GENERAL MAGIC INC
424B3, 1998-06-08
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                                            Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
                                            Registration Statement No. 333-51685




              16,059,401 SHARES (issuable upon conversion of 5 1/2% 
                Cumulative Convertible Series B Preferred Stock)
                   1,440,000 SHARES (issuable upon exercise of
                          issued or issuable warrants)
                1,342,524 SHARES (issued in connection with the
                    acquisition of a privately-held company)
                  907,250 SHARES (issuable upon conversion of
                     Series A Convertible Preferred Stock)
                               GENERAL MAGIC, INC.

                                  COMMON STOCK
      The 19,749,175 shares of Common Stock of General Magic Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("General Magic" or the "Company"), offered by this Prospectus (the
"Shares") (i) are issuable upon conversion of issued or issuable shares of 5
1/2% Cumulative Convertible Series B Preferred Stock of the Company (the "Series
B Shares") and upon exercise of issued or issuable warrants to purchase Common
Stock (the "Warrants"); (ii) were issued in connection with the acquisition of a
privately-held company (the "Acquisition Shares"); and (iii) are issuable upon
conversion of issued shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the
Company (the "Series A Shares"). The Shares may be sold from time to time, after
conversion or exercise, as applicable, by or on behalf of the holders of Shares
(the "Selling Stockholders").

      The Series B Shares were issued or are to be issued, and the Warrants were
issued or are to be issued, in connection with a privately placed equity
financing to institutional investors (the "Institutional Investors"), pursuant
to a Preferred Stock Investment Agreement (the "Investment Agreement"). Pursuant
to the Investment Agreement, the Company issued a certain number of Series B
Shares and, depending on certain conditions relating to the performance of the
Company's stock, (i) the Company has the option to force the Institutional
Investors to purchase additional Series B Shares, and (ii) the Institutional
Investors have the option to purchase additional Series B Shares. The Series B
Shares are convertible into shares of the Company's Common Stock by dividing (a)
the aggregate purchase price of the Series B Shares plus any and all accrued and
unpaid dividends by (b) the lesser of (i) 85% of the lowest sales price of a
share of the Company's Common Stock during the 5 trading days prior to
conversion of the Series B Shares and (ii) $3.00, as set forth in the Company's
Certificate of Designation for the 5 1/2% Cumulative Convertible Series B
Preferred Stock (the "Series B Certificate of Designation"). The conversion
percentage identified in clause (b)(i) of the previous sentence is subject to
adjustment based on certain events, including, among others, (i) the failure by
the Company to timely cause this Registration Statement to become effective,
(ii) the failure by the Company to timely list the Common Stock of the Company
issuable upon conversion of the Series B Shares on the Nasdaq National Market
and (iii) the delisting of the Company's Common Stock. Each Series B Share is
entitled to receive cumulative dividends at 5 1/2% of the liquidation preference
per annum, which are payable in preference to any dividends on the Company's
equity securities. The Series B Certificate of Designation entitles holders of
Series B Shares, in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of
the Company, to a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share plus any and all
accrued and unpaid dividends, which is payable pari passu with the liquidation
preference for the Company's Series A Shares. The Series B Certificate of
Designation also gives (i) the Company the option, in the event of a change in
control transaction in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power
of the Company is transferred, to redeem all of the then outstanding Series B
Shares at a per share price equal to one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the
sum of the purchase price of the Series B Shares being called for 


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redemption, plus any and all accrued and unpaid dividends, and (ii) the holders
of Series B Shares the option to cause the Company to redeem any or all of the
Series B Shares for one hundred thirty percent (130%) of the purchase price of
the Series B Shares plus any and all accrued and unpaid dividends upon (a) a
change in control transaction, (b) a "going private" transaction under Rule
13e-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
(c) a tender offer by the Company under Rule 13e-4 of the Exchange Act, (d) the
insolvency of the Company, or (e) institution of bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency or liquidation proceedings against the Company.
      The outstanding Warrants (the "Issued Warrants") are exercisable for
400,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, have a term of five (5) years, and
may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis based on the net appreciated
value of the underlying shares. Depending on the performance of the Company's
Common Stock, among other factors, the Institutional Investors may receive
additional warrants to purchase Common Stock (the "Additional Warrants"). If
issued, the Additional Warrants will be exercisable for 560,000 shares of the
Company's Common Stock, will have a term of five (5) years and an exercise price
equal to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the closing price of the Company's
Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the effective date of the
Additional Warrants.
      The Acquisition Shares were issued in connection with the acquisition by
the Company of NetPhonic Communications, Inc. ("NetPhonic"), a privately-held
company, to certain shareholders of NetPhonic (the "NetPhonic Shareholders").
The NetPhonic Shareholders received certain registration rights in connection
with the acquisition of NetPhonic.
      The Series A Shares were issued in connection with an agreement with
Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft"), for the purchase of such shares and the
license of certain of the Company's technology. Each Series A Share is
convertible into 72.58 shares of the Company's Common Stock, subject to
adjustment for certain events, as set forth in the Company's Certificate of
Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series A Certificate
of Designation"). The Series A Certificate of Designation entitles holders of
Series A Shares, in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of
the Company, to a liquidation preference of $90 per share plus any declared but
unpaid dividends. Each Series A Share is entitled to receive, if and when the
Company's Board of Directors declares a dividend payable on the Company's Common
Stock, a dividend equal to the dividend per share of Common Stock on an "as if
converted" basis. Dividends on Series A Shares are payable in preference to any
dividends on the Company's Common Stock and are non-cumulative. Holders of
Series A Shares are eligible to vote with holders of Common Stock on an "as if
converted" basis.
      The Company has agreed to register the Shares under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Company is also obligated to use
its best efforts to maintain its listing under the Nasdaq National Market and
list such shares accordingly, and in addition, take certain actions to comply
with applicable state securities laws and regulations. The Company will bear all
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the registration of the
Shares, including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees imposed
by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD") and blue sky laws, printing
expenses, transfer agents' and registrars' fees, and the reasonable fees and
disbursements of the Company's outside counsel and independent accountants, but
excluding transfer or other taxes and other costs and expenses incident to the
issuances of the Shares.
      The Company's Common Stock is quoted on The Nasdaq National Market under
the symbol "GMGC." On June 2, 1998, the last sale price of the Company's Common
Stock as reported on The Nasdaq National Market was $10.44.

