February 26, 2016 at 16:42Sony Magic Link - the first device on the Magic Cap OS
The history of the Magic Cap operating system itself is very interesting. Its developers are Bill Atkinson and Andy Hertzfeld , as well as Andy Rubin , the founder of Android Inc.
About the operating system itself, there is a wonderful article entitled “The Amazing History of Magic Cap” . Separately, it is worth noting that the Magic Cap is not a graphical shell, but a full-fledged operating system for which the TeleScript scripting programming language was also developed .
I want to talk more about the first product based on this operating system - the Sony Magic Link Communicator.
Traditionally, there are a lot of pictures under this cat . Sony Magic Link PIC-1000
devicewas introduced to the market in October 1994 as a personal smart communicator with a price of $ 995.95 as standard.
Specifications:
The communicator had SoftTouch coverage, but the time for it was merciless, unfortunately. At one of my exhibits, it was possible to give it a more or less normal appearance by washing it in warm water with powder, at the second I had to clean it completely, since it was already burdock.
External accessories were also available to the communicator:
And a case for greater safety of the device:
In 1995, the communicator got a competitor on the same OS - Motorola Envoy , also in the 95th year the next version of Sony MagicLink PIC-2000 was released, which already had an updated version of Magic Cap, the second PCMCIA slot, more memory, faster modem and screen backlight.
Next few photos:
Appearance
Insides
Start screen
Desktop
Tools The
operating system involved the active use of AT&T and America Online services
Setting up a telephone connection
Developer information
Useful links:
Magic Link PIC-1000 User's Guide
Magic Cap for Windows
Telescript Language Reference
My museum on Instagram and Facebook
About the operating system itself, there is a wonderful article entitled “The Amazing History of Magic Cap” . Separately, it is worth noting that the Magic Cap is not a graphical shell, but a full-fledged operating system for which the TeleScript scripting programming language was also developed .
I want to talk more about the first product based on this operating system - the Sony Magic Link Communicator.
Traditionally, there are a lot of pictures under this cat . Sony Magic Link PIC-1000
devicewas introduced to the market in October 1994 as a personal smart communicator with a price of $ 995.95 as standard.
Specifications:
- 4.8 x 3.2 inch touch screen (resistive) displaying 4 shades of gray
- Processor 16-MHz Motorola “Dragon” 68349 CPU
- Integrated serial and infrared ports at 38.4 Kbps
- Telephone modem with RJ11 interface and 2400-bps data / 9600-bps fax support
- 4 MB ROM for operating system and applications
- 1 MB RAM, expandable to 2 MB with a PCMCIA card
- Powered by Sony NP-500 Battery and External Power Supply
- Battery life - 10-12 hours
- Weight 550 grams
The communicator had SoftTouch coverage, but the time for it was merciless, unfortunately. At one of my exhibits, it was possible to give it a more or less normal appearance by washing it in warm water with powder, at the second I had to clean it completely, since it was already burdock.
External accessories were also available to the communicator:
- External keyboard for $ 129.95
- 1 MB memory card for $ 219.95
- PCMCIA pager for $ 249.95
- Cables for connecting to a computer and printer
And a case for greater safety of the device:
In 1995, the communicator got a competitor on the same OS - Motorola Envoy , also in the 95th year the next version of Sony MagicLink PIC-2000 was released, which already had an updated version of Magic Cap, the second PCMCIA slot, more memory, faster modem and screen backlight.
Next few photos:
Appearance
Insides
Start screen
Desktop
Tools The
operating system involved the active use of AT&T and America Online services
Setting up a telephone connection
Developer information
Useful links:
Magic Link PIC-1000 User's Guide
Magic Cap for Windows
Telescript Language Reference
My museum on Instagram and Facebook