Pen-Based Computing History Museum
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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
160
Timeline span
1987 — 2007
Recorded events
1472 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.

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Featured artifacts.

From the collection 18 recently catalogued objects, drawn from 160 in the permanent collection.
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Book 1994
Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure - Jerry Kaplan (Cover)

Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure Story
aha! software corporation 1993
aha! InkWriter Handbook - PenPoint (Cover)

aha InkWriter Handbook (PenPoint)
GO Corporation 1992
GO Corporation - Using PenPoint (Cover)

GO Corporation – Using PenPoint
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Architectural Reference Volume II (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Architectural Reference – Volume II
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint User Interface Design Reference (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint User Interface Design Reference
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Application Writing Guide (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Application Writing Guide
GO Corporation 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Development Tools (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Development Tools
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Architectural Reference - Volume I (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Architectural Reference – Volume I
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Personal Communicator 440 Order Form Letter (John-Jerney)

EO, Inc. – Personal Communicator 440 Letter and Order Form (John Jerney)
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO Inc - Personal Communicator 440 Order Form Letter (March, 1993)

EO, Inc. – Personal Communicator 440 Letter and Order Form
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Personal Communicator 440/880 Brochure - Photocopy (Front)

EO, Inc. – Personal Communicator 440/880 Brochure (Photocopy)
WPDO 1993
Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization - Available Videotapes - July 8, 1993 (Page 1)

Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization – Available Videotapes (July 8, 1993)
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Pen Expo Attendee Letter (August 26, 1993)

EO, Inc. – Pen Expo Attendee Letter (August 26, 1993)
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Introducing the EO Personal Communicator Brochure (Front)

EO, Inc. – Introducing the EO Personal Communicator (Brochure)
PenMagic Software Inc. 1993
PenMagic LetterExpress 1.1 Product-Fact Sheet (Front)

PenMagic LetterExpress 1.1 (Product Fact Sheet)
PenMagic Software Inc. 1993
PenMagic LetterExpress 1.1 Upgrade Letter (Front)

PenMagic Ships Upgrade to LetterExpress (Press Release)
WPDO 1993
WPDO Meeting Improvement Questionnaire (February 11, 1993)

WPDO Meeting Improvement Questionnaire (February 11, 1993)
GO Corporation 1993
GO Corporation - Catalog of Products and Services (Letter)

GO Corporation – Catalog of Products and Services (Letter)

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 1472 catalogued timeline events.
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1989Organization
GRiD Systems Announces Alan Lefkof Named President
Lefkof succeeds Samuel J. Wiegand, who announced recently that he will take a long-planned retirement at the end of the year. Wiegand…
1991Hardware
Phoenix Announces PenLeader Hardware Reference Design and PenBIOS Systems Software for Dual Mode Pen Systems
Phoenix Technologies Ltd. announces a complete OEM design solution for pen systems utilizing the Intel 80386SL Microprocessor SuperSet to run either GO…
1992Hardware
GRiD Systems and Trimble Navigation Demonstrate First Pen Computer with Global Positioning System Technology
The GPS unit, manufactured by industry leader Trimble, is integrated with a GRiD PalmPAD RF pen computer.
1994Hardware
Motorola’s Dragon I/68349 Microprocessor Supports Magic Cap and Telescript
Developed in conjunction with General Magic and Motorola's PWDG, both the Dragon I and Astro were designed to specifically handle the requirements…
1995Software
Metrowerks and General Magic Reach Agreement to Provide CodeWarrior as Development System for Magic Cap Applications Development
CodeWarrior Magic will be the first publicly available toolkit for the Magic Cap platform, and its availability will mark the opening of…
1999Software
Weissmann Travel Reports, Aramis Communications to Provide Travelers with Critical Information via Palm Computing Organizers
The leading providers of destination information and of travel software for handheld computers have teamed up to offer electronic city guides on…
2000Software
Puma Technology Introduces Intellisync Version 3.7
New features include support for Lotus Notes R5 and key Lotus Notes Calendar functions. Puma to demonstrate Intellisync software at Lotusphere 2000.

The collection.

Browse 160 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    CD

    CD

    2 items →
    PA

    Package

    14 items →
    RO

    Royal

    1 item →
    FU

    Fujtisu

    5 items →
    LE

    Lexicus

    4 items →
    IW

    IDG Books Worldwide

    1 item →
    GC

    GO Corporation

    34 items →
    UD

    User Documentation

    11 items →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    MJ

    Microsoft Systems Journal

    8 items →
    OF

    Order Form

    2 items →
    DI

    Disk

    2 items →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    NB

    Nicholas Baran

    7 items →

    Pen-Based Computing,
    the newsletter.

    Eight volumes · Sixty five issues The original newsletter — every issue digitized in full (soon).
    Pen-Based Computing – May, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 2

    Volume 1 · Issue 02 Pen-Based Computing – May, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 2

    16 pp
    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 – August, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 4

    Volume 1 · Issue 04 Pen-Based Computing – August, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 4

    16 pp
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