Outwrite
Submitted by Micky Dripping on Sun, 2006-04-23 14:25. Utility
Word Processor
Review by Steven Pick from the Sam Coupé Scrapbook
How about this, eh? A review of Outwrite, written on Outwrite itself!! (then ported and htmlised using MicroEMACS, but the thought was there - Tim) This also means, I can show you it’s features, etc! I usually write reviews on a word processor, and to tell you the truth, my word processor was CRAP! Letters were repeated, crap keypress, limited space, etc. Now Outwrite has arrive, we can kiss my problems goodbye, and format the crappy old disk!
I can say that the word processor is well worth the money! Now then - a first! A review done on the software I am reviewing it on!! For a start, there are a huge amount of fonts to choose from, including Amiga, Greek, Gothic, Normal, etc. all of which can be loaded onto the wordprocessor itself. The top of the screen tells you the file length, the page number the insert, wrap, justify and caps status, and column position! By tapping INV, you get 2 Help pages, without you refering to the manual! The function keys play a role as well, F0 tells you the amount of words, F1 justifies the line.
Also there’s word wrap, which I can also demonstrate - Word wrap, allows you to wrap words around lines of text - oops! This is a PC package… er..! I also hate Wordwrap, but this suits all tastes… Also, you can use EDIT as a Function Mode, and tap a key, for Saving, Loading, (Oh, you can also load files from Tasword, and other processors which save code as ASCII (all of em!!!)), Inserting words, Merge text files (pretty damned useful to disk mag editors….), Print the page or file, Quit, Change printer options, Enter blocks to files…. The list is endless, and Outwrite will appeal to all of you SAM owners, whetever it be writing a diary, or a novel!
Maciej J. Woloszyk
Submitted by Dan Dooré on Sun, 2006-04-23 14:12.Mat
Coder from Polish coding group ESI
ESI
Submitted by Dan Dooré on Sun, 2006-04-23 14:04.ESI stands for Ethanol Software Inc, a Polish coding group producing demos for the ZX Spectrum and Sam Coupé.
Consisted of (on the Sam side):
Other members on the Speccy side:
- Rackne
- Maud’dib
- Sabe
- Janco
Kaz Split from ESI in 1995 although continued to produce software under the ESI brand.
David Ledbury
Submitted by davidl on Sun, 2006-04-23 13:48.Editor (and Creator) of ZAT and Blitz, publisher of Sam Quartet and Sam Prime and heavilly associated with Persona (Which took over the Phoenix Software Systems back catalogue) and Malcolm Mackenzie.
Joint Creator of the SAMCo Newsdisk (with Alan Miles)
David also wrote for Format Magazine briefly for a shortlived Adventure Column, prior to a take-over attempt of ZAT by Bob Brenchley
Currently writes for SAM Revival magazine, and occasionally plays with his SIAC
Phoenix Software Systems
Submitted by Dan Dooré on Sun, 2006-04-23 13:48.Software house run by David Ledbury, later transferred to Persona.
The software house was named after Phoenix Way Industrial Estate (SamCo’s address in Swansea), as a tribute after their demise.
PSS was set up when David Ledbury was approached to sell an un-contracted Revelation game Craft by the game’s author.
