Smart Diary Museum

This page gives you a history of Smart Diary® - see when it all started, what it looked like and how it evolved.

(screenshots and feature descriptions are coming soon!)

Smart Diary started out when I personally had a need for a diary, but none of the products available at the time (circa 1997) would suit my needs. I wanted something that would allow me to not only make entries, but to keep track of my mood (and other stuff), so that I could see the relations between different events in my life and how I felt. At the time, it was the first PC diary software that had a concept of keeping your mood with a smiling (or frowning) face (and of course you could put your own graphics or photos there!) and this concept picked up quickly! It has grown since then into the SDS that you see now and it's still going - we're not stopping here. But at the heart of it all is still the original idea - it has to be useful to you and me!

Below are some key dates marking different releases of Smart Diary and Smart Diary Suite:

• Smart Diary v0.01 - February 27th, 1998 - first public release available to a limited number of beta testers.
• Smart Diary v0.02 - April 14th, 1998
• Smart Diary v0.03 - April 25th, 1998
• Smart Diary v1.00 - November 29th, 1998 - went live for the general public.