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e86 – General Magic

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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
            • ...more
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