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Tiny telephone: Motorola's Ron Bills tries out the 9800XL portable phone, which the company claims is the smallest and lightest on the market.
Tiny telephone: Motorola's Ron Bills tries out the 9800XL portable phone, which the company claims is the smallest and lightest on the market.

Tiny telephone: Motorola's Ron Bills tries out the 9800XL portable phone, which the company claims is the smallest and lightest on the market.

Date10/5/1989
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0125438F
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