The Magic Link was a Personal Intelligent Communicator marketed by

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from 1994, based on General Magic's

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operating system. The Magic Link PIC-1000 was brought to market by Jerry Fiala Sr at Sony. The "Link" part of the name refers to the device's ability to send and receive data over a

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. A competing product to the Magic Link was the Motorola Envoy. In 1995, the Magic Link won the PC World World Class Award. Magic Link PIC-2000 was released in 1996.

Applications

* Messages * Address Book * Clock and Calendar * Notebook * Spreadsheet * Datebook * Phone * Fax machine (Kobes Japan model only) * Pocket Quicken *

AV Remote Commander * Calculator *

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PersonaLink Services *

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mail client

Documentary film

The device features prominently in the documentary film ''General Magic'' about the epic rise and fall of General Magic.

References

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