Mobile 'Phones To Beat Hooliganism (Mannerisms)

Mobile 'Phones To Beat Hooliganism

Note the apostrophe: in 'Mobile This was the headline to a story in the June 25^th 1969 edition of Electronics Weekly. It must have been one of the earliest uses of the term 'mobile phone' the apostrophe denoting the abbreviation from 'radiotelephone'. The story starts:

'Hooliganism on buses has resulted in the placing of another large order for mobile radiotelephone equipment.. Close on the heels of the Edinburgh and Wolverhampton Transport departments, the Glasgow Corporation Transport Department has placed an order for 100 VHF FM mobiles for use by the city's bus services'.

The story continues:

'The Storno mobiles are to be installed in buses running on late night routes and will enable crews to establish immediate contact with transport control, where a direct link to police headquarters will speed police assistance to any emergency.'

The story concludes:

'Sequential tone receivers in the mobile units will relieve drivers of continuous radio traffic distraction.'

Posted by David Manners on June 17, 2008 2:46 PM | Permalink|

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