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Quazar @quazarsamcoupe@mastodonapp.uk
· 1w ago
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📌 #Introduction Developer of 34 years for #SAMCoupe #computer - #hardware, #software, #gamedev and #magazine. Plus #Retrocomputing hardware for #RC2014, #ZXSpectrum, #MicroBeast, #Soundchip, #Electronics. St. Andrews graduate. Award winning industrial embedded designer. ➡️ SAM Coupe 🌐 https://www.samcoupe.com ⭐️ Quazar Surround soundcard - new edition. ⭐️ VIC-20 Cartridge Interface ⭐️ SAM Revival 9 revamp (with Manic Miner) 🔹 SAM Revival 11 revamp 🔹 SAM Revival issue 26 🔹 Mechanical Keyboard 🔹 Trinity Ethernet Interface v1.2 (with SD / SDHC card mass storage) ➡️ RC2014 / RCbus Compatibles / Microbeast / SC / Other 🌐 https://2014.samcoupe.com 🌟 ZX True Tone v2.0 (ZXTT) 🌟 MicroBeast 3 Way Expansion Card ⭐️ SAA1099P Soundchip Interface ⭐️ SID Soundchip Interface V1.3 🔹 Graphic OLED Interface ➡️ ZX Spectrum 🌐 https://zx.samcoupe.com ⭐️ ZX 2 Way Expansion Interface 🔹 ZX-RC2014 Bus Interface 🔹 Interface 2 style Flash Cart 🔹 ROM cart int. Full links, eBay, etc... 🌐 https://linktr.ee/quazarsamcoupe
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www.samcoupe.com - The SAM Coupe site from Quazar - Hardware, Software, Magazines and more for the SAM Coupe...

Quazar - a SAM Coupe developer - New hardware, software and SAM Revival magazine for the SAM Coupe. Celebrating 32 years of supporting the SAM Coupe.

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Quazar @quazarsamcoupe@mastodonapp.uk
· 9mo ago
Despite owning a pile of the BASIC type in adventure books from Usborne in the 80's for my #ZXSpectrum I really was not into text adventures at all as a kid. That all changed when being introduced to an online MUD in 1992 when starting university, first playing, then coding on it creating a whole complex area of the map. (LPC was also the first object orientated programming language I used, before giving C a go!) When I started programming on the SAM Coupe in 1993 I did have a few attempts at adventure based stuff. First with a very simple adventure driver written in BASIC (I had yet to venture towards #Z80 machine code!) which held room info in DATA statements) then I made the start on a program to rip the room descriptions out of the LPC files I had from I had coded for the MUD. (I still have a copy of these from 30+ years ago!) I'll be looking at this more in the forthcoming Adventure section in 'SAM Revival' magazine... #TextAdventure #InteractiveFiction #samcoupe #retrogaming
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Quazar @quazarsamcoupe@mastodonapp.uk
· 6mo ago
The first part of my 'Money Bags' trilogy for the #SAMCoupe is re-released on the coverdisk with issue 9 of SAM Revival magazine. Often overshadowed on the coverdisk by the re-release of the massive SAM Coupe version of Manic Miner, Money Bags was my own trilogy of platformer games in the style of Jet Set Willy. Originally written back in 1996 it was designed and coded over one week when I should have been studying for university finals! Money Bags 1 1.5, the middle installment but the last to be written, is also re-released on the coverdisk with issue 17 of SAM Revival. https://www.samcoupe.com https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/quazar-sam-coupe-sales The huge sequel, Money Bags 2, will be re-released again as a standalone title in the very near future, as floppy disk and Trinity SD card editions. #retrogaming #jsw #gamedev #indiedev #retrocomputing
samcoupe.com

www.samcoupe.com - The SAM Coupe site from Quazar - Hardware, Software, Magazines and more for the SAM Coupe...

Quazar - a SAM Coupe developer - New hardware, software and SAM Revival magazine for the SAM Coupe. Celebrating 32 years of supporting the SAM Coupe.

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Quazar @quazarsamcoupe@mastodonapp.uk
· 7mo ago
🚨 SAM Revival 9 back in stock! Fresh stock of the revamped back issue 9 of SAM Revival has arrived. An expanded, full colour, professionally printed back issue, originally released in 2004. Featuring the full SAM Coupe version of Manic Miner (60 Caverns!) on the included floppy cover disk, and Money Bags Special Edition. [Digital file also available of the coverdisk.] https://www.samcoupe.com/quickshop.htm https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/117082338579 #samcoupe #manicminer #retrogaming #retrocomputing #gaming #gamedev
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www.samcoupe.com - Quazar Quick Shop page, prices include UK shipping...

Quazar - a SAM Coupe developer - New hardware, software and SAM Revival magazine for the SAM Coupe. Celebrating 33 years of supporting the SAM Coupe.

