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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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Creative Digital, Inc. 1997

Handheld Systems – Volume 5.2 – March/April 1997
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1991
The Power of PenPoint (Cover)

The Power of PenPoint (Book)
Pen Computing Magazine 1999

Pen Computing Magazine – September 1999
Stylus Publishing 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – June, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 3
Volksware, Inc. 1997
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 7 Number 1 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – January, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 1
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1993

The AT&T EO Travel Companion (Book)
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 6 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – November 11, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 6
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)
aha! software corporation 1993
aha! InkWriter Version 1.01 - PenPoint Package (Front)

aha! InkWriter Version 1.01 for PenPoint (Package)
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 7 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – July, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 7
GeoWorks Corporation 1992
GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Routines, Release 0.8 (Cover)

GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Routines, Release 0.8 (Documentation)
EO, Incorporated 1992

EO Incorporated – The World of Messaging: An Introduction to Personal Communication
Macmillan Digital Publishing USA 1997
Business Plus Pack for PalmPilot (Front)

MacMillan Business Plus Pack for PalmPilot
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 9 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – September, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 9
WPDO 1992

Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization (WPDO) Meeting Notice – July 23, 1992
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 1 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – January 22, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 1
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 8 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – August, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 8
Volksware, Inc. 1997
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 7 Number 2 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – February, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 2

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1990Software
Slate Developing Set of Applications for GO Operating Environment
Slate Corp., the first company founded expressly to develop software for pen-based computers, announces that it will publish a set of applications…
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…
1993Publication
Apple’s Pie Division Outlines Electronic Publishing Strategy
Apple's Personal Interactive Electronics (PIE) Division announces their intent to implement a comprehensive strategy to enter the booming electronic publishing market.
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…
1996Organization
Communication Intelligence Corp. Applies for NASDAQ Listing
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that it has filed an application with Nasdaq to list CIC's common stock on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market.
1997Hardware
Microsoft and OEMs Announce Handheld PC Upgrade Strategies; Windows CE-Based H/PCs Move to Next Version Via Simple ROM Upgrade
Microsoft works with all H/PC OEMs to ensure smooth upgrades for owners of version 1.0 H/PCs.
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.
    EI

    EO Incorporated

    21 items →
    GR

    GRiD

    1 item →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    HM

    Handheld Systems Magazine

    2 items →
    RO

    Royal

    1 item →
    OU

    Olivetti Office USA

    1 item →
    CA

    Catalog

    2 items →
    JE

    Jonathan Erickson

    17 items →
    ID

    Internal Document

    1 item →
    AP

    Apple

    15 items →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    TA

    Tablet

    2 items →
    PA

    Package

    14 items →
    DO

    Document

    39 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, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 1

    Volume 5 · Issue 01 Pen-Based Computing – January, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 1

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – November, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 11

    Volume 5 · Issue 11 Pen-Based Computing – November, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 11

    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
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