<s>
The	O
PenPoint	B-Application
OS	I-Application
was	O
a	O
product	O
of	O
GO	O
Corporation	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
written	O
specifically	O
for	O
graphical	O
tablets	B-Device
and	O
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistants	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ran	O
on	O
AT&T	O
Corporation	O
's	O
EO	B-Application
Personal	I-Application
Communicator	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Intel	B-Operating_System
x86	I-Operating_System
powered	O
tablet	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
including	O
IBM	O
's	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
700T	O
series	O
,	O
NCR	O
's	O
3125	O
,	O
3130	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
GRiD	O
Systems	O
 '	O
pen-based	O
portables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
of	O
the	O
PenPoint	B-Application
OS	I-Application
included	O
Robert	O
Carr	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
Alto	B-Device
computer	O
at	O
Xerox	O
PARC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
commissioned	O
Dr.	O
Tinker	O
,	O
the	O
naming	O
service	O
company	O
of	O
Mark	O
Beaulieu	O
who	O
generated	O
the	O
name	O
'	O
PenPoint	B-Application
 '	O
,	O
using	O
proprietary	B-Application
algorithms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Byte	O
magazine	O
awarded	O
PenPoint	B-Application
best	O
Operating	B-General_Concept
System	I-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
1992	O
Byte	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PenPoint	B-Application
won	O
in	O
the	O
Standards	O
and	O
Operating	B-General_Concept
Systems	I-General_Concept
category	O
in	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
's	O
1991	O
Technical	O
Excellence	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PenPoint	B-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
had	O
novel	O
early	O
implementations	O
of	O
several	O
computing	O
advances	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2008	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
federal	O
court	O
case	O
,	O
the	O
gesture	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Windows/Tablet	O
PC	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
and	O
hardware	O
were	O
found	O
to	O
infringe	O
on	O
a	O
patent	O
by	O
GO	O
Corp	O
.	O
concerning	O
user	O
interfaces	O
for	O
the	O
PenPoint	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
novel	O
user	O
interface	O
of	O
PenPoint	B-Application
and	O
the	O
mobile	O
form	O
factor	O
of	O
pen	O
computers	O
inspired	O
many	O
startup	O
software	O
companies	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Pensoft	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Eo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ink	B-Application
Development	I-Application
released	O
InkWare	O
NoteTaker	O
and	O
InkWare	O
Photo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ink	B-Application
Development	I-Application
renamed	O
themselves	O
eShop	B-Application
when	O
they	O
pivoted	O
to	O
electronic	O
commerce	O
software	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
acquired	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
