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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
247
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 247 in the permanent collection.
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Palm, Inc. 2000

Palm Portable Keyboard (V Series)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1997

Handheld Systems – Volume 5.1 – Jan/Feb 1997
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corp. – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Press Release

aha! software corp. – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Press Release
Creative Digital, Inc. 1993

PIE Developers – Volume 1.15 – November, 1993
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers June/July 1992 (Newsletter)
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Personal Communicator 440 Order Form Letter (John Jerney)

EO, Inc. – Personal Communicator 440 Letter and Order Form (John Jerney)
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 4 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – May, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 4
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 9 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – September, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 9
Stylus Publishing 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – October/November, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 5
GeoWorks Corporation 1992
GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Swat, Release 0.8 (Cover)

GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Swat, Release 0.8 (Documentation)
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO, Inc. - Pen Expo Attendee Letter (August 26, 1993)

EO, Inc. – Pen Expo Attendee Letter (August 26, 1993)
Pen Computing Magazine 2000
Pen Computing Magazine – November 2000 (Cover)

Pen Computing Magazine – November 2000
GO Corporation 1992
GO Corporation - Using PenPoint (Cover)

GO Corporation – Using PenPoint
Volksware, Inc. 1997
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 7 Number 2 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – February, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 2
Thaddeus Computing, Inc. 2000

Handheld PC Magazine Windows CE Buyer’s Guide 2000 (Catalog)
Palmtop Publications 2001
Palmtop Journal – Issue 37 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 37
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 8 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – September/October, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 8
aha! software corporation 1993

aha! InkWriter (Maquette)

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…
1991Software
GeoWorks Releases Ensemble, Version 1.2
The new release builds on Ensemble's high performance and ease-of-use, providing a range of additional features, including a GeoWrite spelling checker, support…
1992Organization
CIC Receives Second Year Advanced Technology Program Grant
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that it has signed a renewal for a cooperative agreement with the National Institute of Standards and Technology…
1995Event
IBM, Dell, Motorola, BellSouth, US West Cellular and Metricom to Cover Key Issues at the Mobile Outlook Conference and Exposition
Exhibitors at the three-day exposition, which will be held in tandem with the conference, include all major players in wireless and mobile…
1997Hardware
AMD Elan Family Joins Annasoft Systems Embedded Initiative for Windows CE-based Applications
The ElanSC400 and ElanSC410 microcontrollers combine AMD's proven Am486 core with a comprehensive set of mobile-specific peripherals onto a single-chip PC/AT compatible…
1999Organization
Synergy Solutions, Inc. Enters Licensing Agreement With OpenSky, Inc.
Synergy Solutions, Inc. partners with OpenSky to deliver mobile computing solutions to corporations and consumers in need of wireless Internet connectivity by…
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…

The collection.

Browse 247 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    MM

    Mobile Computing Magazine

    1 item →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    FT

    France Telecom

    3 items →
    HW

    Hardware

    7 items →
    ID

    Internal Document

    1 item →
    EM

    Ex Machina

    2 items →
    LE

    Letter

    5 items →
    RD

    Royal daVinci

    1 item →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    WI

    Windows

    3 items →
    UN

    University

    1 item →
    OL

    Olivetti

    2 items →
    GE

    GeoWorks

    9 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 – September/October, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 8

    Volume 4 · Issue 08 Pen-Based Computing – September/October, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 8

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – September/October, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 7

    Volume 7 · Issue 07 Pen-Based Computing – September/October, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 7

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – April, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 4

    Volume 7 · Issue 04 Pen-Based Computing – April, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 4

    16 pp
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