Dynalogic Hyperion

The first MS-DOS luggable

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The Dynalogic Hyperion was the first MS-DOS luggable, beating the more famous Compaq to market by a few months. Although stylish, it had its problems and could not compete with Compaq. In addition to being first, the Hyperion has the distinction of being one of the few Canadian computers. Unlike most luggables, the Hyperion stored its keyboard beneath the system unit, rather than using it as a cover for the front of the computer.

Commodore bought the rights to the Hyperion design and it served as the basis of Commodore's first PC-compatibles. Commodore Canada may have also struck a deal to sell Hyperions with the Commodore brand name, but this has not been confirmed.

I had a dear friend who had one, and will always have fond memories of him and his Hyperion. Alas, he's now dancing with himself due to leukemia. Or what.


All text and images are copyright © 1998-2002 Roger Sinasohn
Unauthorized use or duplication is strictly prohibited.
A view of the front and top of the Dynalogic Hyperion.
The Dynalogic Hyperion

A front view of the Hyperion, with the keyboard stowed below.
The front of the Hyperion

The rear of the Hyperion, showing the ports and the integral handle in the top of the case.
A rear view

The Dynalogic Hyperion's keyboard comes out of its storage location.
The keyboard

The Hyperion featured an amber screen, with the brightness and contract controls above the power button.
A close-up of the monitor

The Hyperion included two 5.25
A close-up of the disk drives

The ports on the left side of the rear, including a TV out, Telephone jack, phone line jack, handset jack, and serial port.
The Hyperion ports

The right side of the rear included the parallel port and an expansion port.
More ports

Mfr: Bytec-Comterm/Dynalogic
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Model:
Processor: 8088
Speed: 4.77mhz
Op. Sys: MS-DOS, Dynamo
Bits:
Internal:
Data:
RAM:
Min: 256K
Max: 640K
ROM:
Input:
Display: Amber CRT, with resolutions of 320x200, 640x200, 320x250 and 640x250
Storage:
Cassette:
Floppy Disk: Dual DSDD 360K 5.25" floppy drives
Hard Disk:
Ports:
Serial: 1 DB-25F
Parallel: 1 DB-25M
Keyboard:
Joystick:
Other: RCA Video out, 50-pin memory expansion/HDD connector, 2 RJ-11 jacks, 1 handset jack
Expansion:
Introduced: 1982
Discontinued:
Cost: $4995
Physical:
Size:
Weight:
Power:
Voltage:
Connector:
Polarity:
Peripherals:
Notes:
Has a built-in screen blanker to prevent burn-in. Included a built-in modem.

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