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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
246
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 246 in the permanent collection.
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Stylus Publishing 1992
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 2, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – August, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 3
Horizon House Publications, Inc. 1994
Microwave Journal – January 1994 (Cover)

Microwave Journal – January 1994
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 1 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – January, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 1
Volksware, Inc. 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 6 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – December, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 6
PROBE Publishing Corp. 1994
Wireless for the Corporate User – March/April 1994 (Cover)

Wireless for the Corporate User – Mar/Apr 1994
Stylus Publishing 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – October/November, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 5
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corporation - Gregory Stikeleather Business Card (English)

aha! software corporation – Gregory Stikeleather Business Card
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 10 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – October, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 10
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 1 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – January 22, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 1
WPDO 1993
WPDO Meeting Improvement Questionnaire (February 11, 1993)

WPDO Meeting Improvement Questionnaire (February 11, 1993)
Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. 2001

Rolodex Electronics Personal Digital Assistant RF-8110
PenWorld, Incorporated 1994
Personal Electronics News - Issue 16 - March/April 1994 (Cover)

Personal Electronics News, Issue 16, March/April 1994
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO Inc - Personal Communicator 440 Order Form Letter (March, 1993)

EO, Inc. – Personal Communicator 440 Letter and Order Form
3Com Corporation 1997

3Com PalmPilot Modem
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 11 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – November, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 11
GO Corporation 1991

WATCOM C Language Reference
Pen Computing Magazine 1999

Pen Computing Magazine – September 1999
Stylus Publishing 1992
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 2, Number 5 (Cover)

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

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1991Hardware
Momentum Builds Behind PenPoint
“We’ve got the support it takes to pioneer the mobile computing market, and it shows at Comdex,” notes Bill Campbell, president and…
1992Organization
PR Pros Form Eastwick Communications
Eastwick Communications clients include PenMagic Software Inc., among others.
1993Hardware
Apple Goes From GUI To STICI: The Newton Heralds The Next-Generation Of Computer Interface
The Newton MessagePad becomes first computer to incorporate the next wave of user interface, the STICI (pronounced "sticky" and standing for Self-Teaching…
1994Software
Official Airline Guides Announces the Availability of Flight Information via Personal Intelligent Communicators
OAG will offer this personal travel product on Personal Intelligent Communicators utilizing the Magic Cap environment, to be released in 1994.
1995Service
ARDIS PersonalMessaging Available on Motorola’s Marco Wireless Communicator
With ARDIS PersonalMessaging on the Marco product, users of the hand-held communicator will be able to send and receive messages anytime, from…
1996Software
Acer Sertek to Distribute Motorola’s Chinese Handwriting Recognition System
Motorola Lexicus Division announces that its award-winning Chinese Handwriting Recognition System, WisdomPen, will be available in Taiwan.
1997Hardware
Three New Hitachi Handheld PCs Available April 30 — Units Feature a Larger Screen and Lighter Weight
The Hitachi units are priced at $499.95 for the 2MB version (HPW-10E2), $599.95 for the 4MB version (HPW-10E4), and $699.95 for the…

The collection.

Browse 246 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    FT

    France Telecom

    3 items →
    SK

    Software Development Kit

    11 items →
    PS

    PSION

    13 items →
    AP

    AP Professional

    1 item →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    HN

    Hnadspring

    1 item →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    OL

    Olivetti

    2 items →
    VB

    Visitor's Badge

    1 item →
    UN

    University

    1 item →
    EI

    EO Incorporated

    21 items →
    LE

    Letter

    5 items →
    GE

    GeoWorks

    9 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 – July, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 7

    Volume 6 · Issue 07 Pen-Based Computing – July, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 7

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – April, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 4

    Volume 7 · Issue 04 Pen-Based Computing – April, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 4

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – May-June, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 5

    Volume 7 · Issue 05 Pen-Based Computing – May-June, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 5

    16 pp
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