RIM-900

The RIM-900 was one of the first wireless data devices, marketed as a two-way pager. The Inter@ctive Pager was also known as the RIM-900. It was a clam shell device that could fit on your belt. It had a small QWERTY keyboard for sending and receiving email and interactive messages. The product was introduced as Inter@ctive Paging in 1996 by Research in Motion and RAM Mobile Data. The Inter@ctive Pager allowed users to receive and send messages over the internet via a wireless data network known as Mobitex. The US Operator of Mobitex, RAM Mobile Data operated the network and introduced the Inter@ctive Pager service as RAMfirst Interactive Paging. The product was named the 1997 Top Product by Wireless for the Corporate User Magazine. In August 1998, BellSouth Wireless Data replaced the RIM-900 with the RIM 950 and marketed the service as BellSouth Interactive Paging.