Motorola Digital Personal Communicator Cellular Telephone, 1989
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With this 1989 Digital Personal Communicator (DPC) and the other phones in the MicroTAC line, Motorola set the standard for technology and design in the new cellular phone market. The DPC was lighter and cheaper than previous cellphones--it weighed 12 ounces, and cost only a few thousand dollars. The long plastic antenna is just for show; the phone has an internal antenna.
With this 1989 Digital Personal Communicator (DPC) and the other phones in the MicroTAC line, Motorola set the standard for technology and design in the new cellular phone market. The DPC was lighter and cheaper than previous cellphones--it weighed 12 ounces, and cost only a few thousand dollars. The long plastic antenna is just for show; the phone has an internal antenna.
Artifact
Cellular telephone
Date Made
1989
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2008.125.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of James D. Mooradian.
Material
Plastic
Metal
Color
Black (Color)
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 6.75 in (Handset)
Width: 2.375 in (Handset)
Thickness: 1.25 in
Inscriptions
Above screen: MOTOROLA Right side of screen: IU / NS / Rm Verso of transmitter, when closed: DIGITAL / SST / by L.A. CELLULAR DIGITAL CELLULAR / PERSONAL COMMUNICATOR Reverse of transmitter, when closed: MOTOROLA / DIGITAL CELLULAR / PERSONAL COMMUNICATOR
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