Magazines
Over the years, a number of publications where produced. These where centred on the Nascom range at first, then expanded to include all 80-BUS products, especially the Gemini range of boards and systems. The magazines covered the following period and where associated as shown:
Liverpool Software Gazette
Not strictly a Nascom magazine but focussed on early computers. Published by MicroDigital, one of the first Nascom dealers. Eventually became an Apple only magazine
November 1979 | January 1980 | March 1980 | May 1980 | August 1980 |
October 1980 | December 1980 | February to April 1981 |
INMC - International Nascom Microcomputer Club
This was the original magazine to support the Nascom product range
Issue 1 Early 1979 |
Issue 2 Spring 1979 |
Issue 3 Summer 1979 |
Issue 4 Autumn 1979 |
Issue 5 Christmas 1979 |
Issue 6 February / March 1980 |
Issue 7 April / May 1980 |
Compilation Issue |
INMC 80 News
After Nascom's financial difficulties, INMC was re-born as a magazine called INMC 80 News
Issue 1 June / July / August 1980 |
Issue 2 September / January 1980 - 1981 |
Issue 3 February / April 1981 |
Issue 4 May / September 1981 |
Issue 5 October / December 1981 |
MicroPower
...and another magazine appeared in parallel, MicroPower News
Issue 1.1 August 1981 |
Issue 1.2 September 1981 |
Issue 1.3 November 1981 |
Issue 1.4 December 1981 |
Issue 2.1 February 1982 |
Issue 2.2 April 1982 |
Issue 2.3 July 1982 |
Issue 2.4 September 1982 |
Nascom Newsletter
Which without warning became the Nascom Newsletter with the original issue numbers. Why?
Issue 2.5 November 1982 |
Issue 2.6 January 1983 |
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Issue 3.1 April 1983 |
Issue
3.2
May 1983 |
Issue
3.3
August 1983 |
Issue
3.4
December 1983 |
Issue 3.5/6 June 1984 |
80-BUS News
At which point Lucas / Nascom threw the towel in. However the 80-BUS people mutated once more and became 80-BUS News
Scorpio News
...and once again changed and became Scorpio News.
80-BUS publications spanned nearly 12 years from simple Z80 computers to the rise of IBM PC compatibles. Here ends the 8 bit era..