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==History==
==History==
Initially released in 1984 for DOS and became a surprise hit for Danish software publisher [[Borland]], who sold over a million copies of the first release. Although software was developed for Sidekick in it's original DOS version, there was for a time something resembling and SDK for it available, and there was some scope for development for the later Windows versions of the software, the extreme simplicity of the OS/2 [[PM]] version of it and the lack of an API meant that it was never used for OS/2 development.
SideKick for DOS was initially released in 1984 by [[Borland International]], who sold over a million copies of the first release. Although software was developed for Sidekick in its original DOS version, there was for a time something resembling and SDK for it available, and there was some scope for development for the latter Windows versions of the software.
 
The OS/2 [[Presentation Manager]] version interfaces with [[Paradox]] databases.


During 1989 [[IBM]] gave a free copy of Sidekick with every copy of OS/2 they sold in certain jurisdictions.
During 1989 [[IBM]] gave a free copy of Sidekick with every copy of OS/2 they sold in certain jurisdictions.
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;SideKick (DOS)
;SideKick (DOS)
* 1.0 introduced in 1984
* 1.0 introduced in 1984
* 1.00A
* 1.10A
* 1.56 - last 1.x release sold on its own
* 1.56 - last 1.x release sold on its own
* 1.58a (1988)
* 1.58a (1988)
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;Borland SideKick for Presentation Manager
;Borland SideKick for Presentation Manager
[[File:SideKick-Phonebook.png|thumb|Phonebook]]
* 1.0 (1988) - requires OS/2 1.1 or higher
* 1.0 (1988) - requires OS/2 1.1 or higher
* 1.01 (1989)
* 1.01 (1989)

Latest revision as of 19:56, 12 February 2024

A suite of TSR utilities that could be classified as a Personal Information Manager.

History

SideKick for DOS was initially released in 1984 by Borland International, who sold over a million copies of the first release. Although software was developed for Sidekick in its original DOS version, there was for a time something resembling and SDK for it available, and there was some scope for development for the latter Windows versions of the software.

The OS/2 Presentation Manager version interfaces with Paradox databases.

During 1989 IBM gave a free copy of Sidekick with every copy of OS/2 they sold in certain jurisdictions.

Products

SideKick (DOS)
  • 1.0 introduced in 1984
  • 1.00A
  • 1.10A
  • 1.56 - last 1.x release sold on its own
  • 1.58a (1988)
  • 2.0 (1990)
Sidekick for Macintosh
  • Sidekick 1.0 for Mac was released in 1985 as the first Macintosh product from Borland.
Sidekick Plus (DOS)
  • 1.0 - introduced in 1987
  • 1.0a - Bugfix released in 1988
Borland SideKick for Presentation Manager
Phonebook
  • 1.0 (1988) - requires OS/2 1.1 or higher
  • 1.01 (1989)
  • 2.0
  • 2.1
Sidekick for Windows