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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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Thaddeus Computing, Inc. 2000

Handheld PC Magazine Windows CE Buyer’s Guide 2000 (Catalog)
Texas Microsystems, Inc. 1995
Texas Micro – The Soldier’s Computer (Brochure)

Texas Micro – The Soldier’s Computer (Brochure)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1997
Creative Digital - The Handheld Computer Almanac (Cover)

The Handheld Computer Almanac
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! InkWriter for Windows 2.0 Quick Reference (Cover)

aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Quick Reference
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.6 – Nov/Dec 1996
Palmtop Publications 2000
Palmtop Journal – Issue 29 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 29
GeoWorks Corporation 1992
GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Objects - Volume 3, Release 0.8 (Cover)

GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Objects, Volume 3, Release 0.8 (Documentation)
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1993

The AT&T EO Travel Companion (Book)
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corporation - InkWriter 2.0 for Windows References

aha! software corporation – aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows References
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation Certified Developer Letter
Stylus Publishing 1992
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 2, Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – October, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 4
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 6 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – November 11, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 6
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – May, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 5
aha! software corporation 1993
aha! InkWriter Application Disk Version 1.01 - PenPoint 386 Hobbit (Front)

aha! InkWriter Application Disk Version 1.01 (PenPoint 386/486 and Hobbit)
Watcom International Corporation 1991

WATCOM C/386 User’s Guide for PenPoint
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.4 – July, 1994
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Architectural Reference - Volume I (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Architectural Reference – Volume I
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 6 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – June, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 6

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1987Software
Communication Intelligence Corp. Lists on the Vancouver Stock Exchange
Communication Intelligence Corp. were posted and called for trading on the Vancouver Stock Exchange this morning, at the opening.
1992Hardware
MicroTouch Announces GO PenPoint Support for Digitizer that Offers Both Finger and Stylus Input
MicroTouch Systems, Inc. announces that its TouchPen pen computing digitizer, one of the first to offer both touch and pen input, now…
1993Organization
Scriptel Holding Inc. and Tandy Corp. Sign Settlement License Agreement
The agreement covers models of computers that use a pen digitizer interface that were first introduced for sale prior to June 30,…
1994Service
Send and Receive Messages from Almost Anywhere; RadioMail Bundled on Motorola Envoy Personal Wireless Communicator
RadioMail, a two-way wireless messaging service from RadioMail Corp, will allow messages and information to reach Envoy communicator users in virtually any…
1995Software
Peripheral Vision Adds PenRight! Support to PenOp Range
At The PDA Forum, Peripheral Vision Ltd. announces that support for its PenOp signature software is being extended to include PenRight! Corporation’s…
2001Communications
Parthus Launches MobiStream 2.5G Platform Combining Broadband Wireless Connectivity and Mobile Multimedia Functionality In a Ultra-Low Power Consumption Solution
3Com first licensee of Parthus MobiStream, offering low-power consumption GPRS solution.
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.
    UN

    University

    1 item →
    CA

    Cassiopeia

    1 item →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    EC

    Event Collateral

    2 items →
    JS

    John Wiley & Sons

    3 items →
    FU

    Fujtisu

    5 items →
    NE

    Newsletter

    11 items →
    DO

    Document

    39 items →
    OF

    Order Form

    2 items →
    VO

    Volksware

    63 items →
    LE

    Letter

    5 items →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    RO

    Royal

    1 item →
    ST

    Sticker

    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 – June, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 5

    Volume 4 · Issue 05 Pen-Based Computing – June, 1994 – Volume 4, 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
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