Magic Desk (English Wikipedia)

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Reviewer Mary C. Ware wrote that Magic Desk's help screens were mere regurgitations of the brochure (Ware 1984, p. 20). Ware, Mary C. (May 1984). "Software Gallery: Magic Desk I: Type and File". Run. 1 (5). CW Communications: 18–21. ISSN 0741-4285 – via the Internet Archive.
Michael Tomczyk of Commodore's Pennsylvania headquarters attributed Feagans' inspiration to the Lisa by Apple (Tomczyk 1984, p. 266). However, Feagans recounted nearly three decades later that he had never seen the Lisa at the time (Bagnall 2010, p. 491). Tomczyk, Michael S. (1984). The Home Computer Wars: An Insider's Account of Commodore and Jack Tramiel. Compute! Publications. ISBN 9780942386783 – via the Internet Archive.
Milewski 1984, p. 62. Milewski, Richard A. (1984). InfoWorld's Essential Guide to the Commodore 64. Harper & Row. pp. 61–63. ISBN 9780066690056 – via the Internet Archive.
Ware 1984, p. 20. Ware, Mary C. (May 1984). "Software Gallery: Magic Desk I: Type and File". Run. 1 (5). CW Communications: 18–21. ISSN 0741-4285 – via the Internet Archive.
Ware 1984, p. 21. Ware, Mary C. (May 1984). "Software Gallery: Magic Desk I: Type and File". Run. 1 (5). CW Communications: 18–21. ISSN 0741-4285 – via the Internet Archive.
Tomczyk 1984, p. 266. Tomczyk, Michael S. (1984). The Home Computer Wars: An Insider's Account of Commodore and Jack Tramiel. Compute! Publications. ISBN 9780942386783 – via the Internet Archive.
Tomczyk 1984, pp. 256, 266. Tomczyk, Michael S. (1984). The Home Computer Wars: An Insider's Account of Commodore and Jack Tramiel. Compute! Publications. ISBN 9780942386783 – via the Internet Archive.
Tomczyk 1984, p. 266; Bagnall 2010, p. 492. Tomczyk, Michael S. (1984). The Home Computer Wars: An Insider's Account of Commodore and Jack Tramiel. Compute! Publications. ISBN 9780942386783 – via the Internet Archive.
Benford 1984, p. 43. Benford, Tom (May 1984). "Behind the Scenes at Commodore". Run. 1 (5). CW Communications: 42–49. ISSN 0741-4285 – via the Internet Archive.
Tomczyk 1984, p. 280; Staff writer 1983, p. 5. Tomczyk, Michael S. (1984). The Home Computer Wars: An Insider's Account of Commodore and Jack Tramiel. Compute! Publications. ISBN 9780942386783 – via the Internet Archive. Staff writer (November 24, 1983). "Magic Desk Delayed". Popular Computing Weekly. 2 (47). Sunshine Publications: 5 – via the Internet Archive.
Brannon 1984, p. 128. Brannon, Charles (March 1984). "Horizons: 64". Compute!'s Gazette. 2 (9). Compute! Publications: 128–130 – via the Internet Archive.
Ware 1984, p. 19. Ware, Mary C. (May 1984). "Software Gallery: Magic Desk I: Type and File". Run. 1 (5). CW Communications: 18–21. ISSN 0741-4285 – via the Internet Archive.
Brannon 1984, p. 129. Brannon, Charles (March 1984). "Horizons: 64". Compute!'s Gazette. 2 (9). Compute! Publications: 128–130 – via the Internet Archive.
Ware 1984, p. 19; Brannon 1984, p. 129. Ware, Mary C. (May 1984). "Software Gallery: Magic Desk I: Type and File". Run. 1 (5). CW Communications: 18–21. ISSN 0741-4285 – via the Internet Archive. Brannon, Charles (March 1984). "Horizons: 64". Compute!'s Gazette. 2 (9). Compute! Publications: 128–130 – via the Internet Archive.

