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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
226
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 226 in the permanent collection.
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Horizon House Publications, Inc. 1994
Microwave Journal – January 1994 (Cover)

Microwave Journal – January 1994
EO, Incorporated 1992

EO Incorporated – Lookup Guide: To the EO Personal Communicator
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation Certified Developer Letter
GO Corporation 1993

GO Corporation PenPointers June 1993 (Newsletter)
Young Ideas Software Design Services 1993

Young Ideas The Rogue PenApps Workbook (Document)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.3 – May/June 1996
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – April, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 3
Casio, Inc. 1998

Casio Cassiopeia A-20 8MB (Brochure)
Volksware, Inc. 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 6 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – December, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 6
Metrowerks, Inc. 1996
Metrowerks CodeWarrior Tools for Pilot Package (Front)

Metrowerks CodeWarrior for Pilot (Package)
Apple Computer, Inc. 1994
Apple eWorld (Stickers)

Apple eWorld (Stickers)
3Com Corporation 1998

3Com Palm V Modem – IBM WordPad c3
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.1 – January, 1994
Philips Electronics 1997

Philips Velo Pocket Guide (Brochure)
Palmtop Publications 2001
Palmtop Journal – Issue 33 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 33
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! InkWriter 2.0 Windows Yellow Maquette (Front)

aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Yellow Maquette)
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corp. - InkWriter 2.0 Windows Fact Sheet

aha! software corp. – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Fact Sheet
Apple Computer, Inc. 1994
Apple Newton MessagePad – Getting Through the Day … (Brochure) – 1

Apple Newton MessagePad Getting Through the Day … (Brochure)

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1992Communications
Spectrum Announces EO Inc. Connection at Industry’s Largest Computer Show
EO utilizes Spectrum's patented AXSYS cellular phone module in the Personal Communicator 440 and 880.
1994Service
Wireless Telecom Launches Sales Channel for Wireless Data Products, Services
Wireless Telecom Inc., an integrator dedicated to wireless data solutions, Tuesday announced that it has established a specialized sales channel for wireless…
1996Organization
General Magic Unveils Internet-Focused Strategy Plans and Products for Internet, Intranets, and World Wide Web
The components of General Magic's new strategy are targeted to the new markets and opportunities presented by the explosive growth of the…
1999Software
Primate Systems Delivers MonkeyMail: Internet Email Access for Palm VII Users
MonkeyMail allows users to access Internet e-mail from their current email accounts via the Palm VII organizer.
2001Software
Metrowerks to Provide Comprehensive Development Tools for the Symbian Platform
Symbian enables rapid wireless device, application and services development through partnership with Metrowerks.
2002Software
CodeWarrior Toolset Now Available for Developers Targeting Symbian OS Based Nokia Phones
The company releases a new CodeWarrior toolset for Symbian OS targeting the Nokia 9200 Communicator Series.
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 226 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    JS

    John Wiley & Sons

    3 items →
    PH

    Photocopy

    1 item →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    ID

    Internal Document

    1 item →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    RO

    Royal

    1 item →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    EM

    Ex Machina

    2 items →
    HO

    Hobbit

    2 items →
    OR

    Oracle

    2 items →
    CA

    Case

    1 item →
    WC

    Windows CE

    6 items →
    ST

    Sticker

    1 item →

    Pen-Based Computing,
    the newsletter.

    Eight volumes · Sixty five issues The original newsletter — every issue digitized in full (soon).
    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 – April, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 2

    Volume 3 · Issue 02 Pen-Based Computing – April, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 2

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – September, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 9

    Volume 5 · Issue 09 Pen-Based Computing – September, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 9

    16 pp
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