Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/3/84; site psu-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!reed!psu-cs!nelsons From: nelsons@psu-cs.UUCP (Shannon Nelson) Newsgroups: net.sources Subject: Re: request for SIDEKICK on Unix Message-ID: <395@psu-cs.UUCP> Date: Fri, 1-Nov-85 21:22:33 EST Article-I.D.: psu-cs.395 Posted: Fri Nov 1 21:22:33 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 3-Nov-85 09:17:16 EST References: <1359@ihlpg.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, Portland State University; Portland OR Lines: 17 > -- > On the IBM PC there is a very nifty program called Borland Sidekick. > > After loading it you can do all you normal work, until you get interupted > and you need to do something like: lookup an address, fix a little file, > ask for the current date etc. (different versions, with different > features under different names exist). At this point you type a special > key sequence and the sidekick takes control until you quit and then you > are right back were you left off. > > My question: has anyone developed such a program for Unix machines, and > if so could they post it to this news group? Try C-shell's control-Z... Shannon Nelson ...!tektronix!reed!psu-cs!nelsons