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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
246
Timeline span
1987 — 2007
Recorded events
2001 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 objects selected at random, drawn from 246 in the permanent collection.
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EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Pen Expo Attendee Letter (August 26, 1993)

EO, Inc. – Pen Expo Attendee Letter (August 26, 1993)
PenMagic Software Inc. 1993
PenMagic LetterExpress 1.1 Upgrade Letter (Front)

PenMagic Ships Upgrade to LetterExpress (Press Release)
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – August, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 4
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.3 – May/June 1996
Watcom International Corporation 1991

WATCOM C/386 User’s Guide for PenPoint
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 11 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – November, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 11
Communication Intelligence Corp. 1997
Communication Intelligence Corp. - QuickNotes 2.0 Windows CE User's Guide (Cover)

Communication Intelligence Corp. – QuickNotes 2.0 (Windows CE)
EO, Incorporated 1992

EO Incorporated – The World of Messaging: An Introduction to Personal Communication
Palmtop Publications 2000
Palmtop Journal – Issue 28 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 28
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 6 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – June, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 6
PennWell Corporation 2000

Handspring Add-On & Accessories Catalog
Software Partners, Inc. 1994
Software Partners, Inc. - FreeStyle Version 1.0 Package (Front)

Software Partners, Inc. – FreeStyle Version 1.0 (Magic Cap)
SOFTBANK America Inc. 1992

SOFT BANK PC\Japan Vol. 1, No. 1 April 1992 (Brochure)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.5 – September, 1994
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – May, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 5
Palmtop Publications 2001
Palmtop Journal – Issue 37 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 37
Apple Computer, Inc. 1997

Apple Newton Connection Utilities User’s Manual (for the Macintosh Operating System)
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997
Metrowerks, Inc. - Metrowerks to Support Windows CE 2.0 Press Release (Side 1)

Metrowerks, Inc. – Metrowerks to Support Windows CE 2.0 (Press Release)

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1987Software
New Handwriter by Communication Intelligence Allows Computer Input Without Typing
Called the Handwriter, the new system opens the world of computing to persons who can't or won't type. Users need not to…
1990Publication
PC/Computing Names Most Valuable Products of 1990; Awards Presented at Ceremony with Boston Computer Society
PC/Computing's editors select products that represent the best of microcomputing over the past 12 months. The magazine's Most Valuable Products of 1990…
1995Communications
Motorola and ARDIS Announce Promotional Incentives for Envoy and Marco Wireless Communicators
Motorola is working closely with authorized resellers to offer pricing incentives that can significantly lower the cost of its wireless devices to…
1996Organization
Apple Offers Coupon for Win2Go Software with MessagePad 130 and Reduces Price to $699
Apple MessagePad 130 now connects with Microsoft Office for Windows 95 applications, allowing users to access and use data on the go.
1998Communications
MapQuest to Deliver Driving Directions to New Palm VII Organizer Users
The freedom to access driving directions goes wireless with MapQuest and the 3Com Palm VII connected organizer.
2001Hardware
SiPix, Inc. and IDEO to Design Next-Generation Digital Imaging Appliances
SiPix contracts with IDEO, one of the most distinguished innovation and design consultancies in the world, to develop a new line of…
2005Hardware
Palm Names Michael R. Farese and Rena Lane as Senior Vice Presidents
Palm, Inc. announces the appointments of Michael R. "Mike" Farese, senior vice president, engineering, and Rena Lane, senior vice president, human resources.

The collection.

Browse 246 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    BO

    Book

    13 items →
    RO

    Royal

    1 item →
    OL

    Olivetti

    2 items →
    VB

    Visitor's Badge

    1 item →
    CD

    Creative Digital

    22 items →
    ID

    Ink Development

    1 item →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    WM

    Wireless for the Corporate User Magazine

    2 items →
    DO

    Documentation

    17 items →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    JO

    Journal

    58 items →
    GM

    General Magic

    18 items →
    UD

    User Documentation

    12 items →

    Pen-Based Computing,
    the newsletter.

    Eight volumes · Sixty five issues The original newsletter — every issue digitized in full (soon).
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    Pen-Based Computing – April, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 4

    Volume 7 · Issue 04 Pen-Based Computing – April, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 4

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – July-August, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 6

    Volume 7 · Issue 06 Pen-Based Computing – July-August, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 6

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – July, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 6

    Volume 4 · Issue 06 Pen-Based Computing – July, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 6

    16 pp
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