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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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GO Corporation 1993
GO Corporation - Catalog of Products and Services (Letter)

GO Corporation – Catalog of Products and Services (Letter)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

PDA Developers – Volume 3.1 – Jan/Feb 1995
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PDA Developers – Volume 2.6 – Nov/Dec 1994
Palmtop Publications 2001
Palmtop Journal – Issue 37 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 37
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997
Metrowerks, Inc. - Metrowerks to Support Windows CE 2.0 Press Release (Side 1)

Metrowerks, Inc. – Metrowerks to Support Windows CE 2.0 (Press Release)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

Pen Computing Magazine – June/July 1995
aha! software corporation 1993
aha! InkWriter Version 1.01 - PenPoint Package (Front)

aha! InkWriter Version 1.01 for PenPoint (Package)
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corporation - Corporate Fact Sheet

aha! software corp. – Corporate Fact Sheet
Pen Computing Magazine 1999
Pen Computing Magazine – Fall 1999 Buyer’s Guide (Cover)

Pen Computing Magazine Fall 1999 Buyers Guide
Microsoft Corporation 1998

Microsoft Systems Journal – May 1998 Vol 13 No 5
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997
Metrowerks, Inc. - CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Brochure

Metrowerks, Inc. – Metrowerks CodeWarrior for PalmPilot (Brochure)
Palmtop Publications 1998
Palmtop Journal – Issue 20 (Cover)

Palmtop Journal – Issue 20
AP Professional 1997

Programming for the Newton Using Windows (Book)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

PDA Developers – Volume 3.4 – July/Aug 1995
Eidetic, Inc. 1994
Eidetic, Inc. Notion: The Newton List Manager User Manual

Notion: The Newton List Manager User Manual
Volksware, Inc. 1997
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 7 Number 9 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – December, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 9
Palmtop Publications 2001
Palmtop Journal – Issue 33 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 33
Stylus Publishing 1992
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 2, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – August, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 3

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1989Hardware
GRiD Introduces PC-Compatible Computer that Recognizes Printed Handwriting
GRiD Systems Corp. introduces GRiDPad, a computer so light it can be held in one hand and used while standing or walking.
1990Organization
NeXT and GRiD Executives Join GO Corp (VP of Marketing and Sales and VP of Operations Appointed)
GO Corp. announces the appointments of Dan’l Lewin, formerly of NeXT Corp., to the new position of vice president of sales and…
1991Software
PenSoft Demonstrates Personal Information Manager for Mobile Pen-Based Computers
PenSoft Corp. demonstrated a prototype of its Personal Information Manager (PIM) that runs under PenPoint, an operating system optimized for mobile pen-based…
1994Hardware
Motorola’s Dragon I/68349 Microprocessor Supports Magic Cap and Telescript
Developed in conjunction with General Magic and Motorola's PWDG, both the Dragon I and Astro were designed to specifically handle the requirements…
1997Software
Geoworks Partners With Zagat Survey to Deliver Premier Review Information to Mobile Devices
Geoworks will create a wireless data service featuring Zagat Survey's comprehensive dining and lodging information, licensed to operators who will be able…
1998Software
Metrowerks Records Revenues of $ 5.5 Million for the Third Quarter Ended April 30, 1998
Revenues for Q3FYJuly98 totaled US$ 5.5 million, a 52 percent increase over revenues of $ 3.6 million for the corresponding period in…
1999Software
Mobile Workers Can Now Enjoy Benefits of Symantec’s Award-Winning WinFax PRO With Release of WinFax for Palm Computing Devices
Innovative solution enables mobile professionals to send, receive, edit, and manage faxes from handheld devices.

The collection.

Browse 249 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    PA

    Palm

    10 items →
    WI

    Windows

    3 items →
    FT

    France Telecom

    3 items →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    IN

    Intel 80386

    2 items →
    AS

    Ashton-Tate

    2 items →
    GS

    GRiD Systems

    1 item →
    DA

    Dauphin

    2 items →
    VO

    Volksware

    63 items →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    TA

    Tablet

    2 items →
    RO

    Royal

    1 item →
    LE

    Lexicus

    4 items →
    UN

    University

    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 – August, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 8

    Volume 6 · Issue 08 Pen-Based Computing – August, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 8

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – April, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 4

    Volume 7 · Issue 04 Pen-Based Computing – April, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 4

    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
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