The home of Z80 N.E. - Il computer Z80 di Nuova Elettronica

In this section you'll find all articles related to the computer that were puslished on the magazine, and also other various publications.

A particular thank goes to Tullio Nicolussi, Tiziano, Pino Giaquinto, Constantinos Haritakis and Vairo Risoldi that gave me bulletins and other publications scans.

Magazines
Micro-LG Bulletins
Various publications

This is the magazines list related to the computer with downloadable articles in .pdf format (all articles are in Italian):

MAGAZINE	TITLE	ARGUMENTS	SIZE MB
68	MICRO-COMPUTER	BUS LX.381 card CPU LX.382 card keyboard interface for hexadecimal keyboard and display LX.383 hexadecimal keyboard and e display LX.384	2.41
69	UN ALIMENTATORE PER MICROCOMPUTER Z80	power supply LX.380	1.05
69	MICROCOMPUTER Z80	CPU working and registers monitor firmware commands CPU card, hexadecimal keyboard interface, hexadecimal keyboard and display schematics Z80 assembly instructions	5.96
70	INTERFACCIA CASSETTE	tape interface LX.385	3.47
70	ESPANSIONE DI RAM DA 8K	8 KBytes static ram expansion LX.386	1.44
71	ALLA SCOPERTA DEL MONITOR	explanation of available monitor firmware subroutines	1.04
	DIVERTITEVI CON IL MICRO Z80	a few assembly programs	2.03
	SE IL MICROCOMPUTER NON FUNZIONA	resolution of some possible problems and errata corrige for tape interface and 8 KBytes ram expansion	0.69
	GESTIONE DI MAGAZZENO CON IL MICRO Z80	an assembly program to manage a simple wharehouse store with the hexadecimal keyboard	3.79
72	PROGRAMMA PER FAR RUOTARE UNA FRASE SUI DISPLAY	the needed assembly program to make words on display rotating, that is mistakenly missing on magazine 71	0.91
	TASTIERA ALFANUMERICA PER MICROCOMPUTER	alphanumeric keyboard LX.387	1.61
	STAMPANTE PER MICROCOMPUTER	a thermal printer	1.18
73	UNA INTERFACCIA VIDEO PER MICROCOMPUTER	video interface LX.388	3.63
	MONITOR VIDEO DA 12" PER MICROCOMPUTER	12" w/b monitor with light blue and white case	4.04
	INTERFACCIA PER STAMPANTE	printer interface LX.389	2.96
	INTERPRETE BASIC BILINGUE DA 5,5K	commands and instructions of the 5.5 KBytes basic on tape	4.65
	MODIFICHE PER MIGLIORARE I NOSTRI PROGETTI	alphanumeric keyboard errata corrige LX.387	0.32
74	COME SCEGLIERE UN MICROCOMPUTER	suggestions about Nuova Elettronica computer capabilities and about why to purchase it	1.73
74	COME UTILIZZARE IL BASIC	additional notes about using and duplicating 5.5 KBytes basic on tape 8 KBytes ram expansion suggested changes LX.386 basic program to calibrate the video monitor errata corrige about "SCRIVI TAB", "SSCRIVI TAB" e "UT" instructions	3.71
75	PROGRAMMATORE DI EPROM PER Z80	eprom programmer LX.394-395 for 2508, 2708, 2516, 2716 e 2532	5.53
75	INTERFACCIA PER FLOPPY-DISK	floppy-disk interface LX.390	6.22
76	QUELLO CHE OCCORRE SAPERE SUI FLOPPY-DISK	how to connect, calibrate and maintain floppy drives	2.92
	ALIMENTATORE PER FLOPPY DISK	floppy drive power supply LX.391	0.95
	COLLEGAMENTO CON LA STAMPANTE EPSON	how to make a cable to connect a standard Epson printer	0.44
	MEMORIA DINAMICA DA 32K PER MICRO	32 KBytes dynamic ram expansion LX.392	3.03
	IL MOBILE RACK PER MICROCOMPUTER	a rack case to contain computer cards	0.33
	MODIFICHE PER MIGLIORARE I NOSTRI PROGETTI	errata corrige eprom programmer LX.394-395 errata corrige floppy disk interface LX.390	0.53
	MOBILE CONSOLLE	consolle for microcomputer	0.10
