So how did the TurtleCom pre-date cellphones?

[CyberCubed]

In the original cartoon, the Turtles and April all use the Turtle com to keep in contact with each other, similar to a modern day cell phone.

But Season 1 debuted in 1987, and the turtle comm was introduced there. How did the Turtle comm pre-date the use of cell phones, which wouldn't become common till the late 90's or early 2000's?

[ToTheNines]

Al Gore ghost wrote season 1.

[snake]

Magic!


Oh, and it's called a slingtang. Get with the times, Cubed.

[TigerClaw]

In the original cartoon, the Turtles and April all use the Turtle com to keep in contact with each other, similar to a modern day cell phone.

But Season 1 debuted in 1987, and the turtle comm was introduced there. How did the Turtle comm pre-date the use of cell phones, which wouldn't become common till the late 90's or early 2000's?
and those TurtleComs had video on them, which predates today's cellphone with Skype video chat.

[IndigoErth]

They also use a portal type thingy like a tv on occasion...essentially a big flat screen tv. The Turtles were ahead of their time.

Just think of what 2012 might come up with before we have it... :trazz:

[ABrown]

Dude, Donatello built a portal to an entirely different DIMENSION. And you're amazed that he built a cell phone?

[CyberCubed]

lol, I wondered if I made a topic like this before, looking through my history I found almost the same thread I made way back in 2010...6 years ago:

http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=31204

I had completely forgotten about it too, I guess my thoughts and posting style hasn't changed in 6 years. :lol:

[Candy Kappa]

Because, by the time FW TMNT aired, handheld communication devices was well established in science fiction.

[Prowler]

...the same way walkie-talkies pre-dated cellphones? Ever thought about that? That the Turtle Com was basically a glorified walkie-talkie?

It's not like mobile phones were an invention that came out of overnight.

[Utrommaniac]

Not to mention the gigantic bricks that cellphones were back then, for those that could get them. It probably would have made sense for Donatello to have made the turtlecoms after meeting the Neutrinos, since Dimension X already had that technology. He has borrowed it, so I don't see why he couldn't have done it then

(Note to self: Put that in world building for my take on a tmnt universe)

[TigerClaw]

Come to think of it, The communicator from the original Star Trek series, Predates the TurtleCom.

http://www.rubberslug.com/img_show.aspx?ImageID=654448&X=530&Section=Item

http://www.ninjaturtles.ru/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D 0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80-%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80-Turtle-Comm.jpg

http://cdn03.androidauthority.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/communicator-840x637.jpg