NUOVA ELETTRONICA
Z80 COMPUTER
This site is dedicated to the computer published in kit by Nuova Elettronica italian magazine from 1979 to 1985.
Here you will find all articles and informations I found related to this computer, schematics, software, and add-on cards made by me.
Now this kit is obsolete, but it's very interesting for technical solutions used, and also because it was helpful in teaching alot of technicians that, like me, spent many hours in assembling and programming this beautiful computer.
I'm always searching for informations, hardware, software, third party add-ons and everything else related to this computer: if you have any information or question don't hesitate to email me.
A particular thank you goes to Nuova Elettronica magazine that gave me permission to make this site.
This site is growing, and new pages and articles will be added in future. Come again to visit me!!!
| LATEST UPDATES : | |
| 30/01/2010 | Added Micro-Lg year VI number 9-10 bullettin in the articles section |
| 07/01/2010 | Added other photos of Pino Giaquinto computer in the photo section |
| 01/01/2010 | Added some suggestions included to the LX.392 dynamic ram expansion kit in the articles section Added some photos of the LX.392 dynamic ram expansion in the hardware section |
| 27/12/2009 | Added hard-disk interface photos in the hardware section and in the add-on and researches section Added hard-disk photos in the restoration photo report sub-section |
| 10/12/2009 | Made an updated version of the multi-firmware monitor to fix a compatibility problem between hexadecimal monitors that use relocated stack and the eprom programmer, in the add-on and researches section |
| 29/10/2009 | Added two floppy disk software images in the software section |
| 22/04/2009 | Added tape programs in the software section |
| 06/02/2009 | Added details to the tape interface description in the hardware section |
| 28/01/2009 | Found a Trendcom 200 thermal printer and added photos in the hardware section |
| 26/01/2009 | Added Basf 6188 hard-disk manual in the datasheets section |
| 20/01/2009 | Renamed the add-on section into add-on and researches Discovered informations about the hard-disk: they are in the hardware and add-on and researches section Added informations related to SONE floppy-disk format in the add-on and researches section |
| 25/11/2008 | Added photos of Pino Giaquinto computer in the photo section |
| 17/09/2008 | Added Micro-Lg year VI number 7-8 bullettin in the articles section Added Micro-Lg year unknown bullettin in the articles section Added Micro-Lg price list March 1986 in the articles section |
| 18/04/2008 | Added a detailed table with all files contained in the multi-firmware eprom, in the add-ons section |
| 17/04/2008 | Made a new version of the multi-firmware monitor with an added option to use eprom 382 original monitor for the hexadecimal keyboard relocated at F000h. Also the eprom programmer firmware has beed added to all available monitors. You can find it in the add-ons section. Old multi-firmware version has beed removed |
| 12/04/2008 | Big news: recovered editor/assembler for video graphic card LX.529, and three other programs never released. Programs were on the NE-DOS version G.1.0 original floppy as deleted files, and I undeleted them using a Tandy TRS-80 emulator. You can find them in the software section |
| 11/04/2008 | English version of the site is now available |
| 08/04/2008 | Changed datasheet of MC6847 with a more complete version in the datasheets section |
| 03/04/2008 | Added images of original Nuova Elettronica floppy about NE-DOS 2.1 and NE-DOS G.1 in the software section |
| 20/03/2008 | Added Tandon TM-100 drive user manual in the datasheets section |
| 18/03/2008 | Added Claudio Pasquini computer photos in the photos section |
| 24/12/2007 | Added image of Editor Assembler/Disassembler floppy in the software section |
| 06/08/2007 | Added Micro-Lg year V number 5-6 bullettin in the articles section |
| 20/06/2007 | Added Micro-Lg year V number 11-12 in the articles section |
| 25/05/2007 | Added new section other computers |
| 03/05/2007 | Added a recent article published on number 9 of Jurassic News online magazine in the articles section |
| 25/02/2007 | Added Micro-Lg year VI number 5-6 bullettin in the articles section |
| 26/12/2006 | Added anonymous bullettin in the articles section |
| 10/12/2006 | Added images of SONE operative system floppy in the software section |
| 01/12/2006 | Added errata corrige about 15 MBytes hard-disk LX.683 in the articles section |
| 27/11/2006 | Added new section add-ons |
| 23/11/2006 | Added image of 5,5K basic floppy in the software section Updated informations about how to recreate floppy disks from images |
| 22/11/2006 | Added dump of eproms "390" and "683" in the software section to boot 5,5K basic on floppy and S.O.N.E., as explained in the hardware section |
| 21/11/2006 | Added complemented dump of eproms "1390" and "2390" in the software section to be used with the floppy interface LX.390, as explained in the hardware section |
| 20/11/2006 | Added photos of eprom programmer LX.394-395 in the hardware section |
| 20/11/2006 | Added dump of eprom "394" for the eprom programmer LX.394-395 in the software section |
| 06/11/2006 | Added Micro-Lg year VI number 3-4 bullettin in the articles section |
| 31/10/2006 | Added manuale basic assembler più grafica in the articles section |
| 06/10/2006 | Added new section Related projects and added Pietro De Luca computer project |
| 02/08/2006 | Added Micro-Lg bullettins and various publications in the articles section Added more photos in the photos section |
| 16/07/2006 | Added datasheets about all components used in the computer in the datasheets section |
| 15/06/2006 | Found an error in the exadecimal interface schematic, as detailed in the hardware section |
| 14/06/2006 | Added Tandon TM-100 drive datasheet in the datasheets section |
| 13/06/2006 | Corrected reset circuit description of the floppy disk interface in the hardware section Added photo report about my computer restoration in the photos section |
| 10/06/2006 | Added all missed schematics in the schematics section |
| 09/06/2006 | Added new section configurations |
| 05/06/2006 | Added some schematics in the schematics section |
| 04/06/2006 | Added hexadecimal keyboard interface photos and alphanumeric keyboard LX.387-B photos in the hardware section |
| 02/06/2006 | Corrected dump of eprom 548-5.BIN about 16 KBytes ROM basic (it was wrong) Added manuale basic più dos in the articles section |
| 28/05/2006 | Added some missed photos in the hardware section Added FD1771 floppy disk controller datasheet |
| 27/05/2006 | Added magazines number 84-85, 86-87, 89, 95, 96, 98, 101-102 and 103 in the articles section Added references to alphanumeric keyboard LX.387-B in the hardware section Added description of numeric keyboard LX.549 and keyboard case in the hardware section Added description of hard-disk interface LX.683 in the hardware section Added autorepeat card LX.710 in the hardware section |
| 26/05/2006 | Corrected references to basic 2.1+ ne-dos 1.5 and added references to basic 1.0 + ne-dos 1.0 Added table with bus signals in the hardware section Added magazines number 81 and 82-83 in the articles section Added command in the software section to recreate floppy images using a Catweasel MK4 interface |
| 25/05/2006 | Added magazines number 79 and 80 in the articles section: 12" monitor and basic 2.1 and ne-dos 1.5 instructions |
| 24/05/2006 | Corrected dump of eproms "382" and "1390" (a wrong version was uploaded) Added new section Market |
| 23/05/2006 | www.z80ne.com opening |
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