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- OBJECT TYPE
- PORTABLE/LUGGABLE/INTEGRATED CIRCUIT/256K
- DATE
- 1984
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1240.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bytec-Comterm Inc.
- MODEL
- HYPERION 3032
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
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 EVEN WITH MINIATURE CRT, SIZE OF MACHINES LIMITED PORTABILITY & THEY WERE SUPERCEDED WHEN LCD SCREENS BECAME AVAILABLE C. 1988.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
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