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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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Macmillan Digital Publishing USA 1997
MacMillan Plus Pack for PalmPilot Package (Front)

MacMillan Plus Pack for PalmPilot
GO Corporation 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Development Tools (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Development Tools
Palmtop Publications 1999
Palmtop Journal – Issue 25 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 25
Mobile Insights, Inc. 1995
Mobile Insights ’95 Conference (Side 1)

Mobile Insights ’95 Conference (Brochure)
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corporation - InkWriter 2.0 for Windows References

aha! software corporation – aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows References
SOFTBANK America Inc. 1992

SOFT BANK PC\Japan Vol. 1, No. 1 April 1992 (Brochure)
Palmtop Publications 2000
Palmtop Journal – Issue 29 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 29
3Com Corporation 1998

3Com Palm V Modem – IBM WordPad c3
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation – Getting Started with PenPoint (Version 1.0)
Palm Computing, Inc. 1994

Palm Graffiti (for Newton) Package
PenWorld, Incorporated 1994
Personal Electronics News - Issue 17 - May/June 1994 (Cover)

Personal Electronics News, Issue 17, May/June 1994
Volksware, Inc. 1997
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 7 Number 6 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – July-August, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 6
PROBE Publishing Corp. 1994
Wireless for the Corporate User – March/April 1994 (Cover)

Wireless for the Corporate User – Mar/Apr 1994
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Introducing the EO Personal Communicator Brochure (Front)

EO, Inc. – Introducing the EO Personal Communicator (Brochure)
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997

Metrowerks CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3 (Package)
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Personal Communicator 440/880 Brochure - Photocopy (Front)

EO, Inc. – Personal Communicator 440/880 Brochure (Photocopy)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.2 – March/April 1996
GO Corporation 1993

GO Corporation PenPointers April 1993 (Newsletter)

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1991Software
TechGnosis Inc. Announces SQL DBMS Connectivity Solution for Pen-Based Computing
TechGnosis Inc. announces client/server data access for GO Corp.’s PenPoint pen-based computing environment.
1992Hardware
SUNDISK Introduces Industry’s First Standardized Credit-Card Sized Mass Storage Card
SUNDISK Corp. introduces the industry's first credit-card-sized mass storage device -- a 3 x 2-inch card that uses flash-memory technology that can…
1993Software
CIC Expands Distribution Channel in Japan for MacHandwriter
Communication Intelligence Corp. expands distribution of its MacHandwriter, desktop pen extension product for the Japanese Macintosh computer market.
1996Hardware
New WriteRight Screen Enhancement now Available for USRobotics Pilot, H-P OmniGo and Sharp Zaurus
The Concept Kitchen announces the availability of the new WriteRight Screen Enhancement, offering users of PDAs and handheld computers dramatic improvements in…
1998Software
Motorola Announces Availability of Developer Kits for the Pager Card for the PalmPilot
Beta testers provide positive feedback about newest generation Palm 3.0 operating system coupled with FLEX technology for advanced wireless messaging on PalmPilot…
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 249 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    VO

    Volksware

    63 items →
    FU

    Fujtisu

    5 items →
    GE

    GeoWorks

    9 items →
    LE

    Letter

    5 items →
    PC

    Palm Computing

    5 items →
    UD

    User Documentation

    12 items →
    HE

    Hewlett-Packard

    3 items →
    MI

    Microsoft

    2 items →
    EC

    Event Collateral

    2 items →
    JJ

    John Jerney

    64 items →
    RO

    Royal

    1 item →
    TD

    Technical Document

    14 items →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 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 – June, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 6

    Volume 6 · Issue 06 Pen-Based Computing – June, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 6

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – March, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 3

    Volume 6 · Issue 03 Pen-Based Computing – March, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 3

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

    Volume 5 · Issue 05 Pen-Based Computing – May, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 5

    16 pp
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