Issue 14 of 'Sam Revival' magazine is now out!
Issue 14 is the first issue of Sam Revival to feature spot colour throughout the magazine to add life to screenshots and photographs, and kicking off issue is the regular news section to give a lowdown on what's happening in the Sam scene, and this issue features all the latest news of the development of the Mayhem Accelerator - the prototype of which is now speeding up the Sam to 20MHz - there's plenty of photos of the interface during the development and benchmarks too! The Sam Scene Roundup news section looks at several computer shows that have taken place in Europe and had a Sam present, and general news from the Sam Scene.
Feature articles in this issue include an interview with Dr Andrew Wright, the chap who wrote the ROM for the Sam Coupe. The 'Coupe Correspondence' letters page features several readers letters and includes a look at the Sam version of the classic game 'Elite' which was merely the ZX Spectrum version running under emulation. In my response to the letter I take a look of just what could have been achieved should Elite have been written properly for the Sam Coupe.
The coverdisk with this issue features the classic Sam adventure game 'Days of Sorcery' by Nigel Kettlewell. (Coverdisks will also work with the Sim Coupe emulator if you don't have a real Sam!)
This issue of Sam Revival costs £3.99 for the UK, or £4.79 for EU (including Airmail postage).
Ordering Issue 14
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For your convience there are several ways you can order Sam Revival. Back issues are also available, see the Sam Revival page at www.samcoupe.com for contents of each issue.
PayPal
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Click on the PayPal payment button by the news article on the Quazar website at www.samcoupe.com ,or send payment directly via Paypal to sales@samcoupe.com
NoChex
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I can take UK payments by Credit / Debit card securely through NoChex without you having to register or sign-up for their service. Click on the 'NoChex' button on the navigation bar at the Quazar website at www.samcoupe.com
Cheque / Postal Order
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Drop me an email if you require my postal address for sending a cheque or Postal Order
eBay Store
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I know some people find it convenient to purchase items through eBay and you will find Sam Revival listed in my new store there (
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/The-Sam-Coupe-Store ) although to cover costs there is a small additional postage charge listed per issue so buying direct via the three methods above is cheaper.
About Quazar
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Quazar was founded back in 1995, when I released my first piece of hardware for the Sam Coupe - the Quazar Surround soundcard, giving the Sam multichannel digital sound up to a quality of 16 bits and in full surround sound - unheard of at the time, especially for an 8 bit home computer.
Now as the last, and longest running Sam company, I have single handedly produced a vast range of hardware and software titles - with most of the new hardware I’ve designed being released over the last two and a half years. Quazar has grown from strength to strength, expanding the range of services provided - such as the Sam Revival magazine which started in the summer of 2002 to fill the void after all other Sam publications had disappeared.
For further information and all the latest news please see the Quazar website at www.samcoupe.com
New Sam Coupé Releases planned for early 2006 from Quazar:
[Hardware] Mayhem Accelerator - speed the Sam Coupé up to 20MHz+!
[Games] Conquest
[Games] Money Bags 2 Remix
[Magazines] Sam Revival issue 15 [May'06]
