Mobile phones in the Museum of Technology, Helsinki

The Mobira Cityman 900 was released in 1987 by Nokia-Mobira. It was one of the first handheld

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. The nickname of the phone in

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was Gorba. This was because the

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used a Cityman 900 (presented to him) to call Moscow during a press conference in October 1989 from the Hotel Kalastajantorppa.

Design

The Cityman 900 has a total weight of 760 g. The phone measures 183 × 43 × 79 mm.

In popular culture

The Cityman 900 is featured prominently in several scenes from the 1987 film ''

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''.

References

External links

Nokiamuseum.com, Cityman 900Salo Museum of Industrial and Cultural Heritage SAMU, Mobira Cityman 900

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