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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
246
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 246 in the permanent collection.
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Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 8 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – August, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 8
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
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)
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – June 20, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 3
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PDA Developers – Volume 2.6 – Nov/Dec 1994
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 11 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – November, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 11
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.4 – July/August 1996
Volksware, Inc. 1997
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 7 Number 6 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – July-August, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 6
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.1 – Jan/Feb 1996
GeoWorks Corporation 1992
GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Routines, Release 0.8 (Cover)

GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Routines, Release 0.8 (Documentation)
Palmtop Publications 2001
Palmtop Journal – Issue 35 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 35
Eidetic, Inc. 1994
Eidetic, Inc. Notion: The Newton List Manager User Manual

Notion: The Newton List Manager User Manual
Pen Computing Magazine 1999
Pen Computing Magazine – Fall 1999 Buyer’s Guide (Cover)

Pen Computing Magazine Fall 1999 Buyers Guide
Pen Computing Magazine 1994

Pen Computing Magazine, August 1994 – Premier Issue
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 7 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – July, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 7
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Pen Expo Attendee Letter (August 26, 1993)

EO, Inc. – Pen Expo Attendee Letter (August 26, 1993)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1997

Handheld Systems – Volume 5.2 – March/April 1997
Watcom International Corporation 1991

WATCOM C Library Reference for PenPoint

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1990Service
IBM and Motorola Offering Advanced Nationwide Radio Data Information Service
International Business Machines Corp. and Motorola, Inc., announce the formation of ARDIS, a new company that will provide the first commercially availble…
1991Publication
PenPoint Wins PC Magazine Award for Technical Excellence
Innovation and achievement were celebrated in Las Vegas at what is often called ”the Oscars of the computer industry” – the Eighth…
1992Software
CIC Demos PenDOS Solution with Borland’s dBase IV v.1.5
CIC's demonstration emphasizes how current pen input technology is easily integrated with dBASE IV v. 1.5, Borland's market leading database and application…
1993Hardware
Fujitsu Personal Systems Wins Contract to Provide Mobile Pen-Based PCs to the State of Alabama
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces that its has been selected by the State of Alabama to provide its 325Point pen-based computers to…
1995Software
Metrowerks Ships CodeWarrior Magic/MPW, First Publicly Available Development System for Magic Cap Applications Development
The availability of CodeWarrior Magic/MPW, a Macintosh-hosted toolkit for Magic Cap applications development, marks the opening of the Magic Cap developer platform…
2002Software
Sony Ericsson to Deliver Tools and Services to Wireless Developers with Metrowerks
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications is working together with Ericsson Mobility World and Metrowerks to support developers creating applications and content for Sony…
2006Software
Hypercom and Communications Intelligence Corp. Team to Combat Fraud and Identity Theft
Under the terms of the agreement, CIC will license its complete SignatureOne suite of biometric and electronic signature products to Hypercom.

The collection.

Browse 246 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    MO

    Mac OS

    1 item →
    GM

    General Magic

    18 items →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    SP

    Stylus Publishing

    19 items →
    HO

    Hobbit

    2 items →
    UD

    User Documentation

    12 items →
    FT

    France Telecom

    3 items →
    NE

    Newton

    14 items →
    JO

    Journal

    58 items →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    AC

    aha! software corporation

    32 items →
    VO

    Volksware

    60 items →
    CD

    Creative Digital

    22 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 – February, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 1

    Volume 3 · Issue 01 Pen-Based Computing – February, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 1

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – August, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 7

    Volume 4 · Issue 07 Pen-Based Computing – August, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 7

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – May-June, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 5

    Volume 7 · Issue 05 Pen-Based Computing – May-June, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 5

    16 pp
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