Hyperion (was: Re: This Week's Haul)

From: cdrmool_at_interlog.com <(cdrmool_at_interlog.com)>
Date: Sun Aug 16 05:12:54 1998

I passed up a Hyperion recently because the thrift (!) shop wanted $35 for
it which is way beyond my upper limit. There are still a couple of
manuals for software that I guess came with it. The binders have Hyperion
printed on them. If you are interested I would pass them on to you for
cost. I don't know how common/rare this stuff is so I thought I'd ask.
They were about a dollar each.

Colan
Toronto




On Sun, 16 Aug 1998, Doug Yowza wrote:

> On Sun, 16 Aug 1998, Doug Spence wrote:
>
> > While I would definitely classify it as an MS-DOS machine rather than an
> > IBM-PC compatible (because it isn't very PC compatible), I don't know why
> > you specify DOS 1.x?
>
> Because that's what mine came with. The Hyperion was intro'd at the
> Spring 1982 Comdex, which I think beat Compaq's intro, so natch the
> world's first portable DOS machine is going to come with MS-DOS 1.x.
>
> > No software I've tried so far (admittedly little) has seen the Hyperion's
> > internal modem or serial port. What do I have to do to get these to work?
>
> I take it you don't have the original docs or software? Mine came with
> some software called IN:TOUCH that uses the modem.
>
> I don't see a lot of technical details in the manual, but here are a few
> tidbits: there's a built-in RAM disk (C:); the connectors in the back from
> left to right are: composite video, phone, line, optional accoustic
> coupler, serial, parallel, expansion; display modes: 320x200, 640x200,
> 320x250, 640x250.
>
> Send me mail privately if you'd like illegal copies of the software,
> including BASICA and MACRO-86 1.0 (MASM 1.0?).
>
> -- Doug
>
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