General | |
Inter@ctive Pager 850 | |
RIM OS 1.0 | |
RIM OS 2.0 | |
January 19th, 1999 | |
January 19th, 1999 | |
Black | |
· First device to be called a BlackBerry by Lexicon Branding in California · Device was branded a BlackBerry because of the resemblance of its keyboard keys to the seeds on a blackberry fruit. · Device came with a built in rechargeable battery as well as rechargeable AA battery · Battery life was cut by 1/3 when moving to these new networks · Service was launched for synchronizing Microsoft Exchange Accounts · BES software was released |
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Size & Weight | |
64 mm | |
89 mm | |
24 mm | |
133 grams | |
Display | |
73.7 | |
132 x 65 | |
132:65 | |
Battery | |
1xAA 1xAA Rechargable |
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Yes | |
Hardware | |
QWERTY | |
32bit Intel 386EX | |
512 Kbytes SRAM | |
4 MB | |
Wireless Connectivity | |
DataTAC 800 MHz | |
External Features | |
Jog Wheel | |
Research Sources | |
· 850_-_Press_Release.pdf | |
· RIM_850_Manual.pdf | |
· WayBackMachine-rim.net-SpecSheet.png | |
· WayBackMachine-rim.net.png |