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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. | ||
Revision as of 22:50, 8 April 2023
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
- 1.56 - 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
- 1.0 (1988) - requires OS/2 1.1 or higher
- 1.01 (1989)
- 2.0
- 2.1