Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site west44.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!mcvax!ukc!west44!graves From: graves@west44.UUCP (Tim Graves) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: Sidekick Message-ID: <363@west44.UUCP> Date: Wed, 24-Oct-84 20:13:38 EDT Article-I.D.: west44.363 Posted: Wed Oct 24 20:13:38 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 19-Oct-84 01:49:10 EDT References: <12787@sri-arpa.UUCP> Organization: CS Dept., Westfield College, London Lines: 42Sidekick is a useful package with a few faults. The mail fault is that the program can only be called up if you are WAITING FOR INPUT if you intend to keep you P.C. running if you do call up Sidekick whilst a program is running all hell will break lose. The package is supplied on a copy protected disk (For interest I think it uses the same scheme as Prokey) which will allow you to copy the .com files but insists on you placing the floppy in either drive A: or B: so it is not wise to include it in AUTOEXEC.BAT Final critisism. If you are using the Diary feature the system loads the diary of a file on the disk (The file and drive can be specified) each time you enter the diary subprogram it loads the diary file and when you exit the diary feature it saves the file. This means that unless you have a hard disk or are willing to keep the diary file disk in one drive (Therby losing the use of that drive) the diary feature is not that useful. Just for info the full sidekick program (Assuming a 20 K notes file) occupies about 50-60k of memory so if you use the 5250 terminal emulator, prokey, and sidekick you are realy starting to reduce the ammount of memory available for you programs and if you are using lotus 1-2-3tm or Symphony tm that memory can make a lot of difference -- Tim Graves (ukc!west44!graves or ukc!west44!westf!graves)