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14 Machines That Were Brilliant in 1985

Dennis G. Jerz / 17 Sep 2013

I used something very similar to this shoulder-bag mobile phone when I interned at a radio news station my junior year in college. —14 Machines That Were Brilliant in 1985.

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One thought on “14 Machines That Were Brilliant in 1985”

  1. cbdilger says:
    17 Sep 2013 at 12:02 pm

    @DennisJerz Ad agency had one!. I liked it because of the range; it worked in places a handheld wouldn’t (~1994).

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