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Every artifact.

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

Artifacts
232
Organizations
104
People
204
Timeline
1987 — 2026
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    232 Items

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

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

    EO, Incorporated 1992

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

    Palmtop Publications 1999
    Palmtop Journal – Issue 25 (Cover)

    Palmtop – Issue 25

    Palmtop Publications 1997
    Palmtop Journal - Issue 12 (Cover)

    Palmtop – Issue 12

    Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

    PDA Developers – Volume 4.4 – July/August 1996

    PenMagic Software Inc. 1993
    PenMagic LetterExpress 1.1 Product-Fact Sheet (Front)

    PenMagic LetterExpress 1.1 (Product Fact Sheet)

    aha! software corporation 1993

    aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows

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

    Texas Micro – The Soldier’s Computer (Brochure)

    Apple Computer, Inc. 1997

    Apple Newton Connection Utilities User’s Manual (for the Macintosh Operating System)

    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. 1995
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 1 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – January, 1995 – Volume 5, Number 1

    Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. 2001

    Rolodex Electronics Personal Digital Assistant RF-8110

    Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
    PenPoint Programming (Cover)

    PenPoint Programming (Book)

    Communication Intelligence Corp. 1997
    Communication Intelligence Corp. - QuickNotes 2.0 Windows CE User's Guide (Cover)

    Communication Intelligence Corp. – QuickNotes 2.0 Package Windows CE (Shrinkwrapped)

    Palmtop Publications 2000
    Palmtop Journal – Issue 29 (Cover)

    Palmtop – Issue 29

    AP Professional 1997

    Programming for the Newton Using Windows (Book)

    Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. 1992

    Fujitsu PoqetPad Read Me First!

    Pen Computing Magazine 1997
    Pen Computing Magazine – December 1997 (Cover)

    Pen Computing Magazine – December 1997

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

    Pen-Based Computing – November, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 9

    Macmillan Digital Publishing USA 1997
    Business Plus Pack for PalmPilot (Front)

    MacMillan Business Plus Pack for PalmPilot

    Volksware, Inc. 1996
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 5 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – April, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 5

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

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

    Horizon House Publications, Inc. 1994
    Microwave Journal – January 1994 (Cover)

    Microwave Journal – January 1994

    EO, Incorporated 1993
    EO, Inc. - Personal Communicator 440/880 Brochure - Photocopy (Front)

    EO, Inc. – Personal Communicator 440/880 Brochure (Photocopy)

    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 8 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – September/October, 1994 – Volume 4, 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…

    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 →
    Palmtop Journal – Issue 25 (Cover)

    Palmtop – Issue 25

    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…

    September 1999 View Details →
    Palmtop Journal - Issue 12 (Cover)

    Palmtop – Issue 12

    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 extremely…

    May 1997 View Details →

    PDA Developers – Volume 4.4 – July/August 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…

    July 1996 View Details →
    PenMagic LetterExpress 1.1 Product-Fact Sheet (Front)

    PenMagic LetterExpress 1.1 (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 →
    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 →
    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 →

    Apple Newton Connection Utilities User’s Manual (for the Macintosh Operating System)

    A user manual that was originally included with the Apple Newton MessagePad 2000.

    July 1997 View Details →
    GRiD Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing 1.0 User’s Guide (Cover)

    GRiD Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing 1.0 User’s Guide

    This is a Microsoft-authored user’s guide for using Windows for Pen Computing 1.0 with GRiD computers.

    July 1992 View Details →
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 1 (Cover)

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

    January 1995 View Details →
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    Rolodex Electronics Personal Digital Assistant RF-8110

    A lower-priced competitor to the Palm Pilot, this device followed the form factor of the ground-breaking Pilot while adopting a tap-and-choose model for text entry.

    July 2026 View Details →
    PenPoint Programming (Cover)

    PenPoint Programming (Book)

    PenPoint Programming was a hands-on programming tutorial by Andy Novobilski, published by Addison-Wesley, teaching developers how to build applications for GO Corporation’s PenPoint operating system. The book introduced PenPoint from…

    July 1992 View Details →
    Communication Intelligence Corp. - QuickNotes 2.0 Windows CE User's Guide (Cover)

    Communication Intelligence Corp. – QuickNotes 2.0 Package Windows CE (Shrinkwrapped)

    QuickNotes 2.0 was an electronic note-taking application for Microsoft Windows CE handheld computers, published by Communication Intelligence Corporation (CIC) of Redwood Shores, California. Designed to mirror the feel of pen…

    July 1997 View Details →
    Palmtop Journal – Issue 29 (Cover)

    Palmtop – Issue 29

    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…

    June 2026 View Details →

    Programming for the Newton Using Windows (Book)

    A comprehensive book explaining how to create Newton applications using NewtonScript on Microsoft Windows-based computers.

    July 1997 View Details →

    Fujitsu PoqetPad Read Me First!

    July 1992 View Details →
    Pen Computing Magazine – December 1997 (Cover)

    Pen Computing Magazine – December 1997

    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…

    December 1997 View Details →
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 9 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – November, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 9

    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 1994 View Details →
    Business Plus Pack for PalmPilot (Front)

    MacMillan Business Plus Pack for PalmPilot

    This is a set of business productivity applications for the PalmPilot series of handheld organizers. The software includes a financial calculator (FCPlus by Infinity Softworks), an expense tracker (MicroMoney Lite…

    July 1997 View Details →
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 5 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – April, 1996 – Volume 6, 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 1996 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 →
    Microwave Journal – January 1994 (Cover)

    Microwave Journal – January 1994

    Microwave Journal delivered timely information to hardware designers and communications company executives, featuring articles ranging from business opportunities in satellite-based communication services to PCS voltage-controlled oscillator technology. Note the Apple…

    January 1994 View Details →
    EO, Inc. - Personal Communicator 440/880 Brochure - Photocopy (Front)

    EO, Inc. – Personal Communicator 440/880 Brochure (Photocopy)

    This is a photocopy provided by EO, Inc. to press and industry analysts outlining the features and technical specifications of the EO Personal Communicator 440 and EO Personal Communicator 880.…

    April 1993 View Details →