ok, i give up...

[Gary Kline]

On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 08:37:27PM -0700, Chip Camden wrote:
> Quoth Gary Kline on Wednesday, 28 July 2010:
> > guys, i've been searching for a calender/reminder prog than i had YEARS
> > ago.  cannot find.  
> > 
> > it had a ~/.datafile that was ascii.  things like
> > 
> > <QUOTE>
> > 
> > # Bill's birthday:
> > 08 08 echo "Send Bill a birthday card.
> > 
> > # watch one-time broadcast!!
> > 08 09 2010  echo: "Watch PBS show at 20:00 hours"
> > 
> > </QUOTE>
> > 
> > 
> > i have forgotten the exact name of the ascii datafile and the calander
> > program.  can't find it in ports despite around 2.75 hours of "make
> > search key=calender |grep -1 Info" | more ....
> > 
> > I'm pretty sure i wasn't//am NOT hallucinating.  --there was an X popuo
> > when the date time was hit.  i had to click on the Popup/dialog? to get
> > rid of it.
> > 
> > anybody know what this was? it goes back at least to the late 1990's.
> > 
> > tia, y'all,
> > 
> > gary
> > 
> > PS: and now, time for a brew.... or maybe a =NAP=....
> > 
> > [************]
> > 
> > 
> /usr/ports/deskutils/when
> 
> my favorite.  I've written a lot of scripts to supplement it, too:
> 
> http://chipstips.com/?tag=rbremindwhen
> 
> -- 
> Sterling (Chip) Camden    | sterling at camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F
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	Yup, this has to be it, altho i thought i was using this << 2003.
	i'll ck out your scripts, thanks muchly.

	gary

	ps:  main thing i need it for is something like

	" */6 have you remmbered your meds!  "

	or somesuch.  sitting and hacking away, i tend to ferget everthing.
	somebody will find me here at computer, frozen, cobwebs and the 
	whole bit. :)




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