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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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Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – April, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 3
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 7 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – July, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 7
Palm Computing, Inc. 1993

Palm Connect for Zoomer (PC Version)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.4 – July, 1994
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers West ’96 Conference Details (Pamphlet)
Palmtop Publications 2000
Palmtop Journal – Issue 29 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 29
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.3 – May, 1994
GO Corporation 1993

GO Corporation PenPointers May 1993 (Newsletter)
Volksware, Inc. 1997
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 7 Number 2 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – February, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 2
Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

PDA Developers – Volume 3.1 – Jan/Feb 1995
Pen Computing Magazine 1999

Pen Computing Magazine – September 1999
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Introducing the EO Personal Communicator Brochure (Front)

EO, Inc. – Introducing the EO Personal Communicator (Brochure)
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 10 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – December, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 10
Creative Digital, Inc. 1997

Handheld Systems – Volume 5.2 – March/April 1997
GeoWorks Corporation 1992
GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Concepts - Volume 2, Release 0.8 (Cover)

GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Concepts, Volume 2, Release 0.8 (Documentation)
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 6 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – July, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 6
IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. 1999

Palm Computing for Dummies (Book)
GO Corporation 1991

GO Corporation – The PenPoint Technical Papers

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1990Software
PenSoft Founded by Michael Baum with Venture Funding from Mohr Davidow Ventures
1991Hardware
Phoenix Announces Program to Provide Fully Integrated Software Set for New Class of Ready-to-Use ”Companion PCs” in Cooperation with Lotus and Microsoft
Defined by being ready-to-use right out of the box, a form factor approximately six-by-ten inches and low power consumption characteristics, the Companion…
1994Organization
Scriptel Sets International License Agreement
Scriptel Holding Inc. announces it has granted a long term international license to Communication Intelligence Corp. for the pen-based computer field.
1997Software
Communication Intelligence Corp. and Philips Semiconductors Join Forces to Provide Pen Computing Solutions for Consumer Electronics Manufacturers
As a result of this collaboration between the two companies, it is expected that CIC's products, Jot(TM) and QuickNotes(TM), will become part…
1999Communications
Zap Business Communication Systems Adds Wireless Capabilities to Corporate Communications Portal
Solution allows users to access their corporate intranet from Internet enabled mobile phones and the 3Com Palm VII.
2002Software
Metrowerks Makes Transition to Palm OS 5 Platform Easy for Developers
New CodeWarrior toolset for Palm OS platform with ARM Core Compiler enables faster creation of Palm OS 5 ARMlet application.
2005Hardware
Palm Names Michael R. Farese and Rena Lane as Senior Vice Presidents
Palm, Inc. announces the appointments of Michael R. "Mike" Farese, senior vice president, engineering, and Rena Lane, senior vice president, human resources.

The collection.

Browse 246 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    GE

    GeoWorks

    9 items →
    BC

    Business Card

    2 items →
    CO

    Conference

    4 items →
    WC

    Windows for Pen Computing

    5 items →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    AD

    Addison-Wesley

    4 items →
    UN

    University

    1 item →
    LE

    Letter

    5 items →
    EC

    Event Collateral

    2 items →
    JO

    Journal

    58 items →
    NE

    Newton

    14 items →
    VO

    Volksware

    60 items →
    HO

    Hobbit

    2 items →
    PA

    Palmtop

    1 item →

    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, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 3

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

    16 pp
    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 – February, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 2

    Volume 6 · Issue 02 Pen-Based Computing – February, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 2

    16 pp
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