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SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 6 FOR INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
            BY PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF THE SHARES OFFERED HEREBY.

          THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
           SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
            COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
           OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY
            OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
                         CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

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                  The date of this Prospectus is June 5, 1998.


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                              AVAILABLE INFORMATION
      The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange
Act, and in accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements (if required)
and other information with the Commission. The reports, proxy statements and
other information filed by the Company with the Commission may be inspected and
copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at
Judiciary Plaza, Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and
at the Regional Offices of the Commission located at Northwestern Atrium Center,
500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60611 and 7 World Trade
Center, Suite 1300, New York, New York 10048. Copies of such material can also
be obtained by mail from the Public Reference Section of the Commission at 450
Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. The Company's Common Stock is traded
on The Nasdaq National Market. Reports and other information concerning the
Company can also be inspected at the offices of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc., Market Listing Section, 1735 K Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20006. Such reports and other information may also be inspected
without charge at a Web site maintained by the Commission. The address of the
site is http://www.sec.gov.


                 INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

      The following documents filed with the Commission by General Magic
pursuant to the Exchange Act are incorporated herein by reference:
      1.    The definitive Proxy Statement for the Company's 1998 Annual Meeting
            of Stockholders filed with the Commission on May 18, 1998 pursuant
            to Regulation 14A;

      2.    Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1998,
            filed with the Commission on May 15, 1998;

      3.    Amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31,
            1997, filed with the Commission on April 30, 1998;

      4.    Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997,
            filed with the Commission on March 31, 1998; and

      5.    The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the
            Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed under the
            Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the
            purpose of updating such description.
      All documents and reports subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the effective date of this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a
part hereof from the date of filing of such documents or reports. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or
in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. The Company
will provide without charge to each person to whom this Registration Statement
is delivered, upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the
foregoing documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
(other than any exhibits thereto). Requests for such documents should be
directed to General Magic, Inc. at 420 North Mary Avenue, Sunnyvale, California
94086 (telephone number (408) 774-4000), Attn.: Investor Relations.


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                                   THE COMPANY
      The Company develops and markets integrated voice and data applications.
The Company is currently developing an advanced network service to meet the
communication and information management requirements of today's mobile
professionals. The first version of the advanced network service is named
Portico(TM) (formerly code-named Serengeti) and is planned for commercial
release on July 30, 1998. The Portico service will allow subscribers to access
and respond to information important to their success, either through a leading
Web browser or MagicTalk(TM), the Company's voice user interface platform. Among
other things, the Portico service is expectED to (i) manage the subscriber's
inbound and outbound calls; (ii) collect and consolidate the subscriber's email,
and notify the subscriber upon receipt of priority messages; (iii) maintain the
subscriber's calendar, address book and task list; (iv) collect and forward
stock quotes, news and selected public information based on subscriber
preferences; and (v) retrieve press releases and other news and information
concerning thousands of publicly traded companies. The Company is also
developing and marketing handheld communication devices based on its Magic Cap
platform technology. The first of these devices, the DataRover(TM) 840, was
commercialLY released in February 1998, and is intended to meet the data-access
and communication needs of mobile workers in the health care, utilities and
transportation industries.

      The Company's current business strategy was announced early in 1997. In
prior years, the Company had developed and licensed two platform technologies,
Magic Cap and Telescript. Magic Cap is an integrated communication applications
platform, initially designed for handheld communication devices. Telescript was
the first implementation of the Company's patented agent technology. It was
comprised of two significant components: a programming language that enabled the
creation of agents, and a virtual machine that executed agents and transported
them from one device to another over a network. The Company initially licensed
its Magic Cap and Telescript platform technologies to multinational consumer
electronics companies and to telecommunications network operators. The consumer
market for handheld communication devices was slow to develop, however, and the
Company did not generate significant royalty revenues in connection with its
licensing efforts. In addition, the Internet emerged as the public data
communications network of choice, significantly reducing the market opportunity
for the proprietary Telescript platform.

      During this period, demand for products and services that address the
communication and information management needs of an increasingly mobile society
rapidly expanded as evidenced by the proliferation of electronic devices and the
explosive growth of the Internet, corporate intranets and network services.
Advances in wireless telecommunication technologies enabled the growth of paging
and cellular telephone networks. Devices such as notebook and subnotebook
computers with modems (both wireline and wireless) allowed mobile professionals
to connect to their PCs from almost any location, as well as to access on-line
information and electronic mail services while traveling worldwide. In response
to the growing demand of users for a single resource to access and manage
communication and information, the Company adopted its new business strategy
designed to establish the Company as a leading provider of integrated voice and
data applications. The Company is developing the Portico service to provide a
single, easy-to-use, cost-effective solution to mobile professionals who need to
access, sort through and respond to a multitude of messages, manage their
business information, and obtain relevant news and other information on demand.

      The Company was incorporated in California in May 1990 and was reorganized
as a Delaware corporation in February 1995. The principal executive offices of
the Company are located at 420 North Mary Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94086,
and its telephone number at that location is (408) 774-4000.


