DXCC was started in February, 1986 by three former employees of Rising Star Industries. Not so coincidentally, all three were "Hams", thus the name of the company, the "DX" Computer Co.

Rising Star Industries was the company responsible for designing both the hardware and the software for the "last" and "best" 8 bit computer ever sold - the Epson "QX-10". This computer was the penultimate 8 bit based personal computer. It was conceived in 1981, software was developed in early 1982, and it was first introduced to the public at the end of 1982. It was a success for almost 3 years and sold close to 100,000 units. However, by then, the IBM "PC" computer had begun to establish itself, and by the fall of 1985 Epson threw in the towel and announced their IBM "clone".

Rising Star attempted to stay in business, but when it lost its "only" customer (Epson) it was not able to continue. The DX Computer Company was started in order to continue to support the tens of thousands of people who were still using that amazing Epson QX-10 machine.

When the calendar flipped from 1989 to 1990, there was a major shift in the computer industry. The IBM configuration, with help from Microsoft, was really taking over, with Asian "clone" machines becoming very affordable. The number of active users of the Epson computer dropped dramatically. The other two partners dropped out of the DXCC activities and pursued other venues. DX Computer Company still continues to support the remaining Epson "QX" series computer users, but has now expanded its support to include the IBM/Microsoft "Windows PC" configuration.