Henrik N. <henrik.hates@spam.net> wrote:
> Hi there!
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> What I really miss is a good Calendar/PIM program which is text based and
> relatively easy to use. Also, does anyone else have any suggestions about
> "must have" console based applications?
>
> Thanks!

Don't know of any console calendar/PIM's, however I find HNB (Hierarchical
Note Book... http://sourceforge.net/projects/hnb) easily adaptable to
this purpose. I use it as a combined day-planner/diary/address-book and
project planner. As for a calender, there's always cal.

I also find pinfo ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/pinfo) a must
have app.. It's a man/info reader, much easier to navigate than
info, with hypertext-like links to any referenced man-pages. It
also has the ability to call your mail/ftp/clients and links for
any mail-to/ftp/http references in the manuals and info pages.

Screen has already been mentioned. You might also have a look at Twin
(http://sourceforge.net/projects/twin), it's a text-based window manager.

Lastly, if you install xine (a video player), you'll also get aaxine, which
is a console based, ascii-based video player. This one's a real jaw-dropper
for any of your pals who've never experienced anything but Winders. Works
quite well if you stand at the back of the room and squint while viewing.

cheers...

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