Gorby's phone

Overview

The Mobira Cityman 900 was released in 1987 by Nokia-Mobira. It was one of the first compact phones, when compared to earlier models. The nickname of the phone in Finland was "Gorba". This was because the president of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev used a Cityman 900 (presented to him) to call Moscow during a Helsinki press conference in October 1987.

The phone it's self

Stats

1. name = Mobira Cityman 900
2. imagesize = 200
3. manufacturer = Nokia-Mobira Company
4. available = 1987
5. screen = 8 numbers Monochrome
6. exterior screen = N\A
7. camera = no
8. 2nd camera = no
9. operating system = N\A
10. cpu = N\A
11. ringtone = monotonic
12. memory = N\A
13. memory card = not compatible
14. storage =N\A
15. networks = NMT 900
16. connectivity = N\A
17. battery = UL61, 9.6 V, 1000mAh, NiCD
18. size = 183*43*79mm
19. weight = 760g

Design

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

The event

Nokia's mobile phones got a major publicity boost in 1987, when Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was pictured using a Nokia Mobira Cityman mobile phone to call from Helsinki to his communications minister in Moscow. This led to the phone being nicknamed of the "Gorba" in 1988, which was the Finnish nickname for him, like "Gorby" was in English.

Also see

1. Gorby
2. Glasnost
3. W48 telephone
4. Space Satellites
5. Mikhail Gorbachev
6. Telecommunications

Sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Nokia#Sale_of_mobile_phone_business_to_Microsoft
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobira_Cityman_900
3. http://nokia.wikia.com/wiki/Gorby%27s_phone
4. http://www.eliaskokoelmat.fi/en/aikamatka.php?vk=1980&kat=2&id=73
5. http://nokiamuseum.com/view.php?model=Cityman%20900
6. http://www.eliaskokoelmat.fi/en/aikamatka.php?vk=1980&kat=2&id=73
7. http://www.tampere.fi/mediamuseo/cityman.htm