Dynalogic Hyperion: A Canadian Classic
The first Canadian computer I just had to collect was the Dynalogic Hyperion. It was a luggable computer with a unique design. The keyboard snaps into place for transport and had it’s own transport bag. Pictured here are three slightly different models from June 1983 to, what I believe is, a late 1984 that has Bytec on the serial number label. The easiest discernible feature is he differences in the dual floppy drives. The earliest model I have also has a legend strip the shows icons for the various ports on the back where later models had the legends molded into the case.
Along with the various galleries below of the computers in my collection, I also have a number of Hyperion manuals available that have been scanned in. These manuals can be found in the Files Area under “Hyperion”.
Here is the earliest model I have from June 1983:
- Dynalogic Hyperion (June 83) – front with keyboard
- Dynalogic Hyperion (June 83) – front keyboard tucked in
- Dynalogic Hyperion (June 83) – profile
- Dynalogic Hyperion (June 83) – side
- Dynalogic Hyperion (June 83) – rear
- Dynalogic Hyperion (June 83) – front logo
- Dynalogic Hyperion (June 83) – dual disk drives
- Dynalogic Hyperion (June 83)- rear label
- Dynalogic Hyperion (June 83) – rear ports left
- Dynalogic Hyperion (June 83) – rear ports right
- Dynalogic Hyperion (June 83) – Dynalogic keyboard logo
This model is from November 1983 and you can see some differences already:
- Dynalogic Hyperion (November 83) – front
- Dynalogic Hyperion (November 83) – bottom
- Dynalogic Hyperion (November 83) – bottom label
This model is from July 1984:
- Dynalogic Hyperion (July 84) – keyboard pulled out
- Dynalogic Hyperion (July 84) – front portable
- Dynalogic Hyperion (July 84) – profile
- Dynalogic Hyperion (July 84) – side view with keyboard
- Dynalogic Hyperion (July 84) – side
- Dynalogic Hyperion (July 84) – rear
- Dynalogic Hyperion (July 84) – dual disk drives
- Dynalogic Hyperion (July 84) – rear ports left
- Dynalogic Hyperion (July 84) – rear ports centre
- Dynalogic Hyperion (July 84) – rear ports right
- Dynalogic Hyperion (July 84) – Hyperion keyboard logo
- Dynalogic Hyperion (July 84) – DOS booted
- Dynalogic Hyperion (July 84) – screen
- Dynalogic Hyperion (July 84) – bottom label
This last model is a Bytec model that has a date code of 0744 so I am unsure of the date but this would be the latest of the models I have:
- Dynalogic Hyperion (Bytec) – front with keyboard
- Dynalogic Hyperion (Bytec) – bottom label
Here are some pictures of the internals:
- Dynalogic Hyperion internals – overhead
- Dynalogic Hyperion internals – shown from rear
- Dynalogic Hyperion internals – internal floppy drives
- Dynalogic Hyperion internals – internal CRT
- Dynalogic Hyperion internals – behind CRT
- Dynalogic Hyperion internals – main board right
- Dynalogic Hyperion internals – main board left
- Dynalogic Hyperion internals – PCB board markings
Pictures of a HyperRam RAM add-on card that is plugged into the the Hyperion expansion slot:
- HyperRam by Technovation – front
- HyperRam by Technovation – rear