The History of the Two-Way Pager
An interesting device, released a little too late
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7 min readMay 19, 2021
In the 90s, pagers were popular: They were cheap, lightweight, and had a very long battery life. But at the same time, they were only able to receive messages. There was no transmitter inside the pager, and there was no physical possibility to send any response. The idea of having two-way communication was tempting, and in…
