Nerdy Stuff

About Nerdy Stuff

Geek out with us and dive into things that people love the most (sometimes, maybe, too much)

Publisher

Podgo

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Jan 2025

Latest episode

25 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

12 of 31 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Rise and Fall of General Magic: Silicon Valley's Most Important Failed Company

   Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name, Credential] about General Magic's ambitious vision and its lasting impact on modern technology.

2. 

   10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   VHS vs Betamax: The Format War That Proved Better Doesn't Always Win

   Host [Host Name] explores the VHS vs. Betamax format war, revealing how licensing and recording time, not just superior technology, determined home entertainment's winner.

3. 

   25 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   5 Video Game Bugs That Became Legendary Features

   Host Alex Smith explores five accidental video game bugs that players loved so much, developers integrated them as official features.

Inside a recent episode

The Rise and Fall of General Magic: Silicon Valley's Most Important Failed Company

Published 25 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] This thing had an address book that synced wirelessly. Games, even the ability to send what were essentially text messages. The company was called General Magic. And if you work in tech, you've absolutely used something created by people who worked there. Because General Magic didn't just fail, it failed so spectacularly, so completely. that it scattered dozens of brilliant engineers across Silicon Valley like seeds from a dandelion. Those seeds became Android, and the iPhone, and eBay, and Web TV. General Magic is the most important company in tech history that nobody remembers. So let's go back to 1990. […]

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