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29.07.2010 05:04, Gary Kline wrote:
> 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.

man calendar? It can send mail if you want. It's also integrated into 
daily scripts.

-- 
Sphinx of black quartz judge my vow.