77	COME ESPANDERE LA MEMORIA NEL COMPUTER	errata corrige 32 KBytes dynamic ram expansion LX.392 needed changes on 8 K static ram to configure it after 0x7FFF address instructions to configure 8 K and 32 K ram expansions with different cards combinations computer test program instructions	5.10
79	ISTRUZIONI SULL'USO DEL BASIC E DEL NE/DOS	basic 1.0 and ne-dos 1.0 manual - part 1	4.54
80	MONITOR 12 POLLICI PER COMPUTER	12" green phosphorus video monitor assembled in beige case LX.599	1.73
80	ISTRUZIONI E COMANDI DEL BASIC + DOS	basic 1.0 and ne-dos 1.0 manual - part 2	10.44
81	UN LIBRO E UN DISCO PER IMPARARE IL BASIC	basic course on floppy presentation	0.55
82-83	MOBILE PER DRIVE - FLOPPY	beige case for floppy drive, similar to monitor case LX.599	0.30
82-83	PROGRAMMI NUOVI PER MICRO Z80	additional instructions about loading basic course on floppy basic 2.1+ NE-DOS 1.5 presentation e additional commands editor/assembler/disassembler presentation and related commands	2.72
84-85	SCHEDA VIDEO GRAFICA	video graphic card LX.529	1.96
84-85	STAMPA CALENDARIO	an article of "Progetti in sintonia" with a program to print a calendar	0.53
86-87	PROGRAMMA DI GESTIONE MAGAZZINO	presentation of a program to manage a wharehouse store	1.43
	CORSO BASIC IN AUTOISTRUZIONI SU DISCHETTI FLOPPY	presentation of complete basic course on floppy	0.22
	DRIVE E STAMPANTI	suggestions to correctly connect BASF HP3 drives and Epson and Microline printers (errata corrige on magazine number 89)	1.07
	SCHEMA ELETTRICO SCHEDA VIDEOGRAFICA	video-graphic card schematics LX.529 with explanation of working	1.97
	ISTRUZIONI BASIC + GRAFICA	basic version G.1.0 additional instructions	1.91
89	SCHEDA INTERRUPT PER MICRO Z80	interrup card LX.547	0.41
	TASTIERA NUMERICA PER MICRO	numeric keyboard LX.549 to bind together with alphanumeric keyboard LX.387-B beige metallic case for keyboard	0.80
	ERRATA CORRIGE E CONSIGLI UTILI	errata corrige of the article DRIVE E STAMPANTI published on magazine number 86-87	0.20
	LEZIONI PER IL COMPUTER Z80	presentation of updated basic course on floppy for video graphic card	0.75
95	CONSIGLI E ERRATA CORRIGE	suggestions related to 32 KBytes ram expansion LX.392 NE-DOS patch to fix RTRIM instruction	0.60
96	16 K DI BASIC RESIDENTI SU EPROM	card with 16 KBytes basic on eprom LX.548 16 KBytes basic on eprom instructions and commands	4.84
98	CONSIGLI E MODIFICHE SU PROGETTI DA NOI PUBBLICATI	errata corrige for 16 K basic on eprom card LX.548	0.28
101-102	UN SISTEMA OPERATIVO COMPATIBILE CP/M	SONE operative system with main commands needed changes to use SONE operative system	2.41
	LEZIONI BASIC SU FLOPPY	basic course on floppy main list	0.83
	UN HARD-DISK DA 15 MEGABYTE	15 MBytes hard-disk and its interface LX.683	2.43
103	AUTOREPEAT PER TASTIERA COMPUTER	card for autorepeat and "click" on keyboards LX.710	1.25
104-105	ERRATA CORRIGE E CONSIGLI UTILI	errata corrige for 15 MBytes hard-disk LX.683	0.98
complete manual	ISTRUZIONI E COMANDI PER BASIC PIU' DOS	basic 2.1 and NE-DOS 1.5 complete manual basic program "Gestione Aziendale 1" listing and explanation other example basic programs	26.95
complete manual	ISTRUZIONI E COMANDI PER BASIC ASSEMBLER PIU' GRAFICA	basic instructions syntax "pitagora" program with step-by-step explanation z80 computer possible configurations "contabilità semplificata" program user manual correct listing of "gestione aziendale" program "startrek" program user manual editor-assembler Z80 instructions list additional notes about video-graphic card LX.529 with schematics, registers explanation, and a few assembly listings basic couse on floppy S.O.N.E. operative system	28.58

