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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
228
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.
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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 228 in the permanent collection.
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Microsoft Corporation 1992
GRiD Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing 1.0 User’s Guide (Cover)

GRiD Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing 1.0 User’s Guide
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – April, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 4
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1991
The Power of PenPoint (Cover)

The Power of PenPoint (Book)
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 1 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – January 22, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 1
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation 1993 Catalog of Product and Services Participation Request Form
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997
Metrowerks, Inc. - Metrowerks to Support Windows CE 2.0 Press Release (Side 1)

Metrowerks, Inc. – Metrowerks to Support Windows CE 2.0 (Press Release)
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997
Metrowerks, Inc. - CodeWarrior for Windows CE Brochure (Front)

Metrowerks, Inc. – Metrowerks CodeWarrior for Windows CE (Brochure)
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation Correspondence – PenPoint SDK 1.0a (May 29, 1992)
Palmtop Publications 2000
Palmtop Journal – Issue 27 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 27
Creative Digital, Inc. 1997
Creative Digital - The Handheld Computer Almanac (Cover)

The Handheld Computer Almanac
GeoWorks Corporation 1992
GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Concepts - Volume 2, Release 0.8 (Cover)

GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Concepts, Volume 2, Release 0.8 (Documentation)
GeoWorks Corporation 1992
GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Concepts - Volume 1, Release 0.8 (Cover)

GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Concepts, Volume 1, Release 0.8 (Documentation)
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997

Metrowerks CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3 (Package)
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Personal Communicator 440/880 Brochure - Photocopy (Front)

EO, Inc. – Personal Communicator 440/880 Brochure (Photocopy)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.6 – Nov/Dec 1996
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 10 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – December, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 10
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997
Metrowerks, Inc. - Metrowerks Ships CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3 Press Release (Side 1)

Metrowerks, Inc. – Metrowerks Ships CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3 Press Release
Communication Intelligence Corp. 1997
Communication Intelligence Corp. - QuickNotes 2.0 Windows CE User's Guide (Cover)

Communication Intelligence Corp. – QuickNotes 2.0 (Windows CE)

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1987Hardware
GO Corporation Founded by Jerry Kaplan, Robert Carr, and Kevin Doren
August 14, 1987 — No press release was issued.
1991Software
CIC and Samsung Jointly Announce License Agreement for Pen-Based Software
Communication Intelligence Corp. and Samsung Electronic Company, Ltd. jointly announce the signing of a licensing agreement for Samsung to use CIC’s Handwriter…
1997Software
Metrowerks to Support MIPS16 Architecture; Metrowerks and MIPS Technologies Sign Development Agreement
CodeWarrior support for MIPS16 compressed RISC instruction set is a direct result of Metrowerks' strategy to offer CodeWarrior embedded development tools for…
1998Organization
Euphonix Appoints Senior Vice President of Operations.
Euphonix, Inc. announces the appointment of Paul Hammel as Senior Vice President of Operations. Earlier, Mr. Hammel was the Vice President of…
2001Software
IntelliGolf Adds Wireless, Color and Beaming Features to Palm Computing Handhelds
Karrier Communicationsn announces the shipment of its new IntelliGolf version 5.1 golf scorecard software for Palm Computing handhelds and compatibles.
2002Software
Handmark Creates MobileTools Bundle For Palm Powered PDAs
Handmark offers online and retail buyers of software for Palm Powered PDAs a savings of $100 on a suite of ten popular…
2005Hardware
Palm Names Michael R. Farese and Rena Lane as Senior Vice Presidents
Palm, Inc. announces the appointments of Michael R. "Mike" Farese, senior vice president, engineering, and Rena Lane, senior vice president, human resources.

The collection.

Browse 228 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    RM

    Regis McKenna

    2 items →
    WP

    Word Processor

    11 items →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    VO

    Volksware

    42 items →
    LE

    Lexicus

    4 items →
    EI

    Eidetic

    4 items →
    BC

    Business Card

    2 items →
    NB

    Nicholas Baran

    41 items →
    CD

    Creative Digital

    22 items →
    PE

    PenWell

    1 item →
    FS

    First Pen Systems

    1 item →
    GS

    Gaia Software

    2 items →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    OR

    Oracle

    2 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 – August, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 7

    Volume 4 · Issue 07 Pen-Based Computing – August, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 7

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – December, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 5

    Volume 2 · Issue 05 Pen-Based Computing – December, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 5

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

    Volume 4 · Issue 04 Pen-Based Computing – May, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 4

    16 pp
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