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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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Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

PDA Developers East ’95 Conference Details (Pamphlet)
Apple Computer, Inc. 1994

Apple Newton MessagePad Handbook
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPoint Developer Programs – SDK 1.0 Beta Phase 2 (Open Me First) Package
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.6 – Nov/Dec 1996
Texas Microsystems, Inc. 1995
Texas Micro – The Soldier’s Computer (Brochure)

Texas Micro – The Soldier’s Computer (Brochure)
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corporation - Gregory Stikeleather Business Card (English)

aha! software corporation – Gregory Stikeleather Business Card
Casio, Inc. 1998

Casio Cassiopeia A-20 8MB (Brochure)
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
Apple Computer, Inc. 1997

Apple Newton Connection Utilities User’s Manual (for the Macintosh Operating System)
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corporation - InkWriter 2.0 for Windows References

aha! software corporation – aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows References
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
PenPoint Programming (Cover)

PenPoint Programming (Book)
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corporation - Corporate Fact Sheet

aha! software corp. – Corporate Fact Sheet
Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. 1992

Fujitsu PoqetPad Read Me First!
Stylus Publishing 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – August/September, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 4
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 8 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – August, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 8
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1991
The Power of PenPoint (Cover)

The Power of PenPoint (Book)
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Architectural Reference - Volume I (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Architectural Reference – Volume I
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – April, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 3

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1989Hardware
GRiD Introduces PC-Compatible Computer that Recognizes Printed Handwriting
GRiD Systems Corp. introduces GRiDPad, a computer so light it can be held in one hand and used while standing or walking.
1993Hardware
Apple Newton Messagepad Hits Stores Nationwide
Apple announces that MessagePads expected in stores by Labor Day.
1998Hardware
LandWare Ships GoType! Keyboard for Palm Computing Platform
New GoType! Keyboard from LandWare, Inc. provides a portable keyboard for 3Com connected organizers.
1999Software
Puma Technology Introduces Satellite Forms 3.0 Rapid Application Development Tool for Palm Computing Platform
Version 3.0 includes improved performance and support for server synchronization software, making Satellite Forms the only development tool for Palm devices that…
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.
2003Organization
AMD and Metrowerks Announce First Demonstration of OpenPDA Platform at LinuxWorld New York 2003
Software platform for developing PDAs and smart phones will enable feature-rich handheld computing products based on AMD Alchemy Solutions Au1100 processor.
2006Software
Hypercom and Communications Intelligence Corp. Team to Combat Fraud and Identity Theft
Under the terms of the agreement, CIC will license its complete SignatureOne suite of biometric and electronic signature products to Hypercom.

The collection.

Browse 244 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    TI

    Texas Instruments

    1 item →
    WC

    Windows CE

    6 items →
    EM

    Ex Machina

    2 items →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    DR

    Draft

    1 item →
    LE

    Letter

    5 items →
    PI

    Pilot

    1 item →
    SE

    Service

    1 item →
    IN

    InkWriter

    5 items →
    MO

    Modem

    2 items →
    UD

    User Documentation

    12 items →
    OF

    Order Form

    2 items →
    CM

    Communications

    2 items →
    RM

    Regis McKenna

    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 – November, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 11

    Volume 5 · Issue 11 Pen-Based Computing – November, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 11

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – December, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 12

    Volume 6 · Issue 12 Pen-Based Computing – December, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 12

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – September, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 9

    Volume 6 · Issue 09 Pen-Based Computing – September, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 9

    16 pp
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