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If you haven't, check out the documentary[0] on General Magic which Bill co-founded in 1990. Among the more remarkable scenes in there is when a member of the p
by gavmor 1y ago
If you haven't, check out the documentary[0] on General Magic which Bill co-founded in 1990. Among the more remarkable scenes in there is when a member of the public seems perplexed by the thought that they would even want to "check email from Times Square."
An unthinkable future, but they thought it. And yet, most folks have never heard of General Magic.
0. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQymn5flcek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQymn5flcek
- dboreham 1y agoInvaluable film if you believe Apple invented the smart phone.
- gavmor 1y agoInvaluable film if you believe invention is what made Apple valuable.
- JKCalhoun 1y agoAtkinson at this timestamp: https://youtu.be/JQymn5flcek?si=2TMJ8b9zsR_Kitj-&t=1297 https://youtu.be/JQymn5flcek?si=2TMJ8b9zsR_Kitj-&t=1297 Also, it's here in the documentary that someone expresses the excitement anticipating the smart phone. It's hard to watch for me now and not shake my head, "Oh, it's not quite as wonderful as you imagined."