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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
247
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 247 in the permanent collection.
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GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers January 1992 (Newsletter)
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)
Stylus Publishing 1992
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 2, Number 1 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – February, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 1
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 1 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – January, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 1
WPDO 1993
WPDO Meeting Improvement Questionnaire (February 11, 1993)

WPDO Meeting Improvement Questionnaire (February 11, 1993)
PenMagic Software Inc. 1993
PenMagic Numero 2.0 Product Fact Sheet (Front)

PenMagic Numero 2.0 (Product Fact Sheet)
Pen Computing Magazine 1999
Pen Computing Magazine – Fall 1999 Buyer’s Guide (Cover)

Pen Computing Magazine Fall 1999 Buyers Guide
GO Corporation 1993

GO Corporation PenPointers May 1993 (Newsletter)
PROBE Publishing Corp. 1994
Wireless for the Corporate User – March/April 1994 (Cover)

Wireless for the Corporate User – Mar/Apr 1994
Apple Computer, Inc. 1994
Apple Newton MessagePad – Getting Through the Day … (Brochure) – 1

Apple Newton MessagePad Getting Through the Day … (Brochure)
GO Corporation 1993
GO Corporation - Catalog of Products and Services (Letter)

GO Corporation – Catalog of Products and Services (Letter)
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint User Interface Design Reference (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint User Interface Design Reference
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)
Microsoft Corporation 1998

Microsoft Systems Journal – May 1998 Vol 13 No 5
Macmillan Digital Publishing USA 1997
MacMillan Plus Pack for PalmPilot Package (Front)

MacMillan Plus Pack for PalmPilot
aha! software corporation 1993

aha! InkWriter (Maquette)
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Maquette with Pasted Image)

aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Pasted Maquette)
Young Ideas Software Design Services 1993

Young Ideas The Rogue PenApps Workbook (Document)

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1990Software
PenSoft Reveals Development of Pen-Based Applications for GO Corp.’s Operating Environment
PenSoft Corp., a San Mateo software startup, announces it is developing software application products for GO Corp.’s general-purpose pen-based operating environment.
1994Organization
Communication Intelligence Corp. Seeks Chapter 11 Protection for Shareholders
CIC has had difficulty in arranging a planned round of financing, thus leaving the rapidly growing company in need of cash.
1996Organization
Metrowerks Announces Corporate Reorganization
Metrowerks opens a new office in Cupertino, Calif. called "Metrowerks West", headed up by Greg Galanos who relocates from Austin to the…
2002Software
Metrowerks Provides Advanced Java Tools for PDAs; CodeWarrior Wireless Studio, PDA Edition, Includes on-Device Debugging Support
Mobile Java application developers are empowered to create professional applications for PDAs with Metrowerks' CodeWarrior Wireless Studio 7, PDA Edition.
2003Software
Dataviz’s Dose-a-Day Dilbert and Dose-a-Day Golf by Gary McCord Now Shipping
DataViz, makers of the #1 selling Palm OS office suite, Documents To Go, announces its new Dose-A-Day apps featuring calendars for PDAs…
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.
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 247 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    AO

    AOL

    2 items →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    RE

    Rolodex Electronics

    1 item →
    CA

    Cassiopeia

    1 item →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    OL

    Olivetti

    2 items →
    IA

    Integrated Application

    1 item →
    NE

    Newsletter

    11 items →
    EI

    EO Incorporated

    21 items →
    FT

    France Telecom

    3 items →
    WP

    Word Processor

    11 items →
    MA

    Maquette

    4 items →
    TC

    Thaddeus Computing

    2 items →
    JJ

    John Jerney

    62 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 – July, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 7

    Volume 6 · Issue 07 Pen-Based Computing – July, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 7

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – October, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 10

    Volume 6 · Issue 10 Pen-Based Computing – October, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 10

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – November 11, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 6

    Volume 1 · Issue 06 Pen-Based Computing – November 11, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 6

    16 pp
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