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- <text id=89TT1194>
- <title>
- May 08, 1989: Business Notes:Telephones
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1989
- May 08, 1989 Fusion Or Illusion?
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- BUSINESS, Page 71
- Business Notes
- TELEPHONES
- Who Said Talk Was Cheap?
- </hdr><body>
- <p> The first mobile phones that came out were fine -- as long
- as you had a pack mule to carry them. They were a long way from
- a James Bond-style phone that would be small enough to fit under
- a pillow or in a vest pocket. Now Motorola has made a giant
- step toward a truly mobile phone. The company last week
- introduced its Micro TAC Personal Telephone, which is about the
- size of a checkbook. It is 13.5 in. long and weighs just 12.3
- oz. The phone comes in two models that carry price tags of
- $2,995 and $3,495. Each model comes with a carrying case, two
- rechargeable batteries, and a car adapter for recharging. High,
- but whoever said that talk was cheap?
- </p>
- <p> There are some shortcomings, however. The Micro TAC
- telephone can be used for just 75 minutes before needing a
- recharge, while larger models permit about 2 1/2 hours of
- conversation.
- </p>
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- </body></article>
- </text>
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