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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
249
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 249 in the permanent collection.
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aha! software corporation 1993

aha! InkWriter (Maquette)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1997
Creative Digital - The Handheld Computer Almanac (Cover)

The Handheld Computer Almanac
Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

Creative Digital – ViewFrame (Newton)
PennWell Corporation 1999
Portable Design Magazine – November 1999 (Cover)

Portable Design – November 1999
Palm, Inc. 2000

Palm Portable Keyboard (V Series)
Palm Computing, Inc. 1994

Palm Graffiti (for Newton) Package
GO Corporation 1991

GO Corporation – Installing PenPoint Demo Release, Beta Phase 2
Stylus Publishing 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 1 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – February, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 1
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PDA Developers – Volume 2.6 – Nov/Dec 1994
Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. 2001

Rolodex Electronics Personal Digital Assistant RF-8110
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation Certified Developer Letter
Pen Computing Magazine 1996

Pen Computing Magazine – Nov/Dec 1996
Apple Computer, Inc. 1994
Apple Newton MessagePad – Getting Through the Day … (Brochure) – 1

Apple Newton MessagePad Getting Through the Day … (Brochure)
aha! software corporation 1993

aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation 1993 Catalog of Product and Services Participation Request Form
IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. 1999

Palm Computing for Dummies (Book)
Pilot Island Publishing, Inc. 1997

Palm Goodies Vol. 1
PenMagic Software Inc. 1993
PenMagic LetterExpress 1.1 Upgrade Letter (Front)

PenMagic Ships Upgrade to LetterExpress (Press Release)

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1987Software
New Handwriter by Communication Intelligence Allows Computer Input Without Typing
Called the Handwriter, the new system opens the world of computing to persons who can't or won't type. Users need not to…
1999Software
ultraCaddie Software Selected As Exclusive Software for Palm Summer Promo
National 'Put Par in the Palm of Your Hands' promotion motivates golfers to buy Palm devices.
2000Software
AppForge, Inc. Wins Go Mobile 2000 Demo Award Sponsored by Mobile Insights
AppForge, Inc. is developer of the world's only Microsoft Visual Basic Program development environment for the Palm OS.
2002Software
Sony Ericsson to Deliver Tools and Services to Wireless Developers with Metrowerks
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications is working together with Ericsson Mobility World and Metrowerks to support developers creating applications and content for Sony…
2003Software
Dataviz’s Dose-a-Day Dilbert and Dose-a-Day Golf by Gary McCord Now Shipping
DataViz, makers of the #1 selling Palm OS office suite, Documents To Go, announces its new Dose-A-Day apps featuring calendars for PDAs…
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.
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 249 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    LE

    Lexicus

    4 items →
    OF

    Order Form

    2 items →
    JS

    John Wiley & Sons

    3 items →
    EI

    EO Incorporated

    21 items →
    RD

    Royal daVinci

    1 item →
    BO

    Book

    13 items →
    NE

    Newsletter

    11 items →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    FR

    Franklin

    2 items →
    HR

    Handwriting Recognition

    7 items →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    AD

    Addison-Wesley

    4 items →
    PM

    Portable Design Magazine

    3 items →
    VO

    Volksware

    63 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 – June, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 3

    Volume 3 · Issue 03 Pen-Based Computing – June, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 3

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – October, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 10

    Volume 5 · Issue 10 Pen-Based Computing – October, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 10

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – January 22, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 1

    Volume 1 · Issue 01 Pen-Based Computing – January 22, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 1

    16 pp
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