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], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]; and revenue, [>], [>], [>], [>]; by sweat equity, [>]; Taiwanese, [>]–[>], [>], [>]; total amount of, [>]; by venture capitalists, [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]
Fisher, Alan, [>]–[>]
Fisher, Ron, [>], [>]
Flat-panel displays, [>]
Foundation for Educational Software auction, [>]
Frink, Lloyd, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]
Furneaux, Jim, [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
Gassée, Jean-Louis, [>], [>]–[>]
Gates, Bill: and competitive strategies at Microsoft, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>]; promotion of Windows projects by, [>], [>]–[>]
General Magic, [>], [>], [>], [>]
“Glue” ASIC, [>]
GO Corp.: auction of materials from, [>], [>]; board of directors of, [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>]; company mascots, [>]–[>]; company-mission statement for, [>]; corporate rhythm of, [>]–[>]; executive staff of, [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]; financing of, [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>]; first working session of, [>]; formal business plan for, [>], [>]; founding of, [>], [>]–[>]; goals of, [>], [>]–[>]; incorporation of, [>]; initial development team for, [>]–[>]; initial public offering (IPO) for, [>], [>]; insurance for, [>]; layoffs at, [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>]; licensing agreements from, [>]–[>]; logo for, [>]–[>]; management principles at, [>]–[>], [>]; marketing by, [>], [>]; merger with EO Corp., [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]; naming of, [>], [>]; offices for, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]; partnership with AT&T, [>], [>]–[>]; partnership with IBM, [>]–[>], [>]–[>]; parts suppliers for, [>]–[>], [>]; potential customers for, [>], [>]; preparations for merger with EO Corp., [>]–[>]; product development schedule at, [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]; proposed sale of, [>]–[>]; publicity for, [>], [>]–[>], [>]; reorganization of, [>]–[>]; revenue of, [>], [>], [>], [>]; server for, [>]; staff for, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>]; State Farm Request for Proposal (RFP) to, [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>]; strategy review for, [>]–[>]; technical team for, [>]–[>], [>]; valuations of, [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
GOLD chip, [>]–[>], [>]
Grid Corp., [>], [>], [>], [>]
Grove, Andy, [>], [>]–[>], [>]
Hammel, Paul, [>]–[>]
Handwriting-recognition software: and ASCII text conversion, [>], [>], [>]; consultation with experts, [>], [>], [>]–[>]; IBM research on, [>]; importance of, [>]; Microsoft research on, [>]–[>]; problems with, [>], [>]–[>]; speed of, [>]
Hansche, Lance, [>]–[>]
Hardware development, [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>]
Hauser, Hermann, [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]
Hearst, Will, [>], [>], [>]
Hewlett Packard, [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>]
Hillis, Danny, [>]
Hoag, Jay, [>], [>]
Hobbit RISC chips (AT&T), [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Homer, Mike, [>]; comparison of Penpoint to Newton, [>], [>]; at EO Corp., [>], [>], [>]; and GO Corp.’s partnership with AT&T, [>], [>]; and Newton sales training, [>]–[>]; and layoffs at GO Corp, [>]; recruitment of, [>]–[>]; and switch to RISC chips, [>]–[>]
IBM: acquisition of Metaphor by, [>]; alliance with Apple, [>], [>]–[>]; competition from, [>]; contract with, [>]–[>]; corporate culture of, [>]; corporate headquarters for, [>]–[>]; delivery schedule to, [>]; financial problems at, [>], [>]; loan from, [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]; mainframe computers, [>], [>], [>]; management committee of, [>]; partnership with GO Corp., [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>]; pen computers and software from, [>], [>], [>]; proposed acquisition of GO Corp. by, [>]–[>], [>]; State Farm Request for Proposal (RFP) to, [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>]; T J. Watson Research Labs, [>]
IBM PS-LOB (personal systems line of business), [>]
IBM Thinkpad, [>], [>], [>], [>]
Independent software vendors (ISVs), [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
InfoWorld, [>]
Initial public offering (IPO), [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Intel Corp., [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>]. See also Microprocessor chips
Intellectual property: as collateral for deal with IBM, [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>]; protection of, [>], [>], [>], [>]
Interval Research, [>]
Intuit (company), [>]
Investment banks, [>], [>], [>]
Japan: GO Corp. office in, [>]; parts suppliers in, [>]–[>]
Jobs, Steve, [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Johnson, Al, [>]–[>], [>]
Joshi, Dr., [>]–[>]
Joy, Bill, [>]
Kalb, John, [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>]
Kaleida’s Script-X, [>]
Kaplan, Jerry: activities following termination at GO Corp., [>]–[>]; as CEO of GO Corp., [>]; and demonstration of prototype, [>]–[>]; description of, [>]; diary maintained by, [>]; at first working session, [>]–[>]; last days at GO Corp., [>]–[>]; marriage of, [>], [>]; parents of, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>]; personal goals of, [>]–[>]; Ph.D. work of, [>]–[>], [>], [>]; and product launch, [>]–[>]; on publicity tour, [>]; reaching burnout, [>]; recruitment of Carr and Doren by, [>]–[>]; search for willing buyer for GO Corp., [>], [>]–[>]
Kaplan, Layne, [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>]
Kaplan, Mickey, [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]