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                                  RISK FACTORS

      An investment in the Common Stock offered hereby involves a high degree of
risk and the Common Stock should not be purchased by persons who cannot afford
the loss of their entire investment. Purchasers should carefully consider the
following risk factors in conjunction with the other information included and
incorporated by reference in this Prospectus before purchasing or otherwise
acquiring the Common Stock offered hereby.

      This Prospectus contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Actual
results could differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking
statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those set forth below
and elsewhere in this Prospectus.

      CHANGE IN STRATEGY. The Company is at an early stage of development in its
new business strategy and is subject to all of the risks inherent in the
establishment of a new business enterprise. To address these risks, the Company
must, among other things, establish technical feasibility and complete
development of its Portico service, enter into strategic development and
distribution arrangements, respond to competitive developments, and attract,
retain and motivate qualified personnel. The Company's decision to become a
provider of an advanced network service is predicated on the assumption that in
the future, the number of subscribers to the service will be large enough to
permit the Company to operate profitably. There can be no assurance that the
Company's assumption will be correct or that the Company will be able to
successfully compete as a network service provider. If the Company's assumption
is not accurate, or if the Company is unable to compete as a network service
provider, the Company's business, operating results and financial condition will
be materially adversely affected.

      MINIMAL REVENUES; HISTORY OF AND ANTICIPATION OF LOSSES. The Company has
generated minimal revenues, has incurred significant losses and has substantial
negative cash flow. As of March 31, 1998, the Company had an accumulated deficit
of $159.5 million, with net losses of $6.4 million, $28.4 million and $45.6
million for the three-month period ended March 31, 1998, and the years ended
December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively.

      Historically, a large percentage of the total revenue earned by the
Company to date has been attributable to up-front license fees and customer
support fees, as opposed to recurring royalty revenue. As a consequence of the
Company's recent change in business strategy, the Company expects that a
significant portion of future revenues will be derived from direct sales of its
products and services and not from license fees or royalties. The Company's
DataRover 840 device was commercially released in February 1998, and its Portico
service is expected to be released by July 30, 1998. However, the Company
expects to incur significant losses through 1998. There can be no assurance that
the Company will achieve or sustain significant revenues or become cash flow
positive or profitable at any time in the future.

      LIMITED RESOURCES. Building the Portico service is a complex process that
requires significant engineering and financial resources. Among other things, to
implement its Portico service, the Company must develop certain technologies and
license other technologies from third parties, establish strategic distribution
and development arrangements and undertake a substantial marketing campaign. The
Company has limited technical, sales and marketing staffs and there can be no
assurance that such personnel will be able to manage and successfully complete
all of the tasks necessary to develop and launch the Company's Portico service.
In addition, because the Company has generated minimal revenues to date and does
not expect to generate substantial revenues in 1998, the Company must conserve
cash. As a result, the Company may not be able to fund the marketing efforts
required to successfully introduce the service to customers. Alternatively,
market acceptance for its Portico service may overwhelm the Company's limited
staffs such that the Company is unable to adequately respond to and satisfy
customers' demand for the Portico service. The Company's failure to develop and
launch its Portico service, or to respond to market demand for its Portico
service, will likely have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
operating results and financial condition.

      FUTURE CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS AND AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL FINANCING. In
February of 1998, the Company completed a private placement of $4.5 million of
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to Microsoft. In 


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March of 1998 the Company completed a separate private placement of $5.0 million
of 5 1/2% Cumulative Convertible Series B Preferred Stock and warrants to
institutionAL investors (collectively, the "1998 Private Placements"). The
Company has an option to secure an additional $5.0 million of financing from the
holders of Series B Shares, and the holders of the Series B Shares have the
right to invest an additional $2.0 million. The proceeds of the 1998 Private
Placements will be used for working capital purposes. If expenditures required
to achieve the Company's plans are greater than projected or if the Company is
unable to generate adequate cash flow from sales of its products and services,
the Company may need to seek additional sources of capital. The Company has no
other commitments or arrangements to obtain any additional funding and there can
be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain such additional funding,
if necessary, on acceptable terms or at all. The unavailability or timing of any
financing could prevent or delay the continued development and marketing of the
products and services of the Company and may require curtailment of operations
of the Company. The failure to raise needed funds on sufficiently favorable
terms or at all could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
operating results and financial condition.

      POTENTIAL DILUTIVE EFFECTS. The number of shares of Common Stock which may
be issued upon conversion of the Series B Shares is dependent upon the trading
price of the Company's Common Stock at the time of conversion. If the lowest
sales price of the Common Stock in the five trading days prior to conversion is
less than $3.53, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of the Series B Shares will increase. The Investment Agreement also provides for
the issuance of additional Series B Shares and Warrants, subject to certain
conditions. Issuance of such additional Series B Shares and Warrants may result
in additional dilution to the holders of the Company's Common Stock.

      TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. The Company's future success is based
substantially upon its ability to develop new technology to enable it to provide
as well as bill for the Portico service, and to enhance and extend its existing
products and technologies. Software product development schedules are difficult
to predict because they involve creative processes, use of new development tools
and learning processes associated with development of new technologies, as well
as other factors. The Company has in the past experienced delays in its software
development efforts and there can be no assurance that the Company will not
experience future delays in connection with its current development or future
development activities. Delays or difficulties associated with the development
of new, and the enhancement of existing, technologies could have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business, operating results and financial
condition. Moreover, software products as complex as those being developed for
the Company's Portico service frequently contain undetected errors or
shortcomings, and may fail to perform or to scale as expected. Although the
Company has tested and will continue to test its Portico service prior to
releasing it, such tests may not accurately simulate actual use of the service
by customers. As a result, errors may be found in the Portico service after it
is commercially released which may result in loss of or a delay in market
acceptance of the Company's Portico service.

