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Sidekick
A
sidekick
is a slang expression for a close companion or colleague (not necessarily in fiction) who is actually, or generally regarded as, subordinate to the one he accompanies. Some well-known fictional sidekicks are
Don Quixote
's
Sancho Panza
,
Sherlock Holmes
'
Doctor Watson
,
The Lone Ranger
's
Tonto
,
The Green Hornet
's
Kato
,
Shrek
's
Donkey
and
Batman
's
Robin
.
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Borland Sidekick
Borland Sidekick
was a
personal information manager
(PIM) that
Borland
launched in 1984 under
Philippe Kahn
's leadership. It was an early and popular
terminate and stay resident program
(TSR) for
DOS
operating systems
, which enabled computer users to activate the program using a
hot key
combination (by default:
Ctrl
-
Alt
) while working in other programs. Although a
text mode
program, Sidekick's window-based interface echoed that of the
Apple Macintosh
and anticipated the eventual look of
Microsoft
Windows 2.0
. It included a personal calendar, text editor (with
WordStar
-like command interface), calculator,
ASCII chart
, address book, and phone dialer. According to the
prospectus
for Borland's
initial public offering
of stock to the public, Sidekick sold more than 1 million copies in its first three years.
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