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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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Volksware, Inc. 1997
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 7 Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – April, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 4
Palmtop Publications 2000
Palmtop Journal – Issue 29 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 29
Volksware, Inc. 1998
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 8 Number 1 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – January, 1998 – Volume 8, Number 1
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 2 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – February, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 2
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 9 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – September, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 9
Palmtop Publications 2000
Palmtop Journal – Issue 30 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 30
GO Corporation 1993

GO Corporation PenPointers May 1993 (Newsletter)
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Application Writing Guide (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Application Writing Guide
Stylus Publishing 1992
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 2, Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – October, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 4
WPDO 1993
Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization - Available Videotapes - July 8, 1993 (Page 1)

Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization – Available Videotapes (July 8, 1993)
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 7 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – July, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 7
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 11 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – November, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 11
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997
Metrowerks, Inc. - Metrowerks Ships CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3 Press Release (Side 1)

Metrowerks, Inc. – Metrowerks Ships CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3 Press Release
aha! software corporation 1993
aha! InkWriter Handbook - PenPoint (Cover)

aha InkWriter Handbook (PenPoint)
Horizon House Publications, Inc. 1994
Microwave Journal – January 1994 (Cover)

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

Pen-Based Computing – December, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 6
Young Ideas Software Design Services 1993

Young Ideas The Rogue PenApps Workbook (Document)
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation Certified Developer Letter

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1990Hardware
GRiD Systems Announces Pen Interface and Handwriting Recognition Conference
Sponsored by GRiD Systems Corp., the Pen Interface and Handwriting Recognition Conference will be the first national gathering ever held for software…
1991Software
GRiD Introduces PenRight!; Announces Intention to License Software Platform
PenRight! is specifically designed to support data collection applications. GRiD also announced that it will license PenRight! to other pen computer hardware…
1997Service
WyndMail Provides Only Wireless Solution for Apple MessagePad and other Newton-based PDAs
The only wireless service and software currently available for Newton-based systems, WyndMail offers wireless service plans beginning at $29.95/month. An unlimited usage…
1999Software
3Com Delivers Japanese Language Support for World-Leading Palm Computing Platform Products
The company develops a Japanese language-enabled version of its operating system for the Palm Computing platform, the Palm OS software.
2002Organization
General Magic, Inc. to Cease Operations
General Magic, Inc., a pioneer in voice application software and services, today announced that its efforts to obtain additional financing or to…
2003Organization
wOz Introduces Management Team; Steve Wozniak’s New Venture Adds Top Executives From Wireless, Handheld, Software and Services Industries
Frank Canova joins wOz. Canova was previously vice president of worldwide product engineering at Palm, Inc., where he led hardware engineering for…
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 249 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    MI

    Mobile Insights

    3 items →
    DE

    Development

    13 items →
    AC

    aha! software corporation

    32 items →
    GE

    GEOS

    7 items →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    FR

    Franklin

    2 items →
    EI

    Eidetic

    4 items →
    OL

    Olivetti

    2 items →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    UN

    University

    1 item →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    VB

    Visitor's Badge

    1 item →
    IN

    Intel 80486

    2 items →
    LE

    Lexicus

    4 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 – September/October, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 8

    Volume 4 · Issue 08 Pen-Based Computing – September/October, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 8

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – September, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 9

    Volume 6 · Issue 09 Pen-Based Computing – September, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 9

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – December, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 10

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

    16 pp
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