Pager, telephone

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1993
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2012.0020.001

MANUFACTURER: Motorola
MODEL: MemoExpress
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Fluorescent green translucent rigid synthetic casing; grey synthetic screen; black/dark grey synthetic control buttons and information plate; metal and synthetic components visible within.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 7.6 cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: 1.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telephony
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Motorola
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Presumably used c. 1993+
Canada: Unknown
Function: To receive and display brief written messages.
Technical: This pager featured name and number display, and permitted the display of text messages {receive only] on a 2 line LCD screen, and allowed for user/wearer to receive a vibrate alert when a new message was received. Battery life was up to 3 months with a single AAA battery.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: All control buttons labelled. "Bell Mobility" printed on oval plate on lower front of casing.
Missing: Appears complete. Battery removed prior to acquisition as artifact. Possible missing lanyard strap
Finish: Fluorescent green translucent rigid synthetic casing; grey synthetic screen; black/dark grey synthetic control buttons and information plate; metal and synthetic components visible within.
Decoration: N/A

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Motorola, Pager, telephone, circa 1993, Artifact no. 2012.0020, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2012.0020.001/

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