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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

    Dauphin Technology, Inc. 1993
    Dauphin Technologies DTR-1 (photo CC by Shelby-Jueden)

    Dauphin Technology – DTR-1

    GO Corporation 1992

    GO Corporation Correspondence – Quick Start Program (April 2, 1992)

    Stylus Publishing 1993
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 2 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – April, 1993 – Volume 3, Number 2

    Apple Computer, Inc. 1994
    Apple Newton MessagePad – Getting Through the Day … (Brochure) – 1

    Apple Newton MessagePad Getting Through the Day … (Brochure)

    Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

    Creative Digital – ViewFrame (Newton)

    Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

    PDA Developers East ’95 Conference Details (Pamphlet)

    Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1992
    PenPoint Programming (Cover)

    PenPoint Programming (Book)

    GO Corporation 1992

    GO Corporation Correspondence – PenPoint SDK 1.0a (May 29, 1992)

    Creative Digital, Inc. 1996

    PDA Developers – Volume 4.2 – March/April 1996

    aha! software corporation 1993
    aha! InkWriter Application Disk Version 1.01 - PenPoint 386 Hobbit (Front)

    aha! InkWriter Application Disk Version 1.01 (PenPoint 386/486 and Hobbit)

    GO Corporation 1992

    GO Corporation PenPoint Quick Reference

    Volksware, Inc. 1996
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 12 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – December, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 12

    aha! software corporation 1994
    aha! software corp. - InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Application Example (Page 1)

    aha! software corp. – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Application Examples

    Palmtop Publications 1999
    Palmtop Journal – Issue 25 (Cover)

    Palmtop – Issue 25

    PenWorld, Incorporated 1994
    Personal Electronics News - Issue 17 - May/June 1994 (Cover)

    Personal Electronics News, Issue 17, May/June 1994

    Volksware, Inc. 1996
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 7 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – July, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 7

    PennWell Corporation 2000

    Handspring Add-On & Accessories Catalog

    Stylus Publishing 1991
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 6 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – November 11, 1991 – Volume 1, Number 6

    aha! software corporation 1994
    aha! InkWriter 2.0 Windows Yellow Maquette (Front)

    aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Yellow Maquette)

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

    Pen-Based Computing – September/October, 1997 – Volume 7, Number 7

    GeoWorks Corporation 1992
    GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Objects - Volume 3, Release 0.8 (Cover)

    GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Objects, Volume 3, Release 0.8 (Documentation)

    Creative Digital, Inc. 1995

    Creative Digital Systems – PDA Developers East ’95 (Press Release)

    Palmtop Publications 2001
    Palmtop Journal – Issue 34 (Cover)

    Palmtop – Issue 34

    aha! software corporation 1994
    aha! software corporation - InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Press Kit

    aha! software corporation – aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Press Kit

    Dauphin Technologies DTR-1 (photo CC by Shelby-Jueden)

    Dauphin Technology – DTR-1

    The Dauphin DTR-1 was an Intel 80486-based mobile computer that, at 2.5lbs, offered both pen- and keyboard-based input, along with supporting a wide range of desktop accessories.

    August 1993 View Details →

    GO Corporation Correspondence – Quick Start Program (April 2, 1992)

    A letter on GO Corporation stationery from Arjen Maarleveld, Manager Developer Relations, about the GO Quick Start program for promoting learnability of PenPoint applications.

    April 1992 View Details →
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 3, Number 2 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – April, 1993 – Volume 3, 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…

    April 1993 View Details →
    Apple Newton MessagePad – Getting Through the Day … (Brochure) – 1

    Apple Newton MessagePad Getting Through the Day … (Brochure)

    This is an original brochure showcasing the new Apple Newton MessagePad, describing how the device might have fit into your business life.

    August 1994 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…

    August 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.

    August 1995 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…

    August 1992 View Details →

    GO Corporation Correspondence – PenPoint SDK 1.0a (May 29, 1992)

    A letter on GO Corporation stationery from Arjen Maarleveld, Manager Developer Relations, about the final user release disks for the PenPoint (for developers). It’s interesting to note that GO requested…

    May 1992 View Details →

    PDA Developers – Volume 4.2 – March/April 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…

    March 1996 View Details →
    aha! InkWriter Application Disk Version 1.01 - PenPoint 386 Hobbit (Front)
    Gift of Greg Stikeleather, Founder and CEO, aha! software corporation

    aha! InkWriter Application Disk Version 1.01 (PenPoint 386/486 and Hobbit)

    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 PenPoint Quick Reference

    This is the original quick reference document included with the PenPoint operating system.

    August 1992 View Details →
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 12 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – December, 1996 – Volume 6, Number 12

    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 1996 View Details →
    aha! software corp. - InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Application Example (Page 1)

    aha! software corp. – InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Application Examples

    Original aha! software corporation InkWriter 2.0 for Windows printed application examples.

    June 1994 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 →
    Personal Electronics News - Issue 17 - May/June 1994 (Cover)

    Personal Electronics News, Issue 17, May/June 1994

    Personal Electronics News was the original glossy newsstand-available magazine dedicated to pen-based computing systems. Edited and published by the very knowledgable and affable John Wagoner, the magazine was an early…

    May 1994 View Details →
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 6, Number 7 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – July, 1996 – Volume 6, 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 1996 View Details →

    Handspring Add-On & Accessories Catalog

    This is a small printed catalog of add-ons and accessories for the Handspring personal digital assistant.

    August 2026 View Details →
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 1, Number 6 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – November 11, 1991 – Volume 1, 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…

    November 1991 View Details →
    aha! InkWriter 2.0 Windows Yellow Maquette (Front)
    Gift of Greg Stikeleather, Founder and CEO, aha! software corporation

    aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows (Yellow 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 1994 View Details →
    Pen-Based Computing: Volume 7 Number 7 (Cover)

    Pen-Based Computing – September/October, 1997 – Volume 7, 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…

    GeoWorks, Inc. - GEOS Software Development Kit Objects - Volume 3, Release 0.8 (Cover)

    GeoWorks, Inc. – GEOS Software Development Kit Objects, Volume 3, Release 0.8 (Documentation)

    The original Preliminary Documentation Release 0.8 of the GeoWorks GEOS Software Development Kit Objects Volume 3 developer documentation.

    August 1992 View Details →

    Creative Digital Systems – PDA Developers East ’95 (Press Release)

    This is the original press release issued by Creative Digital Systems for the PDA Developers East ’95 conference, held in Framingham, Massachusetts on August 6-7, 1995. The well-attended event was…

    April 1995 View Details →
    Palmtop Journal – Issue 34 (Cover)

    Palmtop – Issue 34

    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 →
    aha! software corporation - InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Press Kit

    aha! software corporation – aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows Press Kit

    Original aha! InkWriter 2.0 for Windows press kit.

    June 1994 View Details →