Nexus Media Ltd

PUBLISHER PROFILE

NAME:Nexus Media Ltd

ORIGIN:Swanley, Kent (United Kingdom)

FOUNDED:Circa 1990

STATUS:Dissolved (Acquired by Highbury House)

SPECIALTY:Technical & User Publications

TITLES:LocoScript User, 8000 Plus (Acquisition)

BRIEF OVERVIEW: Nexus Media Ltd was the final custodian of commercial support for the Amstrad PCW. Through its software division, it managed the system's transition toward user-group-based support (LUG), ensuring the survival of LocoScript technical knowledge throughout the late 90s and early 2000s.

A> HISTORICAL REVIEW

Nexus Media Ltd operated as a publisher specializing in niche and technical titles, headquartered at Nexus House (Swanley). Its significance in Amstrad PCW history lies in having picked up the torch from publications that Amstrad and Locomotive Software ceased to support directly.

Following the dissolution of the original software arms, Nexus Media became the official channel for the subscription and distribution of LocoScript User, working closely with the LocoScript User Group. Under their label, final updates and compatibility support for the PcW 16 were managed. In the early 2000s, the company was absorbed by publishing giant Highbury House Communications PLC, marking the end of Nexus's era as an independent support entity for the PCW.

A> KEY MILESTONES & PUBLICATIONS

LocoScript User (Magazine) A quarterly publication that provided technical support until December 2005. 8000 Plus (Final Era) Acquisition and management of the final rights to the title following Future Publishing. LUG (LocoScript User Group) Coordination of the public domain library and distribution of utility discs.