Nokia 9000
Encyclopedia
The Nokia 9000 Communicator was the first product in Nokia
's Communicator series
, introduced in 1996. The phone was large and heavy (397 g) in comparison with its modern equivalent the Nokia E90. The Communicator part is driven by an AMD 24 MHz i386
CPU
. It has 8 MB of memory, which is divided between applications (4 MB), program memory (2 MB) and user data (2 MB). The operating system is GEOS
3.0.
when he played Simon Templar
in the 1997 remake of The Saint
.
The Nokia 9000 also is mentioned in Bret Easton Ellis book Glamorama, page 282 where one of the characters in the book has this model Nokia in her bag.
The Nokia 9110 Communicator is the updated model of the Nokia 9000 Communicator in the Communicator series
.
Its biggest change from the 9000 is that it weighs much less.
The 9xxx Communicators introduced features which later evolved into smartphone
s.
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
's Communicator series
Nokia Communicator
The Nokia Communicator is a brand name for a series of business-optimized smartphones marketed by Nokia Corporation, all of which appear as normal phones on the outside, and open in clamshell format to access a QWERTY keyboard and an LCD screen nearly the size of the device footprint.Nokia...
, introduced in 1996. The phone was large and heavy (397 g) in comparison with its modern equivalent the Nokia E90. The Communicator part is driven by an AMD 24 MHz i386
Intel 80386
The Intel 80386, also known as the i386, or just 386, was a 32-bit microprocessor introduced by Intel in 1985. The first versions had 275,000 transistors and were used as the central processing unit of many workstations and high-end personal computers of the time...
CPU
Central processing unit
The central processing unit is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of a computer program, to perform the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system. The CPU plays a role somewhat analogous to the brain in the computer. The term has been in...
. It has 8 MB of memory, which is divided between applications (4 MB), program memory (2 MB) and user data (2 MB). The operating system is GEOS
GEOS (16-bit operating system)
GEOS is a computer operating environment, graphical user interface, and suite of application software. Originally released as PC/GEOS, it runs on DOS-based, IBM PC compatible computers. The package later became GeoWorks Ensemble, then NewDeal Office, and is now Breadbox Ensemble...
3.0.
In popular culture
The Nokia 9000 Communicator was used by Val KilmerVal Kilmer
Val Edward Kilmer is an American actor. Originally a stage actor, Kilmer became popular in the mid-1980s after a string of appearances in comedy films, starting with Top Secret! , then the cult classic Real Genius , as well as blockbuster action films, including a supporting role in Top Gun and a...
when he played Simon Templar
Simon Templar
Simon Templar is a British fictional character known as The Saint featured in a long-running series of books by Leslie Charteris published between 1928 and 1963. After that date, other authors collaborated with Charteris on books until 1983; two additional works produced without Charteris’s...
in the 1997 remake of The Saint
The Saint (film)
The Saint is a 1997 film based on the character of Simon Templar created by Leslie Charteris in 1928 for a series of books published as "The Saint." The film stars Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue and Rade Šerbedžija...
.
The Nokia 9000 also is mentioned in Bret Easton Ellis book Glamorama, page 282 where one of the characters in the book has this model Nokia in her bag.
9110
Nokia Communicator
The Nokia Communicator is a brand name for a series of business-optimized smartphones marketed by Nokia Corporation, all of which appear as normal phones on the outside, and open in clamshell format to access a QWERTY keyboard and an LCD screen nearly the size of the device footprint.Nokia...
.
Its biggest change from the 9000 is that it weighs much less.
Specifications
- Operating system: GEOSGEOS (16-bit operating system)GEOS is a computer operating environment, graphical user interface, and suite of application software. Originally released as PC/GEOS, it runs on DOS-based, IBM PC compatible computers. The package later became GeoWorks Ensemble, then NewDeal Office, and is now Breadbox Ensemble...
(running on top of ROM-DOS) on the PDA side - Main applications: Fax, short messagesShort message serviceShort Message Service is a text messaging service component of phone, web, or mobile communication systems, using standardized communications protocols that allow the exchange of short text messages between fixed line or mobile phone devices...
, emailEmailElectronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
, Wireless imaging: digital camera connectivity, Smart messagingSmart messageSmart message is a protocol designed by Intel and Nokia, and by which various software upgrades— including ringtones — can be made "over the air", through the wireless connection....
, TextWeb, Web terminal, Contacts, Notes, Calendar, Calculator; world time clock, Composer. - Size: 158 × 56 × 27 mm
- Weight: 253 g
- Processor: Embedded AMD Elan SC450 486 processor at 33 MHz
- Memory: 8 MB total, 4 MB Operating System and applications, 2 MB program execution, 2 MB user data storage, MMCMultiMediaCardThe MultiMediaCard is a flash memory memory card standard. Unveiled in 1997 by Siemens AG and SanDisk, it is based on Toshiba's NAND-based flash memory, and is therefore much smaller than earlier systems based on Intel NOR-based memory such as CompactFlash. MMC is about the size of a postage...
card.
9210/9210i
The product line was continued in 2000 by the introduction of Nokia 9210 Communicator which introduced a wide TFT colour internal screen, 32-bit ARM9-based RISC CPU at 52 MHz, 16mb internal memory, enhanced web abilities and most importantly saw the operating system change to the ever increasing Symbian Operating system. The 9210i launched in 2002 increased the internal memory to 40MB, video streaming and flash 5 support for the web browser.The 9xxx Communicators introduced features which later evolved into smartphone
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
s.