Artifacts
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Artifacts
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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.
244 Items
Volksware, Inc.
1996
Pen-Based Computing – January, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 1
PennWell Corporation
1998
Portable Design – January 1998
aha! software corporation
1994
aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Quick Reference
Young Ideas Software Design Services
1993
Young Ideas Software Design Services (Pamphlet)
Volksware, Inc.
1997
Pen-Based Computing – May-June, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 5
Avail Technology, Inc.
1994
Avail Technology Free TapWorks Software (Coupon)
Volksware, Inc.
1996
Pen-Based Computing – June, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 6
Texas Microsystems, Inc.
1995
Texas Micro – The Soldier’s Computer (Brochure)
Apple Computer, Inc.
1994
Apple Newton MessagePad Handbook
GO Corporation
1992
GO Corporation – Getting Started with PenPoint (Version 1.0)
Creative Digital, Inc.
1994
PIE Developers – Volume 2.4 – July, 1994
aha! software corporation
1993
aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows
Horizon House Publications, Inc.
1994
Microwave Journal – January 1994
Pen Computing Magazine
1999
Pen Computing Magazine – October 1999
EO, Incorporated
1992
EO Incorporated – Lookup Guide: To the EO Personal Communicator
Volksware, Inc.
1997
Pen-Based Computing – January, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 1
Stylus Publishing
1991
Pen-Based Computing – January 22, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 1
Stylus Publishing
1993
Pen-Based Computing – June, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 3
WPDO
1993
WPDO Meeting Improvement Questionnaire (February 11, 1993)
Hewlett-Packard
2000
HP Jornada 720 Handheld PC User’s Guide
Peterborough, Inc.
1987
Portable 100 – September 1987
GO Corporation
1992
GO Corporation Certified Developer Letter
Apple Computer, Inc.
1994
Apple Newton MessagePad 120 Package
Volksware, Inc.
1994
Pen-Based Computing – September/October, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 8
Pen-Based Computing – January, 1996 – Volume 6, 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…
Portable Design – January 1998
This is an original edition of Portable Design magazine. The publication focused on hardware design for portable and handheld systems.
Gift of Greg Stikeleather, Founder and CEO, aha! software corporation
aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Quick Reference
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…
Young Ideas Software Design Services (Pamphlet)
With the introduction of GO Corp.’s PenPoint operating system and Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing, a number of consulting and services emerged to help clients create pen-optimized applications. Young Ideas,…
Pen-Based Computing – May-June, 1997 – Volume 7, 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…
Avail Technology Free TapWorks Software (Coupon)
This is a coupon offering a free copy of TapWorks to all people who purchased an Apple Newton MessagePad between July 1, 1994 and September 30, 1994. TapWorks was the…
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…
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…
Apple Newton MessagePad Handbook
This is the original handbook included with the Apple Newton MessagePad.
GO Corporation – Getting Started with PenPoint (Version 1.0)
This is the original getting started guide included with the PenPoint operating system.
PIE Developers – Volume 2.4 – July, 1994
PIE Developers, later PDA Developers, was the premier, independent printed resource for PDA developers in the mid-to-late 1990s. Originally billing itself as “A Technical Journal for Newton Developers,” early issues…
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…
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…
Pen Computing Magazine – October 1999
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…
EO Incorporated – Lookup Guide: To the EO Personal Communicator
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…
Pen-Based Computing – January, 1997 – Volume 7, 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…
Pen-Based Computing – January 22, 1991 – Volume 1, 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…
Pen-Based Computing – June, 1993 – Volume 3, 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…
WPDO Meeting Improvement Questionnaire (February 11, 1993)
This questionnaire was handed out at the February 11, 1993 Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization meeting at GO Corp’s headquarters in Foster City, California.
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…
Portable 100 – September 1987
This original issue of Portable 100 magazine was on newsstands on the same month as the founding of GO Corporation in 1987. While this magazine didn’t address pen-based computing directly,…
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!
Apple Newton MessagePad 120 Package
The Apple Newton MessagePad 120 was introduced in late 1994 and early 1995 and discontinued in June 1996. Based on the ARM 610 (20 MHz) processor, the device featured handwriting…
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…