"The portable phone at her belt buzzed." (p. 146)
Here is a mobile phone although I said in an earlier post (see the link) that there were none in the Solar Commonwealth period.
Sandra's vice executive phones with a message from "Admiral Michael" who turns out to be a Falkayn and also the second in command of the small Hermetian space navy. Earlier, "Mike Falkayn," obviously the same guy, had been left in charge of the reserves at home when Sandra led the fleet to Mirkheim. (VII, p. 112)
Have we been told yet that Michael is David's older brother? We did know that David was a younger son. Michael's seniority and his death in combat (see Mirkheim Miscellany) will have grave consequences for David. Times of crisis affect both nations and individuals.
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Kaor, Paul!
So, at least in MIRKHEIM and the "later" story "Warriors From Nowhere," we do see Anderson making use of what we call cell phones. That does make the Technic stories feel a bit less "dated," when we recall how UBIQUITOUS cell pones are in the real world.
Happy New Year! Sean
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