      DISTRIBUTION RISKS. In connection with the change in its business
strategy, the Company must establish and maintain relationships with new
distribution channels for its Portico service and DataRover 840 devices. The
Company believes that in order to successfully market its Portico service, it
must, among other things, enter into distribution arrangements with telephony
providers such as wireless and wireline carriers, as well as resellers, device
manufacturers and Internet service providers. Competition in establishing such
relationships is extremely intense. In addition, decisions by such parties,
particularly cellular carriers, to enter into a distribution relationship with
the Company can entail a lengthy process during which the Company may be
required to incur significant expenditures without any assurance of success.
There can be no assurance that the Company will succeed in establishing
distribution relationships, or that if established, the Company will be able to
maintain such relationships or that such relationships will result in sales of
the Company's Portico service. The failure of the Company to establish and then
successfully maintain distribution relationships for its Portico service will
have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, operating results and
financial condition.

      The Company plans to distribute the DataRover 840 device through a variety
of distribution channels, including a direct sales force, value-added resellers
("VARs") and outside sales representatives. To date, the Company has established
distribution arrangements with one VAR, the Fuld Institute for Technology in
Nursing Education. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to
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additional VARs and outside sales representatives for its DataRover 840 device.
The Company's failure to establish, or if established, successfully maintain
such relationships could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, operating results and financial condition.

      LENGTHY SALES CYCLES. Sales of the Company's DataRover 840 device depend,
in significant part, upon the decision of a prospective customer to choose
handheld devices as a means of communication for its employees. As a result, the
amount of time from the initial contact with a customer to the customer's
placement of an order may range from a few weeks to many months, depending on
such factors as the amount of time required to test and customize the DataRover
840 device for the particular customer. If a customer decides not to purchase
the DataRover 840 device, the Company may not have another opportunity to sell
its handheld devices to that customer for a number of years, if at all. For
these and other reasons, the Company expects its DataRover 840 device will have
a lengthy sales cycle during which the Company may expend substantial funds and
significant sales and technical effort. There can be no assurance that the
Company's expenditures or efforts during the lengthy sales process with any
potential customer will result in sales.

      DEPENDENCE ON EMERGING MARKETS; ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMPANY'S SERVICES AND
PRODUCTS. The Company's future financial performance will depend in large part
on the growth in demand for the Portico service by mobile business professionals
and other consumers. This market is new and emerging, is rapidly evolving, is
characterized by an increasing number of market entrants and will be subject to
frequent and continuing changes in customer preferences and technology. As is
typical in new and evolving markets, demand and market acceptance for the
Company's technologies is subject to a high level of uncertainty. Because the
market for the Company's Portico service is evolving, it is difficult to assess
or predict with any assurance the size or growth rate, if any, of this market.
There can be no assurance that the market for the Company's Portico service will
develop, or that it will not develop more slowly than expected or attract new
competitors. In addition, even if a market develops for an advanced network
service, there can be no assurance that the markets for the Company's service
will develop, or that the Company's service will be adopted. If the market fails
to develop, develops more slowly than expected or attracts new competitors, or
if the Company's Portico service does not achieve market acceptance, the
Company's business, operating results and financial condition will be materially
adversely affected.

      DEPENDENCE ON THIRD PARTY TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCTS. To develop its Portico
service, the Company has incorporated and will continue to incorporate
technology developed by third parties. In addition to all the risks associated
with the development of complex technologies, the Company has limited control
over whether or when such third party technologies will be developed or
enhanced. A third party's failure or refusal to timely develop or license the
software technology, or the occurrence of errors in such technology, could
prevent or delay introduction or market acceptance of the Company's Portico
service, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
operating results and financial condition.

      The Company has entered into an OEM agreement with Oki Electric for the
manufacture of DataRover 840 devices. To the extent Oki Electric fails to timely
manufacture the DataRover devices or meet the Company's volume and quality
requirements and delivery schedules, which has occurred in the past, the
Company's business, operating results and financial condition could be
materially adversely affected. In addition, because the Company currently
depends solely on Oki Electric for the manufacture of its DataRover devices, in
the event Oki Electric were to become unwilling or unable to manufacture the
DataRover devices, the Company would be required to identify and qualify an
acceptable replacement. The process of qualifying another manufacturer could be
lengthy, and no assurance can be given that another manufacturer would be
available to the Company on a timely basis. Because Oki Electric is located in
Japan, the Company is also directly affected by the political and economic
conditions of this region and subject to the risks normally attendant to the
conduct of foreign trade, including fluctuations in currency exchange rates and
longer delivery times.

      COMPETITION. Many of the companies with which the Company competes, or
which are expected to offer products or services based on alternatives to the
Company's technologies, have substantially greater financial resources, research
and development capabilities, sales and marketing staffs, and better developed
distribution channels than the Company. There can be no assurance that the
services and products that the Company offers will achieve sufficient quality,
functionality or cost-effectiveness to compete with existing or future
alternatives. 



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Furthermore, there can be no assurance that the Company's competitors will not
succeed in developing products or services which are more effective and lower
cost than those offered by the Company, or which render the Company's Portico
service or DataRover 840 device obsolete. The Company believes that its ability
to compete depends on factors both within and outside its control. The principal
competitive factors affecting the market for the Company's products and services
are the availability of the Company's products and services; the quality,
performance and functionality of the Portico service and DataRover 840 device
developed and marketed by the Company; the effectiveness of the Company in
marketing and distributing its products and services; and price. There can be no
assurance that the Company will be successful in the face of increasing
competition from new technologies, products or services introduced by existing
competitors and by new companies entering the market.
      EXTREME VOLATILITY OF STOCK PRICE. Like the stock of other high technology
companies, the market price of the Company's Common Stock has been and may
continue to be extremely volatile. Since its initial public offering in February
1995, the closing price of the Company's Common Stock has ranged from a high of
$26.625 to a low of $0.938 per share. Factors such as quarterly fluctuations in
the Company's results of operations or the announcement of technological
innovations or strategic alliances or the introduction of new products by the
Company or its competitors may have a significant impact on the market price of
the Company's Common Stock.

