PIM's, Calculators, Calendars for DOS
(personal information managers, calculators, calendars, reminders)

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VpCalc- Calculator that performs algebraic and other calculations.

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VpCalc isn't for everyone, but it probably represents one of the most robust freeware DOS calculators available. Calculations are performed using variables (remember algebra class?). But it can also do basic math and includes many scientific functions. It does what it does very well, but you'll need to read the manual to get a feel for how to enter equations. Not difficult -just different (instead of entering "5 + 3 =", you type "x = 5 + 3", and VpCalc returns and stores the value of x.) You can play with as many variables as you like. I particularly like VpCalc's ability to log output to a file. VpCalc is a veteran- I think the author started developing it in the early days of DOS (early 80's).

download vpcalc23.zip.


ScrCalc- TSR calculator. * * *
Addit- TSR addition-only calculator. * *

ScrCalc: In brief: Old (1989) but good. ScrCalc is a tsr which performs all arithmetic operations and has a store-number-in-memory feature. Can use numbers displayed in text mode applications by moving cursor under the numbers. Numbers can also be entered manually. No unload from memory option. Operation not entirely intuitive-read the doc first. I use this in preference to Addit. Distributed as donationware.

There are plenty of little gems to be discovered in old PCMag utility archives. One of these is Addit (circa 1992), a simple addition calculator that runs as a TSR. You can pop it up in any text mode application and highlight the numbers in your text you wish to add (vertical and horizontal highlighting is possible). You can then paste the result into the application. Because only the addition operation is supported, it's use is limited. The TSR can unload itself from memory.

download scrcalc.zip (ScrCalc)
download v11n03.zip (Addit)


CAL- Mouse compatible calender with holidays

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download cal104.zip

Cal is a simple non-TSR calendar that displays 6 or 12 (VGA/50-line mode) months at a time. Uses mouse. Reminder for recurring or unique events. Preset to highlight several holidays and a few other events, but user-configurable to highlight other recurring or one-time-only events. Event definitions are kept in a .DBF file. Some may find manual editing of the events file tedious.


Cal (UNIX)- Displays calendar to standard output.

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Cal is a spiced-up UNIX style calendar that sends a month, months or a yearly calendar to standard output. This clone also shows reminders (added to a config. file) next to the calendar. You can redirect the output to a text file- an easy way to paste a calendar into a document.

download cal33.zip


Journal- Appointment calendar and expense account program with TSR option.
Schedule- Appointment calendar.

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I haven't used either of these 1990 PCMag text mode programs much- only because I don't run DOS exclusively and can't take advantage of the reminder features under Windows. Nevertheless, either program functions as a good DOS based calendar program. Journal expands on Schedule's features by including an account expenses page. Journal requires about 23K RAM when loaded as a TSR. Pop-up hot key combo can be modified and the TSR can be uninstalled. These programs will not display properly in a DOS window under Windows.

From the documentation of Journal:

"By default, JOURNAL chimes and pops up at the time of a scheduled appointment; it also pops up at midnight to turn to the next day's events. The /C switch eliminates the chime; /A prevents the appointment pop-up, and should be used if a communications program is running; and /M prevents the midnight pop-up (to avoid stopping a program that is running overnight)."

download v10n03.zip (Journal)
download v9n06.zip (Sched)


DirTel- Address book.

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DirTel is an electronic address-book which allows the user to store postal and electronic addresses and supports searches by fields. Information can be printed on paper, labels or envelopes using any kind of printer. I haven't used this app much since I prefer a spreadsheet for holding my addresses. The interface of DirTel is easy to navigate. Spanish version available.

download dt322en.zip 43735 bytes (English version)
download dt322.zip 44215 bytes (Spanish version)


Dtime- time-date stamping program.

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Dtime is a no-frills command line time and date stamping program. Unlike DOS's time and date commands, Dtime will not prompt for a new value to enter. Place it in batch files to stamp output with the current time and date. Generates output: "TIME 10:07:04 PM DATE June 19 1996". Ok- this isn't a great utility (the program file is much too big for the task!), but since I wrote it, I can place it in this list. Hey, it's free.

download newtime.zip


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