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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
233
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 233 in the permanent collection.
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Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 2 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – May, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 2
Gaia Software 1995

Gaia Personal Media v1.5 (Newton)
GO Corporation 1992
GO Corporation - GO Fax Brochure (Front Cover)

GO Corporation – GO Fax Brochure
GeoWorks Corporation 1992
GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Objects - Volume 2, Release 0.8 (Cover)

GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Objects, Volume 2, Release 0.8 (Documentation)
3Com Corporation 1998

3Com Palm V Modem – IBM WordPad c3
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 11 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – November, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 11
Pen Computing Magazine 1999

Pen Computing Magazine – September 1999
GO Corporation 1993

GO Corporation – Regis McKenna Clipping Alert (March 22, 1993)
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 6 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – July, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 6
SOFTBANK America Inc. 1992

SOFT BANK PC\Japan Vol. 1, No. 1 April 1992 (Brochure)
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997

Metrowerks CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3 (Package)
Palm Computing, Inc. 1995

Palm Connect for HP Palmtop PCs (Windows Version)
GO Corporation 1991

WATCOM C Language Reference
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – March, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 3
Palmtop Publications 2001
Palmtop Journal – Issue 34 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 34
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint User Interface Design Reference (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint User Interface Design Reference
Creative Digital, Inc. 1997
Creative Digital - The Handheld Computer Almanac (Cover)

The Handheld Computer Almanac
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997
Metrowerks, Inc. - Metrowerks Fall 1997 Press Kit (Cover)

Metrowerks, Inc. – Metrowerks Fall 1997 Press Kit

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1989Organization
GRiD Systems Announces Alan Lefkof Named President
Lefkof succeeds Samuel J. Wiegand, who announced recently that he will take a long-planned retirement at the end of the year. Wiegand…
1992Hardware
Kurta Corp. Establishes Division Focused on Emerging Pen-Based Market
Kurta Corp. forms a division focused on the rapidly emerging pen-based computer OEM market.
1994Software
New Starcore Applications for Newton Extend Mobile Professionals’ Business and Personal Use of MessagePad
StarCore's applications for the Newton MessagePad are designed to help ease the communications and information access problems most business professionals face when…
1995Software
New Handwriting System from Lexicus Motorola Simplifies Interactive TV
Lexicus, a division of Motorola, demonstrates a simplified way for consumers to control tomorrow's complex interactive TV systems with simple pen-driven handwriting…
1996Communications
Socket Announces Bell Mobility to Offer Wireless Data Services Using Socket PageCard
Socket Communications announces that Bell Mobility, Canada's leading provider of wireless communication solutions, will market Socket's PageCard data pager in Canada.
1999Organization
BarPoint.com Acquires Synergy Solutions to Broaden Mobile Device Software Expertise
Addition of Palm developer/publisher team to further enhance BarPoint's leadership in empowering consumers to make informed purchasing decisions.
2001Software
Motorola and Webhelp Deliver Access to the Entire Web via Media-Rich Messages Sent to Palm OS Handheld Devices
Motorola, a global leader in integrated communications solutions, has teamed up with Webhelp, a developer of technology and service offerings for online…

The collection.

Browse 233 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    RM

    Regis McKenna

    2 items →
    HN

    Hnadspring

    1 item →
    PM

    PIE Developers Magazine

    6 items →
    GE

    GEOS

    7 items →
    VB

    Visitor's Badge

    1 item →
    BR

    Brochure

    12 items →
    DA

    Dauphin

    2 items →
    CA

    Cassiopeia

    1 item →
    LE

    Letter

    5 items →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    TD

    Technical Document

    14 items →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    EC

    Event Collateral

    2 items →
    JO

    Journal

    45 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 – February, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 1

    Volume 2 · Issue 01 Pen-Based Computing – February, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 1

    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 – October/November, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 5

    Volume 3 · Issue 05 Pen-Based Computing – October/November, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 5

    16 pp
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