      COMPLIANCE WITH NASDAQ LISTING REQUIREMENTS; DISCLOSURE RELATING TO
LOW-PRICED STOCK. The Company's Common Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq National
Market (the "National Market"). Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, the
Company is required to list the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Series B Shares and exercise of the Warrants on the National Market. However, in
order to continue to be included in the National Market, a company must meet
certain maintenance criteria. Effective February 23, 1998, the maintenance
criteria require a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share, $4,000,000 in net
tangible assets (total assets less total liabilities and goodwill) and
$5,000,000 market value of the public float (excluding shares held directly or
indirectly by any officer or director of the Company and by any person holding
beneficially more than 10% of the Company's outstanding shares). Failure to meet
these maintenance criteria may result in the delisting of the Company's Common
Stock from the National Market and the quotation of the Company's Common Stock
on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market (the "SmallCap Market"), if the requirements for
inclusion on the SmallCap Market are met. As a result of quotation on the
SmallCap Market, an investor may find it more difficult to dispose of the
Company's Common Stock. Effective February 1998, a company must have $4,000,000
in net tangible assets or $50,000,000 market capitalization or $750,000 net
income in two of the last three years, a minimum bid price of $4.00 per share
and a public float of $5,000,000 for inclusion in the SmallCap Market, subject
to certain exceptions. Failure to meet the National Market inclusion criteria,
or the failure to meet the SmallCap Market maintenance criteria, may result in
the delisting of the Company's Common Stock. Trading, if any, in the Company's
Common Stock would thereafter be conducted in the over-the-counter market. As a
result of such delisting, an investor may find it more difficult to dispose of,
or to obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of, the Company's Common
Stock. 

      INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. The Company seeks to protect its proprietary
information and technology through contractual confidentiality provisions and
the application for United States and foreign patents, trademarks and
copyrights. There can be no assurance of patents, trademarks or copyrights or
that third parties will not seek to challenge, invalidate or circumvent such
applications or resulting patents, trademarks or copyrights. Additionally,
competitors may independently develop equivalent or superior, non-infringing
technologies. The Company's revenue could be adversely affected to the extent
that such technologies avoid infringement of the Company's patents. Furthermore,
there can be no assurance that third parties will not assert claims of
infringement of intellectual property rights against the Company and that such
claims will not lead to litigation and/or require the Company to significantly
modify or even discontinue sales of certain of its products or services.. Any
such event may have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
operating results and financial condition.

      POTENTIAL SECURITY ISSUES. The implementation of the Portico service poses
several security issues, including the possibility of break-ins and other
similar disruptions. The Company intends to incorporate authentication,
encryption and other security technologies in its Portico service. However,
there can be no assurance that such technologies will be adequate to prevent
break-ins. In addition, as is generally known, weaknesses in the medium by which
users may access the Company's Portico service, including the Internet,
telephones, cellular phones and other wireless devices, may compromise the
security of the confidential electronic information accessed 


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from the Portico service. There can be no assurance that the Company will be
able to provide a safe and secure service. The Company's failure to provide a
secure service may result in significant liability to the Company and may deter
potential users of the service. The Company intends to limit its liability to
users, including liability arising from failure of the authentication,
encryption and other security technologies that will be incorporated into its
Portico service, through contractual provisions. However, there can be no
assurance that such limitations will be effective. The Company currently does
not have liability insurance to protect against risks associated with forced
break-ins or disruptions. There can be no assurance that security
vulnerabilities and weaknesses will not be discovered in the Company's Portico
service or licensed technology incorporated into such service or in the mediums
by which subscribers access the Portico service. Any security problems in the
Portico service or the licensed technology incorporated in such service may
require significant expenditures of capital and resources by the Company to
alleviate such problems, may result in lawsuits against the Company, may limit
the number of subscribers of the Portico service and may cause interruptions or
delays in the development and completion of, or the cessation of, the Company's
service. Any such expenditures, lawsuits, reduction of subscribers,
interruptions or delays in the development and commercial release of the Portico
service, or the cessation of such service by the Company, could have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business, operating results and financial
condition.

      PERSONNEL. The Company must continue to attract, retain and motivate
qualified personnel. Silicon Valley remains a highly competitive job market, and
there can be no assurance that key Company management, engineering, marketing,
sales, administrative and customer support personnel will remain employed by the
Company, or that the Company will be able to attract sufficient additional
personnel to execute its business plan. The Company experienced significant
attrition of engineering, marketing, administrative and sales personnel during
the latter part of 1996 and the first half of 1997, including an approximate
one-half reduction in its workforce between October 1996 and January 1997. These
reductions adversely affected, and may in the future adversely affect, the
Company's ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel. There can
be no assurance that the Company's current employees will continue to work for
the Company or that the Company will be able to obtain the services of
additional personnel necessary for the Company's growth. Failure to attract or
retain qualified personnel could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, operating results and financial condition.

      RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE. The communications technology market is
characterized by rapid technological change, changing customer needs, frequent
new product introductions and evolving industry standards. The introduction of
products or services embodying new technologies and the emergence of new
industry standards could render the Company's products and services obsolete or
unmarketable. The Company's future success will depend upon its ability to
timely develop and introduce new products and services, including the Portico
service, as well as enhancements to such products and services, to keep pace
with technological developments and emerging industry standards and address the
increasingly sophisticated needs of the user. There can be no assurance that the
Company will be successful in developing and marketing new products and services
that respond to technological changes or evolving industry standards, that the
Company will not experience difficulties that could delay or prevent the
successful development, introduction and marketing of new products and services,
or that its new products and services will adequately meet the requirements of
the marketplace and achieve market acceptance. If the Company is unable, for
technological or other reasons, to timely develop and introduce new products and
services in response to changing market conditions or consumer requirements, the
Company's business, operating results and financial condition will be materially
adversely affected.

      DEPENDENCE ON AND RESPONSIVENESS TO THE INTERNET. The Company believes
that its future success is in part dependent upon continued growth in the use of
the Internet. The Internet may prove not to be a viable means of conducting
commerce or communications for a number of reasons, including, but not limited
to, potentially unreliable network infrastructure, or untimely development of
performance improvements including high speed modems. In addition, to the extent
that the Internet continues to experience significant growth in the number of
users and level of use, there can be no assurance that the Internet
infrastructure will continue to be able to support the demands placed on it by
any such growth. Failure of the Internet as a mode of conducting commerce and
communications could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
operating results and financial condition.


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      YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE. The Company uses a significant number of computer
software programs and operating systems in its internal operations, including
applications used in financial business systems and various administration
functions. To the extent that these software applications contain source code
that is unable to appropriately interpret the upcoming calendar year "2000,"
some level of modification or even replacement of such source code or
applications will be necessary. The Company is in the process of identifying the
software applications that are not "Year 2000" compliant. Given the information
known at this time about the Company's systems, coupled with the Company's
ongoing efforts to upgrade or replace business critical systems as necessary, it
is currently not anticipated that these "Year 2000" costs will have a material
adverse impact on the Company's business, operating results and financial
condition. However, the Company is still analyzing its software applications
and, to the extent they are not fully "Year 2000" compliant, there can be no
assurance that the costs necessary to update software or potential systems
interruptions would not have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, operating results and financial condition.

      SINGLE CALIFORNIA LOCATION. Currently, the Company's only network
operations center is located at its headquarters in Sunnyvale, California.
Operation of the Portico service is dependent in part upon the Company's ability
to protect the network operations center against physical damage from power
outages, telecommunications failures, physical break-ins and other similar
events. In addition, Northern California historically has been vulnerable to
certain natural disasters and other risks, such as earthquakes, fires and
floods, which at times have disrupted the local economy and pose physical risks
to the Company's property. The Company presently does not have redundant,
multiple site capacity in the event of a technical failure of its Portico
service or a natural disaster. In the event of such a failure or disaster, the
Company's business, operating results and financial condition could be
materially adversely affected.


                                 USE OF PROCEEDS

      The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Shares by
the Selling Stockholders and all proceeds will go to the Selling Stockholders to
be used for their own purposes. The Company may receive cash proceeds upon the
exercise of the Warrants, and expects to use such proceeds, if any, for working
capital. The Company will not receive any proceeds from conversions of the
Series B Shares or the Series A Shares.


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                              SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

      The Selling Stockholders hold or will hold shares of Common Stock which
are issuable upon conversion of the Series B Shares and the Series A Shares,
exercise of the Warrants, if any, and which were issued to the NetPhonic
Shareholders in connection with the acquisition of a privately-held company. The
table below lists the Selling Stockholders, the number of shares of Common Stock
which each owns or will own, assuming a conversion date of May 1, 1998 for the
Series B Shares, a Warrant exercise date of May 1, 1998 and a conversion date of
May 20, 1998 for the Series A Shares, the number of shares of Common Stock
subject to sale pursuant to this Registration Statement and the number of shares
of Common Stock each would own assuming sale of all shares of Common Stock
registered by this Registration Statement.

<TABLE>
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                                                Shares Beneficially       Shares Offered           Shares Beneficially
                                                 Owned Prior to the            by this                 Owned After
         Selling Stockholder (1)                      Offering               Prospectus              the Offering (2)
         -----------------------                -------------------       --------------           -------------------
<S>                                             <C>                       <C>                      <C>

Halifax Fund, L.P.                                   1,000,758(3)           1,000,758(3)                     --
                                                                                                    
RGC International Investors, LDC                       600,455(3)             600,455(3)                     --
                                                                                                    
Heracles Fund                                          200,152(3)             200,152(3)                     --
                                                                                                    
Themis Partners L.P.                                   200,152(3)             200,152(3)                     --
                                                                                                    
AFO Capital Advisors, LLC                               80,000(4)              80,000(4)                     --
                                                                                                    
Forest Grove Holdings Limited                        1,161,102(5)(6)        1,088,533(5)                     --
                                                                                                    
NeXperience Company                                  1,161,102(5)(7)           72,569(5)                     --
                                                                                                    
Kyung H. Rhie                                           90,455(5)(8)           83,198(5)                     --
                                                                                                    
Lee E. Olsen                                            26,638(5)(9)           20,356(5)                  6,282
                                                                                                    
Robert E. Burgess                                       22,658(5)(10)          17,314(5)                  5,344
                                                                                                    
Richard Kwan                                            18,676(5)(11)          14,269(5)                  4,407
                                                                                                    
James Lee                                                7,257(5)               7,257(5)                     --
                                                                                                    
Grace S. Rhie                                           90,455(5)(12)           7,257(5)                     --
                                                                                                    
Victor Pai Shi Huang                                     6,957(5)(13)           5,269(5)                  1,688
                                                                                                    
Venkat Ramasamy                                          4,354(5)               4,354(5)                     --
                                                                                                    
George A. Papazian                                       2,874(5)               2,874(5)                     --
                                                                                                    
Phyllis Fletcher                                         3,384(5)(14)           2,634(5)                    750
                                                                                                    
