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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
220
Timeline span
1987 — 2007
Recorded events
1982 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 220 in the permanent collection.
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Psion, Inc. 1996

PSION Press Package (November 18, 1996)
Watcom International Corporation 1991

WATCOM C Library Reference for PenPoint
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.3 – May, 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
Stylus Publishing 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – June, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 3
Stylus Publishing 1992
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 2, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – August, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 3
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! InkWriter 2.0 Windows Yellow Maquette (Front)

aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Yellow Maquette)
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers November 1992 (Newsletter)
Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. 2001

Rolodex Electronics Personal Digital Assistant RF-8110
Texas Microsystems, Inc. 1995
Texas Micro – The Soldier’s Computer (Brochure)

Texas Micro – The Soldier’s Computer (Brochure)
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997
Metrowerks, Inc. - Metrowerks Fall 1997 Press Kit (Cover)

Metrowerks, Inc. – Metrowerks Fall 1997 Press Kit
Palmtop Publications 2000
Palmtop Journal – Issue 30 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 30
PennWell Corporation 2000

Handspring Add-On & Accessories Catalog
Pen Computing Magazine 1994

Pen Computing Magazine, August 1994 – Premier Issue
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPoint Quick Reference
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 6 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – July, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 6
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPoint Developer Programs – SDK 1.0 Beta Phase 2 (Open Me First) Package
Creative Digital, Inc. 1997

Handheld Systems – Volume 5.2 – March/April 1997

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 1982 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…
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…
1995Organization
Paragraph International Announces Home Space Builder; An Easy to Use Vrml Authoring Tool for Windows
In addition to cursive handwriting recognition, Paragraph develops a powerful 3D authoring tool that will accelerate the World Wide Web's evolution from…
1996Organization
Communication Intelligence Corp. 1995 Fiscal Results
Revenues for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 1995 were $ 718,000, up from $ 635,000 in the comparable quarter of the…
2000Software
Intelliworxx Licenses CIC’s PenX for the VoiceTablet Mobile Computer
The CIC solution will be bundled on Intelliworxx' VoiceTablet(TM), a ruggedized handheld computer that runs on advanced Intel Pentium processors and uses…
2001Hardware
FedEx Ground Receives Wireless Industry Award for New System That Captures Digital Signatures at Package Delivery
Recipient signatures available online by midnight of the same day.
2003Software
iPassConnect Extends Enterprise Connectivity to PDAS and MAC OS X
iPassConnect 2.0 for PocketPC 2002 simplifies the experience of connecting a personal digital assistant (PDA) to a broadband Wi-Fi network.

The collection.

Browse 220 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    LE

    Lexicus

    4 items →
    RE

    Rolodex Electronics

    1 item →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    NE

    Newton

    14 items →
    PE

    PenWorld

    4 items →
    GR

    GRiD

    1 item →
    WP

    Word Processor

    11 items →
    OR

    Oracle

    2 items →
    SW

    Software

    18 items →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    VO

    Volksware

    34 items →
    JA

    Japan

    1 item →
    UN

    University

    1 item →
    HW

    Hardware

    7 items →

    Pen-Based Computing,
    the newsletter.

    Eight volumes · Sixty five issues The original newsletter — every issue digitized in full (soon).
    Pen-Based Computing – November 11, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 6

    Volume 1 · Issue 06 Pen-Based Computing – November 11, 1991 – Volume 1, 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
    Pen-Based Computing – May, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 2

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

    16 pp
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