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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
228
Organizations
104
People
204
Timeline
1987 — 2026
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    228 Items

    Volksware, Inc. 1995
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 2 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – February, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 2

    Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

    PDA Developers East ’95 Conference Details (Pamphlet)

    Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

    Creative Digital – ViewFrame (Newton)

    Software Partners, Inc. 1994
    Software Partners, Inc. - FreeStyle Version 1.0 Package (Front)

    Software Partners, Inc. – FreeStyle Version 1.0 (Magic Cap)

    Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

    PDA Developers – Volume 4.5 – Sept/Oct 1996

    WPDO 1993
    Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization - Available Videotapes - July 8, 1993 (Page 1)

    Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization – Available Videotapes (July 8, 1993)

    Palm Computing, Inc. 1994

    Palm Graffiti (for Newton) Package

    3Com Corporation 1998

    3Com Palm V Modem – IBM WordPad c3

    GO Corporation 1992

    GO Corporation 1993 Catalog of Product and Services Participation Request Form

    Casio, Inc. 1998

    Casio Cassiopeia A-20 8MB (Brochure)

    Volksware, Inc. 1995
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 5 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – May, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 5

    GO Corporation 1992

    GO Corporation – Getting Started with PenPoint (Version 1.0)

    Stylus Publishing 1993
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 1 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – February, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 1

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

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

    Palmtop Publications 2001
    Palmtop Journal – Issue 37 (Cover)

    Palmtop – Issue 37

    Texas Microsystems, Inc. 1995
    Texas Micro – The Soldier’s Computer (Brochure)

    Texas Micro – The Soldier’s Computer (Brochure)

    IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. 1999

    Palm Computing for Dummies (Book)

    EO, Incorporated 1992

    EO Incorporated – The World of Messaging: An Introduction to Personal Communication

    Volksware, Inc. 1995
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 3 (Cover)

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

    Palm, Inc. 2000

    Palm Portable Keyboard (V Series)

    Volksware, Inc. 1995
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 7 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – July, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 7

    GO Corporation 1992

    GO Corporation PenPoint Developer Programs – SDK 1.0 Beta Phase 2 (Open Me First) Package

    Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
    GO Corporation - PenPoint Architectural Reference - Volume I (Cover)

    GO Corporation – PenPoint Architectural Reference – Volume I

    aha! software corporation 1993

    aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows

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

    Pen-Based Computing – February, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 2

    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…

    February 1995 View Details →

    PDA Developers East ’95 Conference Details (Pamphlet)

    This is the original conference program issued by Creative Digital, Inc. for the PDA Developers East ’95 conference.

    July 1995 View Details →

    Creative Digital – ViewFrame (Newton)

    Debugging and Exploration Tool for Newton Devices ViewFrame is a set of Newton-resident programs for exploring and debugging Newton software. ViewFrame lets you browse a Newton’s complete object space, forward…

    July 1995 View Details →
    Software Partners, Inc. - FreeStyle Version 1.0 Package (Front)

    Software Partners, Inc. – FreeStyle Version 1.0 (Magic Cap)

    FreeStyle allowed Magic Cap users to build client-side applications quickly without programming. The software offered powerful data entry components that simplified program development.

    July 1994 View Details →

    PDA Developers – Volume 4.5 – Sept/Oct 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…

    September 1996 View Details →
    Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization - Available Videotapes - July 8, 1993 (Page 1)

    Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization – Available Videotapes (July 8, 1993)

    Original four-page printed Available Videotapes catalog, dated July 8, 1993, and issued by the Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization (WPDO). The catalog offered eighteen recorded sessions for sale to PenPoint developers.…

    July 1993 View Details →

    Palm Graffiti (for Newton) Package

    Graffiti was a single-stroke shorthand handwriting recognition system developed by Jeff Hawkins (Palm Computing). By using a simpler alphabet, computers could easily recognize handwriting. Hawkins believed that people would take…

    July 1994 View Details →

    3Com Palm V Modem – IBM WordPad c3

    This is a snap-on modem for the Palm V/IBM WorkPad c3 PC Companion that enabled you to “send and receive e-mail on the road in less than a minutes —…

    July 1998 View Details →

    GO Corporation 1993 Catalog of Product and Services Participation Request Form

    This is a participation request form soliciting input from developers and publishers for the Go Corporation 1993 Catalog of Products and Services.

    July 1992 View Details →

    Casio Cassiopeia A-20 8MB (Brochure)

    The Cassiopeia was an amazing palmtop computer that literally fit in the palm of your hand. Running Microsoft Windows CE, these devices were collectively known as Handheld PCs. Casio created…

    July 1998 View Details →
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 5 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – May, 1995 – Volume 5, 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…

    May 1995 View Details →

    GO Corporation – Getting Started with PenPoint (Version 1.0)

    This is the original getting started guide included with the PenPoint operating system.

    July 1992 View Details →
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 1 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – February, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 1

    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…

    February 1993 View Details →
    GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Concepts - Volume 1, Release 0.8 (Cover)

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

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

    July 1992 View Details →
    Palmtop Journal – Issue 37 (Cover)

    Palmtop – Issue 37

    Palmtop: The journal for today’s Psion user was the premier glossy magazine for Psion users. Published and edited by Steve Clack, the magazine was distinctive in its diminutive size and…

    July 2026 View Details →
    Texas Micro – The Soldier’s Computer (Brochure)

    Texas Micro – The Soldier’s Computer (Brochure)

    This is an original color-reproduction, single-sheet brochure showing the Grunt II pen-based computer. Introduced in 1994 and intended for military use, the device was rebranded as the Hardbody Handheld PC…

    July 1995 View Details →

    Palm Computing for Dummies (Book)

    A comprehensive guide to using Palm handheld devices.

    July 1999 View Details →

    EO Incorporated – The World of Messaging: An Introduction to Personal Communication

    This messaging guide was part of the set of learning and reference resources that came with an EO Personal Communicator. The other items in the series included: Getting Started with…

    July 1993 View Details →
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 3 (Cover)

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

    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…

    March 1995 View Details →

    Palm Portable Keyboard (V Series)

    This is a portable keyboard for Palm V Series handheld devices. The keyboard expands to full size, yet folds down to “fit in your pocket.”.

    July 2026 View Details →
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 7 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – July, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 7

    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…

    July 1995 View Details →
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    GO Corporation PenPoint Developer Programs – SDK 1.0 Beta Phase 2 (Open Me First) Package

    This is the “Open Me First” envelope package that accompanied the PenPoint SDK 1.0 Beta Phase 2 software development kit.

    July 1992 View Details →
    GO Corporation - PenPoint Architectural Reference - Volume I (Cover)

    GO Corporation – PenPoint Architectural Reference – Volume I

    GO Corporation PenPoint Architectural Reference, Volume I, which provides a comprehensive description of the PenPoint Application Programming Interface (API). This volume describes the functions and messages used to manipulate classes,…

    April 1992 View Details →
    Gift of Steve Kusmer, Vice President of Engineering, aha! software corporation.

    aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows

    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…

    July 1994 View Details →