Can you really manage your life with an electronic organizer? - includes related article on five key time-management tasks for the self-employed

Home Office Computing, July, 1991 by Sarah Edwards

Sharp Wizard OZ-8000

MANUFACTUER: Sharp, (201) 529-8200 SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE: $360 STANDARD MAXIMUM MEMORY: 64K/128K SCREEN SIZE: 8 lines/40 characters OUTLINING FUNCTION: Yes DIMENSIONS: 0.7 by 3.8 by 8 inches WEIGHT (WITH BATTERIES): 10.5 ounces WARRANTY: One year

OPTIONS: 64K RAM card ($130); Organizer Fax Accessory ($500); Time Expense Manager ($120); thesaurus/dictionary ($130); 3-D spreadsheet card ($180); scientific computer (BASIC) card ($130); Organizer Talk, for use with modem ($100); City Guide card ($80); eight-language translator card ($100); games ($50 to $100); PC Link II, for use with IBM PC compatibles ($130)

SARAH EDWARDS and her husband, Paul, developed a paper-based Time Manager 10 years ago, which was first published in their book Working from Home in 1983. The Edwardses also consulted with Dayrunner Corp. to develop a Computer Companion for Dayrunner. Sarah started using an electronic organizer on January 1, 1991.