? to Portugal ?
thanks again,
- Original Message -
From: Edwin Blink [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 11:26 PM
Subject: Re: Format
What about Sam Disk Image Manager, isn't it better now ?
Yes it Loads and Saves SAM disks with Windows95/98
- Original Message -
From: Jorge Canelhas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 2:10 AM
Subject: Re: Format
Hi, i tried to make a disk with fdformat and samdisk, it formats ok, and
copies the image to the drive, but it returns an error No DOS when i
me 1 or 2 sam disks ? to Portugal ?
thanks again,
Hi Jorge.
If you have a Spectrum with Disciple or Plus D (or a friend with this
constellation), then format a DD disk via Spectrum. In this case the tracks and
sectors after formatting are equal to SAM.
If not - and to make an end of your
Edwin Blink wrote:
[...]
Yes it Loads and Saves SAM disks with Windows95/98. But as with SAMDISK.EXE
you need a FORMATTED SAM disk (I didn't get my format code to work yet)
I am using FFormat DOS utility to format disks before write disk images to
real disks. Very nice thing, worth to use
Jorge Canelhas writes:
Hi, i tried to make a disk with fdformat and samdisk, it formats ok, and
copies the image to the drive, but it returns an error No DOS when i try to
boot !!!
Does it need to be a 'bootable disk' like in Amiga or Dos ?
How do i make it boteable ?
A bootable disk needs to
you need the blue E stamps...
-Original Message-
From: Andrew Collier [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 11:29 AM
To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no
Subject: Re: Format
Jorge Canelhas writes:
Hi, i tried to make a disk with fdformat and samdisk, it formats ok
-Original Message-
From:Andrew Collier [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sending to Portugal isn't a problem - we can send things from the uk to
anywhere in the EU for a first class stamp, am I right?
At 11:33 am +0100 24/6/00, Justin Skists wrote:
you need the blue E stamps...
Huh?
@nvg.ntnu.no
Subject: RE: Format
-Original Message-
From: Andrew Collier [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sending to Portugal isn't a problem - we can send things from the uk to
anywhere in the EU for a first class stamp, am I right?
At 11:33 am +0100 24/6/00, Justin Skists
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: Format
Jorge Canelhas writes:
Hi, i tried to make a disk with fdformat and samdisk, it formats ok, and
copies the image to the drive, but it returns an error No DOS when i try
to
boot !!!
Does it need to be a 'bootable disk' like in Amiga
Hi again
As i said i bouht a sam but it didnt came with any disk or user guide so im
having a little trouble to format and usa a diskette from basic, can anyone
teel me the basic commands to
format
save
load
verify
thanks agin
As i said i bouht a sam but it didnt came with any disk or user guide so im
having a little trouble to format and usa a diskette from basic, can anyone
teel me the basic commands to
You'll need a disk with SAMDOS on it before any of the commands will
work. There might be one up on NVG
having a little trouble to format and usa a diskette from basic, can anyone
teel me the basic commands to
format
save
load
verify
thanks agin
As i said i bouht a sam but it didnt came with any disk or user guide so im
having a little trouble to format and usa a diskette from basic, can anyone
teel me the basic commands to
You'll need a disk with SAMDOS on it before any of the commands will
work. There might be one up on NVG
Andrew Collier wrote:
[...]
There are suitable disk images at http://mnemotech.ucam.org/newbie.html and
also quick instructions for the basics of using a Sam.
You'll need samdsk.exe (a program running on a PC) to transfer that image
file to a real floppy disk. If you don't manage to get
MacBuster:
Andrew Collier wrote:
[...]
There are suitable disk images at http://mnemotech.ucam.org/newbie.html and
also quick instructions for the basics of using a Sam.
