https://www.cnet.com/news/at-premiere-of-general-magic-doc-tech-icons-consider-the-future/

As the credits rolled at the premiere for "General Magic," a new documentary about a seminal but little-known Silicon Valley startup of the same name, the darkness of the theater was punctured by phones suddenly lighting up, one by one, like a field of stars. After an hour and a half of being disconnected while the movie played, people were beginning to check their phones, as if by reflex.

It's a scene that plays out in probably every movie theater in the world. But on Thursday night at the California Theater in San Jose, California, where the film made its Silicon Valley debut, the occurrence illustrated the real legacy of General Magic: Because of that company, our phones are our lives.