Orion V Computer
Title
Orion V Computer
Subject
hardware: desktop computer
Description
The DY-4 Orion V Computer, model (?), serial number ORV8023008.
The computer was designed around the the STD-bus architecture and featured two built-in 8" diskette drives. It required an external display and a keyboard (such as the DY-4 VGT-100 or VGT-100H graphic terminals). The Orion V was offered as a stand alone desktop or as a rack-mountable hardware.
Hardware:
Software:
Note: The Orion V in the museum's collection was used at the University of Ottawa and had the assigned name Pegasus.
The computer was designed around the the STD-bus architecture and featured two built-in 8" diskette drives. It required an external display and a keyboard (such as the DY-4 VGT-100 or VGT-100H graphic terminals). The Orion V was offered as a stand alone desktop or as a rack-mountable hardware.
Hardware:
- CPU: Zilog Z80A
- RAM: 64 Kbytes expandable to 256 Kbytes
- diskette drives: double sided, double density diskettes, 600 Kbytes per disk
- expansion: up to 12 STD bus cards
Software:
- OS: CP/M 2.2
- systems: System Debug Monitor
Note: The Orion V in the museum's collection was used at the University of Ottawa and had the assigned name Pegasus.
Creator
DY-4 Systems Inc.
Source
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Publisher
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Date
1982[?]
Contributor
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Rights
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Relation
DY 4 Collection
Format
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Language
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Type
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Identifier
H.20
Coverage
1982-?
Online Submission
No
Posting Consent
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Submission Consent
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Contributor is Creator
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Collection
Citation
DY-4 Systems Inc., “Orion V Computer,” York University Computer Museum Canada, accessed October 6, 2025, https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/items/show/42.