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
www.youtube.com/watch
"Bill Atkinson and General Magic" by TWiT Network
www.youtube.com/watch
"The Video That Launched The Smart Phone Revolution" by David Hoffman
www.youtube.com/watch
"What Is The Cloud - By AT&T" by David Hoffman
www.youtube.com/watch
"Classic PC/TV - Sony Magic Link PIC-1000" by PC/TV
www.youtube.com/watch
"Why Smart Executives Fail", book by Sydney Finkelstein
www.amazon.com/Why-Smart-Executives-Fail-Mistakes-…
"The Most Important Dead Company in Silicon Valley?" by Michael Kanellos
www.forbes.com/sites/michaelkanellos/2011/09/18/ge…
"A History of Silicon Valley" by Piero Scaruffi
www.scaruffi.com/svhistory/silicon/porat.html
"Communicating in the Magic Kingdom" by Lorri Grube
chiefexecutive.net/communicating-in-the-magic-king…
"The DaveNet Letter" by Dave Winer
scripting.com/davenet/1995/02/13/thedavenetletter.…
"Bill and Andy’s Excellent Adventure II" by Steven Levy
www.wired.com/1994/04/general-magic/
● Background music credits:
"Nautical 2" by Loscil
www.youtube.com/watch
"Milinda," "Swampwalk" by Diode Milliampere
diodemilliampere.bandcamp.com/
"S1gns Of L1fe - Stratosphere"
www.youtube.com/watch
LGR Tech Tales - General Magic: Creating the Cloud
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Marisa Giancarla
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MagicCap
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Added on
30 June 2025
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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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