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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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Pen Computing Magazine 1999

Pen Computing Magazine – October 1999
Macmillan Digital Publishing USA 1997
MacMillan Plus Pack for PalmPilot Package (Front)

MacMillan Plus Pack for PalmPilot
Stylus Publishing 1992
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 2, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – August, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 3
GO Corporation 1991

WATCOM C Language Reference
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1991
The Power of PenPoint (Cover)

The Power of PenPoint (Book)
Palmtop Publications 1998
Palmtop Journal – Issue 20 (Cover)

Palmtop Journal – Issue 20
Palmtop Publications 2001
Palmtop Journal – Issue 34 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 34
General Magic, Inc. 1994

Sony Magic Link PIC-1000 Personal Intelligent Communicator
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.4 – July, 1994
EO, Incorporated 1992

EO Incorporated – The World of Messaging: An Introduction to Personal Communication
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 1 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – January, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 1
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 7 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – July, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 7
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! InkWriter 2.0 Windows Maquette (Front)

aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Maquette)
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corp. - InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Brochure (Front)

aha! software corporation – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Brochure)
Palmtop Publications 2000
Palmtop Journal – Issue 29 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 29
GeoWorks Corporation 1992
GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Objects - Volume 1, Release 0.8 (Cover)

GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Objects, Volume 1, Release 0.8 (Documentation)
Eidetic, Inc. 1994
Eidetic, Inc. Notion: The Newton List Manager User Manual

Notion: The Newton List Manager User Manual
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation Correspondence – Quick Start Program (April 2, 1992)

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 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
Gillette Co. Invests in Pen-Based Computers; Purchases GRiDPADs from GRiD Systems
The Gillette Co., a $4 billion international consumer products corporation, announces it is planning to make a major commitment to pen-based computing…
1992Software
PenUltimate Commences Initial Public Trading Today; First Pen Computing Software Firm to Go Public
Paul Mondschein, president and chief executive officer of PenUltimate Inc., announces that PenUltimate is now listed on the OTC Bulletin Board under…
1993Organization
Communication Intelligence Corp. Reports 275% Annual Revenue Increase
CIC fourth quarter revenue up 224%.
1994Communications
Extensive Software Applications Available to Support Motorola NewsCard
Motorola's Paging Products Group announces the availability of extensive software applications that support its NewsCard Wireless Data Receiver.
2002Hardware
Security Biometrics Inc., Signs Agreement With Datadesk Technologies, Inc.
Datadesk's first product for handheld devices is the MiniKeyboard, a miniature keyboard that provides for easier and more efficient data entry in…
2004Organization
Survey: Psychiatrists Using Handheld Computers to Improve Quality of Patient Care
Skyscape survey finds key psychiatric reference use on PDAs helps reduce medical errors.

The collection.

Browse 246 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    IN

    Intel 80486

    2 items →
    MO

    Modem

    2 items →
    OR

    Oracle

    2 items →
    AT

    Avail Technologies

    3 items →
    BR

    Brochure

    12 items →
    UN

    University

    1 item →
    LE

    Lexicus

    4 items →
    EI

    EO Incorporated

    21 items →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    PD

    PDA

    2 items →
    FU

    Fujtisu

    5 items →
    RM

    Regis McKenna

    2 items →
    HE

    Hewlett-Packard

    3 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 – October, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 10

    Volume 5 · Issue 10 Pen-Based Computing – October, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 10

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

    Volume 6 · Issue 06 Pen-Based Computing – June, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 6

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – November, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 9

    Volume 4 · Issue 09 Pen-Based Computing – November, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 9

    16 pp
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