You'll need samdsk.exe (a program running on a PC) to transfer that image
file to a real floppy disk. If you don't manage
, jestli chcete videt poradny web stranky, tak bezte na
adresu naseho projektu http://www.hidden-and-dangerous.com
- Original Message -
From: Chris White [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 3:18 PM
Subject: RE: SDF format files
Fixed em , why is the internet
wow what connection/isp do you have , even on my 33.6 i get 3.1kbs ?
C
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of Mac Buster
Sent: 19 May 2000 15:18
To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no
Subject: Re: SDF format files
Chris White wrote:
Fixed em , why
Chris White wrote:
wow what connection/isp do you have , even on my 33.6 i get 3.1kbs ?
16Mbit ISP (thru satellite), 57.6 connection. Cps depends on server
load and channel route. Where is that server located ?
C
Which satellite service are you using? I have been looking into the prospect
recently - how much do you pay for it?
John.
- Original Message -
From: Mac Buster [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2000 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: SDF format files
Chris White
I think I've got a SDF description (C structure) somewhere.
I have this now - it's fairly tiny so I'll post it here:
Is this a format that Si Owen has made for WinCoupe?, if so it's capable (as
far as I can see) of making images of protected discs.
Lemmings on WinCoupe anyone :-)
Dan
Some kind peeps ( Alley Si ) have already converted Lems,Pop Oh No more
lems to Sim/WinCoupe format :)
http://www2.50megs.com/mrwhitey
is where you'll find them
C
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of Doore, Dan
Sent: 19 May 2000 10:25
http://www2.50megs.com/mrwhitey
is where you'll find them
Hmm, bad link to the PoP zip file - D'oh!
Dan.
Work: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Shirk: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
VVeb: http://www.podboy.demon.co.uk/
Some kind peeps ( Alley Si ) have already converted Lems,Pop Oh No
more
lems to Sim/WinCoupe format :)
http://www2.50megs.com/mrwhitey
is where you'll find them
Chris, I must notice, that I'm Aley, not Alley. (I'm a person, not a kind of
a street :) )
SDF was developed by Si Owen
@nvg.ntnu.no'
Subject: RE: SDF format files
http://www2.50megs.com/mrwhitey
is where you'll find them
Hmm, bad link to the PoP zip file - D'oh!
Dan.
Work: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Shirk: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
VVeb: http://www.podboy.demon.co.uk/
SDF was developed by Si Owen, the author of WinCoupe.
Si wrote a converter any real diskette - SDF, so he
converted Lemmings, and probably many other games. Of course,
he won't publish these files because of copy rights.
That's understandable - but what about the converter itself - is
Chris White wrote:
Fixed em , why is the internet case sensitive , surley this is would reduce
duplicates if it wasn't ?
Oh and added Martin's Tech manual as well :)
C
Argh! And I can not download all these things because this server is _too_
slow for me (less than 50cps) and server
Many apologys
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of Aley Keprt
Sent: 19 May 2000 14:22
To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no
Subject: Re: SDF format files
Some kind peeps ( Alley Si ) have already converted Lems,Pop Oh No
more
lems to Sim/WinCoupe
Doore, Dan schrieb:
Can somebody shed light on the SDF format files that WinCoupe can use?
What makes them and, more importantly, where can I get the thing that
does...
Dan.
Work: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Shirk: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
VVeb: http://www.podboy.demon.co.uk/
Income message: 12.5.2000
womoteam wrote:
[...]
Income message: 12.5.2000
Now it╢s 17.5.2000 and no-one had answered Dan. I couldn╢t, but are also
interested in what kind of file format SDF is.
So this message is to remember for Dans questions.
Bye, Wolfgang from WoMo-Team
I think I've got a SDF description (C
Col - what about the other Fred's? Can these be uploaded yet?
Yeah, just fire them up Dan!
Splendid - The zips are mooching over to /pub/sam-coupe/incoming/ as I type.
Bugger, I'm going to have to find the FredEx index (if one exists) for the
later issues and try and complete my Fred page
Doore, Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Col - what about the other Fred's? Can these be uploaded yet?