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Robinson 1984, p. 43. Robinson, Phillip (February 13, 1984). "Software Review: Magic Desk". InfoWorld. 6 (7). CW Communications: 43–44. ISSN 0199-6649 – via Google Books.
Stewart 1983, p. 236. Stewart, George (1983). "The New Home Computers". Popular Computing. 3 (1–6). McGraw-Hill. ISSN 0279-4721 – via Google Books.
Stewart 1983, p. 235. Stewart, George (1983). "The New Home Computers". Popular Computing. 3 (1–6). McGraw-Hill. ISSN 0279-4721 – via Google Books.
Stewart 1983, pp. 235–236. Stewart, George (1983). "The New Home Computers". Popular Computing. 3 (1–6). McGraw-Hill. ISSN 0279-4721 – via Google Books.
Robinson 1984, p. 45. Robinson, Phillip (February 13, 1984). "Software Review: Magic Desk". InfoWorld. 6 (7). CW Communications: 43–44. ISSN 0199-6649 – via Google Books.
Robinson 1984, p. 44. Robinson, Phillip (February 13, 1984). "Software Review: Magic Desk". InfoWorld. 6 (7). CW Communications: 43–44. ISSN 0199-6649 – via Google Books.
Dillon 2014, pp. 105–106. Dillon, Roberto (2014). Ready: A Commodore 64 Retrospective. Springer. ISBN 9789812873415 – via Google Books.
Bagnall 2010, p. 511; Mace 1984, p. 11. Mace, Scott (July 2, 1984). "News: Commodore Enhances 264". InfoWorld. 6 (27). CW Communications: 11. ISSN 0199-6649 – via Google Books.
Dillon 2011, p. 83. Dillon, Roberto (2011). The Golden Age of Video Games: The Birth of a Multibillion Dollar Industry. CRC Press. ISBN 9781439873236 – via Google Books.

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Reviewer Mary C. Ware wrote that Magic Desk's help screens were mere regurgitations of the brochure (Ware 1984, p. 20). Ware, Mary C. (May 1984). "Software Gallery: Magic Desk I: Type and File". Run. 1 (5). CW Communications: 18–21. ISSN 0741-4285 – via the Internet Archive.
Ware 1984, p. 20. Ware, Mary C. (May 1984). "Software Gallery: Magic Desk I: Type and File". Run. 1 (5). CW Communications: 18–21. ISSN 0741-4285 – via the Internet Archive.
Ware 1984, p. 21. Ware, Mary C. (May 1984). "Software Gallery: Magic Desk I: Type and File". Run. 1 (5). CW Communications: 18–21. ISSN 0741-4285 – via the Internet Archive.
Benford 1984, p. 43. Benford, Tom (May 1984). "Behind the Scenes at Commodore". Run. 1 (5). CW Communications: 42–49. ISSN 0741-4285 – via the Internet Archive.
Robinson 1984, p. 43. Robinson, Phillip (February 13, 1984). "Software Review: Magic Desk". InfoWorld. 6 (7). CW Communications: 43–44. ISSN 0199-6649 – via Google Books.
Stewart 1983, p. 236. Stewart, George (1983). "The New Home Computers". Popular Computing. 3 (1–6). McGraw-Hill. ISSN 0279-4721 – via Google Books.
Stewart 1983, p. 235. Stewart, George (1983). "The New Home Computers". Popular Computing. 3 (1–6). McGraw-Hill. ISSN 0279-4721 – via Google Books.
Stewart 1983, pp. 235–236. Stewart, George (1983). "The New Home Computers". Popular Computing. 3 (1–6). McGraw-Hill. ISSN 0279-4721 – via Google Books.
Robinson 1984, p. 45. Robinson, Phillip (February 13, 1984). "Software Review: Magic Desk". InfoWorld. 6 (7). CW Communications: 43–44. ISSN 0199-6649 – via Google Books.
Ware 1984, p. 19. Ware, Mary C. (May 1984). "Software Gallery: Magic Desk I: Type and File". Run. 1 (5). CW Communications: 18–21. ISSN 0741-4285 – via the Internet Archive.
Robinson 1984, p. 44. Robinson, Phillip (February 13, 1984). "Software Review: Magic Desk". InfoWorld. 6 (7). CW Communications: 43–44. ISSN 0199-6649 – via Google Books.
Ware 1984, p. 19; Brannon 1984, p. 129. Ware, Mary C. (May 1984). "Software Gallery: Magic Desk I: Type and File". Run. 1 (5). CW Communications: 18–21. ISSN 0741-4285 – via the Internet Archive. Brannon, Charles (March 1984). "Horizons: 64". Compute!'s Gazette. 2 (9). Compute! Publications: 128–130 – via the Internet Archive.
Bagnall 2010, p. 511; Mace 1984, p. 11. Mace, Scott (July 2, 1984). "News: Commodore Enhances 264". InfoWorld. 6 (27). CW Communications: 11. ISSN 0199-6649 – via Google Books.

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Harbon 2021. Harbon, Robin (August 31, 2021). "Commodore Magic Voice Software Prototype and Easter Eggs". 8-Bit Show and Tell – via YouTube.

Magic Desk (English Wikipedia)

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