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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
224
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 224 in the permanent collection.
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GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers November 1992 (Newsletter)
Software Partners, Inc. 1994
Software Partners, Inc. - FreeStyle Version 1.0 Package (Front)

Software Partners, Inc. – FreeStyle Version 1.0 (Magic Cap)
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation Certified Developer Letter
GO Corporation 1991

GO Corporation – Installing PenPoint Demo Release, Beta Phase 2
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Personal Communicator 440/880 Brochure - Photocopy (Front)

EO, Inc. – Personal Communicator 440/880 Brochure (Photocopy)
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1993

The AT&T EO Travel Companion (Book)
Pen Computing Magazine 1994

Pen Computing Magazine, August 1994 – Premier Issue
WPDO 1993

Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization (WPDO) Flyer – 1993
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Maquette with Pasted Image)

aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Pasted Maquette)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

Pen Computing Magazine – June/July 1995
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – June 20, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 3
Palmtop Publications 2001
Palmtop Journal – Issue 33 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 33
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – March, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 3
GO Corporation 1991

WATCOM C Language Reference
Creative Digital, Inc. 1993

PIE Developers – Volume 1.15 – November, 1993
Creative Digital, Inc. 1997

Handheld Systems – Volume 5.1 – Jan/Feb 1997
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)
Olivetti Office USA, Inc. 1998

Royal daVinci Palm-Size PDA DV1

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.
1992Software
Sitka’s Mobile Networking Software Connects AT&T’s Hobbit Platform to Local Area Networks
Sitka Corp., a Sun Microsystems Inc., owned company, announces it will provide local area networking soft-ware for products based on AT&T’s Hobbit…
1994Software
Lachman Technology to Port General Magic’s Telescript Engine
Telescript is a programming language which allows diverse types of computers and personal communicators to work together.
1996Organization
KPMG Peat Marwick Resigns as CIC Auditor; Strategic Alliance Between CIC and KPMG BayMark Capital LLC to Continue
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that KPMG Peat Marwick LLP advised that it was resigning as the company's auditor following discussions between Peat…
2002Hardware
Amazon.com Tech Trends; High-Tech Factoids From Leading Online Electronics Retailer Amazon.com
Amazon.com sales reflect Sony's aggressive marketing and growing presence in the handheld/PDA marketplace. Sony had four of the top 10 bestselling handhelds…
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 224 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    ST

    Sticker

    1 item →
    MA

    Magazine

    49 items →
    GC

    GO Corporation

    50 items →
    LE

    Letter

    5 items →
    UN

    University

    1 item →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    NE

    Newton

    14 items →
    RE

    Rolodex Electronics

    1 item →
    EI

    Eidetic

    4 items →
    IW

    IDG Books Worldwide

    1 item →
    CO

    Conference

    4 items →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    FR

    Franklin

    2 items →

    Pen-Based Computing,
    the newsletter.

    Eight volumes · Sixty five issues The original newsletter — every issue digitized in full (soon).
    Pen-Based Computing – June, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 6

    Volume 5 · Issue 06 Pen-Based Computing – June, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 6

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – August, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 4

    Volume 1 · Issue 04 Pen-Based Computing – August, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 4

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – August/September, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 4

    Volume 3 · Issue 04 Pen-Based Computing – August/September, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 4

    16 pp
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