PenPoint OS
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The PenPoint OS was one of the earliest operating systems written specifically for graphical tablets and personal digital assistants. It was a product of GO Corporation. PenPoint OS ran on AT&T Corporation's EO Personal Communicator and a number of Intel x86 powered tablet PCs including IBM's ThinkPad 700T series, NCR's 3125, 3130 and some of GRiD Systems' pen-based portables. It was never widely adopted.
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Developer | GO Corporation |
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Working state | Abandoned |
Source model | Closed source |
Initial release | 1991; 33 years ago (1991) |
Marketing target | Tablet computer |
Available in | English |
Platforms | EO Personal Communicator, IBM's ThinkPad 700T series, NCR's 3125, 3130 and some of GRiD Systems' pen-based portables |
Default user interface | Graphical user interface |
License | Proprietary |
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Developers of the PenPoint OS included Robert Carr, who was involved with the Alto computer at Xerox PARC. He commissioned Dr. Tinker, the naming service company of Mark Beaulieu who generated the name 'PenPoint', using proprietary algorithms.