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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
236
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 236 in the permanent collection.
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Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 6 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – June, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 6
GO Corporation 1994
Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure - Jerry Kaplan (Cover)

Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure Story (Book)
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – March, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 3
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation – Getting Started with PenPoint (Version 1.0)
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Introducing the EO Personal Communicator Brochure (Front)

EO, Inc. – Introducing the EO Personal Communicator (Brochure)
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers October 1992 (Newsletter)
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 4 (Cover)

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

Pen-Based Computing – April, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 4
Communication Intelligence Corp. 1997
Communication Intelligence Corp. - QuickNotes 2.0 Windows CE User's Guide (Cover)

Communication Intelligence Corp. – QuickNotes 2.0 (Windows CE)
3Com Corporation 1997

3Com PalmPilot Modem
GO Corporation 1993

GO Corporation PenPointers August 1993 (Newsletter)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

PDA Developers – Volume 3.1 – Jan/Feb 1995
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – June, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 5
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.4 – July, 1994
Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

Creative Digital – ViewFrame (Newton)
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
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997
Metrowerks, Inc. - Jim Welch Business Card (Front)

Metrowerks, Inc. – Jim Welch Business Card
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997
Metrowerks, Inc. - Metrowerks Fall 1997 Press Kit (Cover)

Metrowerks, Inc. – Metrowerks Fall 1997 Press Kit

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…
1993Software
PenRight! Software to be Offered on the NEC VersaPad
The NEC VersaPad pen computer now supports PenRight! and is able to run the more than 400 applications currently available in the…
1994Service
General Magic and AT&T: Providing the Foundation for the Electronic Marketplace
AT&T PersonaLink Services, whose commercial availability was announced today by AT&T, is the first public network to deploy Telescript technology, an emerging…
1995Organization
General Magic Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
General Magic, Inc. announces that it has named Dennis Raney as senior vice president of finance and administration and chief financial officer.
2001Event
Display Industry Descends Upon Austin, Texas for 4 Days of Seminars, Conferences, Forecasts, Exhibits and Awards
DisplaySearch's 3rd annual US FPD Conference 2001 includes suppliers presenting microdisplays, OLEDs, electronic ink and MEMS displays.
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 236 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    SE

    Service

    1 item →
    VB

    Visitor's Badge

    1 item →
    NE

    Newton

    14 items →
    JA

    Japan

    1 item →
    PA

    Palmtop

    1 item →
    CA

    Cassiopeia

    1 item →
    OF

    Order Form

    2 items →
    RM

    Regis McKenna

    2 items →
    GS

    Gaia Software

    2 items →
    ML

    Magic Link

    1 item →
    AO

    AOL

    2 items →
    IN

    Intel 80386

    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 – December, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 6

    Volume 3 · Issue 06 Pen-Based Computing – December, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 6

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – January, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 1

    Volume 6 · Issue 01 Pen-Based Computing – January, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 1

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – April, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 4

    Volume 5 · Issue 04 Pen-Based Computing – April, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 4

    16 pp
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