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Quazar @quazarsamcoupe@mastodonapp.uk
· 8mo ago
RE: https://mastodon.social/@samster/116093908713088888 (1/2) Thanks for the mention Samster. My journey with SID and the Z80 started way, way back in 2002, working out how to get it to play happily when connected to a fast Zilog Z80 bus on the SAM Coupe, rather than the MOS6510 it was designed for. 2003 saw the first commercial version of my SID Interface for the SAM Coupe. It's had a few tweaks in the years since and is still available. In 2020 I was asked if the interface would work on the RC2014 (Thanks Shiela!). Replied no, but then a few weeks later, yes!, having redesigned the interface in a version specifically for the RC2014 bus and integrating an interrupt controller for 50/60/100Hz - ideal for use with other soundchips too! This version has also had a few tweaks over the last six years since release, currently on v1.3. Can't add photos due to the 'quote' so will add a reply to this post with photos... (Nice to see this now implemented in Mastodon!) #samcoupe #commodore #c64 #soundchip #chiptune #demoscene #rc2014 #zxspectrum
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Samster: "@rc2014@oldbytes.space I know what you mean - had…" - Mastodon

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Quazar @quazarsamcoupe@mastodonapp.uk
· 8mo ago
(1/2) This month Retro Gamer magazine had a tiny picture of a SAM Coupe on the cover, as a tie in with their 'Legacy of the ZX Spectrum' feature article. So I bought it, to see what was said. 43 words. Sheesh! Of course the gist of that extensive coverage was that it "Offered a (limited) Spectrum compatibility mode". Can't even get that right! The SAM didn't have Spectrum compatibility on power up. An emulator had to be used, and with a copy of the actual ZX ROM then practically perfect 48K compatibility was there. A few hundred 128K games were hacked to use SAM's different memory paging style, plus AY->SAA soundchip translation routines to get the music playing via SAM's soundchip. No mention of the SAM's own capabilities either. This is one major problem that persists to this day, articles/videos just treat it as a "Super Spectrum", ignoring the advanced specifications it offered and the vibrant scene in the 1990s that supported it. #samcoupe #retrogaming #retrocomputing
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Quazar @quazarsamcoupe@mastodonapp.uk
· 9mo ago
Replying to
And lets not forget the famous Scott Adams VIC-20 Text Adventures can run on the SAM Coupe, using the original VIC-20 cartridges! #samcoupe #vic20 #textadventure #gaming
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Quazar @quazarsamcoupe@mastodonapp.uk
· 9mo ago
🚨 Back In Stock! 16 Bank Flash Cartridge for ZX Spectrum (Yellow) Interface 2 style cartridge which can store 16 different ROM images in the flash memory. Comes pre-flashed with 2 games (Mag the Magician and Dead Space, courtesy of Radastan) and the ROM version AGD (courtesy of Jonathan Cauldwell). The flash chip can be popped out of the socket and reprogrammed with an EPROM programmer to add your own ROM images. https://zx.samcoupe.com https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/117014376822 The cartridge is also compatible with the ZX-ECUTOR interface on the SAM Coupe, and can be reflashed on the SAM using the programmer software that's included in bank F on the cartridge. #zxspectrum #samcoupe #retrogaming #gaming #retrocomputing #gamedev
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Quazar - ZX Spectrum Hardware...

Quazar - New hardware for the ZX Spectrum.

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Quazar @quazarsamcoupe@mastodonapp.uk
· 9mo ago
Replying to
(I've also been able to re-release 'Days of Sorcery' - the SAM Coupe's largest adventure - on the coverdisk with issue 14 of SAM Revival magazine, and 'Survive the Night' was exclusive to the disk with issue 23) (All back issues of SAM Revival are available, and disk images can be provided for emulator users). #samcoupe #textadventure #retrocomputing
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Quazar @quazarsamcoupe@mastodonapp.uk
· 9mo ago
Replying to
There's certainly some scope for a MUD to run on a couple SAM Coupes linked together via the built in network ports. Ideal fodder for demonstrating at retro shows and museums. Likewise, when we get a Telnet client for the Trinity Ethernet Interface that'll open up playing online MUDs on SAM. #samcoupe #textadventure #interactivefiction #retrocomputing
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Quazar @quazarsamcoupe@mastodonapp.uk
· 9mo ago
🚨 SAM REVIVAL magazine for SAM Coupe Replenishing back issue stock of the full colour, professionally printed issue 26 [disk: 5 games + 2 utils] and the revamped issue 9 [disk: Manic Miner + Money Bags] Order at: https://www.samcoupe.com/quickshop.htm https://www.samcoupe.com/samrevival.htm#samcoupe #retrogaming #gaming #retrocomputing
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www.samcoupe.com - Quazar Quick Shop page, prices include UK shipping...

Quazar - a SAM Coupe developer - New hardware, software and SAM Revival magazine for the SAM Coupe. Celebrating 33 years of supporting the SAM Coupe.

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