Kaplan, Murray, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]
Kapor, Mitchell: and ON, [>], [>]; changing values of, [>]–[>]; defection of, [>]; description of, [>]; as financial backer of GO Corp., [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]; and founding of GO Corp., [>]–[>]; personal jet of, [>]–[>], [>], [>]; as a prolific note taker, [>]; research in artificial intelligence by, [>]–[>]; start of Lotus by, [>]–[>]
Kavner, Bob, [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Kaye, Gary, [>], [>]
Keyboards, elimination of, [>]–[>], [>], [>]
Khosla, Vinod: at Agenda, [>]–[>]; and EO—GO merger, [>], [>], [>]; as financial backer of GO Corp., [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]; and negotiation of IBM partnership deal, [>]–[>], [>]; and GO’s ongoing financial problems, [>]; and proposed sale of GO Corp., [>]; reorganization of EO Corp. following merger, [>]; and RISC architecture for Penpoint, [>], [>]–[>]
King, Sue, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Kinser, Dave, [>], [>]
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KP), [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>]; limited partners of, [>]–[>]
Knowledge Navigator, [>]
Komisar, Randy, [>]; and EO—GO merger, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]; and financing from AT&T, [>]–[>]; and GO’s financial problems, [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>]–[>]; hiring of, [>]; and IBM loan, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>]; at LucasArts, [>]; and problems with EO Corp., [>]; and proposed sale of GO Corp., [>]; and switch to RISC chips, [>]–[>]
Lacroute, Bernie, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Lamond, Pierre, [>]
Laptop computers. See Portable computers
Lead investors, searches for, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]
Ledbetter, Carl, [>], [>]
Legal counsel. See Corporate law and lawyers
Liddle, David: attempt to save Metaphor, [>]; and EO—GO merger, [>], [>]; on GO Corp. board, [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]; at Interval Research, [>]; marriage of, [>]; and GO’s ongoing financial problems, [>]–[>]; and proposed sale of GO Corp., [>]
LISP computers, [>]
Lotus Agenda, [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Lotus Development Corp., [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
&
nbsp; Lotus [>]–[>]–[>], [>]
Magic Cap (General Magic), [>], [>]
Mainframe computers, [>], [>], [>], [>]
Manzi, Jim, [>], [>]
Market research, [>], [>], [>]
Markoff, John, [>]
Marquardt, Dave, [>]
Mason, Marcia, [>]–[>], [>], [>]
Matsushita (Japan), [>], [>], [>]
Maxwell, Holli, [>]–[>]
McNealy, Scott, [>]
Merrill Lynch, [>]
Metaphor (company), [>], [>], [>], [>]
Metro Center (Foster City), [>]
Miami Brain Bank, [>]
Microprocessor chips; by Intel, [>], [>], [>], [>]; RISC chips, [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Microsoft Corp.: acquisition of Intuit by, [>]; and applications software for pen computers, [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>]; competition with, [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>]; cross-licensing with IBM, [>]–[>], [>]; and FFS2 (Flash File System 2), [>]; FTC investigation of, [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]; initial public offering (IPO) of, [>]; in lawsuit with Apple, [>]; pricing arrangements of, [>]–[>]; and RISC chips, [>]; and telephone interface standards market, [>]; Winpad, [>], [>]
Miller, Peter, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Minicomputers, development of, [>]
Mobile92 conference, [>]
Mohan, Alok, [>]
Monitors, EGA controller chips for, [>], [>]
Moon, Rev. Sun Myung, [>]–[>]
Motorola 68000, [>]
NCR, [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]
NCR 3125 pen computer, [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
NEC, [>]
Newton. See Apple Newton personal digital assistant (PDA)
New York Times, [>], [>], [>], [>]
Next (company), [>]–[>]
NIH (“not invented here”), [>]
Nishi, Kay, [>]
Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), [>], [>], [>]
“Notebook” metaphor, [>]–[>]; as prototype for next generation of computers, [>]; as prototype for pen computers, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]; user interface, [>]
Novell, [>], [>]
Numero (Pen Magic), [>]–[>]
Object-oriented programming, [>], [>], [>]
“Official Airline Guide,” [>]
Olivetti Corp., [>], [>]
Olsen, Ken, [>]
Operating systems, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>]
Opinions of Counsel, [>]–[>]
Oracle (company), [>]
OS/2 (IBM), [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]; Pen OS/2, [>], [>]
Ouye, Mike, [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]
Panini, [>]
Patriot Partners, [>]
PC/Computing, [>]
PC Expo, [>], [>]
PC Forum, [>]–[>], [>], [>]
PC Magazine, [>]
PC Week, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
PC World, [>]
PenApps, [>], [>], [>]
Pen computers: advantages of, [>]; applications for, [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>]; demo machines for, [>], [>]–[>]; demos of prototypes for, [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], nl, [>]–[>]; developing components for, [>]–[>]; developing idea of, [>], [>]–[>], [>]; electronic ink and pens for, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]; hardware development for, [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>]; as hybrid laptops, [>]–[>]; market potential for, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]; product launch for, [>]–[>]; prototypes for, [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]; sensing grids for, [>]; user testing of, [>]; weight of, [>]; working prototype for, [>]–[>]
Pen Magic, [>]–[>]
Pen OS/2. See OS/2.
