Abracadabra.
Discusses the Silicon Valley start-up General Magic, whose novel communications software features programs that have been called `healthy viruses,' `digital butlers' and `intelligent agents.' Telescript, a computer language that could become a world standard for fiber-optic and wireless communicatio...
| Publicado en: | Economist Vol. 330; no. 7849; pp. 67 - 69 |
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| Formato: | Artículo |
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Economist Newspaper Limited
2/5/1994
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| Sumario: | Discusses the Silicon Valley start-up General Magic, whose novel communications software features programs that have been called `healthy viruses,' `digital butlers' and `intelligent agents.' Telescript, a computer language that could become a world standard for fiber-optic and wireless communications networks; Magic Cap, an operating system for personal digital assistants; Competition; The seduction of a common language that lets different devices talk to each other. |
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