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...Pocket pagers and mobile phones could become ubiquitous...
Like the Grenewalds, more and more Americans are using the air waves to stay in touch. Improved technology and falling prices have made such pagers or beepers cheaper and easier to use. In contrast to the unwieldy $340 versions of a decade ago, 1983 models slide into a pocket and cost less than $100. Manufacturers who once concentrated on serving business clients are now rushing to establish a beachhead in the consumer market...
...cheapest beeper to hit the market so far is Tandy Corp.'s $99.95 pocket pager. Smaller than a cigarette package, the pager can be activated merely by dialing a seven-digit number on an ordinary telephone. Like all beepers, it carries a monthly rental fee. Depending on the area, the cost will be about $4 to $8 a month, paid to the common carrier that transmits the signals; some carriers add a surcharge of 20? or so per beep. The pager was introduced in the Dallas-Fort Worth area last month, and should be available nationwide...
...simplicity and durability, more complex and versatile models are on the way. Next week Radiofone Corp., a Metromedia subsidiary, will launch what it calls the world's first pen-shaped pager. It weighs 1.5 oz., costs about $365 and is small enough to be clipped on a shirt pocket. The unit runs on a mercury battery that gives off a warning tone when a new one is needed. In May, Radiofone will introduce a 5-oz., $500 beeper that is practically equivalent to a pocket secretary. It has a window for displaying transmitted information up to 80 characters...
...personal data basing, however, makes good sense. Two of the most widely touted applications, balancing checking accounts and filing kitchen recipes, are better done with pencil and paper than on screen. Checkbooks can be carried in a pocket and filled out on the spot. For recipes, one good cookbook holds more data than eight floppy discs and can be thumbed with wet or sticky hands. Mastering data-base software can also be a taxing task, especially for the neophyte. Most data-base programs are marketed for business use; they come with powerful features and inch-thick manuals. Even with...