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Scorpio News was an English Nascom magazine, published between 1987 and 1989. It was the successor of 80-Bus News.
Table of Contents
| Topic | Author | Category | Magazine | Issue | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | Scorpio News | 1.1 | 3 | ||
| Editorial | P.A. Greenhalgh | Scorpio News | 1.1 | 3 | |
| The David Hunt Pages | David Hunt | Scorpio News | 1.1 | 5 | |
| Dealer Profile – Marston Spurrier | Scorpio News | 1.1 | 7 | ||
| Review of the Newburn Opto-Input Board | M. Black | Review | Scorpio News | 1.1 | 8 |
| An Introduction to FORTRAN | P.D. Coker | Software | Scorpio News | 1.1 | 9 |
| The Computer User’s Dictionary | D.R. Hunt | Scorpio News | 1.1 | 22 | |
| Disk Formats and CP/M Disk Routines | M.W.T. Waters | Software | Scorpio News | 1.1 | 25 |
| A Look at MultiNet 2 | P.A. Greenhalgh | Scorpio News | 1.1 | 30 | |
| Letters to the Editor | Scorpio News | 1.1 | 33 | ||
| Review of the 2MB Upgrade for the GM833 | D. Greenfield | Review | Scorpio News | 1.1 | 37 |
| Doctor Dark’s Diary – Episode 24 | Chris Blackmore | Scorpio News | 1.1 | 38 | |
| A Beginner’s Guide to 1/2" Magnetic Tapes | Timeclaim | Scorpio News | 1.1 | 40 | |
| Review of the MAP-80 Video/Floppy Controller | P.D. Coker | Review | Scorpio News | 1.1 | 42 |
| Private Advert | Scorpio News | 1.1 | 44 | ||
| Putting on the Style | P.D. Coker | Scorpio News | 1.1 | 45 | |
| Making CP/M More User Friendly | C. Bowden | Software | Scorpio News | 1.1 | 51 |
| A Sideways Look at Benchmarks | P.D. Coker | Scorpio News | 1.1 | 57 | |
| Topic | Author | Category | Magazine | Issue | Page |
| Contents | Scorpio News | 1.2 | 3 | ||
| Editorial | P.A. Greenhalgh | Scorpio News | 1.2 | 3 | |
| The David Hunt Pages | David Hunt | Scorpio News | 1.2 | 4 | |
| Dealer Profile – Arctic Computers | Scorpio News | 1.2 | 7 | ||
| Technical Queries | Scorpio News | 1.2 | 8 | ||
| The Z80 CTC | Rory O’Farrell | Hardware | Scorpio News | 1.2 | 9 |
| NasTug – Computer User Group | P.A. Greenhalgh | Scorpio News | 1.2 | 15 | |
| Doctor Dark’s Diary – Episode 25 | Chris Blackmore | Scorpio News | 1.2 | 16 | |
| The ZCPR3 System | C. Bowden | Software | Scorpio News | 1.2 | 20 |
| Benchmark Update | P.D. Coker | Scorpio News | 1.2 | 30 | |
| Letters to the Editor | Scorpio News | 1.2 | 32 | ||
| MAP RAM Green Light | R. Mohamed | Hardware | Scorpio News | 1.2 | 37 |
| Disk Formats and CP/M Disk Routines – Part 2 | M.W.T. Waters | Software | Scorpio News | 1.2 | 40 |
| Review of the MAP-80 MPI Board | P.D. Coker | Review | Scorpio News | 1.2 | 44 |
| GM809 Fast Stepper | R. Mohamed | Hardware | Scorpio News | 1.2 | 46 |
| Private Adverts | Scorpio News | 1.2 | 51 | ||
| Topic | Author | Category | Magazine | Issue | Page |
| Contents | Scorpio News | 1.3 | 3 | ||
| Editorial | P.A. Greenhalgh | Scorpio News | 1.3 | 3 | |
| Doctor Dark’s Diary – Episode 26 | Chris Blackmore | Scorpio News | 1.3 | 5 | |
| Gemini Maintenance Memorandom | Scorpio News | 1.3 | 10 | ||
| Disk Formats and CP/M Disk Routines – Part 3 | M.W.T. Waters | Software | Scorpio News | 1.3 | 11 |
| Dealer Profile – Off Records | Scorpio News | 1.3 | 17 | ||
| Letters to the Editor | Scorpio News | 1.3 | 19 | ||
| The ZCPR3 System – Part 2 – Installation | C. Bowden | Software | Scorpio News | 1.3 | 25 |
| Soft Warm Boot on a Nascom | R. Mohamed | Software | Scorpio News | 1.3 | 35 |
| A Visit to Io Research | P.A. Greenhalgh | Scorpio News | 1.3 | 37 | |
| Upgrading a GM813 to 256K | W.H. Turner | Hardware | Scorpio News | 1.3 | 42 |
| Scorpio System Goes "Compatible" | P.A. Greenhalgh | Scorpio News | 1.3 | 48 | |
| Review of the Elonex PC-286 | P.A. Greenhalgh | Review | Scorpio News | 1.3 | 50 |
| The Dave Hunt Pages on PCs/MS-DOS | David Hunt | Scorpio News | 1.3 | 56 | |
| Private Adverts | Scorpio News | 1.3 | 63 | ||
