Editing Magic Link (section)

{{Short description|Personal digital assistant}}
{{Other uses|Magic Link (disambiguation)}}
<!-- NB Sony's trademark is for Magic Link, not MagicLink, ditto GM's Magic Cap -->
{{Infobox Information appliance
| name = Magic Link
| logo = Sony logo.svg
| image = Image:SonyMagicLink.jpg
| caption = The Sony Magic Link PIC-1000
| manufacturer = [[Sony]]
| type = [[Personal Digital Assistant|Personal Intelligent Communicator]]
| connectivity = 2400 bit/s modem
| lifespan = 1994-
| os = [[Magic Cap]]
| input = [[Resistive touchscreen|Touchscreen]] (stylus-based)
| power = 6 AAA alkaline batteries or AC power or Sony camcorder Li ion rechargeable pack
| cpu = [[Freescale 683XX|MC68349]] 16 MHz [[Motorola]] Dragon I
| memory = 1MB [[Random access memory|Random Access Memory]] and PC Card
| display = 480 x 320 pixel LCD
}}
The '''Magic Link''' was a [[Personal digital assistant|Personal Intelligent Communicator]] marketed by [[Sony]] from 1994,<ref name ="firsts">{{cite web|url=http://news.sel.sony.com/en/corporate_information/company_of_firsts|title=Company of Firsts}}</ref> based on [[General Magic]]'s '''[[Magic Cap]]''' operating system. The '''Magic Link''' PIC-1000<ref>{{Cite web|date=1996-12-27|title=Magic Link PIC-1000 Communicator|url=http://www.sel.sony.com/SEL/Magic/pic1000.html|access-date=2021-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227000355/http://www.sel.sony.com/SEL/Magic/pic1000.html|archive-date=1996-12-27}}</ref> 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]].<ref name ="manual">{{cite web|url=http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/model-find.pl?mdl=PIC-1000|title=Magic Link Users Guide (primary manual)}}</ref>

A competing product to the Magic Link was the [[Motorola Envoy]]. In 1995, the Magic Link won the [[PC World (magazine)|PC World]] World Class Award.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-17139554.html|title = SONY MAGIC LINK(TM) WINS 1995 PC WORLD WORLD CLASS AWARD |publisher = [[PR Newswire]] |date = 1995-06-23 | accessdate = 2010-02-22}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Magic Link PIC-2000 was released in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1996-12-20|title=PIC-2000 Magic Link Communicator|url=http://www.sel.sony.com/SEL/Magic/pic2000.html|access-date=2021-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961220210936/http://www.sel.sony.com/SEL/Magic/pic2000.html|archive-date=1996-12-20}}</ref>