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General Magic

Because here is an individualwho was so good, so exceptionalat what he did well

Because here is an individual
who was so good, so exceptional
at what he did well

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Because here is an individual who was so good,
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so exceptional at what he did well.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:15:47
Uploaded
Jun 18, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Spellbound Productions II

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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
Brought together perhaps the best team - General Magic 00:14
Brought together perhaps the best team
It was a decade of failure in Silicon Valley for me. - General Magic 00:06
It was a decade of failure in Silicon Valley for me.
General Magic was a disaster, Phillips was a critical success, but a business disaster. - General Magic 00:07
General Magic was a disaster, Phillips was a critical succes...
Then I had my start up and then, you know, during the start up times the Internet crunch - General Magic 00:09
Then I had my start up and then, you know, during the start ...
So it was a disaster after disaster from a business perspective. - General Magic 00:05
So it was a disaster after disaster from a business perspect...
But from a personal perspective it caused me to grow up each time, - General Magic 00:15
But from a personal perspective it caused me to grow up each...
Because I had to go through that to be able to set my-- to set the stage up - General Magic 00:07
Because I had to go through that to be able to set my-- to s...
General Magic gave us a glimpse of what the future could be. - General Magic 00:05
General Magic gave us a glimpse of what the future could be.
The technology unfortunately wasn't there at the time, - General Magic 00:07
The technology unfortunately wasn't there at the time,
Tony is very big on music and he would talk about music a lot and how, - General Magic 00:23
Tony is very big on music and he would talk about music a lo...
MP3 showed up. I was like, music is coming. - General Magic 00:05
MP3 showed up. I was like, music is coming.
Next thing I know I get a call, "We've looked at all the MP3 players, we think they are bad. - General Magic 00:07
Next thing I know I get a call, "We've looked at a...
We think there is one that can be done in the Apple way." - General Magic 00:24
We think there is one that can be done in the Apple way.&quo...
Boom, that's iPod. I happen to have one right here - General Magic 00:06
Boom, that's iPod. I happen to have one right here
The Magic lesson was, we have to ship it as fast as possible - General Magic 00:08
The Magic lesson was, we have to ship it as fast as possible
And then we added downloadable apps, - General Magic 00:07
And then we added downloadable apps,
We had these different pieces and I'm like this is starting to come together. - General Magic 00:05
We had these different pieces and I'm like this is star...
I remember this, and it was like I was back at General Magic - General Magic 00:12
I remember this, and it was like I was back at General Magic
This is real, Steve goes, - General Magic 00:08
This is real, Steve goes,
Today Apple is going to reinvent the phone. - General Magic 00:05
Today Apple is going to reinvent the phone.