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World Of Sam - News
http://www.worldofsam.org/News
enDavid Brant
http://www.worldofsam.org/node/620
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<label>AKA:</label><br />
<p>Stoned Design</p>
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<label>Biography:</label><br />
<p>Programmer of Jam Assembler (see Web Site)</p>
<p><p>Coder and member of <a href="freelinking/Mnemotech">Mnemotech</a></p></p>
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</div></div>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:10:52 +0100Jam Assembler News
http://www.worldofsam.org/node/627
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<label>Story:</label><br />
<p>New Version of <a href="freelinking/Jam%2520Assembler">Jam Assembler</a> is now available at <a href="http://www.stoneddesign.co.uk">http://www.stoneddesign.co.uk</a> includes the following:</p>
<p><ul >
<li >New Project View</li>
<li >Multiple Macros</li>
<li >Object Based Code</li>
<li >Function Local Labels</li>
<li >Floating point expressions</li>
</ul></p>
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</div></div>NewsSat, 30 Aug 2008 16:28:38 +0100Normal service resumed shortly
http://www.worldofsam.org/node/626
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<label>Story:</label><br />
Sorry, looks like something in the site stopped working when the server's PHP subsystem was upgraded from version 4 to version 5. All the pages are safely stored, but the system is failing to display them properly. I'm working on fixing it.
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</div></div>Site MaintenanceFri, 29 Aug 2008 00:46:39 +0100Jam Assembler
http://www.worldofsam.org/node/619
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<label>Title image:</label><br />
<a href="http://www.worldofsam.org/files/active/0/jamass.jpg"><img src="http://www.worldofsam.org/files/active/1/t_jamass.jpg"/></a>
</div>
</div><div class="flexinode-textareaquietfilter-14"><div class="form-item">
<label>Publisher:</label><br />
<p><a href="freelinking/David%2520Brant">David Brant</a></p>
</div>
</div><div class="flexinode-textareaquietfilter-15"><div class="form-item">
<label>Author:</label><br />
<p><a href="freelinking/David%2520Brant">David Brant</a></p>
</div>
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<label>Release Year:</label><br />
2005-
</div>
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<label>Description:</label><br />
<p>New cross assembler for SAM coupé with IDE . Runs on any computer that will run Java.</p>
<p><p> * Labels of any length<br />
* Macros<br />
* Conditional Assembly<br />
* C style structures<br />
* All Z-80 commands including most undocumented commands</p>
<p>New Version 1.12 is now available at:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.stoneddesign/samcoupe/jamass.html">http://www.stoneddesign/samcoupe/jamass.html</a></p></p>
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</div></div>OtherFri, 22 Aug 2008 10:54:28 +0100Elite
http://www.worldofsam.org/node/625
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<label>Publisher:</label><br />
<p>Revelation</p>
</div>
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<label>Author:</label><br />
<p>Original ZX Spectrum Version: Torus<br />
SAM patch: <a href="freelinking/Richard%2520Jowett">Richard Jowett</a></p>
</div>
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<label>Release Year:</label><br />
1996
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<label>Description:</label><br />
<p>Infamous “conversion” of the ZX Spectrum version by <a href="freelinking/Richard%2520Jowett">Richard Jowett</a> who added SAM disk saving and keyboard mapping as the only additions.</p>
</div>
</div></div>SoftwareThu, 07 Aug 2008 19:38:09 +0100Sam games on eBay
http://www.worldofsam.org/node/624
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<label>Story:</label><br />
<p>There are a few early Sam games up on the Austrian eBay site at the moment; all seem to include original packaging in good condition. Links to the items: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.at/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250273011162">Sphera</a>, <a href="http://cgi.ebay.at/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250273008908">Mind Games 2</a>, and <a href="http://cgi.ebay.at/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250273010072">PipeMania</a>.</p>
</div>
</div></div>NewsMon, 21 Jul 2008 22:58:07 +0100Andrew Fish
http://www.worldofsam.org/node/623
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<label>Biography:</label><br />
<p>Coder of <a href="freelinking/Quantum%2520Software">Quantum Software</a></p>
</div>
</div></div>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:46:12 +0100Wop Gamma
http://www.worldofsam.org/node/33
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<label>Title image:</label><br />
<a href="http://www.worldofsam.org/files/active/0/WopGammaTitle.png"><img src="http://www.worldofsam.org/files/active/0/t_WopGammaTitle.png"/></a>
</div>
</div><div class="flexinode-textareaquietfilter-14"><div class="form-item">
<label>Publisher:</label><br />
<p><a href="freelinking/Revelation%2520Software">Revelation Software</a> (Software Direction by <a href="freelinking/FRED%2520Publishing">FRED Publishing</a>)</p>
</div>
