The California Raisins (1986-2002) Handheld Computers a robotic voice would speak

a robotic voice would speak aloud the names of your songs

The Northern Electric N1317-AH was a premium

The IBM Personal Computer Model 5150

000 songs in your pocket

pushing a button physically pressed down on a set of internal slider switches that activated precision tuning coils to produce the signature "musical" Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) beeps

The California Raisins (1986-2002) Handheld Computers a robotic voice would speakCalifornia Raisins The California Raisins, an R&B musical group created by a marketing board in 1986, became one of the most unlikely pop culture phenomena of the late 20th century. Brought to life by the pioneering "Claymation" techniques of Will Vinton Studios, these dancing raisinscomplete with soulful expressions, white gloves, and sleek sneakersfirst captured the publics imagination in a television commercial where they performed a stylized cover