Artifact Details
Model: PIC-1000Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
Place Manufactured: Japan
Language: English
Date: 1994
Size: 10.25" x 13.25" x 3.75"
Condition: Very Good
Sony Magic Link PIC-1000 Personal Intelligent Communicator
The Magic Link was a personal communicator and PDA marketed by Sony from 1994, based on the General Magic’s Magic Cap operating system.
The “Link” part of the name refers to the device’s ability to send and receive data over a modem.
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Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
Place Manufactured: Japan
Language: English
Date: 1994
Size: 10.25" x 13.25" x 3.75"
Condition: Very Good
About the Company
General Magic was a company cofounded by Bill Atkinson, Andy Hertzfeld[1] and Marc Porat that developed a new kind of handheld communications device they called a “personal intelligent communicator”, which was a PDA precursor that stressed communications.
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Classic PC/TV – Sony Magic Link PIC-1000
Magic Cap Introduction Demo 1/6/94
Magic Cap was General Magic’s platform for personal intelligent communicators. This is the first time it was demoed publicly, by Bill Atkinson and myself, in front of 2,500 people at the keynote for the San Francisco Macworld on January 6, 1994, following a panel discussion celebrating the Mac’s tenth birthday. My favorite part is the parade at the end.
Andy Hertzfeld
Magic Cap Cellphone Demo August 1995
Magic Cap was General Magic’s platform for “personal intelligent communicators” that was created in the early 1990’s. Sony and Motorola shipped Magic Cap devices in 1994. In 1995, we adapted the platform to make it suitable for cellphones using a 240×160 screen, which this video demonstrates, twelve years before the iPhone.
Andy Hertzfeld
1993 – The Smart Phone You Use Comes From Here
I made this launch video back in 1993 to launch the incredible vision and technology developed by General Magic and supported by 6 of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. Oddly, although the company failed, as the vision video, it is still superb.
David Hoffman
LGR Tech Tales – General Magic: Creating the Cloud
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!
