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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
230
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 230 in the permanent collection.
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aha! software corporation 1993
aha! InkWriter at a Glance Quick Reference Guide (Cover)

aha! InkWriter at a Glance Quick Reference Guide
AllPen Software, Inc.
AllPen Software Inc. -Company Brochure (Cover)

AllPen Software, Inc. – Company 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
ParaGraph International, Inc. 1995

Paragraph International FreeStyle (Newton)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

Creative Digital Systems – PDA Developers East ’95 (Press Release)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.2 – March/April 1996
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.1 – Jan/Feb 1996
PennWell Corporation 2000

Handspring Add-On & Accessories Catalog
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! InkWriter for Windows 2.0 Quick Reference (Cover)

aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Quick Reference
Creative Digital, Inc. 1997

Handheld Systems – Volume 5.1 – Jan/Feb 1997
Palmtop Publications 2000
Palmtop Journal – Issue 27 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 27
WPDO 1992

Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization (WPDO) Meeting Notice – July 23, 1992
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.3 – May/June 1996
Stylus Publishing 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 1 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – February, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 1
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPoint Quick Reference
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 1 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – January 22, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 1
Thaddeus Computing, Inc. 2000

Handheld PC Magazine Windows CE Buyer’s Guide 2000 (Catalog)
MicroDesign Resources 1995
Microprocessor Report – February 16,1995 (Cover)

Microprocessor Report – February 16, 1995

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.
1989Organization
GRiD Systems Announces Alan Lefkof Named President
Lefkof succeeds Samuel J. Wiegand, who announced recently that he will take a long-planned retirement at the end of the year. Wiegand…
1992Software
NEC Corp. Licenses CIC Pen Computing Technology Worldwide
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces an agreement granting NEC a worldwide license to Handwriter Recognition Systems, Handwriter Dynamic Signature System, and PenDOS.
1994Hardware
AST’s Handheld GRIDPAD 2390 Brings Real-World Practicality to Business Users
AST Research Inc. announces the immediate availability of the GRIDPAD 2390, a sleek handheld PC companion that challenges competitive products by delivering…
1997Publication
Windows CE Coming to a Palmtop, Automobile Near You, Reports CMP’s Computer Reseller News
According to Managing Editor Mary Jo Foley and Associate Editor Jeff Bliss, Microsoft Corp. has big plans for little computers, saying that…
1999Software
New Franklin Planner for Microsoft Outlook is Now Available from Franklin Covey
The new software includes built-in synchronization to 3Com's Palm Computing platform and the Microsoft Windows CE platform for palm-sized PC's.
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.

The collection.

Browse 230 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    VO

    Volksware

    44 items →
    LE

    Lexicus

    4 items →
    TD

    Technical Document

    14 items →
    MJ

    Microwave Journal

    1 item →
    SO

    Sony

    2 items →
    CA

    Catalog

    2 items →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    PE

    PenWorld

    4 items →
    AP

    Application

    2 items →
    HO

    Hobbit

    2 items →
    DI

    Disk

    4 items →
    BO

    Book

    13 items →
    GE

    GEOS

    7 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 – February, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 1

    Volume 2 · Issue 01 Pen-Based Computing – February, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 1

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – December, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 5

    Volume 2 · Issue 05 Pen-Based Computing – December, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 5

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – December, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 6

    Volume 3 · Issue 06 Pen-Based Computing – December, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 6

    16 pp
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