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How the first flip phone, released 30 years ago, started a tech revolution

The Motorola StarTAC — the world’s first flip phone — came out 30 years ago.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks to technology journalist Richard Baguley about why the phone was so revolutionary.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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