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Article #9711Re: Geneology (family tree) applications for Macintosh
From: Henry C Schmitt
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 14:23
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 14:23
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Unless you're doing major geneological research, I recommend getting Personal Ancestral Filer from the Church of the Latter Day Saints (Mormons). As I'm at work, I don't have details but as I recall it was <$100. When I was asking around, I was told this was the best for smaller databases (i.e. <3-4K entries). If you get larger, then get Reunion as recommended in the other reply to your message. I've currently got 1200+ entries in my database. The only complaint I've had is that it doesn't allow for entry of unmarried couples having children. My solution has been to make an entry in the notes about the "marriage." No troubles with compatibility, it even runs under A/UX! Oh, one other thing, if you do order from the Mormons don't use your credit card. They charge it as a Cash Advance rather than a Purchase. Most cards charge immediate interest for advances; mine told me there was nothing they could do about it. -- Henry C. Schmitt Home: 2863 Beechwood Blvd.,Pittsburgh, PA 15217-3114 (412) 421-8482 Work: 2212 Hamburg Hall,5000 Forbes Ave,Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (412) 268-2257 E-Mail: InterNet: hcs@cmu.edu CIS: 72275,1456 AppleLink, AOL, GEnie: H.Schmitt
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!ogicse!das-news.harvard.edu!cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu!crabapple.srv.cs.cmu.edu!hcs From: hcs+@cs.cmu.edu (Henry C Schmitt) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: Geneology (family tree) applications for Macintosh Summary: Get Personal Ancestral Filer Keywords: Geneology Message-ID: <Bzpunu.JHx.1@cs.cmu.edu> Date: 23 Dec 92 14:23:54 GMT Article-I.D.: cs.Bzpunu.JHx.1 References: <1992Dec22.180425.2802@nynexst.com> Sender: hcs@edrc Organization: Engineering Design Research Center, Carnegie Mellon Lines: 24 Nntp-Posting-Host: eiger.edrc.cmu.edu