These are some bulletins published by MicroLG, that made the initial project of Nuova Elettronica Z80 computer and that continued developing it when it was abandoned by Nuova Elettronica. Many articles are related to cards made by MicroLG directly and never published on the magazine (all articles are in Italian):

PERIOD	TITLE	ARGUMENTS	SIZE MB
January 1981	Year I number 1 Year I number 1 (alternative version)	hardware errata corrige assembler program to test RAM how to copy BASIC BASIC errata corrige game program "MasterMind" trigonometric subroutines program to compute "equo canone" a first use of UT club mail	2.01 2.28
February 1981	Year I number 2	Bit 81 club mail Test BASIC program mathematic routines random number generation programs errata corrige	1.60
March 1981	Year I number 3	interview to the engineers CP/M operating system assembler program to computer Biorithms game program "Target-shooting" club mail	4.24
April 1981	Year I number 4	CP/M operating system Floppy disk controller errata corrige useful tips about Monitor V.1.0 program to extract "Tombola" numbers program to compute loan amortization dice game program	3.87
May 1981	Year I number 5	BASLG2 and BASLG3 presentation tips about video monitor changes to connect BASF 6106 and Shugart SA400L drives video map changes to the eprom programmer program to compute wage amount program to compute Ohm law	5.58
June 1981	Year I number 6	books about Z80 why CP/M game program "Landing" program to make hard-copy of the video page on the printer program to renumber Basic V.1.0 programs program "Warehouse Management " (1° part) club mail	4.98
July 1981	Year I number 7	program "Warehouse Management " (2° part) game program "Cannon shooting " game program "Chinese Morra" dice game program for two players	3.11
August 1981	Year I number 8	how to load basic LG3 program listing for exadecimal keyboard game program "Lunar landing"	1.69
September 1981	Year I number 9	helpfull informations about CP/M how to use exadecimal monitor with the CP/M program "Reset" program module dual speed tape interface	1.73
October 1981	Year I number 10	Basic types program "Golf game " program "Cross-out" how to remap programs	1.91
November 1981	Year I number 11	program "Planet landing" program "Submarines" program "Hoh"	1.87
December 1981	Year I number 12	Micro LG new headquarter address twelve slots bus program "Esplosive!!" memory and I/O map order module	5.17
January 1982	Year II number 1	Micro Design s.r.l. foundation changes to dynamic ram automatic programs startup under CP/M probably not original CP/M copies	2.37
February 1982	Year II number 2	CP/M compatibility Eprom programmer	2.37
March 1982	Year II number 3	difficult problems disk controller for 5" and 8" monitor version 3.8 commands	2.33
April 1982	Year II number 4	ram/eprom memory nre CP/M version change for double side drive with CP/M 2.25 some suggestions about NE-DOS usage	2.50
May 1982	Year II number 5	warnings about floppy disks 80x24 video interface software library bus printed card	2.21
June 1982	Year II number 6	subroutine to manage video cursor how to use semigraphic with basic 3	1.84
July 1982	Year II number 7	lowercase with new 80 x 24 video card some suggestions about eprom programmer and new video card software library	2.09
August 1982	Year II number 8	books about Z80 software library a professional data base program	2.32
September 1982	Year II number 9	program for transfer between Micro Design and General Processor floppy-disk drives discounts CP/M library volume 6	1.89
October 1982	Year II number 10	printers a useful change to PIP.COM CP/M library volume 7	2.11
November 1982	Year II number 11	again about dynamic ram card also some suggestions about static ram card how to better use 80 x 24 video controller changes to system eprom a TTL logic probe	2.25
December 1982	Year II number 12	future programs wire wrapping technology standard eprom for character generator (note: last two pages are missing)	2.31
January 1983	Year III number 1	opened and closed systems list of program contained in the LX 390 floppy disk controller EPROM (part 1 of 2) year 1982 index	14.90
February 1983	Year III number 2	multifunction card interfacing standards serial interface card	2.71
