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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
246
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.
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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 246 in the permanent collection.
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Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Application Writing Guide (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Application Writing Guide
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.5 – Sept/Oct 1996
PROBE Publishing Corp. 1994
Wireless for the Corporate User – March/April 1994 (Cover)

Wireless for the Corporate User – Mar/Apr 1994
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1991
The Power of PenPoint (Cover)

The Power of PenPoint (Book)
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corp. - InkWriter 2.0 Windows Fact Sheet

aha! software corp. – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Fact Sheet
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – May, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 5
GeoWorks Corporation 1992
GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Concepts - Volume 1, Release 0.8 (Cover)

GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Concepts, Volume 1, Release 0.8 (Documentation)
PenMagic Software Inc. 1993
PenMagic Numero 2.0 Product Fact Sheet (Front)

PenMagic Numero 2.0 (Product Fact Sheet)
Thaddeus Computing, Inc. 2000

Handheld PC Magazine Windows CE Buyer’s Guide 2000 (Catalog)
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! InkWriter 2.0 Windows Yellow Maquette (Front)

aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Yellow Maquette)
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 9 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – September, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 9
Peterborough, Inc. 1987
Portable 100 Magazine – September 1987 (Cover)

Portable 100 – September 1987
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers November 1992 (Newsletter)
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
PenPoint Programming (Cover)

PenPoint Programming (Book)
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corp. - InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Brochure (Front)

aha! software corporation – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Brochure)
GO Corporation 1994
Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure - Jerry Kaplan (Cover)

Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure Story (Book)
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Pen Expo Attendee Letter (August 26, 1993)

EO, Inc. – Pen Expo Attendee Letter (August 26, 1993)
GO Corporation 1993

GO Corporation PenPointers June 1993 (Newsletter)

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1987Software
New Handwriter by Communication Intelligence Allows Computer Input Without Typing
Called the Handwriter, the new system opens the world of computing to persons who can't or won't type. Users need not to…
1998Event
Palm Computing to Host Second Annual Worldwide Developer Conference
The conference brings together Palm Computing platform developers and marketers to explore new business strategies and technological advances in the handheld computing…
1999Software
OAG Travel Information Now Available on Palm VII Device Nationwide
Palm VII users simply enter the city pair, along with the date, time and preferred carrier, and instantaneously receive flight options.
2000Software
CIC Licenses Pen Enabling Solution to Intermec for Use on the Norand Pen Key 6642
CIC's Pen Extensions (PenX) provide a powerful 32-bit operating system extension for Windows 95, 98, and NT for pen devices enabling inking,…
2002Hardware
Amazon.com Tech Trends; Electronics Trends From Leading Online Electronics Retailer Amazon.com
Handspring Treo fuels 200 percent increase in sales of PDA phones.
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.
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 246 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    EI

    Eidetic

    4 items →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    PB

    Pen-Based Computing

    60 items →
    VO

    Volksware

    60 items →
    DI

    Disk

    4 items →
    LE

    Letter

    5 items →
    JJ

    John Jerney

    61 items →
    MC

    Mobile Computing

    1 item →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    WC

    Windows CE

    6 items →
    ID

    Ink Development

    1 item →
    CA

    Cassiopeia

    1 item →
    AT

    AT&T

    4 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 – December, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 12

    Volume 5 · Issue 12 Pen-Based Computing – December, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 12

    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
    Pen-Based Computing – February, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 2

    Volume 5 · Issue 02 Pen-Based Computing – February, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 2

    16 pp
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