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Motorola MicroTAC flip cellular phone from 1989 with an extended antenna, keypad, and flip cover displaying the Motorola logo.
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    …1989 the company introduced the MicroTAC flip cellular phone, which quickly became an international status symbol as well as a useful personal communications device. The overwhelming success of cellular telephony inspired the development of Iridium, a system of 66 small satellites deployed in low Earth orbit that enabled communications over…

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    …1989 the company introduced the MicroTAC flip cellular phone, which quickly became an international status symbol as well as a useful personal communications device. The overwhelming success of cellular telephony inspired the development of Iridium, a system of 66 small satellites deployed in low Earth orbit that enabled communications over…

    Read More