General Magic ➹

I remember the Newton era and had an inkling of what General Magic was trying to do (there were some screenshots in BYTE at the time), but I had no idea of how prescient they had been and of who they actually were (other than Andy Rubin, whom I had read up on when we were launching Android handsets in Vodafone Portugal).

This is easily the best documentary I watched this year, and heartily recommend it–you will never look at smartphones the same way again, and by the time the end credits roll you’ll be left wondering if something like General Magic will ever happen again in our lifetimes.