| Topic | Author | Category | Magazine | Issue | Page |
| Contents | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 3 | ||
| Editorial | P.A. Greenhalgh | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 3 | |
| Dealer Profile – Kenilworth Computers | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 4 | ||
| Gemini GM880 Hitachi 64180 CPU/RAM 80-BUS Board | Review | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 5 | |
| Preview of the GM890 Z280 Processor Board | Gerry Dickson | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 7 | |
| Letters to the Editor | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 11 | ||
| Disk Formats and CP/M Disk Routines – Part 4 | M.W.T. Waters | Software | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 15 |
| Review of two Modula 2s | Dough Taylor | Review | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 21 |
| Review of the NE889 Battery "M" Drive | Derek Beaty | Review | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 24 |
| Doctor Dark’s Diary – Episode 27 | Chris Blackmore | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 25 | |
| The MAP-80 VFC, MPI and 256K RAM cards | Michael Newson | Review | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 31 |
| WordStar V3.30 for the Gemini IVC/SVC | D.J. Birch | Software | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 33 |
| Software Review – Scorpio Systems Disk + PCB package | Robert Pearce | Review | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 34 |
| Comments from the PC software’s author | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 36 | ||
| Obtaining 00H to FFH from the Nascom Keyboard | Michael Newson | Software | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 37 |
| The Dave Hunt Pages – PCs and MS-DOS | Dave Hunt | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 38 | |
| Private Sales | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 45 | ||
| A Quick Look at GEM | P.A. Greenhalgh | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 46 | |
| 730K Disks in an AT | D.R. Hunt J. Parrott |
Scorpio News | 1.4 | 47 | |
| Transferring files from 80-BUS to Amstrad 1512 | A.A. Bryan | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 51 | |
| A Brief Look at WordStar 4 | P.A. Greenhalgh | Review | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 52 |
| Gemini GM886 Intel 80286 CPU 80-BUS Board | Review | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 53 | |
| Editor’s Note on new 80-BUS Products | Scorpio News | 1.4 | 53 | ||
| Topic | Author | Category | Magazine | Issue | Page |
| Contents | Scorpio News | 2.1 | 2 | ||
| Editorial | P.A. Greenhalgh | Scorpio News | 2.1 | 2 | |
| Letters to the Editor | Scorpio News | 2.1 | 5 | ||
| Private Advertisements – 1 | Scorpio News | 2.1 | 7 | ||
| Doctor Dark’s Diary – Episode 28 | Chris Blackmore | Scorpio News | 2.1 | 8 | |
| Folly Bidden Printed Circuit Designer | P.D. Coker | Review | Scorpio News | 2.1 | 10 |
| Adding Drivetec Drives to a Nascom | Michael Hendry | Hardware | Scorpio News | 2.1 | 15 |
| Private Advertisements – 2 | Scorpio News | 2.1 | 21 | ||
| Improving GEMPEN, ZCPR3, and Providing On-line HELP | C. Bowden | Software | Scorpio News | 2.1 | 22 |
| WordStar 4 for CP/M-80 | P.A. Greenhalgh | Software | Scorpio News | 2.1 | 32 |
| The DH Bit | David Hunt | Scorpio News | 2.1 | 33 | |
| Next Issue | Scorpio News | 2.1 | 36 | ||
| The NEC V20 and V30 Processors | P.D. Coker | Review | Scorpio News | 2.1 | 37 |
| For Sale | Scorpio News | 2.1 | 38 | ||
| Topic | Author | Category | Magazine | Issue | Page |
| Contents | Scorpio News | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| Editorial | P.A. Greenhalgh | Scorpio News | 2.2 | 2 | |
| Letters to the Editor | Scorpio News | 2.2 | 6 | ||
| Modification of GM805 Disk Systems | L.C. Waring | Hardware | Scorpio News | 2.2 | 8 |
