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To: Ruffian who wrote (65804)	2/2/2000 9:26:00 AM
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ot ot <<myTalk Membership Surpasses 500,000 Business Editors/High Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2000--General Magic(TM) (Nasdaq: GMGC) today announced that more than 500,000 members have now signed up for its myTalk(TM) web service, where today consumers can get phone and web access to e-mail and voicemail, as well as make ad-supported long distance phone calls. "We are extremely pleased with the positive consumer response to myTalk thus far," said Linda Hayes, senior vice president of Marketing at General Magic. "This is just the beginning of what we expect will be a rapidly growing myTalk member community especially as we continue to add the services that our members want. As a leading personal voice portal, myTalk is a great way for people to stay connected and we believe myTalk's productivity benefits and ease of use are a powerful combination." myTalk is fun, convenient, and best of all, easy to use. Subscribers call a toll-free phone number, hear their e-mails read to them, and can reply back by speaking their response. Simply talking to manage their messages, members can use natural language such as "Play it" to listen to a voicemail message or "Send a reply" to respond to an e-mail. "Dial a number" tells myTalk to get ready to place a phone call. As an added feature, subscribers can receive voicemail messages and make free quick local and long-distance calls anywhere within the U.S. Members' messages are also available to them worldwide from a personal Web inbox. "This service has really changed my life. I recently moved from California to Colorado, and myTalk helps me keep in touch with my girlfriend and other friends," said myTalk member Matt Sanders. Top 5 reasons why myTalk is a leading personal voice portal -- myTalk is a great time saver because consumers can stay connected even when they can't be online. -- The voicemail feature offers a new level of convenience and privacy for students and others who today may share a common answering machine. And for greater flexibility members can pick up a voicemail either on the phone or on the PC. -- Travelers no longer need to lug a laptop just to check e-mail. -- The myTalk pager option alerts users to specific messages that come in. -- People who already have an e-mail account with their business or an ISP (including EarthLink, MindSpring and Prodigy) can check out myTalk's forwarding and collection capabilities (described in the Help section of mytalk.com). To sign up for myTalk, visit the www.myTalk.com Web site and watch for more exciting features and benefits to come. About General Magic General Magic developed myTalk to make communication and access to information easy and convenient. The company's innovative, patent-pending magicTalk(TM) voice interface lets people interact with information using their own words, as if they were talking to another person. For more information about General Magic, visit generalmagic.com. Investors with questions may call Shareholder Communications at 1+877-245-6973. General Magic notes that this press release contains forward-looking statements. There are risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to vary materially. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the adequacy of the Company's financial resources to execute its business plan; the Company's ability to attract, retain and motivate key technical, marketing and management personnel; continued market acceptance of the myTalk service; persistent increases in the rate of new member growth; the capability of the Network Operations Center to handle increases in demand; increased competition in the market for voice-enabled services; introduction of competing products with technological and/or other advantages; and the challenges inherent in the development and delivery of complex technologies. These and other risk factors are detailed in General Magic's Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed on December 17, 1999. General Magic, magicTalk and myTalk are trademarks of General Magic, Inc., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Other trademarks are owned by their respective companies.>> Greg