Yeah, just fire them up Dan!
Splendid - The zips are mooching over to /pub/sam-coupe/incoming/ as I
type.
I've just moved the zip files. Can I delete the fred5[1-7].dsk
files?
-Frode
I've just moved the zip files. Can I delete the fred5[1-7].dsk
files?
Yes please - my brain was in caffeine-deprived-bypass mode this morning so
it was a while before I noticed I was copying my DSK's instead of the ZIPs
:-)
Dan.
Work: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Shirk: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
VVeb:
Right, done all of FRED 1-50 and they are uploading to
/pub/sam-coupe/incoming as I type.
The only missing issue is 31 as the disc is corrupt (boo hiss), so if some
kind soul could dig this one out and get it DSK'ed and zipped we can
complete the collection so far.
Col - what about the other
Right, done all of FRED 1-50 and they are uploading to
/pub/sam-coupe/incoming as I type.
... But how we could download them? Permission denied... Maybe we should
wait until they move them to magazines/fred directory, but.. I afraid we'll
wait for a long time...
Adam.
... But how we could download them? Permission denied...
Maybe we should
wait until they move them to magazines/fred directory, but..
I afraid we'll wait for a long time...
Frode needs to move them to the right place I think.
Plus the upload of FRED30 knacked so I've had to upload a new
Adam Dawidziuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Right, done all of FRED 1-50 and they are uploading to
/pub/sam-coupe/incoming as I type.
... But how we could download them? Permission denied... Maybe we should
wait until they move them to magazines/fred directory, but.. I afraid we'll
wait for a
but.. I'm afraid we'll wait for a long time...
Why is that? They are now moved.
I said that only to speed it up... :-)
I hope you're not angry...
Adam.
Adam Dawidziuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
but.. I'm afraid we'll wait for a long time...
Why is that? They are now moved.
I said that only to speed it up... :-)
I hope you're not angry...
Not at all *adding host to deny file* :-)
-Frode
--
^ Frode Tennebø | email: [EMAIL
- Original Message -
From: Si Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no
Sent: 29. zárí 1999 18:05
Subject: RE: SAD Disk format?
Si Cooke wrote:
By the way... does anyone have any documentation on the SAD format?
Never seen an official spec either, but here's what I use
By the way... does anyone have any documentation on the SAD format?
I've been looking through Aley's site, but haven't found any so far...
Thanks,
Simon
Si Cooke wrote:
By the way... does anyone have any documentation on the SAD format?
Never seen an official spec either, but here's what I use:
#define SAD_SIGNATURE Aley's disk backup
// Format of a SAD image header (22 bytes)
typedef struct
{
BYTE abSignature[sizeof
What File Format is a .TRD , and what Specy emu will run it ??
(its for Doom incase anyone wondered)
Chris
On Tue, Jul 06, 1999 at 01:58:46PM +, James R Curry wrote:
Book Sale in Stratford had them at 1.50. Until I bought them all.
Good heavens. I've just been past that shop today. Didn't go in, though.
imc
Book Sale in Stratford had them at 1.50. Until I bought them all.
Dixons / Currys / whatever seem to be happy to do them from some
regular source for £2.50 or £2.00 or something like that . . .
-Thomas
the later
distribution with Fred) was a BASIC program that could read non-SAM
format disks. So perhaps there is a place somewhere where I could just
read up on the correct commands to write such a program?
-Thomas
I'm also aware that KE-Disk (since I owned it twice counting the later
distribution with Fred) was a BASIC program that could read non-SAM
format disks. So perhaps there is a place somewhere where I could just
read up on the correct commands to write such a program?
Most of the simple
The only thing is: does the BBC disc have 9 or 10 sectors per track?
(Assuming we're talking 3.5 here) copying sector-by-sector is fine,
but the destination disc will need to be pre-formatted. The SAM
can format at 10 sectors per track, and I think there is a program
that will format at 9
that will copy
such a disk for me?
