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Sidekick

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Sidekick

The first popular popup program for DOS PCs, introduced by Borland in 1984. Sidekick included a calculator, notepad, calendar, phone dialer and ASCII table and popularized the concept of a terminate and stay resident (TSR) utility. It was later ported to Windows as a personal information manager (PIM) by Starfish Software, Scotts Valley, CA.



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He and his blue demon sidekick, Melchoir (who also is his laptop computer), uncover the plot while hacking into the Fates' system.
Acid-tongued Roni, a dogged reporter for her high school paper, and sidekick Brian, whose name is an anagram for his most prominent feature, trade barbs with each other as they investigate the possible abduction of a wealthy female classmate living in a mansion reputed to be cursed.
T-blobile's tri-band Sidekick II includes e-mail, instant messaging, browser, camera, and organizer, $299, 6.
 
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