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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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GO Corporation 1993
GO Corporation - Catalog of Products and Services (Letter)

GO Corporation – Catalog of Products and Services (Letter)
Macmillan Digital Publishing USA 1997
Business Plus Pack for PalmPilot (Front)

MacMillan Business Plus Pack for PalmPilot
Avail Technology, Inc. 1994
Avail Technology – Free TapWorks Software Coupon (Front)

Avail Technology Free TapWorks Software (Coupon)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.4 – July, 1994
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corp. - InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Application Example (Page 1)

aha! software corp. – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Application Examples
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
PenPoint Programming (Cover)

PenPoint Programming (Book)
Stylus Publishing 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – August/September, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 4
Gaia Software 1995

Gaia Personal Media v1.5 (Newton)
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 8 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – August, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 8
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 1 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – January 22, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 1
GO Corporation 1993

GO Corporation PenPointers May 1993 (Newsletter)
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corporation - Corporate Fact Sheet

aha! software corp. – Corporate Fact Sheet
Eidetic, Inc. 1994
Eidetic, Inc. Notion: The Newton List Manager User Manual

Notion: The Newton List Manager User Manual
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! InkWriter 2.0 Windows Yellow Maquette (Front)

aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Yellow Maquette)
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Personal Communicator 440 Order Form Letter (John Jerney)

EO, Inc. – Personal Communicator 440 Letter and Order Form (John Jerney)
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 1 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – January, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 1
Pen Computing Magazine 1997
Pen Computing Magazine – December 1997 (Cover)

Pen Computing Magazine – December 1997
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.3 – May, 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…
1991Event
Atari Portfolio — Booth No. 69; The Industry’s Leading Palmtop Computer
At the Lap & Palmtop Expo, Atari (AMEX: ATC) will be demonstrating why the Portfolio is the most widely sold and used…
1994Service
AT&T Introduces AT&T PersonaLink Services, Available Today on Sony Magic Link Personal Communicator
PersonaLink Services is a foundation, or "platform," for an electronic community where people can exchange messages, work and play, and where creative…
1996Software
General Magic Ships Internet Developer’s Kit for Magic Cap Platform; Industry-Leading Tools Ease Development of Internet Applications for Handheld Devices
General Magic ships Magic Internet Kit, software tools that enable developers to more quickly create Internet, intranet, and other communicating applications for…
1998Publication
Mobile Insights Announces the Nominees for the Fourth Annual Mobility Awards
Top Industry Advisors Vote on the Best Products and Services in the Mobile Computing and Data Communications Industries Mobile Insights, Inc., today…
2003Organization
Fujitsu Streamlines North America Operations; Changes Reinforce Company Commitment to Customer Satisfaction
Fujitsu, a premier provider of customer-focused information technology and communications solutions, announces plans to streamline its North America operations to better focus…
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 246 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    FU

    Fujtisu

    5 items →
    RM

    Regis McKenna

    2 items →
    JJ

    John Jerney

    61 items →
    OR

    Oracle

    2 items →
    HO

    Hobbit

    2 items →
    NE

    Newton

    14 items →
    ID

    Ink Development

    1 item →
    UD

    User Documentation

    12 items →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    CD

    CD

    2 items →
    DA

    Dauphin

    2 items →
    PM

    Pen Computing Magazine

    12 items →
    VO

    Volksware

    60 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, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 12

    Volume 6 · Issue 12 Pen-Based Computing – December, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 12

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – December, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 12

    Volume 5 · Issue 12 Pen-Based Computing – December, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 12

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – February, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 2

    Volume 5 · Issue 02 Pen-Based Computing – February, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 2

    16 pp
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