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News from TimeStar Systems (October 10, 1989)
TimeStar introduces Active Life 1.0
[New York, New York] -- TimeStar Systems is announcing new productivity
software today for multiple platforms. Active Life 1.0 is a program for
planning, managing, and tracking one's active business and personal life.
The new release has started shipping in three versions: Microsoft Windows,
DOS, and OS/2 Presentation Manager.
TimeStar Systems has previously published versions of this software under the
product name TimeStar. The new versions carry the name Active Life.
TimeStar for Windows started shipping in March 1989, and quickly became the
hottest shareware program in the country, according to statistics compiled by
CompuServe. In June, TimeStar overtook the perennial favorite PC-Write in the
tally of total accesses by CompuServe's more than 500,000 members.
TimeStar for OS/2 started shipping in May 1989, as the first Presentation
Manager application on the market. It has been selling well in the U.S. and
Europe.
Active Life 1.0 extends TimeStar's scheduling power and flexibility with an
upgraded pop-up calendar and enhanced mouse interface. Users can select
activities in the schedule with the click of a mouse, make changes by
double-clicking, and reschedule tasks more easily. Clicking-down on the mouse
and 'dragging' a task carries it to another part of a schedule. Tasks can also
be carried from one schedule window to another, as schedules for both days
recalculate instantly.
What makes Active Life 1.0 most unique is its unifying method of task
scheduling and appointment calendar integration. All tasks and appointments
flow into daily automated schedules. Conventional systems keep calendars and
to-do lists separate. Active Life's automated day schedules provide the greater
precision of time-budgeting and priority sequencing. Basically, this means that
because both appointments and tasks have durations, Active Life schedules show
how much can day, and allow the user to plan the order of their activities.
Additional features include Alarms, Week-at-a-Glance, Pop-up Calendars, and
Historic Archiving (tracking what has been accomplished). Microsoft Windows and
DOS versions of Active Life 1.0 also include a companion database manager
(DBMS) called Notebook. The OS/2 version does not. Active Life Notebook is a
text and graphics DBMS, featuring Auto-sorting, Title/text search, Auto-dial,
and a built-in word processor. Images from scanners and graphics from other
Windows applications can be placed alongside Notebook text. Combining words and
pictures with integrated scheduling, Active Life 1.0 could be considered the
ultimate Personal Information Manager (PIM).
TimeStar Systems offers toll-FREE (800) Technical Support seven (7) days a week,
and free product updates to registered users.
Free Active Life 1.0 evaluation disks are available on request. Copies can also
be obtained at today's press gathering in New York. These disks contain all
three versions of Active Life 1.0 (DOS, Windows, and OS/2 Presentation Manager).
Additional facts on Active Life 1.0
What it does: Active Life can plan time for everything you want to do.
Product Categories:
Productivity Software
Personal Information Managers (PIM)
Time Management Systems
Shareware registration: $ 89
Hardware required: IBM PC Compatible with 512K and hard drive.
Software requried: Any one of the following:
DOS 2.0+, Windows/286, Windows/386, or OS/2 1.1+.
Publisher: TimeStar Systems
1803 Mission Street 8
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Business telephone: 408/983-4930
Info/Tech Support: (800) 326-4391