Transceiver, data & radiotelephone
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- OBJECT TYPE
- mobile/handheld/cellular/digital CDMA 850/900/1800/1900
- DATE
- 2006
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2013.0120.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Research in Motion Ltd.
- MODEL
- BlackBerry Pearl 8100
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Plastic casing; metal contacts and receptacles
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 10.5 cm
- Width
- 4.9 cm
- Height
- 1.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- RIM
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 2007-2010
- Canada
-
Developed by Research in Motion, a Canadian wireless equipment manufacturer and telecommunications service provider. This phone was used for work purposes by David Mackintosh, a Senior Systems Administrator for GridWay, an IT firm from Kanata, Ontario. - Function
-
To compose and receive radio message in text for and to act as a radio telephone. - Technical
-
The BlackBerry Pearl 8100 was first in the series of smartphones developed by Research in Motion to have a camera and a media player. The Pearl uses a modified QWERTY keyboard on a 4-row, 5-column keypad. Its design also incorporates a translucent trackball, which replaced the scroll wheel, and facilitates horizontal and vertical scrolling. The device operates on BlackBerry OS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- On proper front: "BlackBerry" keypad with letters and numbers/ "[LOGO] ROGERS"/ On proper back: Engraved on small sliding metal piece: "Lock" / arrow pointing to proper right/ "Unlock"/ arrow pointing to proper left/ On larger sliding metal piece: in ink "061122"/ Engraved double-ended arrows on proper left and proper right pointing up and down/ "Unlock"/ "Lock"/ Mfr sticker: "PRD-11929-008 RBE41GW CE0168/ BlackBerry 8100/ IC: 2503A-RBE40GW/ FCC ID: L6ARBE40GW/ BT MAC: 00 0F 86 76 B0 CE/ Patents: www.rim.net/patents/ IMEI: 354879010336252 T17/ c/ UL/ I.T.E./ US LISTED/ B9NN/ PIN: 20583C6A/ Made In HUNGARY".
- Missing
- No battery
- Finish
- Black body with reflective metallic sides
- Decoration
- N/A
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Research in Motion Ltd., Transceiver, data & radiotelephone, circa 2006, Artifact no. 2013.0120, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2013.0120.001/
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