DimensionDude
Experienced Member
Hi all,
I'm not new to vintage computer collecting, only to this forum. The biggest part of my collection is a boatload of Dimension 68000 computers and parts.
Never heard of it? Well, it was made by Micro Craft of Dallas, TX in the early 1980s. Latest date on the software I've seen is 1984.
In native mode it ran CP/M 68K and with plug in cards could emulate 8086, Apple II and Z80 (each emulator card had the appropriate processor on it). The emulation is a bit unstable (ok, a lot unstable) but native mode works great.
There was an R&D effort going on in a nearby city, I have most of the stuff from that facility including working computers, all kinds of boards both populated and blank, software and other miscellaneous parts.
My very first computer was a Tandy 1000TX (purchased new) that I upgraded with a 32MB hard drive card (paid over $300 for it) and VGA. Traded it several years ago for a Kodak Diconix 150 Plus printer to go with my laptop. The laptop died, the printer lives on.
Second computer (purchased new) was an IBM PS/1 Consultant, 486DX33 with 8MB ram and came with OS/2. Dropped in a DX2-66 some years ago and used it for a very long time. Still have it, still works.
One of my favorite items in my collection is a Printronix P6040L line printer. Big brute of a dot matrix printer, was used at my POE for printing labels. It ran 8+ hours a day (two shifts of production) for several years and still works reasonably well. Fast? Yes. Loud? Oh yes.
If anyone has any questions I'll be more than happy to attempt an answer.
I'm not new to vintage computer collecting, only to this forum. The biggest part of my collection is a boatload of Dimension 68000 computers and parts.
Never heard of it? Well, it was made by Micro Craft of Dallas, TX in the early 1980s. Latest date on the software I've seen is 1984.
In native mode it ran CP/M 68K and with plug in cards could emulate 8086, Apple II and Z80 (each emulator card had the appropriate processor on it). The emulation is a bit unstable (ok, a lot unstable) but native mode works great.
There was an R&D effort going on in a nearby city, I have most of the stuff from that facility including working computers, all kinds of boards both populated and blank, software and other miscellaneous parts.
My very first computer was a Tandy 1000TX (purchased new) that I upgraded with a 32MB hard drive card (paid over $300 for it) and VGA. Traded it several years ago for a Kodak Diconix 150 Plus printer to go with my laptop. The laptop died, the printer lives on.
Second computer (purchased new) was an IBM PS/1 Consultant, 486DX33 with 8MB ram and came with OS/2. Dropped in a DX2-66 some years ago and used it for a very long time. Still have it, still works.
One of my favorite items in my collection is a Printronix P6040L line printer. Big brute of a dot matrix printer, was used at my POE for printing labels. It ran 8+ hours a day (two shifts of production) for several years and still works reasonably well. Fast? Yes. Loud? Oh yes.
If anyone has any questions I'll be more than happy to attempt an answer.