<s>
Borland	B-Application
Sidekick	I-Application
was	O
a	O
personal	B-Application
information	I-Application
manager	I-Application
(	O
PIM	O
)	O
launched	O
by	O
American	O
software	O
company	O
Borland	O
in	O
1984	O
under	O
Philippe	O
Kahn	O
's	O
leadership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
an	O
early	O
and	O
popular	O
terminate-and-stay-resident	O
program	O
(	O
TSR	O
)	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
which	O
enabled	O
computer	O
users	O
to	O
activate	O
the	O
program	O
using	O
a	O
hot	O
key	O
combination	O
(	O
by	O
default	O
:	O
Ctrl-Alt	O
)	O
while	O
working	O
in	O
other	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
text-mode	B-Application
program	O
,	O
Sidekick	B-Application
's	O
window-based	O
interface	O
echoed	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
and	O
anticipated	O
the	O
eventual	O
look	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
2.0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
a	O
personal	O
calendar	O
,	O
text	O
editor	O
(	O
with	O
WordStar-like	O
command	O
interface	O
)	O
,	O
calculator	O
,	O
ASCII	B-Protocol
chart	I-Protocol
,	O
address	O
book	O
,	O
and	O
phone	O
dialer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
prospectus	O
for	O
Borland	O
's	O
initial	O
public	O
offering	O
of	O
stock	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
,	O
Sidekick	B-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
three	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Philippe	O
Kahn	O
,	O
Borland	O
did	O
not	O
originally	O
intend	O
to	O
sell	O
Sidekick	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sidekick	B-Application
1.0	O
included	O
Calculator	O
,	O
Notepad	O
,	O
Appointment	O
Calendar	O
,	O
Auto	O
Dialer	O
,	O
ASCII	B-Protocol
Table	O
and	O
other	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sidekick	B-Application
1.0	O
Plus	O
included	O
a	O
broader	O
selection	O
of	O
calculators	O
(	O
Business	O
,	O
Scientific	O
,	O
Programmer	O
,	O
Formula	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
9-file	O
Notepad	O
text	O
editor	O
,	O
Appointment	O
Book	O
and	O
Scheduler	O
,	O
a	O
terminal	O
communication	O
tool	O
and	O
ASCII	B-Protocol
Table	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
variants	O
on	O
and	O
enhancements	O
to	O
the	O
1.0	O
features	O
,	O
Plus	O
included	O
a	O
9-file	O
Outliner	O
,	O
q	O
file	O
and	O
directory	O
manager	O
,	O
Clipboard	O
,	O
and	O
supported	O
Expanded	B-Device
Memory	I-Device
and	O
a	O
RAM	B-Application
disk	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sidekick	B-Application
2.0	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traveling	O
Sidekick	B-Application
included	O
a	O
3-ring	O
binder	O
notebook	O
with	O
solar-powered	O
pocket	O
calculator	O
,	O
and	O
Sidekick	B-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Philippe	O
Kahn	O
left	O
Borland	O
in	O
1994	O
to	O
found	O
Starfish	O
Software	O
,	O
he	O
acquired	O
all	O
rights	O
to	O
Sidekick	B-Application
from	O
Borland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starfish	O
's	O
co-founder	O
Sonia	O
Lee	O
Kahn	O
designed	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
Sidekick	B-Application
95	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
launched	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
with	O
great	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starfish	O
was	O
later	O
bought	O
by	O
Nokia	O
who	O
discontinued	O
the	O
product	O
,	O
with	O
Sidekick	B-Application
99	O
being	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
T-Mobile	O
USA	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
currently	O
owns	O
the	O
Sidekick	B-Application
trademark	O
portfolio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
last	O
versions	O
featuring	O
a	O
phone	O
dialer	O
and	O
syncing	B-General_Concept
with	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
EPOC	B-Language
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
were	O
less	O
popular	O
than	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
largely	O
because	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
environment	O
itself	O
provided	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
's	O
key	O
features	O
:	O
task	O
switching	O
and	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
small	O
utilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sidekick	B-Application
1.0	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Borland	O
before	O
Kahn	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
and	O
included	O
Calendar	O
,	O
To	O
Do	O
List	O
,	O
Contacts	O
,	O
a	O
communication	O
tool	O
and	O
a	O
calculator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
1994	O
Info	O
World	O
noted	O
,	O
"	O
Despite	O
its	O
name	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
connection	O
between	O
Sidekick	B-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
1.0	O
and	O
the	O
venerable	O
Sidekick	B-Application
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
is	O
that	O
Borland	O
International	O
owns	O
both	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sidekick	B-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
is	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
calendaring	O
code	O
from	O
Prisma	O
Software	O
Corp.	O
'	O
s	O
Windows	B-Application
PIM	O
YourWay	O
(	O
purchased	O
by	O
Borland	O
last	O
year	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
interface	O
developed	O
by	O
Borland.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sidekick	B-Application
2.0	O
was	O
also	O
developed	O
and	O
initially	O
released	O
by	O
Borland	O
before	O
the	O
move	O
to	O
Starfish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sidekick	B-Application
Deluxe	O
added	O
more	O
than	O
40	O
content	O
files	O
for	O
access	O
to	O
online	O
information	O
,	O
Dashboard	O
3.0	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Organized	O
for	O
Success	O
