This episode covers the origin and demise of Apple spin-off company General Magic, and its impact on modern tech. Join me in LGR Tech Tales, looking at stories of technological inspiration, failure, and everything in-between!
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● Main sources for info:
“Magic Cap Cellphone Demo August 1995” by Andy Hertzfeld
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGm684mnar4
“Bill Atkinson and General Magic” by TWiT Network
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oO87e2qL8A
“The Video That Launched The Smart Phone Revolution” by David Hoffman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiFV6BXTr98
“What Is The Cloud – By AT&T” by David Hoffman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a7hK6kWttE
“Classic PC/TV – Sony Magic Link PIC-1000” by PC/TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91EQyFlBeGo
“Why Smart Executives Fail”, book by Sydney Finkelstein
https://www.amazon.com/Why-Smart-Executives-Fail-Mistakes-ebook/dp/B002J05GTE/
“The Most Important Dead Company in Silicon Valley?” by Michael Kanellos
http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelkanellos/2011/09/18/general-magic-the-most-important-dead-company-in-silicon-valley/
“A History of Silicon Valley” by Piero Scaruffi
http://www.scaruffi.com/svhistory/silicon/porat.html
“Communicating in the Magic Kingdom” by Lorri Grube
http://chiefexecutive.net/communicating-in-the-magic-kingdom/
“The DaveNet Letter” by Dave Winer
http://scripting.com/davenet/1995/02/13/thedavenetletter.html
“Bill and Andy’s Excellent Adventure II” by Steven Levy
http://www.wired.com/1994/04/general-magic/
● Background music credits:
“Nautical 2” by Loscil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpjlqXaC6ys
“Milinda,” “Swampwalk” by Diode Milliampere
http://diodemilliampere.bandcamp.com/
“S1gns Of L1fe – Stratosphere”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhSIlsFGJQs