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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
218
Timeline span
1987 — 2007
Recorded events
1963 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 218 in the permanent collection.
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Apple Computer, Inc. 1994
Apple eWorld (Stickers)

Apple eWorld (Stickers)
aha! software corporation 1993
aha! InkWriter at a Glance Quick Reference Guide (Cover)

aha! InkWriter at a Glance Quick Reference Guide
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 1 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – January 22, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 1
Palm Computing, Inc. 1994

Palm Graffiti (for Newton) Package
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! InkWriter 2.0 Windows Yellow Maquette (Front)

aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Yellow Maquette)
GO Corporation 1991

WATCOM C Language Reference
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.3 – May/June 1996
PenMagic Software Inc. 1993
PenMagic Numero 2.0 Product Fact Sheet (Front)

PenMagic Numero 2.0 (Product Fact Sheet)
GO Corporation 1992
GO Corporation - Using PenPoint (Cover)

GO Corporation – Using PenPoint
Palmtop Publications 1999
Palmtop Journal – Issue 25 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 25
Young Ideas Software Design Services 1993

Young Ideas The Rogue PenApps Workbook (Document)
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Personal Communicator 440 Order Form Letter (John Jerney)

EO, Inc. – Personal Communicator 440 Letter and Order Form (John Jerney)
Avail Technology, Inc. 1994
Avail Technology – Free TapWorks Software Coupon (Front)

Avail Technology Free TapWorks Software (Coupon)
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 2 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – May, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 2
Palm Computing, Inc. 1993

Palm Connect for Zoomer (PC Version)
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers June/July 1992 (Newsletter)
Thaddeus Computing, Inc. 2000

Pocket PC – November 00 Vol. 3 No. 5
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corporation - Corporate Fact Sheet

aha! software corp. – Corporate Fact Sheet

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 1963 catalogued timeline events.
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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…
1994Organization
Oki Forms Alliance with General Magic
Oki will be an equity partner in General Magic and expects to sign a technology license agreement for the Magic Cap platform.
1998Software
3Com and Computer Associates Extend Enterprise Data to the Palm Computing Platform
Palm Computing, Inc. announces it is working with Computer Associates International, Inc. to bring mobile connectivity to CA's Harmony line of Information…
2000Organization
Extended Systems to Support SyncML Initiative
Company to support SyncML in future generation XTNDConnect data synchronization and management products.
2002Event
Mobile Insights 2002 Event Highlights the Best in Mobile and Wireless
Unique one-day event next month in San Jose will provide networking forum for top entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.
2003Hardware
Motion Computing Ships Tablet PCs With Biometric Security; CIC’s Sign-on Delivers Biometric Signature Verification for User Authentication
Sign-On is the first Tablet PC security feature using biometric signature verification to help protect and secure user data from tampering or…
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.

The collection.

Browse 218 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    SO

    Sony

    2 items →
    NE

    Newton

    14 items →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    CI

    Communication Intelligence

    3 items →
    PP

    Press Package

    3 items →
    EC

    Event Collateral

    2 items →
    HO

    Hobbit

    2 items →
    RM

    Regis McKenna

    2 items →
    BR

    Brochure

    12 items →
    UD

    User Documentation

    12 items →
    MO

    mobilis

    1 item →
    IA

    Integrated Application

    1 item →
    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 – April, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 2

    Volume 3 · Issue 02 Pen-Based Computing – April, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 2

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – April, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 3

    Volume 4 · Issue 03 Pen-Based Computing – April, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 3

    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
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