General Information

Serial #

5516

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC CASING & PARTS/ METAL PARTS/ FABRIC & SIMULATED LEATHER CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE/ GLASS SCREEN/ CARDBOARD BOX/ METAL & SYNTHETIC DISKETTES, PAPER PROTECTORS, CARDBOARD & PLASTIC CASES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

48.0 cm

Width

24.0 cm

Height

34.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Digital computing devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bytec

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1984-1991

Canada

A CANADIAN MADE COMPUTER, USED BY DR. MACLENNAN, CHAIR OF CELTIC STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA FROM 1986-1992 & TEACHER THERE FOR MANY YEARS. HE USED IT FOR HIS RESEARCH, FOR COMMUNICATING WITH COLLEAGUES, ETC. HE WAS A MEMBER OF HUGO (HYPERION USERS GROUP OF OTTAWA). DYNALOGIC BEGAN IN 1973 IN OTTAWA.

Function

A PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE CONTAINING A MICROPROCESSOR THAT ACCEPTS, PROCESSES, & DISPLAYS DATA. ITS SMALL SIZE & ACCOMPANYING CARRYING CASE ENABLED IT TO BE TRANSPORTED, SO AS TO PROVIDE ITS USER WITH COMPUTER FACILITIES WHILE TRAVELLING.

Technical

HYPERION WAS IN DIRECT COMPETION WITH OSBORNE, BOTH BEING IBM-COMPATIBLE, & WAS INTENDED FOR BUSINESS PEOPLE WHO REQUIRED WORD PROCESSING & LIMITED COMPUTATIONAL FACILTIES WHILE TRAVELLING. EVEN WITH MINIATURE CRT, SIZE OF MACHINES LIMITED PORTABILITY & THEY WERE SUPERCEDED WHEN LCD SCREENS BECAME AVAILABLE C. 1988.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STICKER READING 'BYTEC-COMTERM/ INC.' COVERING CORNER OF LARGER STICKER READING 'Ottawa, CanadaModel Number 3032/ Serial Number: 005516/ Date Code: NOVEMBER 1984', '120VAC 60HZ.75A 90W', 'Made in Canada', WITH FCC INFO./ INDENTED 'HYPERION' ON COMPUTER CASING FRONT/ RASIED 'HYPERION' ON KEYBOARD CASING/ BLACK LETTERING ON KEYS/ INDENTED 'DYNALOGIC' ON EACH SIDE OF CASE/ PAPER LABEL ON RAM MEMORY UNIT READS 'SBM ELECTRONICS/ P.O. BOX 13144/ Kanata, Ontario/ K2K 1X3/ PRODUCT SUPERAM-768/ SERIAL # 87070111'/ BLUE LETTERING ON BOX READING 'Hyperion' & 'SERIAL NO. 01239'

Missing

POWER CORD/ HAS BEEN MODIFIED BY ADDITIONAL OF INTERNAL 120/240 V POWER SUPPLY

Finish

TEXTURED BUFF CASING/ METALLIC PARTS/ GREY SCREEN/ YELLOW LIGHT/ KEYBOARD & KEYS IN VARIOUS SHADES OF BEIGE/ BLUE CARRYING CASE WITH GREY FABRIC SIDE PANELS/ WHITE BOX

Decoration

BLUE LINE DRAWINGS OF COMPUTER ON BOX EXTERIOR