend has problems with me. The pure
wiggling bit I'm fine at.
But the timing and skill...
Just have a one-player game to increase your stamina beforehand, and then
when you get into the game proper, listen for the audio cues...
Si
Simon,
For some reason I'm
+0100 Wed, 22 Sep 99 19:34:18 BST, Maria
Rookyard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's nice to be back; anything exciting happened since the beginning of
last
month?
Yeah, another woman came in and stole your crown. :-)
Dave
-Original Message-
From: Johnna Teare [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It's nice to be back; anything exciting happened since the
beginning of last month?
Three members havehad sex changes, we've all bought new
computers and got rid of that heap of off-whit junk and we're now
a list devoted to
Oops, did I say same old sh*te? Of course what I really meant was the
usual high standard of interesting discussion ;-)
It's nice to be back; anything exciting happened since the beginning of last
month?
Maria
(glad to be back really!)
Ah well, I've been off-list for about 6 weeks but I see I've not missed
anything - still the same old sh!te
Maria.
I'm off down south to catch the eclipse, so I'm unsubbing for a while. Have
fun folks and I'll probably rejoin at a later date.
Maria.
x
Go and get DOS because it's the right STANDARD -- if we listened
to that sort of advice, we'd all be living in trees.
You mean like standard rose trees or something?
Maria.
02:48
On Sat, 8 May 1999, Maria Rookyard wrote:
My email's started playing up - when I send and receive, more often
than
not it isn't sending things although it's downloading messages o.k.
Generally if I try again straight after, it will send them then (but not
always).
Anything more precise
I've seen some really bad drivers in the past, which have been the
cause of many a problem.
Simon (NSFMSFT)
Hell yes, there was the idiot who wrote my car off for a start...
;)
Maria.
x
Is it true that Bill Gates drinks goat's blood?
Well... you don't think that with all his money, he's going to settle for
tomayto juice in his Bloody Mary do you?
Oi lose that bloody accent or I ain't hugging you when you visit!
Maria.
x
Simon Cooke
(The views of this
My email's started playing up - when I send and receive, more often than
not it isn't sending things although it's downloading messages o.k.
Generally if I try again straight after, it will send them then (but not
always).
It's only started this week and I haven't altered anything recently. Don't
Simon Cooke
(The views of this poster are his and his alone
Should have insisted on an office with a window - that way you
could have had real views instead of pictures!
Maria.
Actually, I like having a larger office than the guys with window
views... however, the problem is that
Simon Cooke
(The views of this poster are his and his alone
Should have insisted on an office with a window - that way you could have
had real views instead of pictures!
Maria.
And that's because all my source disks are still back home in
the UK, taking up space in Martin Maria's loft..
Si
Erm, that should be source disks *were* ... taking up space.
You told us we'd have to dump your stuff because your dad didn't have room
for it.
Maria.
Why the compulsion to keep putting a list of addresses up anyway? None of
the other lists I'm on ever outs people like this one does!
Maria.
-Original Message-
From: Dave Whitmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no
Date: 09 April 1999 18:17
Subject: Re:
Hey.. Chris? Maybe this is the right time to unleash your planned
changes to the motorway system on sam-users?
:)
Si
Well it can't be any worse than the plan you had to turn the M60 into a car
park by completely blocking it so that no one could get past.
Not that I'm having a go or
From: Aley Keprt
I don't understand what has 'Red Dwarf' to do with Sam-users.
Can you explain, Simon Cooke?
Nothing whatsoever - he's just showing off because he's seen all this series
before us poor deprived Brits!
Perhaps you ought to get out more Simon? ;)
Maria.
Frequently Asked Questions Version 2.0
2.7 And what, pray tell, is under development? (No guarantees,
folks!)
Sam Hard Drive - Guess? And look! Quel surprise! It's by Rookyard
and Cooke! Next time I see either of those two, I'm going to put a
spade in their heads and removed three
Frequently Asked Questions Version 2.0
2.7 And what, pray tell, is under development? (No guarantees,
folks!)
Sam Hard Drive - Guess? And look! Quel surprise! It's by Rookyard
and Cooke! Next time I see either of those two, I'm going to put a
spade in their heads and removed three
I'm still looking for old YS's if anyone has any they don't want...
Gavin
Simon, do we still have your old copies lying around in the attic?
If so, are you planning to keep or get rid?
Maria.
Possibly - in one of the boxes...
...but I've got all the ones I was in here.
