Re: genealogy programs for Apple //?

[jcountry@IDEANET.DOE.STATE.IN.US (Jack Countryman IAC)]

On 28 May 1994, Phillip Ty Young wrote:

> any that you know of ?
> THanks
> TY
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There are several out there....   The two best known are the Family Roots 
series from Quinsept, and the Family Tree program from Robert Merrill.  
Both of these are commercial programs.  I have also seen at least two 
freeware/shareware programs that do limited descendant charts.  I'd have 
to hunt for them..

Comparing Family Roots to Family Tree is like comparing AppleWorks to 
teachtext.  Roots and AppleWorks are much more powerful, but more 
complicated to learn to use.  In addition, Roots is ProDos 8 and 
seemingly does not like GS/OS.  Family Tree is limited (although features 
are still being added the last I knew), but faster, and easier to learn.
Roots is also significantly more expensive.

Quinsept also sells a less powerful program called Lineages.  I have not 
tried it.


Family Roots                         Family Tree
Quinsept                             Robert Merrill
PO Box 216                           6180 Via Real N-25
Lexington, Ma                        Carpinterria, Ca.
02173                                93013-2863
800-637-7668                         
617-641-2930