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The complete catalog of pen-based computing artifacts — hardware, software, magazines, advertisements, and primary documents drawn from the museum's collection.

Artifacts
248
Organizations
104
People
204
Timeline
1987 — 2026
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    248 Items

    aha! software corporation 1995

    aha! InkWriter for Tablets (Promotional Card)

    Pen Computing Magazine 1996

    Pen Computing Magazine – Nov/Dec 1996

    PennWell Corporation 1998
    Portable Design Magazine – January 1998 (Cover)

    Portable Design – January 1998

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

    Pen-Based Computing – June, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 6

    GeoWorks Corporation 1992
    GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Objects - Volume 1, Release 0.8 (Cover)

    GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Objects, Volume 1, Release 0.8 (Documentation)

    EO, Incorporated 1993
    EO, Inc. - Personal Communicator 440 Order Form Letter (John Jerney)

    EO, Inc. – Personal Communicator 440 Letter and Order Form (John Jerney)

    GeoWorks Corporation 1992
    GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Objects - Volume 2, Release 0.8 (Cover)

    GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Objects, Volume 2, Release 0.8 (Documentation)

    Hewlett-Packard 2000

    HP Jornada 720 Handheld PC User’s Guide

    Stylus Publishing 1992
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 2, Number 5 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – December, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 5

    Thaddeus Computing, Inc. 2000

    Pocket PC – November 00 Vol. 3 No. 5

    Avail Technology, Inc. 1994

    Avail Technology – GeoAssist (Newton)

    Metrowerks, Inc. 1997
    Metrowerks, Inc. - Jim Welch Business Card (Front)

    Metrowerks, Inc. – Jim Welch Business Card

    Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

    PDA Developers – Volume 3.1 – Jan/Feb 1995

    Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
    GO Corporation - PenPoint Application Writing Guide (Cover)

    GO Corporation – PenPoint Application Writing Guide

    PenMagic Software Inc. 1993
    PenMagic Numero 2.0 Product Fact Sheet (Front)

    PenMagic Numero 2.0 (Product Fact Sheet)

    Volksware, Inc. 1997
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 7 Number 8 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – November, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 8

    GO Corporation 1992

    GO Corporation Certified Developer Letter

    Philips Electronics 1997

    Philips Velo Pocket Guide (Brochure)

    aha! software corporation 1993

    aha! InkWriter (Maquette)

    GO Corporation 1992

    GO Corporation PenPointers November 1992 (Newsletter)

    Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

    PDA Developers – Volume 3.4 – July/Aug 1995

    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)

    EO, Incorporated 1993
    EO, Inc. - Introducing the EO Personal Communicator Brochure (Front)

    EO, Inc. – Introducing the EO Personal Communicator (Brochure)

    Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

    PDA Developers – Volume 4.6 – Nov/Dec 1996

    aha! InkWriter for Tablets (Promotional Card)

    aha! InkWriter “combined the power of a word processor with the simplicity of writing with a pen,” as Pen Computing Magazine accurately reported.

    August 1995 View Details →

    Pen Computing Magazine – Nov/Dec 1996

    Pen Computing Magazine arrived on the scene in August, 1994 and continued producing well-designed, information-packed issues for several years. Edited by the highly-energetic and personable Conrad H. Blickenstorfer, the magazine…

    November 1996 View Details →
    Portable Design Magazine – January 1998 (Cover)

    Portable Design – January 1998

    This is an original edition of Portable Design magazine. The publication focused on hardware design for portable and handheld systems.

    January 1998 View Details →
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 6 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – June, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 6

    This is an original edition of Pen-Based Computing: The Journal of Stylus Systems, the premier industry newsletter for consumer and industrial stylus-based computing systems. Issues of the newsletter are in…

    June 1996 View Details →
    GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Objects - Volume 1, Release 0.8 (Cover)

    GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Objects, Volume 1, Release 0.8 (Documentation)

    The original Preliminary Documentation Release 0.8 of the GeoWorks GEOS Software Development Kit Objects Volume 1 developer documentation.

    August 1992 View Details →
    EO, Inc. - Personal Communicator 440 Order Form Letter (John Jerney)

    EO, Inc. – Personal Communicator 440 Letter and Order Form (John Jerney)

    Original letter and order form from EO, Inc. sent to John Jerney, Editor of Pen-Based Computing: The Journal of Stylus Systems, containing an early-purchase offer on the EO Personal Communicator…

    March 1993 View Details →
    GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Objects - Volume 2, Release 0.8 (Cover)

    GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Objects, Volume 2, Release 0.8 (Documentation)

    The original Preliminary Documentation Release 0.8 of the GeoWorks GEOS Software Development Kit Objects Volume 2 developer documentation.

