---
title: Digital Micro Systems DMS-5000
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Professional Computer
origins:
- U.S.A.
years:
- '1982'
cpus:
- Z80
params:
  name: DMS-5000
  image: /media/museum/photos/digitalmicrosys_dms5000_system_1.jpg
  company: /companies/digital-micro-systems
  company_name: Digital Micro Systems
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: DMS-5000
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Digital Micro Systems
  - label: TYPE
    value: Professional Computer
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: U.S.A.
  - label: YEAR
    value: '1982'
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: None
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: Full-stroke 88 keys with 16 function keys & numeric keypad
  - label: CPU
    value: Z80 or 8086
  - label: SPEED
    value: Unknown
  - label: RAM
    value: 64 KB (Z80) or 1 MB (8086)
  - label: TEXT MODES
    value: |-
      80 colomns x 66 lines (vertical pos.)\
      132 columns x 50 lines or 80 x 26 (horizontal pos.)
  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
    value: unknown
  - label: COLORS
    value: Monochrome
  - label: SOUND
    value: Beeper
  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
    value: Unknown
  - label: OS
    value: CP/M or CP/M 86
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: Built-in power supply
  - label: PRICE
    value: Unknown
  forum_thread: 596
  oc_id: 609
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230417004102/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=609
    date: '2023-04-17'
---

The DMS-5000 resumed the concept of the [DMS-3/F](/museum/digital-micro-systems-dms-3-f/) system, a CP/M based machine that could be used as a stand-alone computer or as a network station for the HiNet local area network.

The DMS-5000 was sold in two versions, a Z80 based model with 64 KB of RAM, and a 8086 version with up to 1 MB of RAM.

The novelty came from the A4 size rotating screen allowing wide spread sheets to be scrolled left and right, and long letters up and down. The screen had also some interesting high resolution features.

Despite this innovative idea, the DMS-5000 was not a great commercial success. However, the rotating screen concept will be later adopted by several major computer manufacturers, like Rank Xerox.