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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
244
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 244 in the permanent collection.
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GeoWorks Corporation 1992
GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Objects - Volume 3, Release 0.8 (Cover)

GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Objects, Volume 3, Release 0.8 (Documentation)
PenMagic Software Inc. 1993
PenMagic Numero 2.0 Product Fact Sheet (Front)

PenMagic Numero 2.0 (Product Fact Sheet)
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 9 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – November, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 9
General Magic, Inc. 1994

Sony Magic Link PIC-1000 Personal Intelligent Communicator
PennWell Corporation 1999
Portable Design Magazine – November 1999 (Cover)

Portable Design – November 1999
PennWell Corporation 2000

Handspring Add-On & Accessories Catalog
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
PenPoint Programming (Cover)

PenPoint Programming (Book)
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corporation - InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Press Kit

aha! software corporation – aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Press Kit
Palmtop Publications 2001
Palmtop Journal – Issue 35 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 35
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Maquette with Pasted Image)

aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Pasted Maquette)
aha! software corporation 1993
aha! InkWriter Handbook - PenPoint (Cover)

aha InkWriter Handbook (PenPoint)
Volksware, Inc. 1997
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 7 Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – April, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 4
Pen Computing Magazine 1994

Pen Computing Magazine, August 1994 – Premier Issue
GO Corporation 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Development Tools (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Development Tools
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – April, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 4
Palmtop Publications 2001
Palmtop Journal – Issue 34 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 34
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1991
The Power of PenPoint (Cover)

The Power of PenPoint (Book)
Pen Computing Magazine 1999

Pen Computing Magazine – October 1999

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1990Publication
PC/Computing Names Most Valuable Products of 1990; Awards Presented at Ceremony with Boston Computer Society
PC/Computing's editors select products that represent the best of microcomputing over the past 12 months. The magazine's Most Valuable Products of 1990…
1992Communications
AT&T EasyLink Services and GO Corp. Establish Worldwide Network for PenPoint Users
GO Corporation and AT&T EasyLink Services announces a communications link that allows PenPoint-based computer users to communicate with each other and with…
1993Organization
Wireless Network to Play Key Role in General Magic Alliance
Motorola selects ARDIS, the first and largest wireless data network, to provide wireless network services for its personal intelligent communicators developed as…
1995Software
General Magic Ships New Release of Magic Cap Software
The Magic Cap platform release features enhanced performance and incorporates numerous user requested improvements based on customer and Magic Cap licensee feedback…
1999Software
Puma Technology Introduces New Version of Intellisync Software for the Palm Computing Platform and Windows CE
Puma adds Novell GroupWise mail synchronization support and provides connectivity to top two handheld platforms in one offering.
2001Event
Dr. Ronjon Nag Discusses the Entrepreneurial Life and the Evolving Market at TiE’s January Networking Meeting
Dr. Nag is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Cellmania.com, a leading provider of mobile-commerce and location-commerce technologies.
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 244 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    HW

    Hardware

    7 items →
    OU

    Olivetti Office USA

    1 item →
    TI

    Texas Instruments

    1 item →
    RD

    Royal daVinci

    1 item →
    ML

    Magic Link

    1 item →
    DI

    Disk

    4 items →
    BC

    Business Card

    2 items →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    UD

    User Documentation

    12 items →
    LE

    Lexicus

    4 items →
    GM

    General Magic

    18 items →
    IA

    Integrated Application

    1 item →
    FU

    Fujtisu

    5 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 – March, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 3

    Volume 6 · Issue 03 Pen-Based Computing – March, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 3

    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 – October, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 10

    Volume 6 · Issue 10 Pen-Based Computing – October, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 10

    16 pp
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