    August 1992 View Details →

    HP Jornada 720 Handheld PC User’s Guide

    A detailed and richly-illustrated user’s manual for the popular HP Jornada 720. Hewlett-Packard had an excellent reputation for delivering finely-crafted and superbly-engineered products, and the company’s comprehensive documentation was part…

    July 2000 View Details →
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 2, Number 5 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – December, 1992 – Volume 2, Number 5

    This is an original edition of Pen-Based Computing: The Journal of Stylus Systems, the premier industry newsletter for consumer and industrial stylus-based computing systems. Issues of the newsletter are in…

    December 1992 View Details →

    Pocket PC – November 00 Vol. 3 No. 5

    Pocket PC was a magazine published by Thaddeus Computing covering devices, software, and accessories based on the Microsoft Pocket PC standard. Pocket PC magazine evolved from the company’s earlier newsletter…

    November 2026 View Details →

    Avail Technology – GeoAssist (Newton)

    Essential information for business professionals on the move. GeoAssist provides instant access to essential information: Major cities FlightTrack Telephone calling codes NewtonMail Local Access Numbers Telephone reference numbers Air travel…

    August 1994 View Details →
    Metrowerks, Inc. - Jim Welch Business Card (Front)

    Metrowerks, Inc. – Jim Welch Business Card

    Two-sided business card for Jim Welch, Vice President, Finance & Chief Finance Officer of Metrowerks, Inc.

    August 1997 View Details →

    PDA Developers – Volume 3.1 – Jan/Feb 1995

    PDA Developers, originally PIE Developers, was the premier, independent printed resource for mobile developers in the mid-to-late 1990s. Billing itself as “A Technical Journal for PDA Developers,” each issue contained detailed…

    January 1995 View Details →
    GO Corporation - PenPoint Application Writing Guide (Cover)

    GO Corporation – PenPoint Application Writing Guide

    GO Corporation PenPoint Application Writing Guide, teaches how to write an application for the PenPoint operating system. It begins by introducing the PenPoint operating system and the Application Framework, which…

    March 1992 View Details →
    PenMagic Numero 2.0 Product Fact Sheet (Front)

    PenMagic Numero 2.0 (Product Fact Sheet)

    This is an original product fact sheet from North Vancouver, British Columbia-based PenMagic Software providing a product summary, explaining target users, and describing key features and benefits, among other information.

    June 1993 View Details →
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 7 Number 8 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – November, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 8

    This is an original edition of Pen-Based Computing: The Journal of Stylus Systems, the premier industry newsletter for consumer and industrial stylus-based computing systems. Issues of the newsletter are in…

    November 1997 View Details →

    GO Corporation Certified Developer Letter

    This is the original letter sent to certified PenPoint developers. Note the suggestion from Thom Hogan on how to get started by donning the Certified Developer’s T-shirt!

    September 1992 View Details →

    Philips Velo Pocket Guide (Brochure)

    The Velo 500 Handheld PC was a sleek palmtop computer that literally fit in the palm of your hand. Philips created this life-size folding brochure to highlight just how small…

    August 1997 View Details →
    Gift of Greg Stikeleather, Founder and CEO, aha! software corporation

    aha! InkWriter (Maquette)

    A truly revolutionary product, aha! inkWriter allowed you to work with handwritten text as if you were using a word processor. You could hand write paragraphs, create bullet lists, highlight…

    August 1993 View Details →

    GO Corporation PenPointers November 1992 (Newsletter)

    PenPointers was the official software developers newsletter published by GO Corporation. Issues contained corporate updates, descriptions of new operating system features, hardware compatibility notes, and tips and techniques, among other…

    November 1992 View Details →

    PDA Developers – Volume 3.4 – July/Aug 1995

    PDA Developers, originally PIE Developers, was the premier, independent printed resource for mobile developers in the mid-to-late 1990s. Billing itself as “A Technical Journal for PDA Developers,” each issue contained detailed…

    July 1995 View Details →
    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)

    The original Preliminary Documentation Release 0.8 of the GeoWorks GEOS Software Development Kit Concepts Volume 2 developer documentation.

    August 1992 View Details →
    EO, Inc. - Introducing the EO Personal Communicator Brochure (Front)

    EO, Inc. – Introducing the EO Personal Communicator (Brochure)

    This is the original folded brochure introducing the EO Personal Communicator (both the EO Personal Communicator 440 and the EO Personal Communicator 880). The brochure expanded to reveal the communications…

    April 1993 View Details →

    PDA Developers – Volume 4.6 – Nov/Dec 1996

    PDA Developers, originally PIE Developers, was the premier, independent printed resource for mobile developers in the mid-to-late 1990s. Billing itself as “A Technical Journal for PDA Developers,” each issue contained detailed…

    November 1996 View Details →