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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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Gaia Software 1995

Gaia Personal Media v1.5 (Newton)
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPoint Quick Reference
WPDO 1992

Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization (WPDO) Meeting Notice – July 23, 1992
GeoWorks Corporation 1992
GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Objects - Volume 1, Release 0.8 (Cover)

GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Objects, Volume 1, Release 0.8 (Documentation)
Volksware, Inc. 1997
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 7 Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – May-June, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 5
GeoWorks Corporation 1992
GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Swat, Release 0.8 (Cover)

GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Swat, Release 0.8 (Documentation)
SOFTBANK America Inc. 1992

SOFT BANK PC\Japan Vol. 1, No. 1 April 1992 (Brochure)
3Com Corporation 1997

3Com PalmPilot Modem
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997
Metrowerks, Inc. - CodeWarrior for Windows CE Brochure (Front)

Metrowerks, Inc. – Metrowerks CodeWarrior for Windows CE (Brochure)
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corp. - InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Application Example (Page 1)

aha! software corp. – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Application Examples
Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

PDA Developers – Volume 3.1 – Jan/Feb 1995
PenWorld, Incorporated 1994
Personal Electronics News - Issue 16 - March/April 1994 (Cover)

Personal Electronics News, Issue 16, March/April 1994
Stylus Publishing 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – August/September, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 4
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 7 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – July, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 7
Palm Computing, Inc. 1994

Palm Graffiti (for Zoomer) Package
PennWell Corporation 2000

Handspring Add-On & Accessories Catalog
Palmtop Publications 1997
Palmtop Journal - Issue 12 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 12
Pen Computing Magazine 1997
Pen Computing Magazine – December 1997 (Cover)

Pen Computing Magazine – December 1997

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1987Software
Communication Intelligence Corp. Lists on the Vancouver Stock Exchange
Communication Intelligence Corp. were posted and called for trading on the Vancouver Stock Exchange this morning, at the opening.
1989Hardware
Software Companies Writing Programs for GRiDPad
GRiD Systems Corp. announces that numerous software vendors are building applications for the handwriting and electronic pen interface capabilities of GRiDPad, its…
1991Software
Slate Demonstrates Value of Pen Applications in ”Mobile Exhibit”
Slate's PenBook is the first electronic book software to combine the inituitive feel of paper books with the power of computers.
1995Hardware
Digital and ARM Announce Agreement to Develop High-Speed, Low-Power, Arm-Compliant Processors
The StrongARM family of 32-bit RISC products to be developed under the agreement is intended to complement and broaden the existing ARM…
1996Software
First and Only Cross-Platform Desktop Connectivity Solution for Newton 2.0 PDA Now Shipping from Network Multimedia
Offers users real-time access to add, delete, modify, import and export data on a Newton PDA from Windows and Macintosh desktops.
2000Software
Palm Users Now Able to E-mail Spreadsheet Attachments with Automatic Conversion Between Excel and Quicksheet
Leading Palm developers coordinate to save users steps in e-mailing spreadsheet attachments.
2003Event
Sybase Big Apple Classic Golf Tournament Hits the Links in New York
Sybase subsidiary iAnywhere Solutions and Intel host Wi-Fi hot spots in the grandstands and clubhouse, enabling visitors to access up-to-the-second tournament statistics…

The collection.

Browse 249 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    GE

    GEOS

    7 items →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    FS

    First Pen Systems

    1 item →
    JJ

    John Jerney

    64 items →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    AC

    aha! software corporation

    32 items →
    WP

    Word Processor

    11 items →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    NB

    Nicholas Baran

    52 items →
    SP

    Stylus Publishing

    19 items →
    PA

    Pamphlet

    1 item →
    BC

    Business Card

    2 items →
    CO

    Conference

    4 items →
    HA

    Handspring

    2 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 – April, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 4

    Volume 5 · Issue 04 Pen-Based Computing – April, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 4

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – November, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 8

    Volume 7 · Issue 08 Pen-Based Computing – November, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 8

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – September, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 9

    Volume 6 · Issue 09 Pen-Based Computing – September, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 9

    16 pp
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