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So Clippy came from Microsoft Bob. Microsoft Bob itself was a response to General Magic's "social interface", known as Magic Cap [1].

Another thing that came as a response to General Magic: Java. Java was a response to General Magic's Telescript [2].

So Clippy and Java were both inspired by the same product!

Watch the video [3] for an important piece of history!

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Magic#Magic_Cap

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Magic#Telescript

[3] https://youtu.be/7PpTVrWSMlY?t=63