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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
244
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 244 in the permanent collection.
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Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 9 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – September, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 9
Apple Computer, Inc. 1994
Apple Newton MessagePad 120 (Package) Temporary Image

Apple Newton MessagePad 120 Package
Stylus Publishing 1992
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 2, Number 2 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – May, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 2
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corp - InkWriter 2.0 Windows Screen Shots and Captions (Document)

aha! software corp. – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Screen Shots and Captions (Document)
Stylus Publishing 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – October/November, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 5
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.1 – Jan/Feb 1996
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 11 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – November, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 11
Palmtop Publications 2001
Palmtop Journal – Issue 34 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 34
Pen Computing Magazine 1999

Pen Computing Magazine – September 1999
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 1 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – January, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 1
PennWell Corporation 1998
Portable Design Magazine – January 1998 (Cover)

Portable Design – January 1998
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 9 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – November, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 9
Palm Computing, Inc. 1994

Palm Graffiti (for Zoomer) Package
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – June 20, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 3
GO Corporation 1991

GO Corporation – The PenPoint Technical Papers
aha! software corporation 1993
aha! InkWriter Handbook - PenPoint (Cover)

aha InkWriter Handbook (PenPoint)
Thaddeus Computing, Inc. 2000

Handheld PC Magazine Windows CE Buyer’s Guide 2000 (Catalog)
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 6 (Cover)

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

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1990Organization
GRiD Systems Announces Major Expansion in Europe
GRiD Systems Corp. announces a major expansion of its European sales and support organization, increasing its number of offices from two to…
1993Software
CIC Announces PenMac, Pen Operating Environment for Macintosh
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces its new pen operating environment, PenMac, designed for the Macintosh platform.
1995Software
Intuit Announces Pocket Quicken Connect for Macintosh and Windows
Pocket Quicken Connect provides the only seamless link between Intuit's best-selling Quicken and the new Quicken ExpensAble products on the desktop and…
1996Hardware
Microsoft Expands List of Supported CPUs for Windows CE Platform; Support for Motorola and ARM Architectures Announced
Windows CE support for the additional PowerPC and ARM processor families increases the availability of high-performance semiconductors upon which OEMs can build…
2003Software
DataViz Announces PDA Playground for Palm OS Handhelds
PDA Playground turns any Palm OS PDA into an instant playground for children ages 3-7.
2004Organization
Survey: Psychiatrists Using Handheld Computers to Improve Quality of Patient Care
Skyscape survey finds key psychiatric reference use on PDAs helps reduce medical errors.
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 244 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    UD

    User Documentation

    12 items →
    WP

    Word Processor

    11 items →
    IA

    Integrated Application

    1 item →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    NE

    Newton

    14 items →
    AT

    Avail Technologies

    3 items →
    BC

    Business Card

    2 items →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    TI

    Texas Instruments

    1 item →
    RO

    Royal

    1 item →
    FT

    France Telecom

    3 items →
    OU

    Olivetti Office USA

    1 item →
    SS

    Sony Software

    2 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 – October, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 10

    Volume 5 · Issue 10 Pen-Based Computing – October, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 10

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – May, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 5

    Volume 6 · Issue 05 Pen-Based Computing – May, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 5

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – December, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 10

    Volume 4 · Issue 10 Pen-Based Computing – December, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 10

    16 pp
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