| 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 | |