PBCHM / People
PPFrom the collection

Every person.

Designers, founders, engineers, and operators who shaped pen-based computing — biographies drawn from the museum's collection.

People
57
Organizations
30
Artifacts
88
Active
1993 — 1995

57 Items

Jeff Hawkins (PCM Cover)
PalmPilot, Handspring

Jeff Hawkins

Jeffrey Hawkins is an American businessman, computer scientist, neuroscientist and engineer. He co-founded Palm Computing — where he co-created the PalmPilot and Treo — and Handspring. He subsequently turned to…

Andy Hertzfeld
General Magic, Inc.

Andy Hertzfeld

Thom Hogan
GO Corporation

Thom Hogan

John Jerney
Pen-Based Computing: The Journal of Stylus Systems

John Jerney

John Jerney started as a Contributing Editor in 1992, and published and edited Pen-Based Computing: The Journal of Stylus Systems from 1993 through to its final issue in 1998. Jerney then launched…

Jerry Kaplan
GO Corporation

Jerry Kaplan

Steve Kusmer
aha! InkWriter

Steve Kusmer

Steve Kusmer led engineering of the world’s first word processor for handwriting, later acquired by Microsoft.

Arjen Maarleveld
GO Corporation

Arjen Maarleveld

David MacNeill
Pen Computing Magazine

David MacNeill

Eric J. Maffei
Microsoft Corporation

Eric J. Maffei

Eric J. Maffei was Editor-in-Chief of Microsoft Systems Journal.

Ken Maki
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Ken Maki

Arthur Makosinski
Pen-Based Computing: The Journal of Stylus Systems

Arthur Makosinski

Arthur Makosinski served as Contributing Editor to Pen-Based Computing: The Journal of Stylus Systems from 1993 to 1998. Makosinski is an award-winning filmmaker and accomplished electronics engineer. He is an…

Steve Mann
Creative Digital, Inc.

Steve Mann

Steven G. McDowell
Watcom International Corporation

Steven G. McDowell

Julie McKeehan
AP Professional

Julie McKeehan

Stepan Pachikov
ParaGraph International, Inc.

Stepan Pachikov

Lou Panetta
Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc.

Lou Panetta

J. Gerry Purdy, Ph.D.
Mobile Insights, Inc.

J. Gerry Purdy, Ph.D.

Jackie Pierce
GO Corporation

Jackie Pierce

Marc Porat
General Magic, Inc.

Marc Porat

Neil Rhodes
AP Professional

Neil Rhodes

Alain Rossmann
EO, Incorporated

Alain Rossmann

David Schachter
Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization (WPDO)

David Schachter

David Schachter was co-founder of the Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization (WPDO).

J.B. Schueler
Watcom International Corporation

J.B. Schueler

Michael Slater
MicroDesign Resources

Michael Slater