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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
241
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 241 in the permanent collection.
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Psion, Inc. 1996

PSION Press Package (November 18, 1996)
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation Certified Developer Letter
Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. 1992

Fujitsu PoqetPad Read Me First!
Stylus Publishing 1992
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 2, Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – December, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 5
Hewlett-Packard 2000

HP Jornada 720 Handheld PC User’s Guide
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – June, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 5
Palmtop Publications 1999
Palmtop Journal – Issue 25 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 25
WPDO 1993

WPDO News – Volume 2, Number 3, May 1993
WPDO 1992

Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization (WPDO) Meeting Notice – July 23, 1992
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997
Metrowerks, Inc. - Metrowerks to Support Windows CE 2.0 Press Release (Side 1)

Metrowerks, Inc. – Metrowerks to Support Windows CE 2.0 (Press Release)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

PDA Developers East ’95 Conference Details (Pamphlet)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.6 – Nov/Dec 1996
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – May, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 4
GO Corporation 1994
Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure - Jerry Kaplan (Cover)

Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure Story (Book)
ParaGraph International, Inc. 1997
ParaGraph International, Inc. CalliGrapher 5.0 for Windows CE Disk (Front)

ParaGraph International, Inc. – CalliGrapher 5.0 for Windows CE (Disk)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers West ’96 Conference Details (Pamphlet)
Palm Computing, Inc. 1995

Palm Connect for HP Palmtop PCs (Windows Version)
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation Correspondence – PenPoint SDK 1.0a (May 29, 1992)

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1993Publication
MacUser examines the Newton Generation
First in-dept report on Apple's new Personal Digital Assistant.
1996Hardware
ARM and Microsoft Work Together to Extend Windows CE Platform
Advanced RISC Machines (ARM) announces it is working with Microsoft Corporation to port the new Windows CE platform to the popular ARM…
1997Communications
Sierra Wireless Announces Cellular Data Communications for Windows CE Devices
PocketPlus CE allows users to access cellular data services including circuit-switched and CDPD, send faxes and email, and access the Internet wirelessly…
1999Hardware
MIPS Technologies, Inc. Adds Three New Partners to the MIPS Windows CE Development Alliance
MIPS Technologies, Inc. announces that it has expanded the MIPS Windows CE Development Alliance with the addition of Integrated Device Technologies (IDT),…
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.
2005Hardware
Palm Names Michael R. Farese and Rena Lane as Senior Vice Presidents
Palm, Inc. announces the appointments of Michael R. "Mike" Farese, senior vice president, engineering, and Rena Lane, senior vice president, human resources.
2007Hardware
Apple Reinvents the Phone With iPhone
Apple introduces iPhone, combining three products-a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with…

The collection.

Browse 241 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    EC

    Event Collateral

    2 items →
    NB

    Nicholas Baran

    52 items →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    FR

    Franklin

    2 items →
    JS

    John Wiley & Sons

    3 items →
    IN

    Intel 80386

    2 items →
    LE

    Letter

    5 items →
    ML

    Magic Link

    1 item →
    CA

    Cassiopeia

    1 item →
    VO

    Volksware

    55 items →
    WP

    Word Processor

    11 items →
    DR

    Draft

    1 item →
    KE

    Keyboard

    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 – July, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 7

    Volume 5 · Issue 07 Pen-Based Computing – July, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 7

    16 pp
    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 – January, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 1

    Volume 5 · Issue 01 Pen-Based Computing – January, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 1

    16 pp
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