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General Magic

Andy and Bill would disappearand come back with emoticons that were animated. They...

Andy and Bill would disappear
and come back with emoticons that were animated. They were
amazingly cute and intelligent

Full Transcript

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Andy and Bill would disappear and come back with emoticons
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that were animated. They were amazingly cute and intelligent.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
49
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:22
Uploaded
Jun 18, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Spellbound Productions II

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Movie Summary

The ideas that dominate the tech industry and our day to day lives were born at a secretive Silicon Valley start-up named 'General Magic', which spun out of Apple in 1990 to create the first handheld personal communicator (or "smartp
Only one person hated the happy face. It's like-- - General Magic 00:07
Only one person hated the happy face. It's like--
I've certainly never worked with a team as ambitious. It's almost like - General Magic 00:09
I've certainly never worked with a team as ambitious. I...
There was, uh, confidence, even arrogance there too. - General Magic 00:04
There was, uh, confidence, even arrogance there too.
Are you kidding me? This is, this is fun! - General Magic 00:04
Are you kidding me? This is, this is fun!
It was like we could walk through walls and do anything. - General Magic 00:04
It was like we could walk through walls and do anything.
Being there with all these people who were like, "We can change the world - General Magic 00:13
Being there with all these people who were like, "We ca...
Now it's getting them to understand this thing costs money. - General Magic 00:05
Now it's getting them to understand this thing costs mo...
In 1990 there was no digital telecommunications industry. - General Magic 00:05
In 1990 there was no digital telecommunications industry.
It did not exist, anywhere in the world. - General Magic 00:04
It did not exist, anywhere in the world.
We were in the analog era, there were no - General Magic 00:07
We were in the analog era, there were no
We were talking about bringing millions of people onto a network - General Magic 00:10
We were talking about bringing millions of people onto a net...
The AT&T folks came in this gigantic stretched limo that was too big - General Magic 00:14
The AT&T folks came in this gigantic stretched limo that...
We're still waiting for Bill and people are staring at their shoes - General Magic 00:08
We're still waiting for Bill and people are staring at ...
So Bill finally shows up. Um, he hadn't taken a shower in a week. - General Magic 00:05
So Bill finally shows up. Um, he hadn't taken a shower ...
He was wearing a Hawaiian shirt, he stunk like a goat. - General Magic 00:05
He was wearing a Hawaiian shirt, he stunk like a goat.
You could see the noses wrinkle on the faces of the three AT&T guys, - General Magic 00:06
You could see the noses wrinkle on the faces of the three AT...
No one had ever thought of the kind of ideas - General Magic 00:07
No one had ever thought of the kind of ideas
The AT&T folks said, "We're in," and they joined us as the first network partner. - General Magic 00:07
The AT&T folks said, "We're in," and they...
You got to have AT&T, you got to have Apple, - General Magic 00:06
You got to have AT&T, you got to have Apple,
You got to have Motorola and Sony, they make the devices. - General Magic 00:06
You got to have Motorola and Sony, they make the devices.