The Magic Link was a Personal Intelligent Communicator marketed by Sony from 1994, based on General Magic's Magic Cap 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 modem.

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

• Sony AV Remote Commander

• Calculator

• AT&T PersonaLink Services

• America Online mail client

Documentary film

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

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