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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
249
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 249 in the permanent collection.
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aha! software corporation 1993
aha! InkWriter Application Disk Version 1.01 - PenPoint 386 Hobbit (Front)

aha! InkWriter Application Disk Version 1.01 (PenPoint 386/486 and Hobbit)
aha! software corporation 1993

aha! InkWriter (Maquette)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.3 – May/June 1996
EO, Incorporated 1992

EO Incorporated – Lookup Guide: To the EO Personal Communicator
Palmtop Publications 2000
Palmtop Journal – Issue 27 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 27
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. - Pen Expo Attendee Letter (August 26, 1993)

EO, Inc. – Pen Expo Attendee Letter (August 26, 1993)
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997
Metrowerks, Inc. - Metrowerks Ships CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3 Press Release (Side 1)

Metrowerks, Inc. – Metrowerks Ships CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3 Press Release
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
PenPoint Programming (Cover)

PenPoint Programming (Book)
Palmtop Publications 2001
Palmtop Journal – Issue 37 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 37
aha! software corporation 1993

aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers January 1992 (Newsletter)
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997
Metrowerks, Inc. - Jim Welch Business Card (Front)

Metrowerks, Inc. – Jim Welch Business Card
Stylus Publishing 1992
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 2, Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – October, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 4
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint User Interface Design Reference (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint User Interface Design Reference
Psion, Inc. 1996

PSION Press Package (November 18, 1996)
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Personal Communicator 440 Order Form Letter (John Jerney)

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

Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization (WPDO) Flyer – 1993

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1991Organization
GO Expands Licensing, Education and Beta Programs to Accelerate Mobile Computer Market Development
GO Corp. announces that it is significantly expanding its initial program offerings in response to increasing demand from hardware partners, software partners,…
1995Software
New Newton Operating System will Debut on Apple’s Messagepad 120 Personal Digital Assistant
The company announces upgrade and rebate programs for its existing MessagePad users and customers who want to move to the new Newton…
1996Organization
General Magic Signs up as America Online Developer; Magic Cap for Windows to Include AOL Connectivity
Using the America Online Software Developer's Kit (SDK), General Magic plans to integrate access to AOL into its upcoming commercial release of…
1997Software
Communications Intelligence Corporation Licenses QuickNotes and CE Speller Software to Compaq for Bundling with their New C-Series Windows CE 2.0 PC Companion
Communication Intelligence Corporation announces that Compaq Corporations is bundling CIC's QuickNotes, note-taking application, and CE Speller, spell checking utility, with its new…
1998Hardware
3Com Reduces Prices of Palm III and PalmPilot Connected Organizers
The Palm III connected organizer now has a suggested retail price of U.S. $369, down from $399, and the PalmPilot Professional Edition…
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.
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 249 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    NE

    Newton

    14 items →
    MP

    Macmillan Digital Publishing

    2 items →
    CA

    Case

    1 item →
    GS

    GRiD Systems

    1 item →
    LE

    Letter

    5 items →
    AP

    AP Professional

    1 item →
    OR

    Oracle

    2 items →
    BO

    Book

    13 items →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    DI

    Disk

    4 items →
    SW

    Software

    18 items →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    UN

    University

    1 item →
    EI

    Eidetic

    4 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 – December, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 5

    Volume 2 · Issue 05 Pen-Based Computing – December, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 5

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – September, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 9

    Volume 5 · Issue 09 Pen-Based Computing – September, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 9

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – December, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 12

    Volume 6 · Issue 12 Pen-Based Computing – December, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 12

    16 pp
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