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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. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 6 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – June, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 6
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPoint Developer Programs – SDK 1.0 Beta Phase 2 (Open Me First) Package
Palmtop Publications 2001
Palmtop Journal – Issue 37 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 37
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corp - InkWriter 2.0 Windows Screen Shots and Captions (Document)

aha! software corp. – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Screen Shots and Captions (Document)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1997

Handheld Systems – Volume 5.2 – March/April 1997
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997
Metrowerks, Inc. - CodeWarrior for Windows CE Brochure (Front)

Metrowerks, Inc. – Metrowerks CodeWarrior for Windows CE (Brochure)
Volksware, Inc. 1997
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 7 Number 6 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – July-August, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 6
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.2 – March/April 1996
Apple Computer, Inc. 1994
Apple Newton MessagePad 120 (Package) Temporary Image

Apple Newton MessagePad 120 Package
GO Corporation 1993
GO Corporation - Catalog of Products and Services (Letter)

GO Corporation – Catalog of Products and Services (Letter)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.1 – January, 1994
Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

PDA Developers East ’95 Conference Details (Pamphlet)
Palmtop Publications 1999
Palmtop Journal – Issue 25 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 25
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 11 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – November, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 11
GO Corporation 1992
GO Corporation - Using PenPoint (Cover)

GO Corporation – Using PenPoint
Macmillan Digital Publishing USA 1997
Business Plus Pack for PalmPilot (Front)

MacMillan Business Plus Pack for PalmPilot
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 12 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – December, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 12
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – May, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 4

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1990Hardware
GRiDPad Makes Computing History with First Use in Election Exit Poll
The San Francisco Examiner has broken new ground by conducting the first ever election-day exit poll using GRiDPAD, the only computer in…
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…
1993Software
Geoworks Debuts Innovative Publishing Program; Facilitates Market Success for Software Developers
Geoworks has launched Geoworks Publishing, a comprehensive program that helps software developers achieve maximum product and market potential for their GEOS-based applications.
1999Organization
Palm Computing Issues Statement on EgyptAir Flight 990 Disaster
With great sorrow, Palm Computing, Inc. acknowledges the loss of Kurt Schwenk, a senior business development manager for the company.
2000Software
CIC Announces Electronic Signature Solution at Microsoft Pocket PC Product Launch in New York
CIC's new version of its popular Sign-On, biometric security application supports the Pocket PC platform.
2003Software
Dataviz’s Dose-a-Day Dilbert and Dose-a-Day Golf by Gary McCord Now Shipping
DataViz, makers of the #1 selling Palm OS office suite, Documents To Go, announces its new Dose-A-Day apps featuring calendars for PDAs…
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.
    SK

    Software Development Kit

    11 items →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    BR

    Brochure

    12 items →
    LE

    Lexicus

    4 items →
    AL

    AllPen

    3 items →
    OF

    Order Form

    2 items →
    TI

    Texas Instruments

    1 item →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    CA

    Cassiopeia

    1 item →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    FT

    France Telecom

    3 items →
    EI

    EO Incorporated

    21 items →
    HR

    Handwriting Recognition

    7 items →
    WO

    Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization

    11 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 – May, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 2

    Volume 2 · Issue 02 Pen-Based Computing – May, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 2

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – October, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 10

    Volume 6 · Issue 10 Pen-Based Computing – October, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 10

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – March, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 3

    Volume 5 · Issue 03 Pen-Based Computing – March, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 3

    16 pp
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