Magic Link

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.