Young S. Kim                                             2,377(5)               2,377(5)                     --
                                                                                                    
John S. Hahn                                             2,177(5)               2,177(5)                     --
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<S>                                             <C>                       <C>                      <C>
L. Leigh Dayley                                          1,451(5)               1,451(5)                     --
                                                                                                    
Ik Kim                                                   1,197(5)               1,197(5)                     --
                                                                                                    
Craig S. Knox                                            1,197(5)               1,197(5)                     --
                                                                                                    
Erik Peter Nordhagen                                     1,190(5)(15)             908(5)                    282
                                                                                                    
Mark Lewis                                                 862(5)                 862(5)                     --
                                                                                                    
Jill Wagner                                                145(5)                 145(5)                     --
                                                                                                    
Vellaisamy S. Senthilkumar                               3,423(5)               3,423(5)                     --

James A. Brown                                           2,903(5)               2,903(5)                     --
                                                                                                    
Microsoft Corporation                                3,629,000(16)            907,250(16)             2,721,750

TOTALS:                                              7,071,794(17)          4,331,291                 2,740,503
</TABLE>

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(1)   The persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with
      respect to all shares of General Magic Common Stock shown as beneficially
      owned by them, subject to community property laws, where applicable.

(2)   Assumes the sale of all shares offered hereby.

(3)   The number of shares set forth in the table represents an estimate of the
      number of shares of Common Stock to be offered by the Selling Stockholder
      and assumes the exercise of all Issued Warrants as described in this
      Prospectus. Additional shares will be issuable upon conversion of issuable
      Series B Shares and exercise of Additional Warrants, if any are issued as
      described in this Prospectus. Pursuant to the Company's agreement with the
      Institutional Investors as set forth in the Investment Agreement, the
      number of shares of Common Stock registered in the name of the
      Institutional Investors by this Registration Statement approximately
      equals the sum of (i) 400% of the shares of Common Stock that would be
      issued had (x) the Company been able to exercise its option to force the
      Institutional Investors to purchase additional Series B Shares, (y) had
      the Institutional Investors been able to exercise their option to purchase
      additional Series B Shares, and (z) had all such Series B Shares been
      converted on May 1, 1998, and (ii) 150% of the shares of Common Stock
      issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. The actual number of shares of
      Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series B Shares and exercise of
      the Warrants is indeterminate, is subject to adjustment and could be
      materially less or more than such estimated number depending on factors
      which cannot be predicted by the Company at this time, including among
      other factors, the future market price of the Common Stock. The actual
      number of shares of Common Stock offered hereby, and included in the
      Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part, includes such
      additional number of shares of Common Stock as may be issued or issuable
      upon conversion of the Series B Shares and exercise of the Warrants by
      reason of the floating rate conversion price mechanism or other adjustment
      mechanisms described in the Series B Certificate of Designation, or by
      reason of any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction involving
      the Common Stock, in order to prevent dilution, in accordance with Rule
      416 under the Securities Act. Pursuant to the Series B Certificate of
      Designation, if the outstanding Series B Shares had been actually
      converted on May 1, 1998, the conversion price would have been $3.00, at
      which price the outstanding Series B Shares would have been converted into
      approximately 1,681,517 shares of Common Stock. Pursuant to the terms of
      the Series B Certificate of Designation and the Warrants, the Series B
      Shares and the Warrants are convertible by each of the Selling
      Stockholders only to the extent that the number of shares of Common Stock
      thereby issuable (but not including shares of Common Stock underlying
      unconverted shares of Series B Shares and unexercised portions of the
      Issued Warrants) would not exceed 4.9% of the Company's outstanding Common
      Stock as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.
      This 4.9% restriction may be lifted or modified under certain
      circumstances.

(4)   The number of shares set forth in the table represents an estimate of the
      number of shares of Common Stock to be offered by the Selling Stockholder
      and assumes the exercise of all Issued Warrants as described in this
      Prospectus.

(5)   The number of shares set forth in the table represents an estimate of the
      number of shares of Common Stock to be offered by the Selling Stockholder.
      Pursuant to the Company's agreement with the NetPhonic Shareholders, the
      actual number of shares of Common Stock offered hereby, and included in
      the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part, includes
      such additional number of shares of Common Stock as may be issued upon any
      stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction involving the Common
      Stock, in order to prevent dilution, in accordance with Rule 416 under the
      Securities Act.

(6)   Includes 72,569 shares held by NeXperience Company, an affiliate of Forest
      Grove Holdings Limited.


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(7)   Includes 1,088,533 shares held by Forest Grove Holdings Limited, an
      affiliate of NeXperience Company.

(8)   Includes 7,257 shares held by Grace S. Rhie, Mr. Rhie's spouse. Mr. Rhie
      also holds a minority ownership interest in NeXperience Company.

(9)   Includes 6,282 shares subject to options which will be vested within 60
      days following May 20, 1998.

(10)  Includes 5,344 shares subject to options which will be vested within 60
      days following May 20, 1998.

(11)  Includes 4,407 shares subject to options which will be vested within 60
      days following May 20, 1998.

(12)  Includes 83,198 shares held by Kyung H. Rhie, Ms. Rhie's spouse.

(13)  Includes 1,688 shares subject to options which will be vested within 60
      days following May 20, 1998.

(14)  Includes 750 shares subject to options which will be vested within 60 days
      following May 20, 1998.

(15)  Includes 282 shares subject to options which will be vested within 60 days
      following May 20, 1998.

