40 years (and 1 day) after world’s first cellphone call, a Facebook phone

[polly7]

MICHAEL BABAD
The Globe and Mail
Published Thursday, Apr. 04 2013, 7:30 AM EDT


40 years on ...
Yesterday marked the 40th anniversary of the first cellphone call. Today highlights just how far we’ve come.

First, the history.

It was on April 3, 1973, that Martin Cooper of Motorola Inc. made the first-ever call from a mobile device, a rather big one at that.

As in, it wouldn’t fit in your pocket.

History records that Mr. Cooper called one Joel Engel of Bell Systems from 6 Avenue in New York City, on a DynaTAC phone.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/top-business-stories/40-years-and-1-day-after-worlds-first-cellphone-call-a-facebook-phone/article10763672/

[yellowcanine]

1. I had a "bag phone" in 1996 which was the size of a lunch box.

Most of the size was in the receiver and the battery - which only lasted about an hour on full charge. Generally I kept it plugged in to the cigarette lighter in the car. Needless to say, coverage was very spotty.

[polly7]

3. My Dad had one in his work truck .... it was huge, too.

And wired in directly I think ... so long ago! It's amazing how tiny they are now. I'm probably one of the few people left on earth who doesn't own one.

[Kurovski]

4. I don't have one either!

As an endocrinologist said when she asked for my cell number, and I said "I ain't got one."...

"That's impressive."

[polly7]

5. LOL

People just look at me like I have two heads.

[yellowcanine]

7. I can't even remember my first real cell phone (after the bag phone).

But now I feel naked without one.

[Akoto]

6. I remember my mom's first cellphone. We called it the brick. n/t