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General Magic

General Magic was an American software and early smart phone electronics company co-founded by Bill Atkinson, Andy Hertzfeld, and Marc Porat. Based in Mountain View, California, the company developed precursors to USB, software modems, small touchscreens, touchscreen controller Integrated circuits, ASICs, multimedia email, networked games, streaming TV…

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Founded
May 1990 (1990-05)
Founders
Bill Atkinson · Andy Hertzfeld · Marc Porat
Industry
Personal digital assistants · Software
Headquarters
Mountain View, California, United States
Defunct
September 17, 2002 (2002-09-17)
Products
Telescript · Magic Cap

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General Magic

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General Magic

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related to Apple project and spinoff (1989) · 27
General Magic → Andy Hertzfeld, Apple, Apple Computer, Apple Japan, Apple's, Apple's System, Atkinson, Bill Atkinson, Bruce Leak, CEO John Sculley, Darin Adler, Eventually, Hertzfeld, Joanna Hoffman, John Sculley, Known, Marc Porat, May, Megan Smith, Paradigm
related to Portico service (1996) · 20
General Magic → At, Chief Marketing Officer, Excite, General Magic's, GM's, In, Kevin Surace, Linda Hayes, Mary, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Microsoft Outlook, OnStar, Palm Connected Organizer, Portico, Quest, Serengeti, Steve Markman, The, The Portico, This
related to Magic Cap · 19
General Magic → CNET, Dragon, Envoy PDA, General Magic's, It, Magic Cap, Magic Script, MagicLink PDA, Motorola, Newton, OS, Partners, PDAs, Sony, The, The UI, UI, Unlike, User
related to Early years (1992–1994) · 17
General Magic → Apple, Apple Newton, As, AT, By, Corporation, In, Matsushita, Motorola, Motorola CEO George Fisher, Newton, Norio Ogha, Philips, Sculley, Sony, The, Victor Pelsen
related to Spinoffs and myTalk (1998–2000) · 8
General Magic → DataRover, Icras, Magic Cap OS, March, Microsoft, Portico, The, While Portico
related to Legacy · 5
General Magic → According, ASICs, Fairchild, Marco DeMiroz, The
related to IPO (1995) · 4
General Magic → February, IPO, NASDAQ, The
Founders · 3
General Magic → Andy Hertzfeld, Bill Atkinson, Marc Porat
Industry · 2
General Magic → Personal digital assistants, Software
Products · 2
General Magic → Magic Cap, Telescript

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General MagicDefunctSeptember 17, 2002 (2002-09-17)1.00infobox
General MagicFoundedMay 1990 (1990-05)1.00infobox
General MagicFoundersBill Atkinson1.00infobox
General MagicFoundersAndy Hertzfeld1.00infobox
General MagicFoundersMarc Porat1.00infobox
General MagicHeadquartersMountain View, California, United States1.00infobox
General MagicIndustryPersonal digital assistants1.00infobox
General MagicIndustrySoftware1.00infobox
General MagicProductsTelescript1.00infobox
General MagicProductsMagic Cap1.00infobox
the Palm Connected Organizerinstance ofPortico synchronized to devices0.80text
Microsoft Outlookinstance ofPortico synchronized to devices0.80text

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