General Magic
A software company based in Mountain View, California.
Products released in 1994 after four years in development
include: {Telescript} - a communications-oriented programming
language; {Magic Cap} - an {OOPS} designed for {PDAs}; and a
new, third generation {GUI}. {Motorola}'s {Envoy}, due for
release in the third quarter of 1994, will use {Magic Cap} as
its {OS}.
What {PostScript} did for cross-{platform}, device-independent
documents, Telescript aims to do for cross-{platform},
network-independent messaging. Telescript protects
programmers from many of the complexities of network
protocols.
Competitors for Magic Cap include {Microsoft}'s {Windows for
Pens}/{Winpad}, {PenPoint}, {Apple Computer}'s {Newton
Intelligence} and {GEOS} by {GeoWorks}.
(http://genmagic.com/).
(1995-02-23)