I'm more or less
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi everyone,
As it's soon to be SAM's tenth birthday, would anyone be interested
in a special SAM lapel badge/tie or something similar?
Can't imagine me wearing a lapel badge somehow - a SAM Coupe
T-shirt maybe! Hmm, black with the SAM logo in the middle and we
In response to Malcolm's information:
Don`t know, but there is going to be another show in HORWICH on the 27th
FEBUARY.
Incidently my SAM was ten years old last year.
Justin wondered:
Ummm... Where in the universe is Horwich???
It's near Bolton - on the side near Wanderers Reebok
As it's soon to be SAM's tenth birthday, would anyone be interested in a
special SAM lapel badge/tie or something similar?
Any thoughts/comments?
Phil Glover.
Sexist or what? What would I want with a tie? Now if someone were to suggest
matching bra and knicker sets I might be interested... ;-)
Question 3: Who's actually on this list now-a-days???
Justin.
Oh lots of people (many of whom have taken up the new sport of
Cookie-bashing) :(
Maria.
=
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams
Robert van der Veeke, aka RJV Graphics
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Currently listening to : Ah my Goddess - OST #1
I'm currently listening to something that my next door neighbours are
playing way too loudly.
Maria.
I had a phone call from David tonight. Guess what folks - yep his computer's
well and truly buggered (again); so he asked me to let everyone know that
he's not ignoring us, but he'll probably not be back on line till after he
goes back to work on the 4th.
He wants to know - is there any chance of
Merry Christmas A Happy New Year to everyone in the SAM world.
May 1999 be everything you would like it to be.
Maria.
xx
Good luck with the job hunting.
Maria Martin.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 04 December 1998 11:30
Subject: Good bye, my friends...
Well,
it looks like I (and most of this company of mine) will be leaving.
Martin Rookyard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[The Joke]
Nice one Maria.
^^^
Dave
Oh dear! You really ought to get the emails out of the way *before* you hit
the bottle ;-)
Maria.
===
I sat on the roof,
At the risk of starting a fight here, can I ask about copyright. A friend of
mine (no Simon, it isn't Paul!) is setting up a website, but he's not sure
what he can and can't put up. Here's his request, any thoughts/advice would
be welcome.
Any Law students out there, I have a query:
It's about
Out of curiousity, what SAM related projects are
people working on?
Simon's apparently working on something called Statues of
Ice ...
;)
Lee.
Oooh, people can be *so* cruel ;-)
Maria.
OnMon, 19 Oct 1998 08:42:31 +0100, Maria Rookyard said:
And does this mean that you're ashamed of our mousse or something?
Are you ashamed of your catte and dogg as well?
Notte atte all.
(c) 1998 The Beware Of Desserts In A Cup Company
You forgot This posting may not be copied
From: David [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Maria Rookyard wrote:
From: Simon Cooke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I use it to taunt and rile people whilst I laugh merrily and rub
myself with bacon-grease. Yourself?
I just do the bacon-grease bit...
Simon
You always told me you preferred
From: Simon Cooke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I use it to taunt and rile people whilst I laugh merrily and rub
myself with bacon-grease. Yourself?
I just do the bacon-grease bit...
Simon
You always told me you preferred the chocolate mousse sob I feel so
betrayed
Well, I wasn't
From: Simon Cooke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: a
Date: 17 October 1998 02:14
I use it to taunt and rile people whilst I laugh merrily and rub
myself with bacon-grease. Yourself?
I just do the bacon-grease bit...
Simon
You always told me you preferred
From: Robert van der Veeke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Sam users [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Bwahahahaha
Date: 17 October 1998 00:44
(c)1998 R.P.Brenchley. Copyright exists in the contents of this
posting. This posting, either in part or in full, may NOT be used
other than as part of a
From: Simon Cooke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Do you actually have copyright to use this sense of humour?
People with proper businesses to run have been trading on it for
some time (whether they understand it or not) - better not
distribute it or you could find yourself in court.
Monopolies
Simon Cooke wrote:
Ummm... no, actually... I was talking about someone having the
username Samsgod :)
Simon
Er, yeah, but I think Samsgod was taking the piss out of a certain
other person, or just SAM people with inflated egos, in general :)
I know. I saw an opening for a joke
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
sounds almost like
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Quite a thrilling idea
--
Robert van der Veeke, aka RJV Graphics
I just thought he'd forgotten how to spell his own name ;)
Maria.
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