A look back at old cell phones
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387741 01: In November 1999, Randice-Lisa "Randi" Altschul Was Issued A Series Of Patents For The World's First Disposable Cell Phone. Trademarked The Phone-Card-Phoneae, The Device Is The Thickness Of Three Credit Cards And Made From Recycled Paper Products. This Is A Real Cell Phone (Outgoing Messages Only) With 60 Minutes Of Calling Time And A Hands Free Attachment. The 2" By 3" Cell Phone Will Be Manufactured By Altschul's Cliffside Park, New Jersey Company, Dieceland Technologies. The Entire Phone Body, Touch Pad And Circuit Board Will Be Made Of Paper Substrate. The Paper-Thin Cell Phone Uses An Elongated Flexible Circuit Which Will Be One Piece With The Body Of The Phone, Part Of The Patented Stttm Technology. The Ultra Thin Circuitry Is Made By Applying Metallic Conductive Inks To Paper. (Photo By Getty Images)
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