"	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sidekick	B-Application
95	O
was	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sidekick	B-Application
95	O
Deluxe	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
Write	O
(	O
a	O
word	O
processor	O
with	O
a	O
spell	B-Application
check	I-Application
feature	O
)	O
,	O
EarthTime	O
(	O
a	O
clock	O
)	O
,	O
Expense	O
(	O
record	O
keeping	O
tools	O
)	O
,	O
Reminder	O
(	O
scheduler	O
)	O
,	O
Phone	O
Dialer	O
(	O
communication	O
)	O
,	O
Contact	O
Manager	O
and	O
Calendar	O
(	O
with	O
an	O
added	O
daily	O
Almanac	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sidekick	B-Application
95	O
Deluxe	O
added	O
Dashboard	O
95	O
,	O
America	O
Online	O
software	O
,	O
2	O
interactive	O
organizational	O
videos	O
,	O
over	O
40	O
useful	O
content	O
files	O
called	O
Sidekick	B-Application
Companions	O
and	O
electronic	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
manuals	O
in	O
Adobe	B-Application
Acrobat	I-Application
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Calendar	O
tools	O
added	O
Activity	O
view	O
,	O
daylight	O
saving	O
time	O
support	O
,	O
web	O
link	O
support	O
for	O
contact	O
files	O
,	O
Contact	O
file	O
synchronization	O
over	O
Sidekick	B-Application
95	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spell	B-Application
check	I-Application
adds	O
auto	O
spell	B-Application
check	I-Application
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Calendar	O
tools	O
added	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
web	O
pages	O
from	O
Sidekick	B-Application
Calendar	O
(	O
via	O
WP	O
add-on	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Address	O
tools	O
added	O
drag	O
and	O
drop	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
web	O
pages	O
from	O
Sidekick	B-Application
Cardfiles	O
(	O
via	O
WP	O
add-on	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PDA	O
sync	O
is	O
supported	O
for	O
Palm	B-Device
Pilot	I-Device
,	O
via	O
separate	O
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sidekick	B-Application
Web	O
Publisher	O
compatibility	O
is	O
added	O
via	O
separate	O
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
features	O
requiring	O
separate	O
add-ons	O
in	O
Sidekick	B-Application
97	O
are	O
now	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Long	O
time	O
users	O
of	O
Sidekick	B-Application
98	O
report	O
no	O
difficulties	O
continuing	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
program	O
through	O
subsequent	O
iterations	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
up	O
to	O
and	O
including	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
tools	O
found	O
in	O
Sidekick	B-Application
98	O
are	O
removed	O
in	O
this	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
dialer	O
,	O
back	O
up	O
&	O
restore	O
,	O
calculator	O
(	O
including	O
conversion	O
tools	O
,	O
expense	O
reporter	O
)	O
,	O
spell	B-Application
checker	I-Application
,	O
web	O
page	O
generator	O
,	O
Internet	O
scheduler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Synchronization	O
tools	O
now	O
support	O
multi-point	O
synchronization	O
,	O
Franklin	O
REX	O
PRO	O
,	O
PALM	B-Application
III	I-Application
PDAs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borland	B-Application
Sidekick	I-Application
2.0	O
for	O
Presentation	B-Device
Manager	I-Device
was	O
based	O
on	O
Sidekick	B-Application
2.0	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borland	O
introduced	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borland	O
sold	O
400,000	O
copies	O
of	O
Sidekick	B-Application
by	O
September	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
InfoWorld	O
stated	O
in	O
November	O
1984	O
that	O
"	O
whoever	O
wrote	O
this	O
gem	O
understands	O
Murphy	O
's	O
law	O
...	O
Sidekick	B-Application
stands	O
in	O
the	O
shadows	O
behind	O
whatever	O
program	O
you	O
are	O
using	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
for	O
programmers	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
was	O
less	O
expensive	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
lot	O
handier	O
"	O
than	O
a	O
Texas	O
Instruments	O
hexadecimal	O
calculator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Sidekick	B-Application
is	O
a	O
time-saving	O
,	O
frustrating-saving	O
bargain	O
 [ and ] 	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
step	O
to	O
making	O
paper	O
and	O
pencil	O
obsolete.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jerry	O
Pournelle	O
praised	O
Sidekick	B-Application
in	O
Byte	O
in	O
October	O
1984	O
:	O
"	O
Philippe	O
Kahn	O
...	O
now	O
has	O
a	O
product	O
that	O
IBM	O
PC	O
users	O
wo	O
n't	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
do	O
without	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elsewhere	O
in	O
the	O
issue	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
stated	O
that	O
Sidekick	B-Application
's	O
existence	O
"	O
seems	O
to	O
point	O
out	O
a	O
major	O
drawback	O
in	O
quite	O
a	O
few	O
integrated	B-Application
software	I-Application
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Why	O
should	O
owners	O
of	O
advanced	O
,	O
multifunction	O
business	O
programs	O
that	O
are	O
supposedly	O
easy	O
to	O
use	O
and	O
that	O
claim	O
to	O
solve	O
all	O
problems	O
be	O
compelled	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
utility	O
like	O
Sidekick	B-Application
?	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1985	O
Pournelle	O
selected	O
Sidekick	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
products	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
for	O
the	O
IBM	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BYTE	O
in	O
1989	O
listed	O
SideKick	B-Application
Plus	O
as	O
among	O
the	O
"	O
Distinction	O
"	O
winners	O
of	O
the	O
BYTE	O
Awards	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Talk	O
about	O
a	O
bang	O
for	O
the	O
buck	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
