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As per the description in this review:
As per the description in this review:
: Looking for a way to stay in touch on the go? AOL Mobile Communicator might be the easiest, and most affordable solution for you. The Mobile Communicator is one of the newer additions to the AOL’s AOL Anywhere initiative. Based on the familiar BlackBerry design from Research in Motion (RIM), the AOL Mobile Communicator is a smartly designed pager-sized device for sending and receiving your AOL e-mail and instant messages. This thing will turn heads, even among the crowd that would normally say something like, "You still use AOL?" (you know who you are). [https://betanews.com/2001/02/12/review-you-ve-got-aol-mobile-communicator/ Read More]
: Looking for a way to stay in touch on the go? AOL Mobile Communicator might be the easiest, and most affordable solution for you. The Mobile Communicator is one of the newer additions to the AOL’s AOL Anywhere initiative. Based on the familiar BlackBerry design from Research in Motion (RIM), the AOL Mobile Communicator is a smartly designed pager-sized device for sending and receiving your AOL e-mail and instant messages. This thing will turn heads, even among the crowd that would normally say something like, "You still use AOL?" (you know who you are). [https://betanews.com/2001/02/12/review-you-ve-got-aol-mobile-communicator/ Read More]
A commercial on our YouTube channel which includes a promotion for Mobile Communicator: [https://youtu.be/rW5OjAMtHLo watch].


== History ==
== History ==


=== Sunset ===
=== Sunset ===
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=== Revival ===
=== Revival ===
Currently none of the NINA developers have access to an AOL Mobile Communicator, but if you are able to provide one or further information on it in technical detail, please email us at contribute@wiki.nina.bz
Currently none of the NINA developers have access to an AOL Mobile Communicator, but if you are able to provide one or further information on it in technical detail, please email us at contribute@wiki.nina.bz
== Specs ==
=== General ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Device Name || AOL Mobile Communicator
|-
| Released OS || AOL OS 1.1
|-
| Current OS || AOL OS 1.1
|-
| Announced Date || November 30th, 2000
|-
| Released Date || November 30th, 2000
|-
| Colors || Purple
|-
| Notes || This was a modified version of the 950 made for AOL<br>Services for the AOLMC was discontinued by AOL on August 1st, 2003
|}
=== Size & Weight ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Height || 88.9 mm
|-
| Width || 127 mm
|-
| Depth || 22.6 mm
|-
| Weight || 115 grams
|}
=== Display ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Screen Size || 73.7
|-
| Screen Resolution || 132 x 65<br>6 line x 25 chrs
|-
| Aspect Ratio || 132:65
|-
| Color Depth || 1 bit
|}
=== Battery ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Type || Li-Ion
|-
| Model || 1xAA<br>Internal Spare Battery
|-
| Removable || Yes
|}
=== Hardware ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Keyboard Type || QWERTY
|-
| Processor Brand || 32bit Intel 386EX
|-
| System Memory/RAM || 304 KB RAM
|-
| Built-in Storage || 2 MB Flash RAM
|}
=== Wireless Connectivity ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Network Bands || Used BellSouth's Intelligent Wireless (Mobitex) Network 900 MHz
|}
=== External Features ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Data Port || RS-232C (Serial)
|-
| Navigation Device || Jog Wheel
|}


== More Information ==
== More Information ==
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* [http://caspan.com/2016/02/aol-mobile-communicator-a-piece-of-history/ Many pictures and disassembly]
* [http://caspan.com/2016/02/aol-mobile-communicator-a-piece-of-history/ Many pictures and disassembly]
* [https://bbref.ca/AOLMC AOL Communicator Specs]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010101000000*/http://www.aol.com/anywhere/mobilecomm/ AOL Anywhere page for Mobile Communicator]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010101000000*/http://www.aol.com/anywhere/mobilecomm/ AOL Anywhere page for Mobile Communicator]


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Latest revision as of 20:42, 3 April 2021

As per the description in this review:

Looking for a way to stay in touch on the go? AOL Mobile Communicator might be the easiest, and most affordable solution for you. The Mobile Communicator is one of the newer additions to the AOL’s AOL Anywhere initiative. Based on the familiar BlackBerry design from Research in Motion (RIM), the AOL Mobile Communicator is a smartly designed pager-sized device for sending and receiving your AOL e-mail and instant messages. This thing will turn heads, even among the crowd that would normally say something like, "You still use AOL?" (you know who you are). Read More

A commercial on our YouTube channel which includes a promotion for Mobile Communicator: watch.

History

Sunset

AOL Mobile Communicator Going Dark was announced in June 2003.[1]

Revival

Currently none of the NINA developers have access to an AOL Mobile Communicator, but if you are able to provide one or further information on it in technical detail, please email us at contribute@wiki.nina.bz

Specs

General

Device Name AOL Mobile Communicator
Released OS AOL OS 1.1
Current OS AOL OS 1.1
Announced Date November 30th, 2000
Released Date November 30th, 2000
Colors Purple
Notes This was a modified version of the 950 made for AOL
Services for the AOLMC was discontinued by AOL on August 1st, 2003

Size & Weight

Height 88.9 mm
Width 127 mm
Depth 22.6 mm
Weight 115 grams

Display

Screen Size 73.7
Screen Resolution 132 x 65
6 line x 25 chrs
Aspect Ratio 132:65
Color Depth 1 bit

Battery

Type Li-Ion
Model 1xAA
Internal Spare Battery
Removable Yes

Hardware

Keyboard Type QWERTY
Processor Brand 32bit Intel 386EX
System Memory/RAM 304 KB RAM
Built-in Storage 2 MB Flash RAM

Wireless Connectivity

Network Bands Used BellSouth's Intelligent Wireless (Mobitex) Network 900 MHz

External Features

Data Port RS-232C (Serial)
Navigation Device Jog Wheel

More Information

Future deleted content that should probably be ripped since nobody keeps anything online anymore:

  1. ↑ AOL Mobile Communicator Going Dark, X
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