Flashback: Nokia 9000 Communicator could receive fax and browse the web

Imagine it’s 1996. This newfangled “Internet” thing is catching on, allowing people to send “e-mails” and explore the “World Wide Web” from their computers. Meanwhile, the growing GSM networks allow millions to make and receive calls outside their home and office. One device was at the intersection of those two growing trends and was one of the earliest devices that we may describe today as a smartphone. This is the story of the Nokia 9000 Communicator. Nokia 9000 Communicator (image credit) Of course, back then it wouldn’t have been called a “smartphone”. Instead it may have been...

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