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AskSam

AskSam, (stylized as askSam, which stood for "Access Stored Knowledge via Symbolic Access Method" ) from AskSam Systems, was a "free form" database desktop application that competed with a number of other personal information manager (PIM) applications. It was used for organizing disparate information such as email messages, documents, text files…

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MS-DOSWindowsObsidianMyInfo
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Personal information manager
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AskSam

Nodes8
Edges7
Triples21
Avg. degree1.75
Density0.25
Components1

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AskSam

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AskSam → AskSam Systems, AskSam Web Publisher, Electronic Publisher, Florida, MS-DOS, Perry, Professional, The, The Florida, There, When, Windows

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information also systems database personal manager applications files web released chandler myinfo versions publisher like stylized stood access stored knowledge

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
email messagesinstance ofIt was used for organizing disparate information0.80text
documentsinstance ofIt was used for organizing disparate information0.80text
text filesinstance ofIt was used for organizing disparate information0.80text
spreadsheetsinstance ofIt was used for organizing disparate information0.80text
addressesinstance ofIt was used for organizing disparate information0.80text
web pages into dynamic foldersinstance ofIt was used for organizing disparate information0.80text
and allowing these to be easily searchedinstance ofIt was used for organizing disparate information0.80text
and the results exported to spreadsheets or as a report.The last version was AskSam 7instance ofIt was used for organizing disparate information0.80text
released in July 2008instance ofIt was used for organizing disparate information0.80text
AskSamrelated to historyThe Florida0.60section
AskSamrelated to historyAskSam Systems0.60section
AskSamrelated to historyPerry0.60section

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