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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
244
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 244 in the permanent collection.
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aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corp. - InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Brochure (Front)

aha! software corporation – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Brochure)
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)
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – August, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 4
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Pen Expo Attendee Letter (August 26, 1993)

EO, Inc. – Pen Expo Attendee Letter (August 26, 1993)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.5 – September, 1994
Palmtop Publications 1999
Palmtop Journal – Issue 25 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 25
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 11 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – November, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 11
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – May, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 5
GO Corporation 1993

GO Corporation PenPointers June 1993 (Newsletter)
Apple Computer, Inc. 1994
Apple eWorld (Stickers)

Apple eWorld (Stickers)
GeoWorks Corporation 1992
GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Swat, Release 0.8 (Cover)

GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Swat, Release 0.8 (Documentation)
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
PenPoint Programming (Cover)

PenPoint Programming (Book)
Gaia Software 1995

Gaia Personal Media v1.5 (Newton)
Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. 2001

Rolodex Electronics Personal Digital Assistant RF-8110
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO Inc - Personal Communicator 440 Order Form Letter (March, 1993)

EO, Inc. – Personal Communicator 440 Letter and Order Form
PennWell Corporation 1998
Portable Design Magazine – January 1998 (Cover)

Portable Design – January 1998
Young Ideas Software Design Services 1993

Young Ideas The Rogue PenApps Workbook (Document)
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997

Metrowerks CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3 (Package)

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1990Organization
Apple Creates New Spinout Company
Former Apple employees Bill Atkinson, Andy Hertzfeld and Marc Porat founded the new company and will serve as General Magic's executive team
1991Software
Microsoft Enables Visual Basic Custom Controls for Windows for Pen Computing
Microsoft announces the Microsoft Visual Basic Control Development Kit for extending Visual Basic by developing custom controls, including those for Microsoft Windows…
1994Organization
Communication Intelligence Corp. Warrant Offering to Close Dec. 15
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that its $5 million minimum guaranteed warrant offering will close on Dec. 15, 1994, as set forth in…
1998Software
Motorola, Lexicus Division Licenses Chinese Speech Technology to Lernout & Hauspie
The agreement follows a March 12, 1998 licensing agreement in which Motorola, Lexicus Division obtained a license of L&H's automatic speech recognition…
1999Communications
Clarinet Systems Secure Synchronization Between Palm Pilot and Server Through Infrared Technology
Wireless networking equipment provider, Clarinet Systems, Inc. offers unimpeded and instant connection between Palm Computing devices and the corporate network and Internet…
2003Event
Sybase Big Apple Classic Golf Tournament Hits the Links in New York
Sybase subsidiary iAnywhere Solutions and Intel host Wi-Fi hot spots in the grandstands and clubhouse, enabling visitors to access up-to-the-second tournament statistics…
2004Organization
Survey: Psychiatrists Using Handheld Computers to Improve Quality of Patient Care
Skyscape survey finds key psychiatric reference use on PDAs helps reduce medical errors.

The collection.

Browse 244 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    PS

    Palm Size

    1 item →
    EC

    Event Collateral

    2 items →
    GM

    General Magic

    18 items →
    RD

    Royal daVinci

    1 item →
    NB

    Nicholas Baran

    52 items →
    WP

    Word Processor

    11 items →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    SS

    Sony Software

    2 items →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    JA

    Japan

    1 item →
    HA

    Handspring

    2 items →
    OR

    Oracle

    2 items →
    MA

    Magazine

    49 items →
    UN

    University

    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 – August/September, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 4

    Volume 3 · Issue 04 Pen-Based Computing – August/September, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 4

    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 – April, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 4

    Volume 6 · Issue 04 Pen-Based Computing – April, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 4

    16 pp
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