Pen-Based Computing History Museum
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2026 / SUMMER EXHIBITION
GCFeatured Exhibition

GO Corporation
and the Vision of
Pen-Based Computing

GO Corporation's PenPoint, released in 1991, was the first operating system designed from the ground up for pen input rather than keyboard — pioneering gesture commands, embedded handwriting recognition, and a notebook metaphor that would echo through every stylus and touch system that followed.

GO Corporation and the Vision of Pen-Based Computing
Now on view
Permanent collection
Artifacts
Approx. 30,000
Catalogued
168
Timeline span
1987 — 2007
Recorded events
1558 milestones

Exhibitions
now on view.

One Special Exhibition Drawn directly from the museum's collection of artifacts, magazines, and primary documents.
GC Featured Exhibition
Under Construction GO Corporation and the Vision of Pen-Based Computing

GO Corporation and the Vision of Pen-Based Computing

GO Corporation's PenPoint, released in 1991, was the first operating system designed from the ground up for pen input rather than keyboard — pioneering gesture commands, embedded handwriting recognition, and a notebook metaphor that would echo through every stylus and touch system that followed.

Featured artifacts.

From the collection 18 recently catalogued objects, drawn from 168 in the permanent collection.
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Metrowerks, Inc. 1997
Metrowerks, Inc. - Metrowerks to Support Windows CE 2.0 Press Release (Page 1)

Metrowerks, Inc. – Metrowerks to Support Windows CE 2.0 (Press Release)
PenMagic Software Inc. 1993
PenMagic Numero 2.0 Product Fact Sheet (Front)

PenMagic Numero 2.0 (Product Fact Sheet)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1997
Creative Digital - The Handheld Computer Almanac (Cover)

The Handheld Computer Almanac
Software Partners, Inc. 1994
Software Partners, Inc. - FreeStyle Version 1.0 Package (Front)

Software Partners, Inc. – FreeStyle Version 1.0 (Magic Cap)
PenWorld, Incorporated 1994
Personal Electronics News - Issue 16 - March/April 1994 (Cover)

Personal Electronics News, Issue 16, March/April 1994
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! InkWriter for Windows 2.0 Quick Reference (Cover)

aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Quick Reference
Palmtop Publications 1997
Palmtop Journal - Issue 12 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 12
GO Corporation 1994
Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure - Jerry Kaplan (Cover)

Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure Story
aha! software corporation 1993
aha! InkWriter Handbook - PenPoint (Cover)

aha InkWriter Handbook (PenPoint)
GO Corporation 1992
GO Corporation - Using PenPoint (Cover)

GO Corporation – Using PenPoint
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Architectural Reference Volume II (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Architectural Reference – Volume II
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint User Interface Design Reference (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint User Interface Design Reference
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Application Writing Guide (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Application Writing Guide
GO Corporation 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Development Tools (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Development Tools
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Architectural Reference - Volume I (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Architectural Reference – Volume I
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Personal Communicator 440 Order Form Letter (John Jerney)

EO, Inc. – Personal Communicator 440 Letter and Order Form (John Jerney)
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO Inc - Personal Communicator 440 Order Form Letter (March, 1993)

EO, Inc. – Personal Communicator 440 Letter and Order Form
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Personal Communicator 440/880 Brochure - Photocopy (Front)

EO, Inc. – Personal Communicator 440/880 Brochure (Photocopy)

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 1558 catalogued timeline events.
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1992Organization
NESTOR Reports Results
NESTOR products are based on the company's proprietary neural-network technology, which operates as adaptive information-processing systems that "learn" from experience.
1995Service
Apple Enriches On-Line Offerings for Education
eWorld is a powerful, yet easy-to-use, global family of on-line services from Apple, which include eWorld for Macintosh and NewtonMail -- eWorld's…
1996Service
AT&T Wireless Services to Demonstrate Wireless Connectivity Using Microsoft Windows CE and CDPD
Windows CE, Microsoft Corp.'s new scalable operating system platform, is designed specifically for handheld, mobile computing devices where wireless connectivity can speed…
1997Hardware
Fujitsu Personal Systems Introduces First Low-Cost Pen Tablet with 10.4″ SVGA Display
Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. introduces the Point 510, the first low-cost Windows 95-compatible pen tablet to incorporate a 10.4" SVGA color display.
2002Software
Handmark and SplashData Announce Relationship to Market Software for Palm OS Handhelds
Handmark and SplashData, the leading developer of virtual wallet applications for Palm OS handhelds, today announce their relationship to bring SplashData's popular…
2003Organization
Survey: Physicians Using Handheld Computers Can Provide Better Care, Though Integration With the Enterprise Is Slow
Skyscape survey reports increasing PDA use can prevent more than $100 million in medical errors.
2007Hardware
Apple Reinvents the Phone With iPhone
Apple introduces iPhone, combining three products-a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with…

The collection.

Browse 168 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    MP

    Macmillan Digital Publishing

    2 items →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    CA

    Case

    1 item →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    PR

    Press Release

    2 items →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    WI

    Windows

    3 items →
    NE

    Newsletter

    11 items →
    DA

    Dauphin

    2 items →
    TI

    Texas Instruments

    1 item →
    HW

    Hardware

    7 items →
    GR

    GRiD

    1 item →
    JE

    Jonathan Erickson

    7 items →
    OF

    Order Form

    2 items →

    Pen-Based Computing,
    the newsletter.

    Eight volumes · Sixty five issues The original newsletter — every issue digitized in full (soon).
    Pen-Based Computing – November 11, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 6

    Volume 1 · Issue 06 Pen-Based Computing – November 11, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 6

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – May, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 2

    Volume 1 · Issue 02 Pen-Based Computing – May, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 2

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – August, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 4

    Volume 1 · Issue 04 Pen-Based Computing – August, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 4

    16 pp
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