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<label>Author:</label><br />
<p><a href="freelinking/Phil%2520Symons">Phil Symons</a>, <a href="freelinking/Andrew%2520Fish">Andrew Fish</a> as <a href="freelinking/Quantum%2520Software">Quantum Software</a></p>
</div>
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<label>Artist:</label><br />
<p><a href="freelinking/Neil%2520Holmes">Neil Holmes</a></p>
</div>
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<label>Musician:</label><br />
<p><a href="freelinking/Andy%2520Monk">Andy Monk</a></p>
</div>
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<label>Release Year:</label><br />
1993
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<label>Description:</label><br />
<p>Every platform has a Boulder clone, and Wop Gamma is the enjoyable conversion for the Sam. Colourful, smooth, fast and with some great background tracks.</p>
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<label>Reviews:</label><br />
<p>Your Sinclair <a href="http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/samwopgamma.htm">review</a>, courtesy of The YS Rock ‘n’ Roll Years.</p>
<p><p>Review by <a href="freelinking/Graham%2520Goring">Graham Goring</a> from the <a href="freelinking/Sam%2520Coup%25C3%25A9%2520Scrapbook">Sam Coupé Scrapbook</a></p>
<p>Wop Gamma was the SAM’s answer to such hits as Rockfall, Rockford, Boulderdash and all the others. But for me, it really didn’t do the magic of Rockford’s Riot, or have the skill of Earth Shaker. But I am going to review it objectively as a damn good game in it’s own right…</p>
<p>Why it’s own right? Well, because the rocks (or pnuematic hammers, or whatever they are are on the level) and other falling items do not respond in the same way as EVERY other version of the game.</p>
<p>As you might know, in your standard Boulderdash type game, a Rock (or gem etc) will fall off of a surface (ie, a rock or platform (though not earth)) if there is a free space down/left or down/right of it and a gap to the left or right allowing it to get there. I will illustrate my point, with a pointless diagram:</p>
<p><code >O</code> = Boulder <code ><em></code> = Earth</p>
<p>1. Boulder resting on another boulder…<br />
<code ><br />
..O<strong><br />
..OO*<br />
*****<br />
</code><br />
2. Clear space to down/left and left, so boulder moves left…<br />
<code ><br />
.O.</strong><br />
..OO</em><br />
*****<br />
</code><br />
3. Boulder becomes familiar with concept of gravity and drops…<br />
<code ><br />
...<strong><br />
.OOO*<br />
*****<br />
</code><br />
Where-as in Wop Gamma:</p>
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</div></div>GameMon, 23 Jun 2008 20:29:03 +0100Quantum Software
http://www.worldofsam.org/node/622
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<label>AKA:</label><br />
<p>Quantum Diode Software</p>
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<label>Biography:</label><br />
<p><a href="freelinking/Phil%2520Symons">Phil Symons</a> and <a href="freelinking/Andrew%2520Fish">Andrew Fish</a>, wrote <a href="freelinking/Wop%2520Gamma">Wop Gamma</a>.</p>
</div>
</div></div>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:28:40 +0100Phil Symons
http://www.worldofsam.org/node/621
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<label>Biography:</label><br />
<p>Programmer, worked with <a href="freelinking/Andrew%2520Fish">Andrew Fish</a> as <a href="freelinking/Quantum%2520Software">Quantum Software</a>. Best known as author of <a href="freelinking/Wop%2520Gamma">Wop Gamma</a> and don’t ask about level 67 - it really was possible, once. But I’ve forgotten ;)] and a host of other lesser known programs.</p>
</div>
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<label>Where are they now?:</label><br />
<p>Between here and there, but as far as I know not quite half way. Still writing software though.</p>
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</div></div>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:28:06 +0100COMET assembler
http://www.worldofsam.org/node/425
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<label>Title image:</label><br />
<a href="http://www.worldofsam.org/files/active/0/snap0168.png"><img src="http://www.worldofsam.org/files/active/0/t_snap0168.png"/></a>
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<label>Publisher:</label><br />
<p><a href="freelinking/Revelation">Revelation</a></p>
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<label>Author:</label><br />
<p><a href="freelinking/Edwin%2520Blink">Edwin Blink</a></p>
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<label>Description:</label><br />
<p>COMET is a Z80 assembler designed to make full use of the SAM Coupe’s screen and memory capabilities, on both 256K and 512K machines, with at least one disk drive. COMET works with <a href="freelinking/SAMDOS">SAMDOS</a> or <a href="freelinking/MASTERDOS">MASTERDOS</a>.</p>
<p><p>Features:</p>
<ul >
<li >Very fast full screen editor.<br />
<li >Uses no line numbers for source.<br />
<li >Can handle source files over 400K (512K SAM).<br />
<li >Object code can be put everywhere in the 512K internal memory.<br />
<li >Code files over 400K can be merged from disk in to the object code on assembling.<br />
<li >Source files up to 24K can be included from disk on assembling.<br />
<li >On line command handler and calculator.
