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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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WPDO 1993

Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization (WPDO) Flyer – 1993
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPoint Developer Programs – SDK 1.0 Beta Phase 2 (Open Me First) Package
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 10 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – October, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 10
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 9 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – November, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 9
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – May, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 4
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 6 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – June, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 6
Mobile Insights, Inc. 1995
Mobile Insights ’95 Conference (Side 1)

Mobile Insights ’95 Conference (Brochure)
Stylus Publishing 1992
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 2, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – August, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 3
Pen Computing Magazine 1998
Pen Computing Magazine – April 1998 (Cover)

Pen Computing Magazine – April 1998
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.2 – March, 1994
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.1 – January, 1994
GO Corporation 1994
Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure - Jerry Kaplan (Cover)

Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure Story (Book)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1993

PIE Developers – Volume 1.15 – November, 1993
EO, Incorporated 1992

EO Incorporated – Lookup Guide: To the EO Personal Communicator
3Com Corporation 1998

3Com Palm V Modem – IBM WordPad c3
GO Corporation 1991

GO Corporation – The PenPoint Technical Papers
PROBE Publishing Corp. 1994
Wireless for the Corporate User – March/April 1994 (Cover)

Wireless for the Corporate User – Mar/Apr 1994
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.1 – Jan/Feb 1996

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1994Software
Geoworks Receives Patent for Consumer Computing Interface Technology
Geoworks announces that it has been awarded a U.S. patent for the technology in its flexible graphical user interface, which is designed…
1995Service
Apple Enriches On-Line Offerings for Education
eWorld is a powerful, yet easy-to-use, global family of on-line services from Apple, which include eWorld for Macintosh and NewtonMail -- eWorld's…
1997Hardware
Communication Intelligence Corporation Launches New Handwriter Products Mx And Fx
Communication Intelligence Corporation announces that CompUSA has ordered the company's new Handwriter Mx and Fx pen input products.
2000Service
Palm Unveils Unlimited Access Pricing Plan for Palm VII Customers
At $44.99 per month, the new "Unlimited Access Pricing Plan" provides customers access to Internet content and e-mail as frequently as they…
2001Software
Motorola and Webhelp Create Application to Simplify and Personalize Wireless Internet Searches
The two companies agree to co-develop and market an application for personal digital assistants (PDAs) that gives consumers the ability to request…
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.
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 246 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    CO

    Correspondence

    2 items →
    LE

    Lexicus

    4 items →
    SO

    Sony

    2 items →
    TA

    Tablet

    2 items →
    IN

    InkWriter

    5 items →
    VO

    Volksware

    60 items →
    GS

    Gaia Software

    2 items →
    EM

    Ex Machina

    2 items →
    PS

    PSION

    13 items →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    NB

    Nicholas Baran

    52 items →
    OF

    Order Form

    2 items →
    MA

    Magazine

    49 items →
    RD

    Royal daVinci

    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 – September, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 9

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

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – August, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 8

    Volume 5 · Issue 08 Pen-Based Computing – August, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 8

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – April, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 3

    Volume 4 · Issue 03 Pen-Based Computing – April, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 3

    16 pp
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