| Notes on CP/M 3 Password Protection | A.G.H. Sibley | Software | Scorpio News | 2.2 | 9 |
| Private Adverts – 1 | Scorpio News | 2.2 | 12 | ||
| Disk Doctoring | P.D. Coker | Software | Scorpio News | 2.2 | 13 |
| Next Issue | Scorpio News | 2.2 | 14 | ||
| Doctor Dark’s Diary – Episode 29 | Chris Blackmore | Scorpio News | 2.2 | 15 | |
| Lawrence the long-haired wierdo | Lawrence | Scorpio News | 2.2 | 18 | |
| Private Adverts – 2 | Scorpio News | 2.2 | 20 | ||
| IBM-COPY – A Review | Kevin R. Smith | Review | Scorpio News | 2.2 | 21 |
| "Real Programmers" | V.A. Roius | Scorpio News | 2.2 | 22 | |
| The DH Bit | D.R. Hunt | Scorpio News | 2.2 | 23 | |
| Digital Imaging Systems – Part 1 | D.R. Hunt | Scorpio News | 2.2 | 27 | |
| Topic | Author | Category | Magazine | Issue | Page |
| Contents | Scorpio News | 2.3 | 2 | ||
| Editorial | P.A. Greenhalgh | Scorpio News | 2.3 | 2 | |
| Letters to the Editor | Scorpio News | 2.3 | 3 | ||
| "Real Programmers" | V.A.R. Ious | Scorpio News | 2.3 | 3 | |
| Adding a Winchester to your System | I.M. Cullen | Hardware | Scorpio News | 2.3 | 4 |
| The Use of Overlay Files | R. Pearce | Software | Scorpio News | 2.3 | 9 |
| Public Domain Software – a note of caution | P.D. Coker | Scorpio News | 2.3 | 19 | |
| Various Points | Peter Hand | Scorpio News | 2.3 | 21 | |
| Private Adverts | Scorpio News | 2.3 | 25 | ||
| A Review of the Gemini GM6202 ‘AT’ Compatible | C. Bowden | Review | Scorpio News | 2.3 | 26 |
| Digital Imaging Systems – Part 2 | D.R. Hunt | Scorpio News | 2.3 | 33 | |
| Topic | Author | Category | Magazine | Issue | Page |
| Contents | Scorpio News | 2.4 | 2 | ||
| Editorial | P.A. Greenhalgh | Scorpio News | 2.4 | 2 | |
| Letters to the Editor | Scorpio News | 2.4 | 3 | ||
| Review of the NE898 processor board | Peter Bell | Review | Scorpio News | 2.4 | 4 |
| An Introduction to C | R.C. Pearce | Software | Scorpio News | 2.4 | 11 |
| Picking up the PCs | P.D. Coker | Scorpio News | 2.4 | 17 | |
| Direct Keyboard Commands – Update & More GEMPEN Mods. | C. Bowden | Scorpio News | 2.4 | 20 | |
| Digital Imaging Systems – Part 3 | D.R. Hunt | Scorpio News | 2.4 | 25 | |
| Private Ads. | Scorpio News | 2.4 | 31 | ||
| Topic | Author | Category | Magazine | Issue | Page |
| Contents | Scorpio News | 3 | 2 | ||
| Editorial | P.A. Greenhalgh | Scorpio News | 3 | 2 | |
| Letters to the Editor | Scorpio News | 3 | 3 | ||
| Doctor Dark’s Diary – Episode 30 | Chris Blackmore | Scorpio News | 3 | 9 | |
| DSP on 80-BUS | R.C. Hill | Hardware | Scorpio News | 3 | 11 |
| An Essay On The Deleterious Effects Of Too Much Computerism or Dave’s Been Smoking Those Funny Cigarettes Again ! |
Dave Hunt | Scorpio News | 3 | 14 | |
| The Last Card? | Dennis McLaren | Hardware | Scorpio News | 3 | 18 |
| A Free RAM-Disk | J.T. Nestor | Software | Scorpio News | 3 | 19 |
| The Final Traitorous Act | Bert Martin | Scorpio News | 3 | 20 | |
| A Warning | Andrew Mead | Software | Scorpio News | 3 | 21 |
| Developing Programs On Microcomputers Over The Years | Richard Beal | Software | Scorpio News | 3 | 23 |
| MAP-80 BIOS 5.02. Enhancements for CP/M Plus | M. Newson | Software | Scorpio News | 3 | 24 |
| From The Horse’s Mouth | John Marshall | Scorpio News | 3 | 25 | |
| All Good Things Come To An End | Erling Andersen | Scorpio News | 3 | 29 | |
| Lucas Hardware/Software – Points Arising | Dennis McLaren | Scorpio News | 3 | 30 | |
| For Sale & Wanted | Scorpio News | 3 | 32 | ||
| Contacts | Scorpio News | 3 | 33 | ||
| Dave’s Farewell | David Hunt | Scorpio News | 3 | 35 | |
| Names and Addresses | Scorpio News | 3 | 40 | ||
| Editor’s Farewell | P.A. Greenhalgh | Scorpio News | 3 | 43 |
80-BUS publications spanned nearly 12 years from simple Z80 computers to the rise of IBM PC compatibles. Here ends the 8 bit era.
This table of contents is based on a work of Mike Strange who collected an overall table of contents of Nascom magazines.