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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
245
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 245 in the permanent collection.
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Philips Electronics 1997

Philips Velo Pocket Guide (Brochure)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1997
Creative Digital - The Handheld Computer Almanac (Cover)

The Handheld Computer Almanac
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 8 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – August, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 8
Peterborough, Inc. 1987
Portable 100 Magazine – September 1987 (Cover)

Portable 100 – September 1987
Volksware, Inc. 1997
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 7 Number 2 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – February, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 2
Palmtop Publications 2000
Palmtop Journal – Issue 30 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 30
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – May, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 5
Stylus Publishing 1992
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 2, Number 1 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – February, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 1
Pen Computing Magazine 2000
Pen Computing Magazine – November 2000 (Cover)

Pen Computing Magazine – November 2000
Watcom International Corporation 1991

WATCOM C Library Reference for PenPoint
Eidetic, Inc. 1994
Eidetic, Inc. Notion: The Newton List Manager User Manual

Notion: The Newton List Manager User Manual
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corp. - InkWriter 2.0 Windows Fact Sheet

aha! software corp. – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Fact Sheet
Communication Intelligence Corp. 1997
Communication Intelligence Corp. - QuickNotes 2.0 Windows CE User's Guide (Cover)

Communication Intelligence Corp. – QuickNotes 2.0 (Windows CE)
Stylus Publishing 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – June, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 3
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 7 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – July, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 7
Volksware, Inc. 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 6 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – December, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 6
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 8 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – September/October, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 8
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers January 1992 (Newsletter)

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 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…
1994Service
AT&T and Motorola Agree to Develop Wireless Messaging Service for Personal Communication Devices
The new service will be sold under the name AT&T PersonaLink wireless service, and will provide simple and easy-to-use nationwide wireless connectivity…
1996Software
AllPen Software Announces NetHopper 3.0 Mobile Web Browser Product for Newton Devices
Apple to bundle NetHopper 3.0 on future Newton devices.
2001Software
Global Knowledge Bridges the Knowledge Gap with Mobile eLearning for Nortel Networks
Mobile eLearning offers quick access to important information on a variety of Nortel Networks' products and operations on Palm Computing platform devices.
2003Organization
Fujitsu Streamlines North America Operations; Changes Reinforce Company Commitment to Customer Satisfaction
Fujitsu, a premier provider of customer-focused information technology and communications solutions, announces plans to streamline its North America operations to better focus…
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.
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 245 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    NE

    Newton

    14 items →
    HN

    Hnadspring

    1 item →
    PE

    PenWell

    1 item →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    ST

    Sticker

    1 item →
    UN

    University

    1 item →
    GS

    GRiD Systems

    1 item →
    CO

    Correspondence

    2 items →
    TC

    Thaddeus Computing

    2 items →
    VO

    Volksware

    59 items →
    IW

    IDG Books Worldwide

    1 item →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    JE

    Jonathan Erickson

    17 items →
    RE

    Rolodex Electronics

    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, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 5

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

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

    Volume 2 · Issue 02 Pen-Based Computing – May, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 2

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – September, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 9

    Volume 5 · Issue 09 Pen-Based Computing – September, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 9

    16 pp
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