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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
248
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 248 in the permanent collection.
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Macmillan Digital Publishing USA 1997
Business Plus Pack for PalmPilot (Front)

MacMillan Business Plus Pack for PalmPilot
GO Corporation 1991

WATCOM C Language Reference
Creative Digital, Inc. 1994

PIE Developers – Volume 2.2 – March, 1994
Volksware, Inc. 1997
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 7 Number 5 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – May-June, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 5
Palmtop Publications 2000
Palmtop Journal – Issue 32 (Cover)

Palmtop – Issue 32
Palm Computing, Inc. 1997
PalmPilot Professional Edition Pre-Release B37 Confidential CD (with case)

PalmPilot Professional Edition Pre-Release B37 Confidential CD
Philips Electronics 1997

Philips Velo Pocket Guide (Brochure)
SOFTBANK America Inc. 1992

SOFT BANK PC\Japan Vol. 1, No. 1 April 1992 (Brochure)
Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

PDA Developers – Volume 3.4 – July/Aug 1995
Palm Computing, Inc. 1994

Palm Graffiti (for Newton) Package
Volksware, Inc. 1993
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 6 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – December, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 6
Volksware, Inc. 1996
Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 1 (Cover)

Pen-Based Computing – January, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 1
Creative Digital, Inc. 1997

Handheld Systems – Volume 5.2 – March/April 1997
GO Corporation 1993

GO Corporation PenPointers June 1993 (Newsletter)
Pen Computing Magazine 2000
Pen Computing Magazine – November 2000 (Cover)

Pen Computing Magazine – November 2000
ParaGraph International, Inc. 1995

Paragraph International FreeStyle (Newton)
WPDO 1992

Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization (WPDO) Meeting Notice – July 23, 1992
aha! software corporation 1994
aha! software corp - InkWriter 2.0 Windows Screen Shots and Captions (Document)

aha! software corp. – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Screen Shots and Captions (Document)

A chronology.

1987 — 2007 Selected from the museum's 2001 catalogued timeline events.
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1989Hardware
GRiD Introduces PC-Compatible Computer that Recognizes Printed Handwriting
GRiD Systems Corp. introduces GRiDPad, a computer so light it can be held in one hand and used while standing or walking.
1992Software
GO Corp. Introduces PenPoint ‘Hot Apps’ Promotion
GO Corp. announces the PenPoint “Hot Apps” promotion, a collection of five innovative third-party applications available to customers who purchase PenPoint prior…
1995Software
General Magic Ships New Release of Magic Cap Software
The Magic Cap platform release features enhanced performance and incorporates numerous user requested improvements based on customer and Magic Cap licensee feedback…
1996Hardware
Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Announced the Release of a New Handheld PC (HPC) Called CASSIOPEIA
The pocket-size CASSIOPEIA weighs less than a pound and features a 480 x 240-dot LCD display with a backlight, a pen touch…
1997Service
MobileSoft Website Surpasses 1 Million Hits Since its Online Debut
The widespread interest in purchasing software from the Web site indicates the growing worldwide demand for Handheld PC (H/PC) hardware and validates…
2003Organization
Survey: Physicians Using Handheld Computers Can Provide Better Care, Though Integration With the Enterprise Is Slow
Skyscape survey reports increasing PDA use can prevent more than $100 million in medical errors.
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.

The collection.

Browse 248 artifacts Indexed by category from the collection.
    AO

    AOL

    2 items →
    JS

    John Wiley & Sons

    3 items →
    KE

    Keyboard

    1 item →
    WI

    Windows

    3 items →
    YI

    Young Ideas

    3 items →
    OR

    Oracle

    2 items →
    PI

    ParaGraph International

    2 items →
    CO

    3Com

    4 items →
    FT

    France Telecom

    3 items →
    EI

    EO Incorporated

    21 items →
    BR

    Brochure

    12 items →
    LE

    Lexicus

    4 items →
    ST

    Sticker

    1 item →
    CG

    CurtCo Freedom Group

    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, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 6

    Volume 5 · Issue 06 Pen-Based Computing – June, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 6

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – January, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 1

    Volume 4 · Issue 01 Pen-Based Computing – January, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 1

    16 pp
    Pen-Based Computing – April, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 4

    Volume 5 · Issue 04 Pen-Based Computing – April, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 4

    16 pp
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