PenPoint OS
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The PenPoint OS was a product of GO Corporation and was one of the earliest operating systems written specifically for graphical tablets and personal digital assistants. It ran on AT&T's EO Personal Communicator as well as a number of Intel x86 powered Tablet PCs including IBM's ThinkPad 700T series, NCR's 3125, and some of GRiD Systems' pen-based portables.
Developers of the PenPoint OS included Robert Carr, who was involved with the Alto computer at Xerox PARC.
Further reading
- R. Carr, D. Shafer, The Power of PenPoint, ISBN 0201577631, Addison Wesley, 1991.
- Jerry Kaplan, Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure, ISBN 0140257314, Penguin, 1996.
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