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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
247
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 247 in the permanent collection.
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Palmtop Publications 2000
Palmtop Journal – Issue 27 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 27
Communication Intelligence Corp. 1997
Communication Intelligence Corp. - QuickNotes 2.0 Windows CE User's Guide (Cover)

Communication Intelligence Corp. – QuickNotes 2.0 Package Windows CE (Shrinkwrapped)
GO Corporation 1992
GO Corporation - GO Fax Brochure (Front Cover)

GO Corporation – GO Fax Brochure
Palmtop Publications 2000
Palmtop Journal – Issue 28 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 28
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Application Writing Guide (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Application Writing Guide
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Pen Expo Attendee Letter (August 26, 1993)

EO, Inc. – Pen Expo Attendee Letter (August 26, 1993)
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 8 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – August, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 8
Volksware, Inc. 1997
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 7 Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – April, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 4
Stylus Publishing 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – October/November, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 5
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997
Metrowerks, Inc. - CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Brochure

Metrowerks, Inc. – Metrowerks CodeWarrior for PalmPilot (Brochure)
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 8 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – August, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 8
Psion, Inc. 1996

PSION Press Package (November 18, 1996)
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 1 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – January, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 1
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corp. - InkWriter 2.0 Windows Fact Sheet

aha! software corp. – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Fact Sheet
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Architectural Reference Volume II (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Architectural Reference – Volume II
Mobile Insights, Inc. 1995
Mobile Insights ’95 Conference (Side 1)

Mobile Insights ’95 Conference (Brochure)
PennWell Corporation 2000

Handspring Add-On & Accessories Catalog
Palmtop Publications 1997
Palmtop Journal - Issue 12 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 12

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1992Communications
EO Selects Sitka’s Mobile Networking Solution for New Line of Personal Communicators
Sitka Corp. and EO Inc. announces a licensing agreement that will enable the world’s first “personal communicators” to transparently share resources and…
1995Communications
Apple, RadioMail, Motorola and ARDIS Transform Newton into Personal Communications Assistant
RadioMail two-way wireless messaging service unleashes the power of Newton 2.0
1996Service
RadioMail Corporation Introduces Wireless Internet Access for Microsoft’s Windows CE Platform
RadioMail for Windows CE is designed to extend Internet applications over wireless networks including ARDIS, RAM, Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD), Cellular,…
1999Organization
3Com Corporation Acquires Smartcode Technologie
Extends Palm Computing platform into mobile information appliance market and establishes European platform headquarters.
2001Communications
invivodata Leads Way in Clinical Trial Technology With Wireless Patient Diary System
invivosystem 4.2 enables wireless, real-time access to electronic diary data via handheld devices.
2005Hardware
Palm Names Michael R. Farese and Rena Lane as Senior Vice Presidents
Palm, Inc. announces the appointments of Michael R. "Mike" Farese, senior vice president, engineering, and Rena Lane, senior vice president, human resources.
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 247 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    CO

    Coupon

    1 item →
    SP

    Stylus Publishing

    19 items →
    AT

    AT&T

    4 items →
    JA

    Japan

    1 item →
    ID

    Ink Development

    1 item →
    GS

    GRiD Systems

    1 item →
    WC

    Windows for Pen Computing

    5 items →
    FR

    Franklin

    2 items →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    HW

    Hardware

    7 items →
    UD

    User Documentation

    12 items →
    RE

    Rolodex Electronics

    1 item →
    EI

    EO Incorporated

    21 items →
    DA

    Dauphin

    2 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 – February/March, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 2

    Volume 4 · Issue 02 Pen-Based Computing – February/March, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 2

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – November, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 9

    Volume 4 · Issue 09 Pen-Based Computing – November, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 9

    16 pp
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