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Not exactly efficient on the cost per mass basis back in 1995 or so
when I bought it, but at the time, really, really cute. Not
cute enough to be worth $1200, but once it dropped to three digits
(~$900, possibly with tax) I couldn't restrain myself any longer.
Partly due to the early timeframe when most people could still be
shocked when you called them from the top of a grassy hill in the
middle of nowhere - or their front doorstep - I loved this phone.
![[StarTAC animated to demonstrate clamshell]](/~erlkonig/img/communicators/startac-anim.gif)
Features:
- Infinitesimal
- Clip holster
- Earset
- Tidy interface
- Operational while closed, even dialing
- Environmentally rugged
- Multiple battery use
- Can call when stolen
- Can receive calls while motorcycling! No hands!
- Sought Aug 1995
There's a entry for the
StarTAC
in Wikipedia.
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