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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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Pen Computing Magazine 1996

Pen Computing Magazine – Nov/Dec 1996
Palm Computing, Inc. 1993

Palm Connect for Zoomer (PC Version)
Young Ideas Software Design Services 1993

Young Ideas The Rogue PenApps Workbook (Document)
Thaddeus Computing, Inc. 2000

Pocket PC – November 00 Vol. 3 No. 5
Pilot Island Publishing, Inc. 1997

Palm Goodies Vol. 1
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.3 – May/June 1996
General Magic, Inc. 1994

Sony Magic Link PIC-1000 Personal Intelligent Communicator
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers November 1992 (Newsletter)
Stylus Publishing 1992
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 2, Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – October, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 4
Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

PDA Developers – Volume 3.4 – July/Aug 1995
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 2 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – May, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 2
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Architectural Reference Volume II (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Architectural Reference – Volume II
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corporation - InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Press Kit

aha! software corporation – aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Press Kit
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.4 – July/August 1996
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 2 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – February, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 2
GeoWorks Corporation 1992
GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Routines, Release 0.8 (Cover)

GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Routines, Release 0.8 (Documentation)
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997
Metrowerks, Inc. - Metrowerks Fall 1997 Press Kit (Cover)

Metrowerks, Inc. – Metrowerks Fall 1997 Press Kit
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Personal Communicator 440 Order Form Letter (John Jerney)

EO, Inc. – Personal Communicator 440 Letter and Order Form (John Jerney)

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1989Hardware
GRiD Introduces PC-Compatible Computer that Recognizes Printed Handwriting
GRiD Systems Corp. introduces GRiDPad, a computer so light it can be held in one hand and used while standing or walking.
1991Communications
Proxim Introduces First Novell-compatible Wireless LAN for New Notepad Computers
Proxim Inc., the leading supplier of spread spectrum wireless products to the OEM market, announces the availability of ProxNet, the first Novell-compatible…
1993Organization
Apple Computer, Inc. Reports Record $2.000 Billion First Quarter
Apple plans to introduce Apple's first personal digital assistant (PDA) products at MacWorld in January.
1995Software
OAG FlightLine Travel Information Available on Sony’s Magic Link Communicator
From a personal communicator, an intelligent software agent communicates with OAG, searches the OAG database and finds the best flight and fare…
1997Software
Arthritis Foundation Commends CIC’s Handwriter, a Pen-based Ergonomic Editing Tool for Computers
The Arthritis Foundation awardes Communication Intelligence Corporation its prestigious "Ease-of-Use" Seal of Commendation to the Handwriter, an ergonomic editing tool that reduces…
1998Software
Bendata Brings Mobile Computing to Support Management Industry
Bendata, Inc. announces the integration of its award-winning support management software, HEAT 4.1, with 3Com Corporation's PalmPilot Professional Edition and Palm III…
1999Software
Prudential First to Offer Full Financial Services Portal on Palm VII Organizer
The Prudential Insurance Company of America became the nation's first fully-integrated financial services company to provide wireless access to insurance, investments, real…

The collection.

Browse 249 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    PO

    Palm OS

    1 item →
    CD

    Creative Digital

    22 items →
    OL

    Olivetti

    2 items →
    GR

    GRiD

    1 item →
    RO

    Royal

    1 item →
    SP

    Stylus Publishing

    19 items →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    FU

    Fujtisu

    5 items →
    WC

    Windows for Pen Computing

    5 items →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    HM

    Handheld Systems Magazine

    2 items →
    VO

    Volksware

    63 items →
    LE

    Letter

    5 items →
    IB

    IBM

    1 item →

    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, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 10

    Volume 4 · Issue 10 Pen-Based Computing – December, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 10

    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
    Pen-Based Computing – October, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 4

    Volume 2 · Issue 04 Pen-Based Computing – October, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 4

    16 pp
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