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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
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    248 Items

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

    MacMillan Plus Pack for PalmPilot

    Volksware, Inc. 1994
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 6 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – July, 1994 – Volume 4, Number 6

    Apple Computer, Inc. 1994

    Apple Newton MessagePad Handbook

    GO Corporation 1993
    GO Corporation - Catalog of Products and Services (Letter)

    GO Corporation – Catalog of Products and Services (Letter)

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

    Microwave Journal – January 1994

    Apple Computer, Inc. 1994
    Apple Newton MessagePad 120 (Package) Temporary Image

    Apple Newton MessagePad 120 Package

    Volksware, Inc. 1995
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 5, Number 6 (Cover)

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

    Stylus Publishing 1991
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 4 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – August, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 4

    Avail Technology, Inc. 1994
    Avail Technology – Free TapWorks Software Coupon (Front)

    Avail Technology Free TapWorks Software (Coupon)

    GO Corporation 1993

    GO Corporation PenPointers June 1993 (Newsletter)

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

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

    Palmtop Publications 2001
    Palmtop Journal – Issue 35 (Cover)

    Palmtop – Issue 35

    WPDO 1992

    Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization (WPDO) Meeting Notice – July 23, 1992

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1993

    The AT&T EO Travel Companion (Book)

    General Magic, Inc. 1996
    General Magic Visitor's Badge (John Jerney, 10/25/96)

    General Magic Visitor’s Badge (John Jerney, 10/25/1996)

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

    Pen-Based Computing – January, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 1

    Pen Computing Magazine 1999

    Pen Computing Magazine – September 1999

    GO Corporation 1991

    GO Corporation – The PenPoint Technical Papers

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

    Pen Computing Magazine – December 1997

    WPDO 1993
    WPDO Meeting Improvement Questionnaire (February 11, 1993)

    WPDO Meeting Improvement Questionnaire (February 11, 1993)

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

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

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

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

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

    GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Swat, Release 0.8 (Documentation)

    GO Corporation 1991

    GO Corporation – Installing PenPoint Demo Release, Beta Phase 2

    MacMillan Plus Pack for PalmPilot Package (Front)

    MacMillan Plus Pack for PalmPilot

    This is a set of personal productivity applications for the PalmPilot series of handheld organizers. The software includes a financial calculator, golf tracker (GolfTrac), games, quick notes application (Scribble 2.3),…

    August 1997 View Details →
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 4, Number 6 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – July, 1994 – Volume 4, 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…

    July 1994 View Details →

    Apple Newton MessagePad Handbook

    This is the original handbook included with the Apple Newton MessagePad.

    August 1994 View Details →
    GO Corporation - Catalog of Products and Services (Letter)

    GO Corporation – Catalog of Products and Services (Letter)

    This is the original letter sent by GO Corp. to developers in May, 1993 requesting information about products and services that should be included in the revised edition of the…

    May 1993 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 →
    Apple Newton MessagePad 120 (Package) Temporary Image

    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: Volume 5, Number 6 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – June, 1995 – Volume 5, 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 1995 View Details →
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 4 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – August, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 4

    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…

    August 1991 View Details →
    Avail Technology – Free TapWorks Software Coupon (Front)

    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…

    August 1994 View Details →

    GO Corporation PenPointers June 1993 (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…

    June 1993 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 →
    Palmtop Journal – Issue 35 (Cover)

    Palmtop – Issue 35

    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 2026 View Details →

    Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization (WPDO) Meeting Notice – July 23, 1992

    This is an original meeting notice for the July 23, 1992 gathering of the Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization at GO Corporation’s headquarters in Foster City, California. This was distributed on…

    August 1992 View Details →
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    The AT&T EO Travel Companion (Book)

    “Beam me up, Scottie–I’ve got the new AT&T EO Personal Communicator!” announces the back cover. The enthusiasm is clear. Here was the first device to fully integrate a notebook user…

    August 1993 View Details →
    General Magic Visitor's Badge (John Jerney, 10/25/96)

    General Magic Visitor’s Badge (John Jerney, 10/25/1996)

    An original visitor’s badge to General Magic’s Sunnyvale headquarters on North Mary Ave. The badge was assigned to John Jerney, Editor of Pen-Based Computing newsletter and Publisher of mobilis: the…

    October 1996 View Details →
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 1 (Cover)

    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…

    January 1996 View Details →

    Pen Computing Magazine – September 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…

    September 1999 View Details →

    GO Corporation – The PenPoint Technical Papers

    The PenPoint Technical Papers describes GO Corporation’s “unique approach to serving the needs of mobile computer users.” The softcover, Xerox-printed document was targeted at members of the Software Entrepreneurs Forum,…

    November 1991 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 →
    WPDO Meeting Improvement Questionnaire (February 11, 1993)

    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.

    February 1993 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…

    March 1993 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 →
    GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Swat, Release 0.8 (Cover)

    GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Swat, Release 0.8 (Documentation)

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

    August 1992 View Details →

    GO Corporation – Installing PenPoint Demo Release, Beta Phase 2

    A 15-page, single-sided, laser-printed document presenting three scenarios for installing the PenPoint demo release (PenPoint Beta Phase 2).

    June 1991 View Details →