(16)  The number of shares set forth in the table represents an estimate of the
      number of shares of Common Stock to be offered by the Selling Stockholder.
      Pursuant to the Company's agreement with Microsoft, the number of shares
      of Common Stock registered in the name of Microsoft by this Registration
      Statement equals the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
      conversion of twenty-five percent (25%) of the Series A Shares. The actual
      number of shares of Common Stock offered hereby, and included in the
      registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part, includes such
      additional number of shares of Common Stock as may be issued upon
      conversion of the Series A Shares by reason of any stock split, stock
      dividend or similar transaction involving the Common Stock, in order to
      prevent dilution, in accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act.
      Pursuant to the Series A Certificate of Designation, if the Series A
      Shares had been actually converted on May 18, 1998 at the fixed conversion
      price of $1.24, the Series A Shares would have been converted into
      approximately 3,629,000 shares of Common Stock. Assuming the sale of all
      Shares offered hereby, Microsoft will own eight point six percent (8.6%)
      of the outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock at the conclusion
      of this offering (based on the number of shares of the Company's Common
      Stock outstanding as of April 30, 1998).

(17)  Includes shares beneficially owned by more than one Selling Stockholder
      only with respect to one such Selling Stockholder.


                              PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

      The Selling Stockholders or their respective pledgees, donees, transferees
or other successors in interest may, from time to time, sell all or a portion of
the Shares on the National Market, in privately negotiated transactions or
otherwise, at fixed prices that may be changed, at market prices prevailing at
the time of sale, at prices related to such market prices or at negotiated
prices. The Shares may be sold by the Selling Stockholders by one or more of the
following methods, without limitation: (a) block trades in which the broker or
dealer so engaged will attempt to sell the Shares as agent but may position and
resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction, (b)
purchases by a broker or dealer as principal and resale by such broker or dealer
for its account pursuant to this Prospectus, (c) an exchange distribution in
accordance with the rules of such exchange, (d) ordinary brokerage transactions
and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers, (e) privately
negotiated transactions, (f) short sales and (g) a combination of any such
methods of sale. In effecting sales, brokers and dealers engaged by the Selling
Stockholders may arrange for other brokers or dealers to participate. Brokers or
dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or,
if any such broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of such shares, from
such purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated which are not expected to exceed
those customary in the types of transactions involved. Broker-dealers may agree
with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such Shares at a
stipulated price per share, and, to the extent such broker-dealer is unable to
do so acting as agent for a Selling Stockholder, to purchase as principal any
unsold Shares at the price required to fulfill the broker-dealer commitment to
the Selling Stockholders. Broker-dealers who acquire Shares as principals may
thereafter resell such Shares from time to time in transactions (which may
involve block transactions and sales to and through other broker-dealers,
including transactions of the nature described above) in the National Market at
prices and on terms then prevailing at the time of sale, at prices then related
to the then-current market price or in negotiated transactions and, in
connection with such resales, may pay to or receive from the purchasers of such
Shares commissions as described above. The Selling Stockholders may also sell
the Shares in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, rather than
pursuant to this Prospectus.


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<PAGE>   15
      The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that participate
with the Selling Stockholders in sales of the Shares may be deemed to be
"underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such
sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents
and any profit on the resale of the Shares purchased by them may be deemed to be
an underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.

      From time to time the Selling Stockholders may engage in short sales,
short sales against the box, puts and calls and other transactions in securities
of the Company or derivatives thereof, and may sell and deliver the Shares in
connection therewith or in settlement of securities loans. From time to time the
Selling Stockholders may pledge their Shares pursuant to the margin provisions
of their customer agreements with their brokers. Upon a default by the Selling
Stockholders, the broker may offer and sell the pledged Shares from time to
time.

      The Company is required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the
registration of the Shares.

      The Selling Stockholders and any other persons participating in the sale
or distribution of the Shares will be subject to applicable provisions of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, which provisions may
limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the Shares by the Selling
Stockholders or any other such person. The foregoing may affect the
marketability of the Shares.

      The Company has agreed to indemnify in certain circumstances the Selling
Stockholders and the broker-dealers and agents who may be deemed to be
underwriters, if any, of the securities covered by the Registration Statement,
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. The
Selling Stockholders have agreed to indemnify in certain circumstances the
Company against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities
Act.

      The Company has agreed to use its best efforts to keep the Registration
Statement, of which this Prospectus constitutes a part, effective until the
earlier of (i) the date on which the Selling Shareholders have completed the
sales or distribution described herein or (ii) until the Shares may be sold
pursuant to Rule 144(k) of the Securities Act.


                                  LEGAL MATTERS

      The legality of the Shares is being passed upon by Gray Cary Ware &
Freidenrich LLP, Palo Alto, California.


                                     EXPERTS

      The consolidated financial statements of General Magic, Inc. as of
December 31, 1997 and 1996, and for each of the years in the three-year period
ended December 31, 1997 and for the period from May 1, 1990 (inception) to
December 31, 1997 have been incorporated herein by reference and in the
registration statement in reliance upon the report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP,
independent auditors, incorporated herein by reference and upon the authority of
said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.


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NO DEALER, SALESMAN OR OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION
OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING DESCRIBED HEREIN,
AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION MUST NOT BE RELIED
UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL, OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, ANY
SECURITIES OTHER THAN THE REGISTERED SECURITIES TO WHICH IT RELATES, OR AN OFFER
TO SELL, OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT
IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE AN
IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE
THE DATE HEREOF OR THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY
TIME SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE HEREOF.


                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Available Information................................................   4 
Incorporation of Certain Documents By Reference......................   4 
The Company .........................................................   5 
Risk Factors ........................................................   6 
Use of Proceeds......................................................  11  
Selling Stockholders ................................................  12 
Plan of Distribution ................................................  14  
Legal Matters .......................................................  15  
Experts .............................................................  15  
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                               GENERAL MAGIC, INC.
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
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