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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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Pen Computing Magazine 1994

Pen Computing Magazine, August 1994 – Premier Issue
Metrowerks, Inc. 1997
Metrowerks, Inc. - CodeWarrior for Windows CE Brochure (Front)

Metrowerks, Inc. – Metrowerks CodeWarrior for Windows CE (Brochure)
GeoWorks Corporation 1992
GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Objects - Volume 2, Release 0.8 (Cover)

GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Objects, Volume 2, Release 0.8 (Documentation)
Young Ideas Software Design Services 1993

Young Ideas The Rogue PenApps Workbook (Document)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.2 – March/April 1996
Volksware, Inc. 1995
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 6 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – June, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 6
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 11 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – November, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 11
GO Corporation 1992
GO Corporation - Using PenPoint (Cover)

GO Corporation – Using PenPoint
WPDO 1993
Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization - Available Videotapes - July 8, 1993 (Page 1)

Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization – Available Videotapes (July 8, 1993)
Horizon House Publications, Inc. 1994
Microwave Journal – January 1994 (Cover)

Microwave Journal – January 1994
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Introducing the EO Personal Communicator Brochure (Front)

EO, Inc. – Introducing the EO Personal Communicator (Brochure)
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 6 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – June, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 6
EO, Incorporated 1992

EO Incorporated – Lookup Guide: To the EO Personal Communicator
Stylus Publishing 1992
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 2, Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – December, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 5
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)
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 9 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – September, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 9
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.2 – March, 1994
GO Corporation 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Development Tools (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Development Tools

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1987Software
Communication Intelligence Corp. Lists on the Vancouver Stock Exchange
Communication Intelligence Corp. were posted and called for trading on the Vancouver Stock Exchange this morning, at the opening.
1990Software
Slate Developing Set of Applications for GO Operating Environment
Slate Corp., the first company founded expressly to develop software for pen-based computers, announces that it will publish a set of applications…
1991Hardware
NCR Corporation Announces the NCR System 3125
NCR Corporation introduces the NCR System 3125, an advanced pen-based notepad and first mobile automation tool with true handwriting-recognition capabilities.
1992Hardware
CHIPS and Logitech Deliver Low Cost Pen Computing Technology
The pen reference hardware design combines the Logitech PenMan digitizer system and Logitech Pen with PC/CHIP to create a 4 in. x…
1998Software
Fujitsu Personal Systems First to Market with 32-Bit Pen Solution
Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. announces it is the first manufacturer to offer pen tablets with 32-bit pen support.
2000Software
Diversinet Introduces Digital Certificates for Palm OS Client
Diversinet Corp. announces it has enhanced the company's Passport Certificate Server 3.0 to include digital certificates for Palm Computing's leading-edge wireless Palm…
2003Organization
Survey: Physicians Using Handheld Computers Can Provide Better Care, Though Integration With the Enterprise Is Slow
Skyscape survey reports increasing PDA use can prevent more than $100 million in medical errors.

The collection.

Browse 246 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    BO

    Book

    13 items →
    OR

    Oracle

    2 items →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    HM

    Handheld Systems Magazine

    2 items →
    RD

    Royal daVinci

    1 item →
    NE

    Newsletter

    11 items →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    ID

    Internal Document

    1 item →
    JS

    John Wiley & Sons

    3 items →
    MI

    Matsushita Electric Industrial

    2 items →
    DE

    Development

    13 items →
    PS

    Palm Size

    1 item →
    EI

    EO Incorporated

    21 items →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    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 – January, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 1

    Volume 5 · Issue 01 Pen-Based Computing – January, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 1

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – March, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 3

    Volume 7 · Issue 03 Pen-Based Computing – March, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 3

    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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