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Anyone have any memory of 'Keytime'? It seems to have been a precursor to Filofax's Time Management inserts (though I thought they were 'A-Time'). Or may have been associated with Microfile.
ReplyDeleteThe only Keytime I know of was a suite of accounting software from the 1990s and early 2000s. A-Time was the brand name of what was subsequently licenced to Filofax by James Noon as Filofax Time Management. It was short-lived, I think Filofax probably wanted to stay firmly within the binder and inserts supply market rather than getting drawn into a more general time management training product offering. I believe James Noon bought the rights back off them.
DeleteA few years ago, in response to a direct enquiry I made, James very kindly sent me a signed copy of his book, Start Time Forward, which was an account of the theory supporting his thinking on time management. I still have the book, plus a copy of A-Time, which has dated horribly. Last I heard an update and rewrite was in the offing (not sure at who's behest) but nothing ever came of it.
A recently-completed ebay sale (not mine, and I didn't bid on it) of a branded 'Keytime' binder is what prompted this question; it featured time management inserts (marked 'Keytime' in the spine), that look very similar to the Filofax Time Management inserts I picked up recently in an A5 Finsbury; same page design, including multiple sets of holes; possibly to accommodate genuine A5 and Personal hole A5 inserts.
DeleteLooking at it on eBay, the inserts are produced by (or for) Next as the PO Box is known to the theirs for returns etc. Next is embossed on the front too, apparently they had a stationary department in the late 80s into the 90s. I don’t know who they got to manufacture it though, whether it was in conjunction with Filofax or they were copying it outright, probably the latter to cash in on the popularity of organisers!! I haven’t come across an A5 binder with A6 rings before so it’s an interesting thing.
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