I'm also aware that KE-Disk (since I owned it twice counting the later
distribution with Fred) was a BASIC program that could read non-SAM
format disks. So perhaps there is a place somewhere where I could just
read up on the correct commands to write
-Original Message-
From: Andrew Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no
Date: 06 July 1999 01:23
Subject: Re: Using my SAM to copy non-SAM format disks
Most of the meat of KE-Disk was actually written in machine code, for
speed. Anything more
I have a need to duplicate a BBC style ADFS single density disk, but
have discovered that every IBM PC I can find has broken single density
floppy disk compatibility, such that none of the physical sector copiers
will work.
The really spooky thing is, Wal-Mart sell DD disks at under $5
The really spooky thing is, Wal-Mart sell DD disks at under $5 a
box..
Not really, I've seen quite a few places here that sell them at 1.99 a
box...
Just not saying where ;-)
@/
Just not saying where ;-)
@/
Book Sale in Stratford had them at 1.50. Until I bought them all.
--
James R Curry - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Balloon Doggies DEMANDED it!
On Sat, 3 Jul 1999 16:28:29 +0100 Sat, 3 Jul 99 17:04:49 BST,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
|
| What's the story with Format these days. Any news - anybody?
|
| Dave
|
If you have read my past messages you will know that Bob hopes to restart
Format
very soon. Try sending him a direct email
| Nice to see u back Bob
[cut]
Don't you start that again.
--
Samsboss - The One And Only.
Accept No Others.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no
Date: 06 July 1999 21:05
Subject: Re: Format
| Nice to see u back Bob
[cut]
Don't you start that again.
Right Bob
| Nice to see u back Bob
[cut]
Don't you start that again.
Start what, Bob?
*ducks* ;)
--
James R Curry - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Balloon Doggies DEMANDED it!
| The last issue was dated October 1998 and that was received during
| March/April 1999.sine then I have sent a letter to Bob but again no reply
| and when you phone him there is a recorded message with up to 30 callers on
| it. I say its goodbye to format and maybe the end of the line for Sam
Nice to see u back Bob
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no
Date: 03 July 1999 16:41
Subject: Re: Format
Thanks for using NetForward!
http://www.netforward.com
v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v
The last issue was dated October 1998 and that was received during
March/April 1999.sine then I have sent a letter to Bob but again no reply
and when you phone him there is a recorded message with up to 30 callers on
it. I say its goodbye to format and maybe the end of the line for Sam as
Format
What's the story with Format these days. Any news - anybody?
Dave
David Laundon wrote:
AFAIK the SAM Elite is basically just the same as a SAM Coupe except that :
A: There is a parallel printer interface built in (don't ask me where
though!)
In the white top part of the case, just behind the number keys. It is a
BBC-style connector and there is a
Or you could download a copy of the spectrum 48k version, which is
basically the same thing
Well, yeah, but with the obvious changes that it :
a) wouldn't be able to load saved games from .dsk files meaning
that
any play on my tempramental SAM would have to be
Or you could download a copy of the spectrum 48k version, which is
basically the same thing
Well, yeah, but with the obvious changes that it :
a) wouldn't be able to load saved games from .dsk files
meaning that
any play on my tempramental SAM would have to be
You could always just save a snapshot file instead
Does SAM Elite load those, or would I end up using SPECTRE and just
owning a copy of SAM Elite for a bit or a laugh.
Also : I just realised this morning that the silly cut-down SAM I was
thinking of is the SAM Gamestar . . .
to be saved with a slightly bizarre
format, but I'm pretty sure there are programs to do that conversion.)
