Motorola Digital Personal Communicator Cellular Telephone, 1989
Artifact
Cellular telephone
Date Made
1989
Summary
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.
Creators
Place of Creation
Object ID
2008.125.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of James D. Mooradian.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
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Motorola Digital Personal Communicator Cellular Telephone, 1989
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