Penpoint: awards for, [>], [>], [>]; demonstrations of, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]; “developer’s release” of, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]; documentation for, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]; full release of; [>]–[>]; and Hobbit, [>]; and Intel, [>]; Japanese version, [>], [>], [>]; licensing of, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>]–[>]; logo for, [>]–[>]; press coverage of, [>]; pricing of, [>]; RISC architecture for, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>]; sales projections for, [>], [>], [>]; sales to NCR, [>]–[>]; size of, [>]; software development for, [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]; source code for, [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]; version 1.0, [>]–[>]; version for customers, [>]
Pen-sensing software, [>], [>]
Pension funds, [>], [>]
Pensoft, [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
Pen Windows (Windows for Pen Computing), [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Perot, Ross, [>]
Personal communicators, [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Personal computers (PCs), [>], [>]–[>], [>]
Personal digitial assistants (PDAs), [>], [>], [>]
Personal information managers (PIMs), [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>]
Personal Software Corp. (VisiCorp), [>]
Phoenix Technologies, [>]–[>]
Pollack, Andy, [>]
Porat, Marc, [>], [>]
Power PC, [>]
Quicken (Intuit), [>]
Quindlen, Ruthann, [>], [>]
Quinlan, Mike, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]
Raburn, Vern, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Raikes, Jeff, [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]
Regulation D, [>], [>]–[>]
Release 1.0, [>]
Request for Proposal (RFP), [>], [>]
Research Board, [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
RISC chips, [>], [>]. See also ARM chips; Hobbit RISC chips
Rockwell International, [>]
Rogers, Michael, [>], [>]–[>]
Rosen, Ben, [>], [>], [>]
Rossmann, Alain, [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Sakoman, Steve, [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]
Sculley, John, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>]
Seligman, Naomi, [>]–[>]
Sequoia Capital, [>], [>], [>]
Sevin, L. J., [>], [>]
Shader, Danny, [>], [>], [>]
Shaffer, Dick, [>]
Sharp Wizard, [>]
Shmunis, Sandra, [>]–[>]
Slate Corp., [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Software development, [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Source code, [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]
Sparks, Sparky, [>]
Spectrum Information Technologies, [>]
Speech recognition, [>]
Sperling, Scott, [>]–[>], [>], [>]
Spreadsheet software programs, [>]–[>]
SRAM (static random access memory), [>], [>]–[>], [>]
Stanford University, [>]
Startup game, description of, [>]–[>], [>], [>]
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance: as an investor in GO Corp., [>], [>]–[>], [>]; as client of GO Corp., [>]; corporate headquarters of, [>]; field tests of pen computers by, [>]; history of, [>]; Request for Proposal (RFP), [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>]
Stock-purchase agreements, [>]
Sun Microsystems, [>]
Sweat equity, [>]
Systemsoft, [>]
Taiwanese investments, [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>]–[>]
Taligent operating system, [>], [>]
Tarr, Jake, [>]–[>], [>]
Technologic Partners, [>]
Technology Venture Investments, [>], [>]
Teknowledge, [>], [>]
Telephone interface standards, competition for, [>], [>]
Tesler, Larry, [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>]
Toshiba, [>]
Trade secrets, protection of, [>]
University of Pennsylvania, [>]
UNIX, [>]
USA Today, [>], [>]
Vaporware, [>]
Venture capitalists, [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
, [>]
Vieth, Kathy, [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]
Vincent, Donna, [>]
Vincent, Norm, [>], [>]; and EO—GO merger, [>]; faith in pen computers concept, [>]; and financing following IBM deal, [>]; and negotiations with State Farm, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]
Virtual corporation, [>]–[>], [>]
Visicalc, [>], [>]
VisiCorp, [>]
Visiplot/Visitrend, [>]
Voice tone response (VTR) systems, [>]
von Simson, Ernie, [>], [>], [>], [>]
Wall Street Journal, [>], [>]
Wang, [>]–[>]
Warwick, Bill, [>], [>], [>], [>]
Washington, Norris, [>]–[>]
Windows: version 2.0, [>], [>]–[>]; pen extension for, [>], [>], [>], [>]
Windows/H (Windows for Handwriting), proposed, [>]
Winpad, [>], [>]
Yamaha, [>], [>]–[>]
Ydens, Phil, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Zeisler, John, [>]–[>], [>]
Zussman, John, [>], [>], [>], [>]