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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
244
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 244 in the permanent collection.
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Palmtop Publications 2001
Palmtop Journal – Issue 34 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 34
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Architectural Reference - Volume I (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Architectural Reference – Volume I
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers June/July 1992 (Newsletter)
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 7 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – July, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 7
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.4 – July, 1994
CurtCo Freedom Group 1998

Mobile Computing Magazine, January 1998
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1993

The AT&T EO Travel Companion (Book)
Young Ideas Software Design Services 1993

Young Ideas The Rogue PenApps Workbook (Document)
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – April, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 4
Stylus Publishing 1992
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 2, Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – December, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 5
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 8 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – August, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 8
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997

Metrowerks CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3 (Package)
Palmtop Publications 2000
Palmtop Journal – Issue 29 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 29
Palm Computing, Inc. 1995

Palm Connect for HP Palmtop PCs (Windows Version)
Palmtop Publications 1997
Palmtop Journal - Issue 12 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 12
Palm Computing, Inc. 1997
PalmPilot Professional Edition Pre-Release B37 Confidential CD (with case)

PalmPilot Professional Edition Pre-Release B37 Confidential CD
EO, Incorporated 1992

EO Incorporated – The World of Messaging: An Introduction to Personal Communication
Philips Electronics 1997

Philips Velo Pocket Guide (Brochure)

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1991Software
Innovative New Applications Announced for PenPoint
GO Corp., in partnership with software developers, announces a variety of exciting new applications for PenPoint to be demonstrated for the first…
1993Hardware
Early Adopters Will Push PDA Sales To 65,000 In 1993
The market for personal digital assistants (PDAs) is finally taking off as the first products reach retailers.
1994Event
Jupiter’s Consumer Information Appliance Conference Set For Nov. 28-29; At&T’s Gordon Bridge To Keynote
Jupiter Communications, the New York-based new media, research, publishing and consulting firm, will hold its fifth annual CONSUMER INFORMATION APPLIANCE conference at…
1998Hardware
Fujitsu to Introduce Handheld PCs for Windows CE, Handheld PC Professional Edition
Will leverage close collaboration with Microsoft to provide multiple Windows CE-based solutions for global market.
2000Software
Meeting Maker: Scheduling for Success
Meeting Maker extends its reach to the Palm Computing platform by offering the only native conduits for direct data synchronization between Macintosh…
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.
2007Hardware
Apple Reinvents the Phone With iPhone
Apple introduces iPhone, combining three products-a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with…

The collection.

Browse 244 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    BO

    Book

    13 items →
    UN

    University

    1 item →
    SO

    Sony

    2 items →
    LE

    Lexicus

    4 items →
    OU

    Olivetti Office USA

    1 item →
    IN

    InkWriter

    5 items →
    CO

    Correspondence

    2 items →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    AS

    Ashton-Tate

    2 items →
    DO

    Document

    39 items →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    WC

    Windows for Pen Computing

    5 items →
    FT

    France Telecom

    3 items →
    VB

    Visitor's Badge

    1 item →

    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 – May, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 2

    Volume 2 · Issue 02 Pen-Based Computing – May, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 2

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – January 22, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 1

    Volume 1 · Issue 01 Pen-Based Computing – January 22, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 1

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – August, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 4

    Volume 1 · Issue 04 Pen-Based Computing – August, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 4

    16 pp
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