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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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Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.6 – Nov/Dec 1996
GO Corporation 1991

GO Corporation – Installing PenPoint Demo Release, Beta Phase 2
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers November 1992 (Newsletter)
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation 1993 Catalog of Product and Services Participation Request Form
Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

PDA Developers East ’95 Conference Details (Pamphlet)
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)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.1 – January, 1994
Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

PDA Developers – Volume 4.3 – May/June 1996
Pen Computing Magazine 1994

Pen Computing Magazine, August 1994 – Premier Issue
Palmtop Publications 2000
Palmtop Journal – Issue 32 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 32
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – April, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 4
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 10 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – October, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 10
aha! software corporation 1993
aha! InkWriter Handbook - PenPoint (Cover)

aha InkWriter Handbook (PenPoint)
WPDO 1993

Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization (WPDO) Flyer – 1993
Apple Computer, Inc. 1997

Apple Newton Connection Utilities User’s Manual (for the Macintosh Operating System)
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 7 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – July, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 7
Metrowerks, Inc. 1996
Metrowerks CodeWarrior Tools for Pilot Package (Front)

Metrowerks CodeWarrior for Pilot (Package)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

Pen Computing Magazine – June/July 1995

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1987Hardware
GO Corporation Founded by Jerry Kaplan, Robert Carr, and Kevin Doren
August 14, 1987 — No press release was issued.
1990Software
Slate Corp. Set to Pioneer Pen-Based Applications
Slate Corp. states its intention to develop and market personal computer applications software products for the emerging pen-based computer market.
1991Software
NEC Corp. Signs Letter of Intent to License CIC Technology
NEC Corp. licenses CIC’s Handwriter MultiLingual Recognition software, Operating Environmental Interfaces, and Handwriter On-Line Dynamic Signature Verification System.
1998Software
Metrowerks Announces Partnership with 3Com to Support Palm Computing Platform Developers
As part of the agreement with Metrowerks, 3Com will exclusively market CodeWarrior for Palm Computing Platform as a 3Com-branded product.
1999Software
Email Synchronization Between Palm Computing Devices and Macintosh Platform Expanded to Include Enterprise Support
Actual Software announces that version 2.0 of the MultiMail Conduit for Mac OS will include support for email synchronization with an IMAP4…
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.
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.
    SO

    Sony

    2 items →
    LE

    Letter

    5 items →
    OF

    Order Form

    2 items →
    TA

    Tablet

    2 items →
    UD

    User Documentation

    12 items →
    RO

    Royal

    1 item →
    IN

    Intel 80386

    2 items →
    GS

    Gaia Software

    2 items →
    MR

    Microprocessor Report

    3 items →
    ZO

    Zoomer

    2 items →
    DO

    Document

    39 items →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    VO

    Volksware

    60 items →
    AP

    AP Professional

    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 – June 20, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 3

    Volume 1 · Issue 03 Pen-Based Computing – June 20, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 3

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – December, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 12

    Volume 5 · Issue 12 Pen-Based Computing – December, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 12

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – November, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 11

    Volume 6 · Issue 11 Pen-Based Computing – November, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 11

    16 pp
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