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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
232
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 232 in the permanent collection.
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aha! software corporation 1993
aha! InkWriter Handbook - PenPoint (Cover)

aha InkWriter Handbook (PenPoint)
Microsoft Corporation 1992
GRiD Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing 1.0 User’s Guide (Cover)

GRiD Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing 1.0 User’s Guide
Volksware, Inc. 1994
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 10 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – December, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 10
ParaGraph International, Inc. 1995

Paragraph International FreeStyle (Newton)
GO Corporation 1992

GO Corporation PenPointers November 1992 (Newsletter)
Palm Computing, Inc. 1993

Palm Connect for Zoomer (PC Version)
GO Corporation 1992
GO Corporation - PenPoint Development Tools (Cover)

GO Corporation – PenPoint Development Tools
EO, Incorporated 1993
EO Inc - Personal Communicator 440 Order Form Letter (March, 1993)

EO, Inc. – Personal Communicator 440 Letter and Order Form
Stylus Publishing 1991
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 2 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – May, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 2
GO Corporation 1991

GO Corporation – The PenPoint Technical Papers
Stylus Publishing 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 3 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – June, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 3
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
PenPoint Programming (Cover)

PenPoint Programming (Book)
Watcom International Corporation 1991

WATCOM C Library Reference for PenPoint
EO, Incorporated 1992

EO Incorporated – The World of Messaging: An Introduction to Personal Communication
Avail Technology, Inc. 1994

Avail Technology – GeoAssist (Newton)
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corp. - InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Brochure (Front)

aha! software corporation – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Brochure)
Olivetti Office USA, Inc. 1998

Royal daVinci Palm-Size PDA DV1
Casio, Inc. 1998

Casio Cassiopeia A-20 8MB (Brochure)

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1992Software
Communication Intelligence Corp. (CIC) Launches PenLABS
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces the formation of PenLABS dedicated to communicating the benefits of pen computing to end-users and ISVs; teaching software…
1995Hardware
Apple Agrees to License Newton Technology to Schlumberger, Digital Ocean
Apple Computer announces that it has licensed its Newton personal digital assistant (PDA) technology to Schlumberger Electronic Transactions and Digital Ocean.
1996Event
Largest Microsoft Partner Pavilion Ever Planned for COMDEX/Fall ’96; Features Over 180 of Microsoft’s Leading Solution Providers
The Microsoft Partner Pavilion will feature over 180 companies, many of which will demonstrate products based on Windows CE, to be officially…
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…
2003Event
Sybase Big Apple Classic Golf Tournament Hits the Links in New York
Sybase subsidiary iAnywhere Solutions and Intel host Wi-Fi hot spots in the grandstands and clubhouse, enabling visitors to access up-to-the-second tournament statistics…
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 232 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    UD

    User Documentation

    12 items →
    VO

    Volksware

    46 items →
    NE

    Newsletter

    11 items →
    CA

    Casio

    3 items →
    JE

    Jonathan Erickson

    17 items →
    EC

    Event Collateral

    2 items →
    TA

    Tablet

    2 items →
    DO

    Documentation

    17 items →
    GS

    Gaia Software

    2 items →
    MO

    Mac OS

    1 item →
    OU

    Olivetti Office USA

    1 item →
    PO

    Palm OS

    1 item →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    WP

    Word Processor

    11 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 – May, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 2

    Volume 2 · Issue 02 Pen-Based Computing – May, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 2

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – March, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 3

    Volume 5 · Issue 03 Pen-Based Computing – March, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 3

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – June, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 5

    Volume 4 · Issue 05 Pen-Based Computing – June, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 5

    16 pp
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