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General Magic [1] is also a contender. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Magic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Magic
by ly3xqhl8g9 4y ago
General Magic [1] is also a contender.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Magic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Magic
- CalChris 4y agoGeneral Magic never really accomplished anything. Sun did. GM was more famous for people who worked there than anything else. Did they work on things early? Yeah, so did Ted Nelson. But did they ship product real people used? Not really. I don't think anyone outside Silicon Valley remembers them.
- ly3xqhl8g9 4y ago"Magic Link PIC-2000 was released in 1996." [1], 11 years before the iPhone. Sure, they didn't have the success of Sun, some could say that would make General Magic's case sadder: wasted potential hurts more than the inability to follow the future. I have never been in Silicon Valley and I remember General Magic. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Link