Competition for its Telescript language is coming from at least two directions.

With Telescript, a computer user has no idea of "connecting" to a remote service at all.

Moreover, Telescript automatically limits the life span of an agent after it enters a remote computer.

Programs could also be written in the new Telescript programming language, which made communications a first-class primitive of the language.

The basic model of Telescript is similar to Java, and differs primarily in where the applications would run.

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General Magic is reported to be developing a computer operating system for mobile computers to be called Telescript.

To do so, it incorporates what is actually General Magic's core technology - the Telescript programming language.

Seemingly abandoned was the plan to develop Telescript independently of Magic Cap.

Meanwhile, the overwhelming interest in all things Internet threatens to eclipse Telescript even before it reaches orbit.

"When your portfolio value changes, Telescript will page or fax you, or initiate some action to contact you," he said.

"General Magic, for example, uses the term "agent" for any program written in its Telescript language.

It believes its TeleScript technology will be to computers what Postscript was to printer.

The Magic Cap operating system included a new "mobile agent" technology named Telescript.

Since the cell carriers were not yet running any Telescript services, the entire distributed system was reduced to running applications on the handheld.

A.T.& T. is building a consumer messaging network incorporating Telescript.

Gurney adapted his own work for the telescript, dramatizing scenes and portraying characters that were merely described in the play.

The authentication/authorization system of the mobile agents in Telescript created a high coupling between the device and the target Place.

Although Telescript's control and layout was inspired by C, its precise syntax was considerably different.

The External Application Framework allowed C++ code to be called by Telescript.

With Telescript, PersonaLink allows a user to send electronic messages without knowing a recipient's address.

Out on the network, the agents connect with the Telescript "engines" - special-purpose software that helps the agents perform their tasks.

The company plans to announce that it has developed a version of its Telescript language for use on World Wide Web server computers.

Telescript by Allen Rucker.

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