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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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GO Corporation 1993

GO Corporation PenPointers June 1993 (Newsletter)
Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. 2001

Rolodex Electronics Personal Digital Assistant RF-8110
Stylus Publishing 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – October/November, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 5
Palmtop Publications 2000
Palmtop Journal – Issue 32 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 32
Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

PDA Developers – Volume 3.4 – July/Aug 1995
Pen Computing Magazine 1999

Pen Computing Magazine – September 1999
Pen Computing Magazine 1994

Pen Computing Magazine, August 1994 – Premier Issue
aha! software corporation 1993
aha! InkWriter Version 1.01 - PenPoint Package (Front)

aha! InkWriter Version 1.01 for PenPoint (Package)
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 2 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – May, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 2
GO Corporation 1994
Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure - Jerry Kaplan (Cover)

Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure Story (Book)
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
Palmtop Publications 2000
Palmtop Journal – Issue 28 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 28
Stylus Publishing 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – June, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 3
GO Corporation 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Development Tools (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Development Tools
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – August, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 4
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PDA Developers – Volume 2.6 – Nov/Dec 1994
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 2 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – February, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 2
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.3 – May/June 1996

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1992Communications
Proxim Demonstrates RangeLAN/PCMCIA First ”PCMCIA” Wireless Adapter
RangeLAN/PCMCIA is the first wireless LAN adapter to be demonstrated which fits the specifications of the TYPE II PCMCIA "credit card" slot.
1993Service
RadioMail API Gives Application Developers Easy Access to Radiomail Gateway and Nationwide Wireless Infrastructure
An application programming interface (API) that provides the foundation for building wireless message-based applications -- significantly easing and shortening the developer's task…
1995Software
Developers Demonstrate Strength of New Newton 2.0 Operating System at COMDEX
More than 50 applications demonstrated in dedicated Newton pavilion.
1998Software
Borealis Delivers Industry’s Most Advanced 3Com Palm Computing Integration Product
Borealis for Palm, now in its second release, delivers an out-of-the box Palm Computing platform integration package, enabling customers to import and…
1999Software
AnyDay.com Debuts the Internet’s Fastest Calendar Synchronization Functionality
AnyDay.com, creator of the Internet's premier online DayPlanner, announces the availability to synchronize information from leading personal information managers (PIMs) and personal…
2000Organization
Procter & Gamble Canada Selects Quicksheet, SmartDoc Suite for Palm Computing Handhelds
Cutting Edge Software, Inc. announces that the agreement marks the first enterprise-wide selection of Quicksheet and SmartDoc.
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.
    IA

    Integrated Application

    1 item →
    RE

    Rolodex Electronics

    1 item →
    GR

    GRiD

    1 item →
    FU

    Fujtisu

    5 items →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    LE

    Letter

    5 items →
    JA

    Japan

    1 item →
    DR

    Draft

    1 item →
    CI

    Communication Intelligence

    3 items →
    UD

    User Documentation

    12 items →
    AD

    Addison-Wesley

    4 items →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    PB

    Pen-Based Computing

    60 items →
    OL

    Olivetti

    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 – May-June, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 5

    Volume 7 · Issue 05 Pen-Based Computing – May-June, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 5

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – February, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 1

    Volume 3 · Issue 01 Pen-Based Computing – February, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 1

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – February, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 2

    Volume 5 · Issue 02 Pen-Based Computing – February, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 2

    16 pp
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