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So welcome to the first public demonstration of-- of General Magic's technologies
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So welcome to the firstpublic demonstration of-- ofGeneral Magic's technologies

So welcome to the first
public demonstration of-- of
General Magic's technologies

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So welcome to the first public demonstration of-- of General Magic's technologies.
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5 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:58:11
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
I wanna talk a little bit about, um, you know, we worked really hard the last four years - General Magic 00:10
I wanna talk a little bit about, um, you know, we worked rea...
-Uh, people, uh, people-- - General Magic 00:19
-Uh, people, uh, people--
This isn't the work of just me and Bill, but the work of some incredibly brilliant, - General Magic 00:17
This isn't the work of just me and Bill, but the work o...
They are just incredibly great and so, without further ado, with, uh, great pride, uh, - General Magic 00:14
They are just incredibly great and so, without further ado, ...
- It's a new way to reach just about anyone - General Magic 00:07
- It's a new way to reach just about anyone
-Sony Magic Link, and what it takes off your desk - General Magic 00:09
-Sony Magic Link, and what it takes off your desk
Sony Magic Link Intelligent Communicator. It clears your desk, it clears your mind." - General Magic 00:17
Sony Magic Link Intelligent Communicator. It clears your des...
Uhm, it's a little traumatic, actually to let something out like that. - General Magic 00:04
Uhm, it's a little traumatic, actually to let something...
Whatever doubts we had or whatever disagreements or anything, we were on. - General Magic 00:06
Whatever doubts we had or whatever disagreements or anything...
We were, this was the moment, this was the launch. - General Magic 00:04
We were, this was the moment, this was the launch.
We were gonna make it, we were gonna succeed and it was gonna be amazing. - General Magic 00:04
We were gonna make it, we were gonna succeed and it was gonn...
So, what are we doing? Today we are making the first steps. - General Magic 00:05
So, what are we doing? Today we are making the first steps.
This afternoon it's out there, the devices are out there and the service is out there. - General Magic 00:06
This afternoon it's out there, the devices are out ther...
We had arranged to have a demonstration day at Fry's, - General Magic 00:08
We had arranged to have a demonstration day at Fry's,
We went into the store and all of the, all of the demonstration stuff was way in the back, - General Magic 00:17
We went into the store and all of the, all of the demonstrat...
We talked about our user as being Joe Sixpack. - General Magic 00:05
We talked about our user as being Joe Sixpack.
And I do remember sitting around thinking, "You know, Joe Sixpack really doesn't have email." - General Magic 00:11
And I do remember sitting around thinking, "You know, J...
I worried about the size, I worried about the battery life, - General Magic 00:05
I worried about the size, I worried about the battery life,
What it really comes down to is a personal decision - General Magic 00:07
What it really comes down to is a personal decision
My stomach turned sour and I thought we're doomed. - General Magic 00:07
My stomach turned sour and I thought we're doomed.