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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
225
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 225 in the permanent collection.
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3Com Corporation 1997

3Com PalmPilot Modem
Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

PDA Developers – Volume 3.4 – July/Aug 1995
Stylus Publishing 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – October/November, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 5
GO Corporation 1993

GO Corporation PenPointers April 1993 (Newsletter)
GO Corporation 1993

GO Corporation PenPointers August 1993 (Newsletter)
Stylus Publishing 1992
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 2, Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – December, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 5
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Personal Communicator 440/880 Brochure - Photocopy (Front)

EO, Inc. – Personal Communicator 440/880 Brochure (Photocopy)
Palmtop Publications 1999
Palmtop Journal – Issue 25 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 25
Pen Computing Magazine 1999
Pen Computing Magazine – Fall 1999 Buyer’s Guide (Cover)

Pen Computing Magazine Fall 1999 Buyers Guide
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 7 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – August, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 7
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 6 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – November 11, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 6
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – November, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 5
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.3 – May/June 1996
Eidetic, Inc. 1994
Eidetic, Inc. Notion: The Newton List Manager User Manual

Notion: The Newton List Manager User Manual
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.5 – Sept/Oct 1996
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corp. – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Press Release

aha! software corp. – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Press Release
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers June/July 1992 (Newsletter)
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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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…
1991Communications
Proxim Introduces First Novell-compatible Wireless LAN for New Notepad Computers
Proxim Inc., the leading supplier of spread spectrum wireless products to the OEM market, announces the availability of ProxNet, the first Novell-compatible…
1994Hardware
CIC Introduces the Most Advanced Pen Computing Product for the Desktop at a Revolutionary Price — $199
Communication Intelligence Corp. announcea its first consumer product for the Macintosh market in the United States -- MacHandwriter -- a complete pen…
1995Service
Wall Street Goes Wireless; RadioMail Introduces Personal Interactive Mobile Stock Quote Service
The RadioQuotes service delivers instant stock quotes on-demand, signals fluctuations in prices, and automatically sends a financial portfolio summary to subscribers at…
1996Service
ARDIS Announces Support for Philips Windows CE-based Handheld Personal Computer
Teaming with Motorola and Integra Technology International, ARDIS introduces a cost-effective, bundled solution that turns the Velo 1 into a wireless mobile…
1997Software
Puma Technology Extends IntelliSync Product Family Synchronization Support to Microsoft Outlook Desktop Information Manager
Outlook users can now sync data with various PC companions through "content aware" data synchronization package.
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 225 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    UD

    User Documentation

    12 items →
    JS

    John Wiley & Sons

    3 items →
    HA

    Handspring

    2 items →
    TC

    Thaddeus Computing

    2 items →
    LE

    Letter

    5 items →
    MM

    Mobile Computing Magazine

    1 item →
    WO

    Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization

    11 items →
    VB

    Visitor's Badge

    1 item →
    EC

    Event Collateral

    2 items →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    PR

    Press Release

    6 items →
    NB

    Nicholas Baran

    38 items →
    FT

    France Telecom

    3 items →

    Pen-Based Computing,
    the newsletter.

    Eight volumes · Sixty five issues The original newsletter — every issue digitized in full (soon).
    Pen-Based Computing – November, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 9

    Volume 4 · Issue 09 Pen-Based Computing – November, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 9

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – September/October, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 8

    Volume 4 · Issue 08 Pen-Based Computing – September/October, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 8

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – December, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 6

    Volume 3 · Issue 06 Pen-Based Computing – December, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 6

    16 pp
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