It was cutting edge technology.

The first cell phone sold for $3, 995. It weighed 2 pounds and offered a whopping 1/2 hour off talk time before you had to recharge.

In 1984 people were lining up in droves to buy this monstrosity.
Well in technical terms this first cell phone has truly turned into something of monsterous proportions.

clipped from www.msnbc.msn.com M. Spencer Green / AP Rudy Krolopp, lead designer of the first cell phone, poses with the DynaTAC8000X and Motorola's new Razr cell phone in Schaumburg, Ill.