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Digital Micro Systems DMS-3/F	Computers	Professional Computer	U.S.A.	1982	Z80-A	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread adverts oc_id source DMS-3/F /media/museum/photos/digitalmicrosys_dms3_system_1.jpg /companies/digital-micro-systems Digital Micro Systems label value NAME DMS-3/F label value MANUFACTURER Digital Micro Systems label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN U.S.A. label value YEAR 1982 label value KEYBOARD Full stroke keyboard 80 keys, 16 function keys, numeric keypad label value CPU Z80-A label value SPEED 4 Mhz. label value RAM 64 KB label value ROM Unknown label value TEXT MODES 80 col. x 25 lines label value GRAPHIC MODES Unknown label value COLORS Unknown label value SOUND Unknown label value SIZE / WEIGHT 14 Kgs label value I/O PORTS 4 x Serial RS-232, 1 x Parallel, 1 x Network label value OS CP/M label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in P.S.U. label value PRICE Unknown adverts 582 title subtitle text image DMS-15 January 1983 advert. The DMS-15 is a DMS-3/F with a built-in 15 MB hard disk. /media/museum/pubs/digitalmicrosys_dms15_pub_1.jpg title subtitle text image COMPUTER TERMINAL TO NETWORK STATION The HiNet local network system allowed data to be transfered at a 256 Kbyte/sec. speed. It was able to run under CP/M or MS/DOS operating systems. /media/museum/pubs/digitalmicrosys_hinet_pub_1.jpg 593 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230417024951/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=593 2023-04-17

Digital Microsystems, Inc. was founded by John Torode, a computer science professor at the University of California at Berkeley. John Torode previously built a computer with a friend called Gary Kildall, the 'father' of the CP/M operating system. From 1979 to 1986. Digital Microsystems designed and manufactured microcomputer-based subsystems, computers, and one of the first microprocessor-based local area networks called HiNet. Originally based in Oakland, CA, DMS was sold to a British firm and grew to more than 200 employees worldwide with a sister company in England.

Also called "Fox" the DMS-3/F was a CP/M based system. It could be used as a stand-alone system or as a network station able to emulate any video terminal. Digital Microsystems advertised that with its 9" diagonal screen, the Fox had triple the capacity of the most popular portable of that time, the Osborne 1.

The system was sold with the HiNet local area network and four RS-232 serial ports allowing the professional user to connect its computer anywhere the business required for about the cost of a good typewriter.
A 15 MB hard disk version called DMS-15 was launched in early 1983.

To note the lovely gilded 60's fashioned feet with red rubber tips.