Remember when mobile phones were too big to fit in your pocket, and you had to pull up the antenna to get a signal? What about that daisy wheel printer, or that DEC Rainbow that could boot in multiple OSes including DOS. It's all at the D&H Distributing technology museum in the lobby of the company's headquarters in Harrisburg, Pa. But no need to drop what you are doing right now. Channel Insider will take you on a quick tour through technology then and now.

Remember Those? A Trip Through Technology Then and Now - THEN: Motorola DynaTac 8000X

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THEN: Motorola DynaTac 8000X

Whither Zack Morris? You know, that guy from "Saved by the Bell" who was always yakking on this thing? In case you missed it, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X was the world's first commercial handheld cell phone. The 13 by 1.75 by 3.5 inch beast boasted 8 hours of standby time, took 10 hours to recharge, featured an LED display and had enough memory to store 30 numbers.

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