e86 – General Magic
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English - November 02, 2019 17:30 - 1 hour - 37.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsTechnology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
A team of ex-Apple engineers in the early 90s made a product that flopped worse than the Newton but might be the reason we have iPhones today. We look at the little-known history of General Magic and the newly released documentary about the company.
A team of ex-Apple engineers in the early 90s made a product that flopped worse than the Newton but might be the reason we have iPhones today. We look at the little-known history of General Magic and the newly released documentary about the company.
Follow Up
"Bungie's Humble Beginnings" video
General Magic
the documentary
iTunes link
early Macworld writeup
Flint Center
2019 announcement of demolition
The Aspen Institute
folklore.org
room metaphor
Glider
KidDesk
Microsoft Bob
first use of cloud
Sony Magic Link
Fadell interview at Computer History Museum