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The Motorola T900 Pager Is Back

Long before everyone had a smartphone to do anything and everything for them, two-way pagers seemed like the perfect way to send and receive text messages while on the go. Pagers like the Motorola T900, with its adorable little QWERTY keyboard and display, have long since become obsolete. But one maker is bringing the T900 back to life with modern wireless connectivity and a few additional features that would have seemed futuristic back in 2000 when it was first released.

The project began with an old Motorola T900 that the developer wanted to modernize without sacrificing its original appearance or user experience. Rather than attempting to modify the existing electronics, the plan was to replace them entirely while retaining the original enclosure, keyboard, and LCD.

A look at the new hardware (📷: zindustries87)

That turned out to be easier said than done. Very little documentation is available for the T900's...

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