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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
240
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 240 in the permanent collection.
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Peterborough, Inc. 1987
Portable 100 Magazine – September 1987 (Cover)

Portable 100 – September 1987
Stylus Publishing 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 2 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – April, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 2
PenMagic Software Inc. 1993
PenMagic LetterExpress 1.1 Product-Fact Sheet (Front)

PenMagic LetterExpress 1.1 (Product Fact Sheet)
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers January 1992 (Newsletter)
CurtCo Freedom Group 1998

Mobile Computing Magazine, January 1998
Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. 1992

Fujitsu PoqetPad Read Me First!
WPDO 1993

Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization (WPDO) Flyer – 1993
WPDO 1992

Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization (WPDO) Meeting Notice – July 23, 1992
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 10 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – October, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 10
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 12 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – December, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 12
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – June, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 5
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers November 1992 (Newsletter)
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 7 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – July, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 7
Palmtop Publications 2001
Palmtop Journal – Issue 35 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 35
Thaddeus Computing, Inc. 2000

Pocket PC – November 00 Vol. 3 No. 5
Palmtop Publications 1999
Palmtop Journal – Issue 25 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 25
Apple Computer, Inc. 1994

Apple Newton MessagePad Handbook
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.1 – January, 1994

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1987Software
New Handwriter by Communication Intelligence Allows Computer Input Without Typing
Called the Handwriter, the new system opens the world of computing to persons who can't or won't type. Users need not to…
1991Organization
GRiD Names Two New Vice Presidents
GRiD Systems Corp. announces the promotions of Dan Langham to the position of vice president and controller and Rosendo Parra to the…
1992Software
Slate Announces Suite of Utilities for GO’s PenPoint Operating System
Slate Corp. announces SafetyPen Utilities, a suite of utilities for GO Corp.’s PenPoint operating system. SafetyPen Utilities provide comprehensive password protection and…
1993Hardware
SelecTronics Names Roy Haythorn President and CEO
Licensing arrangements through Microlytics with Apple Computer, Claris Corp., Symantec, Lotus, Caere, Casio, Sharp Electronics, and over 80 additional firms provide both…
1999Software
IBM Expands DB2 Family to Extend Power of Enterprise to Mobile Workers
DB2 Everywhere for Windows CE and PalmOS operating systems positioned as a key part of IBM's pervasive computing strategy.
2000Publication
Sixth Annual Mobility Awards Nominations Announced
Leading Press and Analysts will select the top mobile products at the Sixth Annual Mobile Insights Conference, March 5-7, 2000, in Palm…
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.

The collection.

Browse 240 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    DO

    Document

    39 items →
    LE

    Letter

    5 items →
    VO

    Volksware

    54 items →
    GC

    GO Corporation

    50 items →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    UD

    User Documentation

    12 items →
    FT

    France Telecom

    3 items →
    CD

    Creative Digital

    22 items →
    SE

    Service

    1 item →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    HW

    Hardware

    7 items →
    ME

    Metrowerks

    27 items →
    EC

    Event Collateral

    2 items →
    RM

    Regis McKenna

    2 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 – December, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 10

    Volume 4 · Issue 10 Pen-Based Computing – December, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 10

    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
    Pen-Based Computing – March, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 3

    Volume 6 · Issue 03 Pen-Based Computing – March, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 3

    16 pp
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