Metrowerks and General Magic Reach Agreement to Provide CodeWarrior as Development System for Magic Cap Applications Development
AUSTIN, Texas — March 13, 1995 — Metrowerks (MSE:MWK) and General Magic (NASDAQ:GMGC) announced today their agreement for Metrowerks to introduce CodeWarrior Magic, a Macintosh-hosted toolkit for Magic Cap applications development.
CodeWarrior Magic will be the first publicly available toolkit for the Magic Cap platform, and its availability will mark the opening of the Magic Cap developer platform to developers outside of General Magic's current developer program. Programmers proficient in C who purchase CodeWarrior Magic will be able to create applications for Magic Cap personal communicators.
The first version of CodeWarrior Magic, developer release DR1, will be supported on both 68K and Power Macintosh computers. It will be based on Metrowerks' CodeWarrior MPW tools and on General Magic's object-oriented development environment, the environment used by present Magic Cap developers to produce Magic Cap applications.
CodeWarrior Magic is intended to allow developers to develop and debug Magic Cap applications directly on a Macintosh, giving them the opportunity to do much of their engineering work on a Macintosh prior to downloading applications to a Magic Cap personal communicator for final debugging. A subsequent version of CodeWarrior Magic is intended to contain General Magic components integrated into Metrowerks' new object-oriented development environment.
"We are excited to be taking this step and we are proud to be doing this in partnership with Metrowerks, the leading tools provider for Macintosh," said Marc Porat, chairman and CEO of General Magic. "This represents an important step in our continuing efforts to empower developers and, in doing so, establish Magic Cap as a world standard for communicating platforms."
"Metrowerks is intent on making CodeWarrior on Macintosh the preferred host development environment for mobile computing applications," said Greg Galanos, president and CEO of Metrowerks Inc. "We are excited about expanding the development opportunities for CodeWarrior customers by offering a comprehensive toolset for Magic Cap applications development that takes advantage of an easy-to-use development environment."
CodeWarrior Magic DR1 will be priced at $ 299. This price will include a free upgrade to the next release of CodeWarrior Magic (DR2) and two subsequent releases, as well as full network support from Metrowerks' Technical Support group. Metrowerks plans to introduce CodeWarrior Magic DR1 in the second quarter of 1995. The product will be available from Metrowerks and its resellers.
Metrowerks develops, markets and supports a complete line of computer language products designed for the support of software development on 68K and Power Macintosh. Founded in 1986, Metrowerks has offices in the United States and Canada. Information on the company and its products can be obtained by sending electronic mail to [email protected].
General Magic was founded in May 1990. Its mission is to create personal intelligent communication products and services by developing and licensing technology to equipment manufacturers, network and information service providers, and software and entertainment companies.
General Magic has teamed with standard-setters in the entertainment, information, and communication fields to ensure that its technologies reach the widest possible audience. Interested developers can receive more information on the Magic Cap platform by sending electronic mail to [email protected].
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CONTACT:
Metrowerks
Greg Galanos, 512/346-1935 x2620
Jean Belanger, 512/346-1935 x 3180 General Magic
Tom Hershenson, 408/774-4343
Jane Anderson, 408/774-4040