</ul></p>
</div>
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<label>Instructions:</label><br />
<p>Download the <a href="http://spc.gmc-clan.de/downloads2/Comet_1-3.zip">PDF</a> from <a href="freelinking/Wolfgang%2520Haller">Wolfgang Haller</a> (based on <a href="freelinking/Edwin%2520Blink">Edwin Blink</a>’s original SAM file)</p>
</div>
</div></div>UtilityFri, 30 May 2008 14:17:56 +0100Edwin Blink - Comet
http://www.worldofsam.org/node/618
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<label>Story:</label><br />
<p>From: Edwin Blink<br />
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 15:11:07 +0200<br />
To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no<br />
Subject: Re: Attempts at 3d on the Sam?</p>
<p><p>——- Original Message ——-<br />
From: “Andrew Collier” </p>
<p>>Edwin - i would it be okay by you, if I enable the download on WOS as<br />
>well?</p>
<p>Go ahead you have my permission.</p>
<p>Edwin</p></p>
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</div></div>GrantedFri, 30 May 2008 14:16:45 +0100Dead Wild Cat
http://www.worldofsam.org/node/617
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<label>Title image:</label><br />
<a href="http://www.worldofsam.org/files/active/1/snap0137.png"><img src="http://www.worldofsam.org/files/active/1/t_snap0137.png"/></a>
</div>
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<label>Publisher:</label><br />
<p>PD</p>
</div>
</div><div class="flexinode-textareaquietfilter-15"><div class="form-item">
<label>Author:</label><br />
<p><a href="freelinking/Marc%2520Broster">Marc Broster</a></p>
</div>
</div><div class="flexinode-textareaquietfilter-16"><div class="form-item">
<label>Artist:</label><br />
<p><a href="freelinking/Marc%2520Broster">Marc Broster</a></p>
</div>
</div><div class="flexinode-textareaquietfilter-17"><div class="form-item">
<label>Musician:</label><br />
<p><a href="freelinking/Roger%2520Hartley">Roger Hartley</a>, <a href="freelinking/Doug%2520Murdoch">Doug Murdoch</a>, <a href="freelinking/Jon%2520Binnie">Jon Binnie</a></p>
</div>
</div><div class="flexinode-select-18"><div class="form-item">
<label>Release Year:</label><br />
1994
</div>
</div><div class="flexinode-textareaquietfilter-19"><div class="form-item">
<label>Description:</label><br />
<p>Pre-calculated Vector Demo from 9/10/1994</p>
<p><p>Released on <a href="freelinking/Fred%252050">Fred 50</a> The demo requires a new disk to unpack to since the pre-calculated tables occupy almost all of the 512K memory space.</p></p>
</div>
</div></div>DemoMon, 19 May 2008 10:53:26 +0100Fred 50
http://www.worldofsam.org/node/563
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<label>Title Image:</label><br />
<a href="http://www.worldofsam.org/files/active/10/snap0005.png"><img src="http://www.worldofsam.org/files/active/10/t_snap0005.png"/></a>
</div>
</div><div class="flexinode-textareaquietfilter-47"><div class="form-item">
<label>Description:</label><br />
<p><b >Issue 50</b></p>
<p><p><table class="tables-elegant">
<tr class="firstrow"><th class="firstcol">Item</th><th class="evencol">Author</th><th class="oddcol">Description<br /></th></tr>
<tr class="evenrow"><td class="firstcol">Menu</td><td class="evencol"><a href="freelinking/Andrew%2520Collier">Andrew Collier</a></td><td class="oddcol"><br /></td></tr>
<tr class="oddrow"><td class="firstcol">Magazine</td><td class="evencol"> </td><td class="oddcol"><br /></td></tr>
<tr class="evenrow"><td class="firstcol">Letters</td><td class="evencol"> </td><td class="oddcol"><br /></td></tr>
<tr class="oddrow"><td class="firstcol">Screens</td><td class="evencol"> </td><td class="oddcol"><br /></td></tr>
