Pen-Based Computing Alumni
Reconnect with the people who built pen computing.
A place for the engineers, designers, founders, and writers of the stylus era to find old colleagues — and to put the definitive oral history of that time on the record.
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From the museum
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EO, Inc. – Introducing the EO Personal Communicator (Brochure)
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Personal Electronics News, Issue 16, March/April 1994
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PenMagic Ships Upgrade to LetterExpress (Press Release)
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Palmtop – Issue 34
Metrowerks begins shipping CodeWarrior for Palm OS platform, Version 8.0, development tools, the industry-leading commercial applications toolset for Palm OS platform and Springboard module developers.
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Metrowerks Ships Next Generation of CodeWarrior Development Tools for Palm OS Platform
October 17, 2001
New CodeWarrior toolset for Palm OS platform with ARM Core Compiler enables faster creation of Palm OS 5 ARMlet application.
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Metrowerks Makes Transition to Palm OS 5 Platform Easy for Developers
December 16, 2002
Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded an engineer.
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Handspring Founder Jeff Hawkins Elected to National Academy of Engineering
March 20, 2003
The winning “Cool Trak” design measures statistics for bicycle enthusiasts.
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Xilinx, Handspring, And Portable Design Magazine Announce Winner Of The “Cool Module” Design Contest
September 4, 2001
Were you there?
If you helped build the pen-computing era — at a workstation, a startup, a magazine, or a trade-show booth — there is a seat for you here. Accounts are linked to the museum’s record of the people who were in the room.
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