Before Apple released Siri (in 2011) in iOS 5 for the iPhone 4S, John Scully had a vision for the future called the "Knowledge Navigator" (in 1987). The video below is a promotional film for that technology, the part of the that has the vision of the Knowledge Navigator starts about 1 minute in, and runs for about 5 minutes.
As the concept of the Knowledge Navigator predated the Siri technology. Apple's failed Newton platform was one of the technologies that was inspired from the concepts introduced in the Knowledge Navigator. The Newton also predated the iPhone by about two decades.
I have to admit I bought a Newton when they came out, but I never really did much with it other then care it around. It was a toy for the most part.
While I doubt there is any direct influence in Siri (which is technology that was acquired by Apple on April 28, 2010) from concepts introduced by the Knowledge Navigator. It's interesting to see the comparison from the John Scully's original vision of the technology, to an actual product like the iPhone 4S.
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As the concept of the Knowledge Navigator predated the Siri technology. Apple's failed Newton platform was one of the technologies that was inspired from the concepts introduced in the Knowledge Navigator. The Newton also predated the iPhone by about two decades.
I have to admit I bought a Newton when they came out, but I never really did much with it other then care it around. It was a toy for the most part.
While I doubt there is any direct influence in Siri (which is technology that was acquired by Apple on April 28, 2010) from concepts introduced by the Knowledge Navigator. It's interesting to see the comparison from the John Scully's original vision of the technology, to an actual product like the iPhone 4S.