"In these pages ou will discover the inside information on the remarkable new pen-based operating system from GO Corporation — PenPoint™. As the principal arch-tect and designer of the PenPoint system, Robert Carr is uniquely qualified to reveal its innovative and truly impressive features. Here you will find a first look at what programmin for PenPoint is like, as well as a guide to making the best use of the software development kit from GO Corporation.

The Power of PenPoint contains the original source information of the architecture, design, and philosophy behind PenPoint and looks at the powerful class library that makes up the world's first commercial object-oriented operating system. The book begins with an overview of PenPoint and then delves into each element of the operating system in detail. Topics include:

- windowing classes

- the user inferface toolkit

- the file and output systems

- the graphics and imaging system

- notebook-related and text-editing classes

- networking

and much more.

The Power of PenPoint will reveal everything you need to understand the most significant breakthrough in computing today.

Robert Carr is the architect of the PenPoint operating system and cofounder and Vice President of Software Development at GO Corporation.

Dan Shafer is a well-known and prolific author of computer books."

Reference Number : 0-201-57763-1

Date Published : July 1991

Manufacturer : Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc

Platform : Penpoint OS

Format : Paperback: 341 pages