March 1983	Year III number 3	CP/M users group list of program contained in the LX 390 floppy disk controller EPROM (part 2 of 2) list of program contained in the CFD 0001 "Linea blu" MICRO design controller EPROM (part 1 of 3) repair of Micro Design cards	15.20
April 1983	Year III number 4	compatible CP/M programs make auto-repeat for alphanumeric keyboard list of program contained in the CFD 0001 "Linea blu" MICRO design controller EPROM (part 2 of 3) errata corrige for November 1982 bulletin and eprom for older video cards	13.90
May 1983	Year III number 5	Bit '83 special Winchester disk how to draw using computer: the plotter	2.27
June 1983	Year III number 6	TRASL 80 program list of program contained in the CFD 0001 "Linea blu" MICRO design controller EPROM (part 3 of 3) connections for Centronics 730/2 printer	14.40
July 1983	Year III number 7	8 K basic on tape or EPROM special offers price list again some notes about Winchester switching power supply double running speed	2.48
August 1983	Year III number 8	let's speak again about languages "capital lock"key on LX 387 keyboard autorepeat	2.42
September 1983	Year III number 9	laguages and utilities for CP/M jumpering floppy-disk drives	2.37
October 1983	Year III number 10	how to use Winchester jumpering floppy-disk drives blinking cursor on 32x16 video interface	1.88
November 1983	Year III number 11	how to use all eight bit to pilot the printer, by using LX.389 parallel interface system/calendar clock software to manage clock/calendar automatic power on and power off musical compilator to make microcomputer play	3.08
December 1983	Year III number 12	honeywell lina 11 cq printer new eprom fro video controller cpv-001 new patched programs calcstar data base management system - dbase II	3.33
January 1984	Year IV number 1	double density for cfd-001 and lx-390	2.95
February 1984	Year IV number 2	the emulators intelligent keyboard for microcomputer power line electrical disturbances year 1983 index	2.73
March 1984	Year IV number 3	outlines about video controller eprom monit 4.x eprom version 4.3c new drives for 5" 1/4 floppy disks basf 6138 watanabe six colours plotter updated price list-catalog: march 1984	4.12
April 1984	Year IV number 4	double density cp/m for cfd 001 controller or lx-390 controller adding peripherals on double density cp/m	2.62
May 1984	Year IV number 5	serial, clock, printer and double density	2.18
June 1984	Year IV number 6	pascal languale warnings about double density using program ddstep.com using multiple printers imu 101 musical interface audio volume	2.68
July 1984	Year IV number 7	various clarifications eprom programmer and double density	2.74
August 1984	Year IV number 8	sargon space invaders piranha	2.76
September 1984	Year IV number 9	cpu-001 board cp/m library: 78 and 81 volumes	3.09
October-November 1984	Year IV number 10-11	microcomputer r1 state-of-the-art and future plans available software for micro design microcomputer	5.09
December 1984	Year IV number 12	management package updated price list-catalog: january 1985	3.82
January-February 1985	Year V number 1-2	basf 6238 double drive archivist program for efficient file copy and backup vola synthesis. siv-001 card. Give a voice to your computer single density cp/m for lx.529 compact system 5 places minibus card clarifications about ddinstl and ddformat member subscription module for 1985 year	5.74
March-April 1985	Year V number 3-4	csa-001 consolle for z80 microprocessor clarifications about pascal microcalc spreadsheet patches to cfd-001 and cvp-001 projects to make them work at 4 MHz using 2732 eprom type cfd-011 and cfd-012 kit calibration using oscilloscope	5.61
May-June 1985	Year V number 5-6	MOD-001 modem: using a telephone line you can exchange data, messages and program or connect remotely to a computer first C.B.B.S. in Italy: data bank, messages and programs for hobbyist accessible by way of a modem "toolbox" programs: a very usefull extension of turbo pascal that make writing of programs to manage data more easy "zip" program : a dbase II extension that ease making of input/output data masks volume number 63 CP/M User Group library DDFORMAT error messages (single and double density formatting)	16.81
July-August 1985	Year V number 7-8	C.B.B.S.: how to use the first Italian computer bullettin board system sponsored by Micro Design cumulative index 1980-1985 hot to connect a commercial joystick to our computer I/O parallel interface PAR-101 news: price reduction and printed boards selling	4.51
