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The Newton came out before the Magic Cap OS.

• j45 8y ago
  General Magic might have released after the Newton but appeared to be under development prior? The article referenced this: "Steve’s nemesis had made General Magic possible by allowing Marc Porat to spin it out of Apple. Sculley served on General Magic’s board. He had been considered a marketing genius when the Mac regained momentum after Steve was forced out. He became General Magic’s villain too when he surprised us and released the Newton, which competed with us and discredited the category."
  • fzzzy 8y ago
    Interesting. I knew General Magic had many ex-Apple employees, but thought the Newton had been in development since before General Magic existed. Sculley’s Knowledge Navigator video was from 1987. https://youtu.be/hb4AzF6wEoc https://youtu.be/hb4AzF6wEoc Pretty weird that he was on the board of a company that he went on to compete with. He must have had inside info about General Magic’s schedule that allowed the Newton to beat it to market. Pretty scummy.
    • j45 8y ago
      I forgot about the knowledge navigator. Makes a little more sense that so many core Apple employees left to start General Magic.
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