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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. 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 6 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – December, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 6
Pen Computing Magazine 1996

Pen Computing Magazine – Nov/Dec 1996
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.1 – January, 1994
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – March, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 3
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 8 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – September/October, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 8
aha! software corporation 1993
aha! InkWriter at a Glance Quick Reference Guide (Cover)

aha! InkWriter at a Glance Quick Reference Guide
AP Professional 1997

Programming for the Newton Using Windows (Book)
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 2 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – May, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 2
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers November 1992 (Newsletter)
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 10 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – December, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 10
GO Corporation 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Development Tools (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Development Tools
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! InkWriter 2.0 Windows Maquette (Front)

aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Maquette)
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers December 1992 (Newsletter)
Watcom International Corporation 1991

WATCOM C/386 User’s Guide for PenPoint
Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

PDA Developers – Volume 3.4 – July/Aug 1995
Stylus Publishing 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 1 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – February, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 1
AllPen Software, Inc.
AllPen Software Inc. -Company Brochure (Cover)

AllPen Software, Inc. – Company Brochure
GO Corporation 1993

GO Corporation PenPointers April 1993 (Newsletter)

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1987Software
Communication Intelligence Corp. Lists on the Vancouver Stock Exchange
Communication Intelligence Corp. were posted and called for trading on the Vancouver Stock Exchange this morning, at the opening.
1989Hardware
Software Companies Writing Programs for GRiDPad
GRiD Systems Corp. announces that numerous software vendors are building applications for the handwriting and electronic pen interface capabilities of GRiDPad, its…
1993Hardware
Fujitsu Personal Systems and Proxim Announce Partnership to Bring Wireless Computing to Vertical Markets
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces a technology partnership with Proxim Inc. to build wireless mobile computing solutions for vertical markets.
1996Hardware
Giga Information Group and Arthur D. Little Present POWER ’96
Giga Information Group and Arthur D. Little will jointly present POWER '96, the largest and most-respected international conference on power requirements for…
1998Hardware
Vadem Announces Distribution Partnership With Sharp; Vadem-Designed Mobile Device to Be Sold Under Both Brands
Sharp will market and sell a mobile device designed and manufactured by Vadem under the Sharp Mobilon brand. Vadem will also market…
2000Communications
3Com, Extended Systems to Provide Complete Bluetooth Solution for Windows Operating Systems
3Com and Extended Systems provides immediate compatibility and high-quality communications between personal computers enabled by 3Com's Bluetooth offerings and Palm handhelds.
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 249 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    LE

    Lexicus

    4 items →
    CA

    Case

    1 item →
    NE

    Newsletter

    11 items →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    EI

    Eidetic

    4 items →
    HR

    Handwriting Recognition

    7 items →
    RM

    Regis McKenna

    2 items →
    PH

    Photocopy

    1 item →
    BO

    Book

    13 items →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    VB

    Visitor's Badge

    1 item →
    DA

    Dauphin

    2 items →
    IB

    IBM

    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 – April, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 2

    Volume 3 · Issue 02 Pen-Based Computing – April, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 2

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – April, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 3

    Volume 4 · Issue 03 Pen-Based Computing – April, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 3

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – February, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 2

    Volume 6 · Issue 02 Pen-Based Computing – February, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 2

    16 pp
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