From: winograd@INTERVAL.COM (Terry Winograd)
Newsgroups: ba.seminars
Subject: PCD seminar 10/21, Robert Carr, GO
Date: 16 Oct 92 01:19:33 GMT

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         Stanford Seminar on Human-Computer Interaction (CS547)
                Project on People, Computers, and Design
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Wednesday, October 21
12:00 pm, Skilling Auditorium

Robert Carr, GO Corp.

TITLE:  Mobile pen-based computing

ABSTRACT:

Mobile pen computing represents a new market which is distinct from
the existing desktop computer market.  Many of the users and
applications will also be different from the desktop environment.  By
virtue of their form and lack of keyboard, mobile pen computers can
be used in new settings where desktop or portable computers have, in
the past, been inappropriate or impractical. They are particularly
suitable for face-to-face activities, such as meetings and customer
visits, where keyboards can be disruptive or socially unacceptable.

Because of the way in which mobile pen computers will be used, a
general purpose operating system for pen computing must meet two key
requirements: It must provide unparalleled ease of use, and it must
provide support for mobile connectivity so that users can move from
one work site to another without restrictions.  In addition, it must
provide a rich development environment suitable for supporting a wide
range of vertical and horizontal applications.

PenPoint is a general purpose operating system uniquely designed for
mobile pen computers.  PenPoint delivers major new innovations to
users and developers of pen-based applications including the Pen and
Paper Interface; simple, practical applications; features to support
mobile connectivity and a flexible design.  All of these innovations
are enabled by a rich, object-oriented design.

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Mr. Carr is Vice President of Software Development at GO, a startup
company headquartered in Foster City, California.  Founded in
September, 1987, GO provides pen computing technology for mobile
professionals.  The company's mission is to expand the accessibility
and utility of portable computers by establishing the PenPoint
operating system in the emerging pen computing market.

>From 1986 to 1987, Carr was Chief Scientist at Ashton-Tate
Corporation, located in Torrance, California.  He joined Ashton-Tate
in 1985 when it acquired Forefront Corporation.  Carr was co-founder
of Forefront in 1983, and the designer and principal developer of its
award-winning product, Framework, an integrated software package.  He
holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in computer
engineering from Stanford University.


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NEXT WEEK: Wed.  Oct 28: Kristina Hooper Woolsey, Apple Multimedia Lab
         Casual multimedia: The use of imagery in everyday activities

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