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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
241
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 241 in the permanent collection.
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GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers December 1992 (Newsletter)
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Architectural Reference - Volume I (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Architectural Reference – Volume I
PenMagic Software Inc. 1993
PenMagic Numero 2.0 Product Fact Sheet (Front)

PenMagic Numero 2.0 (Product Fact Sheet)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

Creative Digital Systems – PDA Developers East ’95 (Press Release)
GO Corporation 1993

GO Corporation PenPointers June 1993 (Newsletter)
GO Corporation 1991

GO Corporation – Installing PenPoint Demo Release, Beta Phase 2
Avail Technology, Inc. 1994
Avail Technology – Free TapWorks Software Coupon (Front)

Avail Technology Free TapWorks Software (Coupon)
GeoWorks Corporation 1992
GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Objects - Volume 3, Release 0.8 (Cover)

GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Objects, Volume 3, Release 0.8 (Documentation)
GO Corporation 1993
GO Corporation - Catalog of Products and Services (Letter)

GO Corporation – Catalog of Products and Services (Letter)
Pilot Island Publishing, Inc. 1997

Palm Goodies Vol. 1
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 9 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – September, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 9
PennWell Corporation 2000

Handspring Add-On & Accessories Catalog
Pen Computing Magazine 1999

Pen Computing Magazine – September 1999
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – April, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 3
Texas Microsystems, Inc. 1995
Texas Micro – The Soldier’s Computer (Brochure)

Texas Micro – The Soldier’s Computer (Brochure)
WPDO 1993

WPDO News – Volume 2, Number 3, May 1993
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1991
The Power of PenPoint (Cover)

The Power of PenPoint (Book)
GeoWorks Corporation 1992
GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Swat, Release 0.8 (Cover)

GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Swat, Release 0.8 (Documentation)

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1989Hardware
Software Companies Writing Programs for GRiDPad
GRiD Systems Corp. announces that numerous software vendors are building applications for the handwriting and electronic pen interface capabilities of GRiDPad, its…
1991Hardware
Gillette Co. Invests in Pen-Based Computers; Purchases GRiDPADs from GRiD Systems
The Gillette Co., a $4 billion international consumer products corporation, announces it is planning to make a major commitment to pen-based computing…
1994Service
Wireless Telecom Launches Sales Channel for Wireless Data Products, Services
Wireless Telecom Inc., an integrator dedicated to wireless data solutions, Tuesday announced that it has established a specialized sales channel for wireless…
1998Software
AvantGo Licenses Java Technology to Palm Computing for the Conduit Development Kit, Java Edition
Technology extends enterprise Java applications to the 3Com Palm Pilot connected organizer.
2000Organization
Xplore Technologies Bolsters its Depth with New Hires and Board Appointment
Xplore Technologies, founded in 1996, is an innovative leader in the rugged pen-based mobile wireless computing industry.
2003Organization
wOz Introduces Management Team; Steve Wozniak’s New Venture Adds Top Executives From Wireless, Handheld, Software and Services Industries
Frank Canova joins wOz. Canova was previously vice president of worldwide product engineering at Palm, Inc., where he led hardware engineering for…
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 241 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    FS

    First Pen Systems

    1 item →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    UN

    University

    1 item →
    IB

    IBM

    1 item →
    RO

    Royal

    1 item →
    GR

    GRiD

    1 item →
    AC

    aha! software corporation

    32 items →
    TA

    Tablet

    2 items →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    NE

    Newsletter

    11 items →
    HE

    Hewlett-Packard

    3 items →
    CA

    Cassiopeia

    1 item →
    EC

    Event Collateral

    2 items →
    VO

    Volksware

    55 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 – January, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 1

    Volume 4 · Issue 01 Pen-Based Computing – January, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 1

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – December, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 12

    Volume 5 · Issue 12 Pen-Based Computing – December, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 12

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – February, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 2

    Volume 6 · Issue 02 Pen-Based Computing – February, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 2

    16 pp
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