What we're
still hunting.
The collection has specific gaps — certain machines, software releases, and manuals we keep watching for. If any of this is sitting in your closet, garage, or filing cabinet, we would love to hear from you.
Please take a glance through the list — sometimes a model number is enough to jog a memory of something tucked away years ago. Browse the catalogued wishlist →
Specific
gaps.
PenPoint hardware
GO Corp., EO, NCR, and IBM tablets.
EO Personal Communicator 440/880, GRiDPad, NCR 3125/3130, IBM ThinkPad 360P/730T. Working or not, but as complete as possible — we're not after parts pulls or stripped chassis.
Early stylus prototypes
Pre-release units, engineering samples, dev boards.
Anything that never shipped or shipped in single-digit quantities. Engineering badges, internal serial numbers, and provenance notes are as valuable as the hardware itself.
Software & install media
Original releases, SDK kits, third-party apps.
Sealed boxes, dev SDKs, beta floppies, conference giveaway CDs. Source code or build trees from any pen-era project, including unfinished ports.
Marketing & ephemera
Internal memos, training videos, trade-show ephemera.
Datasheets, sales-training tapes, COMDEX badges, COMDEX/CeBIT demo scripts, executive correspondence. The stuff that usually gets tossed in office moves.
Engineer & founder interviews
Firsthand accounts from the people who built it.
GO Corp., Momenta, Slate, EO, Palm Computing, Casio, the early Microsoft and Apple pen teams, and more.
Photographs & video
Team photos, lab shots, internal demos.
Unpublished engineering photos, Hi8/VHS demo tapes, internal video newsletters.
How to
help.
01
Reach out
Email [email protected] describing what you have. A brief description is all we need. We love chatting and reminiscing.
02
We discuss details
We interested in everything related to pen computing and early wireless, even if it duplicates something in our collection.
03
Acquire, document, and credit
We look forward to sharing information about your donation with the world. Donors and lenders are credited unless you ask to stay anonymous.
Pen-Based Computing History Museum is an independent online archive, not a registered nonprofit. We pay fair market value when we can, but a lot of the most important material comes in through trades, loans, or simple generosity. Either way, ask first — we'd rather pass than see something important sit in a closet for another decade.