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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
246
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 246 in the permanent collection.
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IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. 1999

Palm Computing for Dummies (Book)
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Maquette with Pasted Image)

aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Pasted Maquette)
GO Corporation 1993

GO Corporation PenPointers April 1993 (Newsletter)
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – April, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 3
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corp. - InkWriter 2.0 Windows Fact Sheet

aha! software corp. – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Fact Sheet
GeoWorks Corporation 1992
GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Swat, Release 0.8 (Cover)

GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Swat, Release 0.8 (Documentation)
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Application Writing Guide (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Application Writing Guide
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers October 1992 (Newsletter)
Stylus Publishing 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 2 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – April, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 2
Palmtop Publications 1997
Palmtop Journal - Issue 12 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 12
PenWorld, Incorporated 1994
Personal Electronics News - Issue 16 - March/April 1994 (Cover)

Personal Electronics News, Issue 16, March/April 1994
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 11 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – November, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 11
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 10 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – October, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 10
Macmillan Digital Publishing USA 1997
Business Plus Pack for PalmPilot (Front)

MacMillan Business Plus Pack for PalmPilot
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation – Getting Started with PenPoint (Version 1.0)
Volksware, Inc. 1997
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 7 Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – April, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 4
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.1 – January, 1994
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers November 1992 (Newsletter)

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1993Organization
Gates/FA in Distribution Deal with GRiD; Distributor will Sell Full Line of Portable, Desktop and Pen Computers
Among GRiD's more strategic products are the GRiD Convertible, a combination notebook computer with a pen interface that supports Microsoft Windows for…
1996Service
VeriTest to Manage Windows CE Hardware Preview Program for Software Development Community
VeriTest, Inc., the only authorized test laboratory for the new Microsoft Windows CE Software Logo Program, announces that it has been selected…
1997Hardware
Southwest Airlines to Use Fujitsu Personal Systems’ Tablet PCs in the Cockpit to Calculate Crucial Flight Data
As part of Southwest's Onboard Performance System, Tablet PCs will ensure impeccable flight safety record and increased efficiency and profitability.
1998Software
PlanetAll Partners With Puma Technology to Synchronize Web-Based Contact Management Service With Leading Mobile Devices and Desktop Applications
Alliance extends personal information mobility to cyberspace.
2001Event
WEB2001 and Internet+Mobile Conferences & Exposition offer Educational Platform for Web and Mobile Professionals
Sessions include "PDA Survivor" with four C-level executives debating issues involved when selecting an OS platform.
2003Software
Dataviz’s Dose-a-Day Dilbert and Dose-a-Day Golf by Gary McCord Now Shipping
DataViz, makers of the #1 selling Palm OS office suite, Documents To Go, announces its new Dose-A-Day apps featuring calendars for PDAs…
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 246 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    IA

    Integrated Application

    1 item →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    UN

    University

    1 item →
    EM

    Ex Machina

    2 items →
    VB

    Visitor's Badge

    1 item →
    JJ

    John Jerney

    61 items →
    NB

    Nicholas Baran

    52 items →
    AT

    Avail Technologies

    3 items →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    TI

    Texas Instruments

    1 item →
    GC

    GO Corporation

    50 items →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    LE

    Lexicus

    4 items →
    SK

    Software Development Kit

    11 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 – January 22, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 1

    Volume 1 · Issue 01 Pen-Based Computing – January 22, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 1

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – March, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 3

    Volume 7 · Issue 03 Pen-Based Computing – March, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 3

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – November, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 5

    Volume 1 · Issue 05 Pen-Based Computing – November, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 5

    16 pp
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