Buick Dimensions 1989 and 1990 Software for IBM and Compatible PCs

WARNING: this video contains flashing and strobing patterns.

Here is a demonstration of the 1989 and 1990 Buick Dimensions software for IBM compatible personal computers. The PC version had color graphics, unlike the Macintosh version that I have. Yet I'd gladly trade color for the higher resolution graphics and better sound of the Macintosh computer at that time. Both versions were authored by the Inmar Group.

I'm a little surprised, given the size of the program, that EGA-level graphics were not included. This computer has an XGA-2 graphics adapter installed, making it easily able to display all VGA and prior graphics modes without issue, along with extremely high resolution XGA-1 or XGA-2 graphics modes.

I forgot to run the suspension demonstration or go into the detailed information for leasing in this video...the leasing info was almost insulting in the way it was written.

I copied each program to the hard drive to save the disks from wear and tear. Later, I will package them up and consider making them available for download. Each one was split across two 5.25" 360 kilobyte disks.

The PS/2 Model 57slc in this video has a very rare option--an internal high density 5.25" floppy diskette drive with electronic load and eject. It is the second one I have seen in many years of collecting and studying the PS/2.

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• 486SLC2

[thepirategamerboy12]

How will u plan to put this up for download?

[uxwbill]

@thepirategamerboy12 I have access to a few different web servers that I may use, when I get around to doing it.

[vwestlife]

Was this video made in the old cold forgotten Roach Palace?

[uxwbill]

@vwestlife Yes it was.

[ASS3464]

That dashbord graphic at 13:16 looks exactly like the digital display on my dads 1990 Buick Riviera. It was totaled by some asshole not watching what he was doing.

[TheUniversalDave1]

"OMG, A CAR!"-Uxwbill's sense of humor at work.

[uxwbill]

@JamesPipkin1984 Bonanza dawt com

[naterade21]

someday id like to have a century wagon or a roadmaster wagon

[partyfriek]

now we know more about the cold forgotton buick

[moldymac]

@uxwbill I was running it on a 20th anniversary mac with a G3 card. I bet the card is part to blame, the machine is faster with it, but some things just aren't as stable as they use to be.