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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
231
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 231 in the permanent collection.
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aha! software corporation 1994
aha! InkWriter for Windows 2.0 Quick Reference (Cover)

aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Quick Reference
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! InkWriter 2.0 Windows Yellow Maquette (Front)

aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Yellow Maquette)
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corporation - InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Press Kit

aha! software corporation – aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Press Kit
Palm Computing, Inc. 1997
PalmPilot Professional Edition Pre-Release B37 Confidential CD (with case)

PalmPilot Professional Edition Pre-Release B37 Confidential CD
PenMagic Software Inc. 1993
PenMagic Numero 2.0 Product Fact Sheet (Front)

PenMagic Numero 2.0 (Product Fact Sheet)
Stylus Publishing 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – August/September, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 4
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers November 1992 (Newsletter)
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – May, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 5
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – April, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 3
Pen Computing Magazine 1999

Pen Computing Magazine – October 1999
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers West ’96 Conference Details (Pamphlet)
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation – Getting Started with PenPoint (Version 1.0)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.4 – July, 1994
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corp. - InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Brochure (Front)

aha! software corporation – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Brochure)
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)
3Com Corporation 1998

3Com Palm V Modem – IBM WordPad c3
GeoWorks Corporation 1992
GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Concepts - Volume 2, Release 0.8 (Cover)

GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Concepts, Volume 2, Release 0.8 (Documentation)
GO Corporation 1992
GO Corporation - GO Fax Brochure (Front Cover)

GO Corporation – GO Fax Brochure

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1989Hardware
GRiD Introduces PC-Compatible Computer that Recognizes Printed Handwriting
GRiD Systems Corp. introduces GRiDPad, a computer so light it can be held in one hand and used while standing or walking.
1992Software
Oracle Announces Oracle Card for Pen Computing
Oracle Corporation announces Oracle Card for Pen Computing, the first application development tool for pen-based client/server computing.
1995Software
Peripheral Vision Adds PenRight! Support to PenOp Range
At The PDA Forum, Peripheral Vision Ltd. announces that support for its PenOp signature software is being extended to include PenRight! Corporation’s…
1996Software
Metrowerks Ships Source-Code Control Manager for Macintosh: Technology Licensed from Microsoft
Metrowerks' CodeManager to provide Macintosh developers easy management of large software projects.
1997Software
Powerful Forms-Based Data Collection Solution Fills Void of Mobile Microsoft Access Database Users for Windows CE 2.0
Company announces AllPen Mobile Forms Database v2.0 for the Microsoft Windows CE 2.0 platform.
2000Organization
Diverse Networks Lands Palm Outsourcing Contract
Diverse Networks Inc. announces that it has entered into a multi-year outsourcing contract with Palm Inc. to provide a wide variety of…
2003Hardware
Wolfson Becomes Mixed-Signal Supplier of Choice for PDA Vendors
Wolfson Microelectronics plc receives endorsement for its high-performance audio CODECs from two leading players in the consumer electronics field. Both Toshiba and…

The collection.

Browse 231 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    ST

    Sticker

    1 item →
    TA

    Tablet

    2 items →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    HM

    Handheld Systems Magazine

    2 items →
    GC

    GO Corporation

    50 items →
    LE

    Lexicus

    4 items →
    NE

    Newsletter

    11 items →
    WI

    Windows

    3 items →
    EM

    Ex Machina

    2 items →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    MI

    Microsoft

    2 items →
    DO

    Document

    39 items →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    IN

    InkWriter

    5 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, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 4

    Volume 6 · Issue 04 Pen-Based Computing – April, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 4

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – June, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 3

    Volume 3 · Issue 03 Pen-Based Computing – June, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 3

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – March, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 3

    Volume 5 · Issue 03 Pen-Based Computing – March, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 3

    16 pp
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