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Cracking Open the classic Motorola StarTAC flip phone

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The full monty

The full monty
By Drew McBee

Remember the legendary Motorola StarTAC? Released in 1996, it was the smallest cell phone available, and the first to feature the now-ubiquitous clamshell design. It was also the first mobile to sport the vibrate option. In addition, in 2005 it was number six on PCWorld's "Top 50 Gadgets of the last 50 years." Not too shabby. Naturally, we had to crack one open.

Here we have the intrepid "Wearable Cellular Telephone," as it was called by Motorola, along with its accessories for your viewing pleasure. As I recall, these phones were very expensive at the time.
                                                                                                   

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Motorola cathar.gnostic@... | 02/28/08
my first cell phone james.koepfler@... | 03/04/08
submerged drew.mcbee@... | 03/05/08
Washed mine sad Timpraetor | 04/15/08
Submerged mine as well Forum Surfer | 03/11/08
Call me a Luddite kferraro@... | 03/06/08
RE: The full monty (Cracking Open the classic Motorola StarTAC flip phone) aickler@... | 03/04/08
Star TAC pmik@... | 03/05/08
Still have mine fabioq@... | 04/01/08
Dunked A RAZR Greystoke | 04/02/08
As I said... fabioq@... | 04/02/08
Keeps on ticking lisa.rosenbaum@... | 03/19/08
RE: The full monty (Cracking Open the classic Motorola StarTAC flip phone) Paul@... | 03/12/08
"Nifty" - the connector pepoluan | 03/12/08
nifty connector blah@... | 04/03/08
RE: The full monty (Cracking Open the classic Motorola StarTAC flip phone) john3347@... | 03/14/08
Was able to have my StarTac refurbished AJNorth02 | 11/05/08
And they complain that Smartphones are BIG!!!! LOL! Narg | 03/14/08
That is crap. dgurney | 03/16/08
StarTac by Motorola bshodges3@... | 03/21/08
RE: The full monty (Cracking Open the classic Motorola StarTAC flip phone) patwoman | 03/15/08
Users screwed by telcos, vendors, and Congress. dgurney | 03/16/08
Wicked good phone! jimf128@... | 03/18/08
Manufacturers getting smart rmcguire@... | 03/31/08
Yeah, me too. JohnBeaman | 04/14/08
best phone ever impala_sc | 03/23/08
Reliable StarTac pmik@... | 04/09/08
RE: The full monty (Cracking Open the classic Motorola StarTAC flip phone) i2fun@... | 03/24/08
Not a thermal fuse... Pazman | 03/25/08
Reed switch tonyj_stirling | 04/03/08
That thing that you don't know what it is. nabeel_co@... | 03/30/08
Thats a new model informatica@... | 04/03/08
Sad to see mine go! herm.harrison@... | 04/04/08
I can has AJAX? dmuth | 04/07/08
RE: The full monty (Cracking Open the classic Motorola StarTAC flip phone) alex_maday@... | 04/08/08
RE: The full monty (Cracking Open the classic Motorola StarTAC flip phone) inmyhouse@... | 04/09/08
Please, Motorola, give me back my StarTAC Timpraetor | 04/15/08
RE: The full monty (Cracking Open the classic Motorola StarTAC flip phone) computerd}} | 04/16/08
Mini Monolith sableindian@... | 04/17/08
RE: The full monty (Cracking Open the classic Motorola StarTAC flip phone) sableindian@... | 04/17/08
I have one for sale. Any takers? bscott@... | 04/22/08
Sell for charity or Recycle fonebank@... | 05/16/08
RE: The full monty (Cracking Open the classic Motorola StarTAC flip phone) insatiable.89@... | 09/03/08
I did google seach... fabioq@... | 10/07/08
found this other link... fabioq@... | 10/07/08
RE: The full monty (Cracking Open the classic Motorola StarTAC flip phone) mreevery@... | 03/11/09

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