Motorola's Envoy Device for Magic Cap (see ``Motorola's Envoy First to Run Magic Cap,'' May BYTE)
Sony's release of the Magic Link, the first available device that's based on General Magic's Magic Cap operating system and Telescript communications software, has people wondering about the status of Motorola's Envoy.
Company officials say the product has been delayed due to problems in integrating Magic Cap, Telescript, and wireless messaging in a single product. Motorola, which confirmed that it is also developing a Newton-based PDA, says it extended the Envoy's customer feedback period to ensure robust functionality and says the device will ship by the end of the year. Developers at IBM also had difficulty with the wireless component of the company's Simon PDA, but that product has fi
nally been released (see ``Simonizing the PDA'' on page 145).
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Motorola's Envoy Device for Magic Cap
