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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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MicroDesign Resources 1995
Microprocessor Report – February 16,1995 (Cover)

Microprocessor Report – February 16, 1995
Palm Computing, Inc. 1994

Palm Graffiti (for Newton) Package
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.5 – Sept/Oct 1996
Creative Digital, Inc. 1997
Creative Digital - The Handheld Computer Almanac (Cover)

The Handheld Computer Almanac
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 8 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – September/October, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 8
Avail Technology, Inc. 1994

Avail Technology – GeoAssist (Newton)
Communication Intelligence Corp. 1997
Communication Intelligence Corp. - QuickNotes 2.0 Windows CE User's Guide (Cover)

Communication Intelligence Corp. – QuickNotes 2.0 (Windows CE)
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 2 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – May, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 2
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corp. - InkWriter 2.0 Windows Fact Sheet

aha! software corp. – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Fact Sheet
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corporation - Gregory Stikeleather Business Card (English)

aha! software corporation – Gregory Stikeleather Business Card
ParaGraph International, Inc. 1995

Paragraph International FreeStyle (Newton)
Palmtop Publications 1998
Palmtop Journal – Issue 20 (Cover)

Palmtop Journal – Issue 20
aha! software corporation 1993

aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows
Palmtop Publications 2000
Palmtop Journal – Issue 27 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 27
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation Correspondence – PenPoint SDK 1.0a (May 29, 1992)
Young Ideas Software Design Services 1993

Young Ideas The Rogue PenApps Workbook (Document)
Macmillan Digital Publishing USA 1997
MacMillan Plus Pack for PalmPilot Package (Front)

MacMillan Plus Pack for PalmPilot
Palm Computing, Inc. 1997
PalmPilot Professional Edition Pre-Release B37 Confidential CD (with case)

PalmPilot Professional Edition Pre-Release B37 Confidential CD

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1994Service
ARDIS Renews Contract with IBM to Provide Broad Range of Wireless Data Services
IBM and ARDIS agree to a new 3-year contract under which ARDIS, the nation's first and largest wireless data communications network, will…
1995Organization
General Magic Inc. Announces Initial Public Offering of Common Stock
General Magic Inc. Thursday announces the initial public offering of 5,500,000 shares of its common stock.
1999Software
Communication Intelligence Corporation Announces Sign-It for Adobe Acrobat 4.0 — the De Facto Standard for Final Form Electronic Documents
Sign-it for Acrobat 4.0 is a document automation solution that allows users to capture signatures electronically using a digitizer tablet and pen.
2000Publication
Sixth Annual Mobility Awards Nominations Update
Leading press and analysts will select the top mobile products at the Sixth Annual Mobile Insights Conference, March 5-7, 2000, in Palm…
2001Software
Metrowerks Ships Next Generation of CodeWarrior Development Tools for Palm OS Platform
Metrowerks begins shipping CodeWarrior for Palm OS platform, Version 8.0, development tools, the industry-leading commercial applications toolset for Palm OS platform and…
2003Organization
AMD and Metrowerks Announce First Demonstration of OpenPDA Platform at LinuxWorld New York 2003
Software platform for developing PDAs and smart phones will enable feature-rich handheld computing products based on AMD Alchemy Solutions Au1100 processor.
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.
    MR

    Microprocessor Report

    3 items →
    OU

    Olivetti Office USA

    1 item →
    NE

    Newsletter

    11 items →
    JE

    Jonathan Erickson

    17 items →
    UD

    User Documentation

    12 items →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    BR

    Brochure

    12 items →
    IB

    IBM

    1 item →
    FT

    France Telecom

    3 items →
    AT

    Avail Technologies

    3 items →
    LE

    Lexicus

    4 items →
    TI

    Texas Instruments

    1 item →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    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 – May, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 5

    Volume 6 · Issue 05 Pen-Based Computing – May, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 5

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – October, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 10

    Volume 6 · Issue 10 Pen-Based Computing – October, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 10

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – April, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 4

    Volume 5 · Issue 04 Pen-Based Computing – April, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 4

    16 pp
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