<tr class="evenrow"><td class="firstcol">DERF</td><td class="evencol"><a href="freelinking/Matt%2520Round">Matt Round</a></td><td class="oddcol">Disk magazine simulator<br /></td></tr>
<tr class="oddrow"><td class="firstcol">Space Invaders</td><td class="evencol"><a href="freelinking/Nigel%2520Kettlewell">Nigel Kettlewell</a></td><td class="oddcol">Sam version of arcade classic<br /></td></tr>
<tr class="evenrow"><td class="firstcol">Taylor</td><td class="evencol"><a href="freelinking/Steve%2520Taylor">Steve Taylor</a></td><td class="oddcol">birthday demo<br /></td></tr>
<tr class="oddrow"><td class="firstcol"><a href="freelinking/Dead%2520Wild%2520Cat">Dead Wild Cat</a> demo</td><td class="evencol"><a href="freelinking/Marc%2520Broster">Marc Broster</a></td><td class="oddcol">M/C demo<br /></td></tr>
<tr class="evenrow"><td class="firstcol">Net</td><td class="evencol"> </td><td class="oddcol">various humor from the Internet<br /></td></tr>
<tr class="oddrow"><td class="firstcol">Sci-Fi</td><td class="evencol"><a href="freelinking/Graham%2520Goring">Graham Goring</a></td><td class="oddcol">four parodies<br /></td></tr>
<tr class="evenrow"><td class="firstcol">Chaos Demo II</td><td class="evencol"><a href="freelinking/David%2520Zambonini">David Zambonini</a></td><td class="oddcol">M/C demo<br /></td></tr>
<tr class="oddrow"><td class="firstcol">Sector editor</td><td class="evencol"><a href="freelinking/Paul%2520Crompton">Paul Crompton</a></td><td class="oddcol">disk utility<br /></td></tr>
<tr class="evenrow"><td class="firstcol">Fredex</td><td class="evencol"> </td><td class="oddcol">List of back issues’ contents<br /></td></tr>
<tr class="oddrow"><td class="firstcol">Bits N Bobs</td><td class="evencol"> </td><td class="oddcol">X & O’s, Tron, Driver bug fix<br /></td></tr>
<tr class="evenrow"><td class="firstcol"> </td><td class="evencol"> </td><td class="oddcol"> </td></tr>
</table>
</p>
</div>
</div></div>Sat, 17 May 2008 14:41:46 +0100SAM Revival issue 21 out now...
http://www.worldofsam.org/node/616
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<label>Story:</label><br />
<p>Issue 21 of <a href="freelinking/SAM%2520Revival">SAM Revival</a> magazine is now out from <a href="freelinking/Quazar">Quazar</a>. <a href="http://www.samcoupe.com">(Click here for pricing and to order…)</a></p>
<p><p><i >SAM Revival is a printed magazine with an accompanying cover disk of software and aims to be packed full of SAM Coupé news, interesting features, articles and interviews, catering for everything SAM related. The first issue launched in August 2002, and the magazine is now read by SAM users in 17 countries.</p>
<p>Inside the issue you’ll find all the regulars covering all the latest news in the SAM Coupe world. Feature articles include an interview from Frode Tennebø where he interviews <a href="freelinking/David%2520Gommeren">David Gommeren</a> and <a href="freelinking/Rob%2520Mies">Rob Mies</a> of <a href="freelinking/The%2520Lords">The Lords</a>. <a href="freelinking/Gavin%2520Smith">Gavin Smith</a> continues his look back at some of the top SAM games, looking in particular this issue at Arcade Classics.</p>
<p>Colin Piggot looks at using the MMC / SD Card slot on the <a href="freelinking/Trinity%2520Ethernet%2520Interface">Trinity Ethernet Interface</a>. The first half of the article looks at accessing the flash cards with routines for detecting, reading and writing raw sectors. The second half goes through the patches made to <a href="freelinking/B-DOS">B-DOS</a> to allow it to use the Trinity for mass storage of files. Rounding the issue off is the Developer Diary where <a href="freelinking/Thomas%2520Harte">Thomas Harte</a> explains how he is tackling his work on creating a solid 3D engine on the SAM.</p>
</div>
</div></div>NewsWed, 07 May 2008 21:05:40 +0100