Hyperion (computer)
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The Hyperion is an early portable computer that vied with the Compaq Portable to be the first portable IBM PC compatible. It was marketed by Infotech Cie of Ottawa, a subsidiary of Bytec Management Corp., who acquired the designer and manufacturer Dynalogic Corporation, in January 1983. In 1984, the design was licensed by Commodore International[1][2] in a move that was forecast as a "radical shift of position" and a signal that Commodore would soon dominate the PC compatible market. Despite computers being "hand-assembled from kits" provided by Bytec and displayed alongside the Commodore 900 at a German trade show as their forthcoming first portable computer,[3] it was never sold by Commodore[citation needed] and some analysts downplayed the pact.[4] The Hyperion was shipped in January 1983 at C$4995, two months ahead of the Compaq Portable.
Developer | Dynalogic Corporation |
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Manufacturer | Dynalogic Corporation |
Type | Portable computer |
Release date | January 1983; 41 years ago (1983-01) |
Introductory price | CA$4,995 (equivalent to $13,500 in 2023) |
Discontinued | Approximately 1985 |
Operating system | H-DOS |
CPU | Intel 8088 @ 4.77MHz |
Memory | 256 KB RAM |
Storage | 2 x 360 KB 5.25" floppy disk drives |
Display | built-in 7-inch amber CRT |
Graphics | CGA and HGC compatible |
Mass | 18 pounds (8.2 kg) |