Andrew
--
| Andrew Collier | email [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Talk sense to a
| Part 2 NatSci | http://carou.sel.cam.ac.uk/ | fool and he
++ICQ:38645805
Hi,
My brand new copy of SAM Elite is sitting mostly unplayed due to the
continuing deterioration of my SAM power supply and so on. The disk uses
some crazy format, so neither samdisk (the useless gives up on bad
sectors or the DJGPP does all sectors but crashes in dos boxes versions
It has been brought to my attention that such games can be converted
for .dsk-able use, so I am wondering if anyone has SAM Elite (just to
make entirely clear : the game, not the silly cut down computer) as a
usable .dsk and is willing to send it to me?
Or you could download a copy of the
Dean wrote:
I asked if anyone could give me a good reason to keep my sub going, not
even one responce, let alone any responce to say keep it, does that not
tell you something !
Actually, my format sub ran out and I've been thinking the same,
myself. No dis-respect to the contributers
old stuff this weekend and it has to be said that all my Formats,
except those which I had stuff in have gone to the recycle bin. It was
kind of sad because I used to enjoy Format and now they've all gone
... Ooh the nostalgia :(
Lee.
--
I was doing object-oriented assembly at 1 year old
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's a shame all the old fueds continue. You would've thought that things
would've worked themselves out over the last few very stressful weeks.
The days were bad enough as it is without coming to work (I'm grateful
that I still have a work to come to) to see one of
Van: John Garner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Nieuwsgroepen: comp.sys.sinclair
Onderwerp: Re: BASCOMP2/BASASM2 from FORMAT Magazine
Datum: Sunday, August 23, 1998 11:00
David J Porter wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]...
I'm looking for the articles in FORMAT that go along with this pair
Ooh.. Is the new issue of Format out then? Will it be on my doorstep
waiting for me at home? it sounds like I should read it this time
(rather than stick it in my draw with the others)
New issue is out, and arrived here this morning. That's in the letters
section, answering (IIRC) Guy
New issue is out, and arrived here this morning. That's in the letters
section, answering (IIRC) Guy Inchbald.
Wasn't Guy the chap who Alan Miles made acting Educational Representative for
SAMCo...?
Possibly. I just remember him for writing a version of Go for SAM. :)
Paul
--
| New issue is out, and arrived here this morning. That's in the
letters
| section, answering (IIRC) Guy Inchbald.
| Wasn't Guy the chap who Alan Miles made acting Educational
Representative
for
| SAMCo...?
|
| Possibly. I just remember him for writing a version of Go for SAM. :)
|
And
From: Robert van der Veeke
Lets say that Stonehenge moves faster than the Samson :)
Probably because of the monolithic design.
Anyone noticed how they hid the prototype in the woods?
Simon
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The bizarre thing is if you actually read this and think about it it's
kind of an admission that he _does_ need the expertise of some of the
people on this list depsite his previous claims to the effect that he
Good point, actually. That hadn't occurred to me.
Paul
--
MicroSoft Windows -
I see that Bob's tact and diplomacy courses must have paid off.
Just when I thought we were all starting to get along again...
I did wonder whether to actually post it here, but the target was so
thinly veiled that I thought people deserved to know.
As for egos - well, I haven't seen the
Van: Paul Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Onderwerp: Re: Format
Datum: Wednesday, August 05, 1998 12:57
Answering a letter discussing SAMson. I can post the full text of the
letter and reply if people want.
That would be a copyright infrigement :) But post it anyway, I like
That would be a copyright infrigement :)
Do I look like I care? ;)
But post it anyway, I like to see how Bob talks himself out of this one.
I'll type it up sometime tomorrow. From what I remember, Guy's
basically come to the same conclusion that we have on the list - the
amount of changes
he'd have to prove that by posting it here it was
damaging sales of Format (Which it may very well do given it's content
but that's his fault for writing it in the first place ...) and I don't
think anyone here was actually intending buying it anyway so that's that
argument down the drain ...
BTW
Van: Paul Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Onderwerp: Re: Format
Datum: Wednesday, August 05, 1998 1:42
That would be a copyright infrigement :)
Do I look like I care? ;)
Looking carefully, eh no.
I'll type it up sometime tomorrow. From what I remember, Guy's
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