September-October 1985	Year V number 9-10	a new computer side by side to micro design z80 patches to modem program to use 4 MHz rs-232 a 3.5" floppy for z80 microcomputer mistakes corrections and various tips powering off 5.25" double density floppy motors procedure to calibrate dynamics memories	5.58
November-Dicember 1985	Year V number 11-12	new 32K static memory MRE-002 analog digital converter ADC-101 modem for IBM, Apple and Commodore 64 with basic listing radio enthusiasts special: how to use modem by radio modem card case MOD-001 the computer "beep" audio signal C.B.B.S. Micro Design point	1.47
January-February 1986	Year VI number 1-2	Sperimentare magazine collaboration byte magazine listings programs to access to C.B.B.S. using different computers C.B.B.S. Micro Design notes changes to FORMAT5 and FORMAT8 for Cherry keyboard changes to winchester CP/M for video 4.4 vocal synthesis for Ibm computer, Olivetti e compatibles I/O plus card for Ibm and compatibles Fujitsu printer presentation Ibm keyboard interface compatible with Z-80 microcomputer 5"/8" double density floppy controller CFD-002 CFD-01X offer until sold out personal computer compatible to Ibm-AT announce software for Ibm and compatibles	4.87
March-April 1986	Year VI number 3-4	new card for Z80 system: graphic video controller Ibm type keyboard compatible to z80 system personal computer compatible to pc/at programs for ibm: multiplan programs for ibm: auto-cad programs for ibm: microcap II and micro-logic mouse for ibm pc/xt/at available programs list for ibm	5.51
May-June 1986	Year VI number 5-6	assemble your IBM-compatible with Micro-XT cards double density 11 MBytes winchester for Z-80 MOD-101 modem expansion: automatic call and answer usefull change for MOD-001 using graphic card CVP-002 for Z-80 framwork: a very usefull integrated package smartwork: a printer board drawer fly simulator: an enjoyable flight simulation program eprom programmer for IBM and compatibles	8.91
July-August 1986	Year VI number 7-8	integrated super-package: Sympony per IBM examples using CVP-002 new 1.2 MBytes TEAC floppy drive IBM-AT offer parts offer help requests	5.77
September-October 1986	Year VI number 9-10	program to transfer CP/M - MSDOS change to floppy controller for Z-80 copy protection to avoid unauthorized copies a presentation generator: story board graphic programs for R-1 micro: graphic usage of LX-529 card from CP/M graphic editor for LX-529 and CVP-002 a very beautifull simulation game for CVP-002 and LX-529: driving a submarine destroy the enemy fleat how to use LINA 11 printer with printed circuits routing program "smartwork"	4.77
unknown	Unknown	special personalized discounts pal equations and eprom listings the point of situation direct import and other stories 3.5 inches floppy drive using cpu-001 as microcontroller IBM computer clones price list - printed boards - kits cvp-002 and turbo pascal XT and AT compatible prototype card	6.25
Ottobre 1983	Price list Micro LG October 1983	catalogue-price list updated at March 1986	1.98
March 1986	Price list Micro LG March 1986	catalogue-price list updated at March 1986	3.42

These are various publications related to the computer (all articles are in Italian):

TITLE	ARGUMENTS	SIZE MB
Micro-Lg users club subscription	coupon to subscribe the Micro Lg users club	0.19
Esa and Ascii	an article published on Personal Software magazine of Jackson editions with "Esa e Ascii" program listing, that make the ascii and hexadecimal dump of disk files	4.52
Anonymous	anonymous bulletin coming probably from a reparing facility. It contains some notes about how to do in case of 5.5K basic tape not loading, and some changes for 8 K LX.386 ram expansion	1.36
Jurassic News	a recent article published on number 9 of Jurassic News online magazine	3.10
Suggestions for the dynamic ram	a paper included in the LX.392 dynamic ram expansion kit showing some suggestions for its correct working	0.81
Z80 advertising	an advertising of Z80 microcomputer published on Bit magazine	0.11
Basic tutorials on floppy	print (partial) of basic language tutorials on floppy published on magazines 81, 89 and 101-102 (lessons 8, 9, and from 21 to 50 are missing). Thanks to Constantinos Haritakis	106