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Re: genealogy programs for Apple //?
In a previous article, tyoung@jove.acs.unt.edu (Phillip "Ty" Young) says:
>any that you know of ?
>THanks
>TY
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The following is from my Cleveland Freenet Genealogy Sig.
Jim Moores
Apple Genealogy Software
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FAMILY ROOTS - Quinsept, 20 Grassland St, P.O. Box 216, Lexington,
MA 02173; 617-641-2930 (MA or foreign) or 800-637-ROOT (other U.S)
Available for IBM and compatibles, CP/M, Commodore 64, TRS- 80,
Apple and others; ($225 for the MS-DOS, Apple II and Commodore,
$157.50 for Macintosh, $149 for CP/M and TRS-80), not copy protected;
trial disk and guide, $9.50. MC, Visa and American Express. Specify
computer type, disk type, CP/M version number, TRS or Apple model,
etc. For "tinkerers," the noncompiled BASIC code can be purchased
for an extra $20 (Apple version comes only in non-compiled Applesoft
Basic). Apple ProDOS version requires 128K of memory on an Apple IIc,
IIe, or IIgs. It will not work on an Apple IIe with only 64K of
memory. Quinsept BBS on line from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. at 617-641-1080.
All versions of Quinsept software can be migrated to all other
versions (ormachines) for a small cost usually for around $12/
diskette. Custom work (ie damaged diskettes) is $50/hour.
** See Family Roots Utilities at the end of this file) **
FAMILY CHARTS - Quinsept, Inc., address above. A partial Family
Roots package including the full Family Roots manual, and the modules
for data entry, charts, lists and all essential utilities. Does not
do group sheets or person sheets. A good starter package. $150.
Any computer except Macintosh.
FAMILY SHEETS - Quinsept, Inc., address above. A partial Family
Roots package including the full Family Roots manual, and the modules
for data entry, group sheets, person sheets, lists and all essential
utilities. Does not do charts. A good starter package. $120. Any
computer except Macintosh.
LINEAGES - Quinsept, Inc., address above. Two versions "Standard"
- $49. and "Advanced" - $99. Apple PRODOS and MS-DOS versions are
available. Store data for millions of people. Print pedigree
charts, group sheets and list of names. "Advanced" version also
prints descendants charts. MS-DOS needs 2 drives or a hard disk and
an Epson Compatible printer. Apple version needs 1 drive and an
Imagewriter printer.
LINEAGES - Quinsept, Inc., address above. "Starter" version for the
Commodore 64. Store data for 570 people. Print Alpha lists, print
descendants charts and three kinds of ancestor charts - $29.
"Standard" - $49. and "Advanced" - $99. versions available for
Commodore 64/128. "Standard" will store unlimited number of people.
Print charts, alpha lists, address labels, information sheets, text
and blank charts. "Advanced" version allows up to 4 disk drives, any
printer. Can be customized to add fields (ie occupation), print
group sheets, etc.
(THE) GENEALOGIST'S RIGHT HAND - User Friendly Systems, Inc.,
6135 Ross Rd, Fairfield, OH 45014; 513-874-4550; $49. Apple II, IIe &
IIc.
GDBS - Genealogy Data Base System, Data Base Systems, P.O.
Box 7263, Huntsville, AL 35807; 205-881-6957; $99.95 (includes
s&h). Version 1.1 for Apple II computers.
MACGENE - Tony Lucich, Applied Ideas, Inc., P.O. Box 3225,
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266; 213-546-2996. List price is $145, with
an upgrade kit available for $25 to registered MacGene owners; copy
protected. A "Club Pack" containing six full sets of MacGene is
available to genealogy and/or Macintosh users' groups for $625.
Checks only, no credit cards; the company has a 14-day return
policy. Requires a 512K Macintosh; hard disk and Apple printer
recommended. The company's literature says it takes full
advantage of all Mac features and will link to other Mac
software, such as MacWrite and MacPaint. Planned upgrades include a
GEDCOM utility and a bilingual version.
MAC HYPERCARD STACKS - For the Macintosh. All of the
following programs need HYPERCARD (available for $49.95 from Apple)
to operate.
MACROOTS - Bruce W. Muckala, Rt. 1, Box 408, Bagley, MN
56621. $25/shareware. Version 4.0 available on bulletin boards. Only
program that runs on 128K Mac.
MY ROOTS - Mark Peters, 1513 Townee Lane, Naperville, IL
60565; 312-357-0932; Apple II+, IIe and IIc & IBM and
compatibles; $49.95, run-ready version, $25 additional. Mac
version projected, will be $99.95.
OMNIS3 DATABASE - Template StarCom Software, Windsor Park East, 25
W 1480 N, Orem, UT 84507, 801-225-1480. A template for the
Macintosh database program Omnis3 ($495). Program is listed in a
catalog of add-on products for Omnis3 published by Blyth
Software, creators of Omnis3.
PERSONAL ANCESTRAL FILE (PAF) - Church of the Latter Day Saints (LDS
- Mormans), Salt Lake Distribution Center, 1999 West 1700 South, Salt
Lake City, Utah, 84104. 1-800-453-3860 ext 5274 outside of Utah,
inside 1-800-662-3756 ext 5274. MS-DOS, Macintosh and Apple II
(DOS3.3) versions available - $35 for all versions. MS-DOS requires
2 drives or 1 drive and a hard drive. Macintosh version requires 2
disk drives and 512k. Apple version requires 2 drives and an
80-column card. All versions require a printer. Will store unlimited
number of people. Predefined fields include LDS specific fields (ie
ordinance dates, etc). Will do family groupings, pedigree searches
and print pedigree charts, group sheets. Sort capability and print
lists is available. Research Data Filer allows your to document your
sources. Genealogical Information Exchange (GEDCOM) allows you to
create a standard file output that can be submitted to the LDS
Ancestral File and interface with other packages (not available in
the Apple version).
PAF AND BACK - a utility for IBM and compatibles with a hard disk -
$30. Allows transfer of data from Family Roots to PAF (Personal
Ancestral File) in a GEDCOM format. Will also transfer with ROOTS
III. Allows submission to the LDS (Morman) Ancestral File. From
Quinsept. See address above.
PHOENIX - GenTech, P.O. Box 3303, Eugene, OR 97403; 503-485-
0281 (nights). For the Macintosh; supports GEDCOM. Optional
features allow storying, printing and analyzing census
records, city directory information, passenger lists,
naturalization records, IGI data, birth, marriage and death
certificates, LDS ordinance data, ethnic information and more.
Standard package, $119, each optional feature between $5 and $7.
Free demo available. PHOENIX GenTech, P.O. Box 3303, Eugene, OR
97403; 503-485-0281 (nights). For the Macintosh; supports
GEDCOM. Optional features allow storying, printing and
analyzing census records, city directory information, passenger
lists, naturalization records, IGI data, birth, marriage and
death certificates, LDS ordinance data, ethnic information and
more. Standard package, $119, each optional feature between $5 and
$7. Free demo available.
REUNION - Leister Productions, 14 Hill Blvd, Mechanicsburg,
PA 17055, phone 717-697- 1378. For the Macintosh, requires 1MB
memory and two 800K disk drives; $99 plus $4 s&h; Visa and MC.
GEDCOM option scheduled for addition, at which time the price will
increase to $129. Free brochure and sample printouts available.
Family Root Utilities
FAMILY ROOTS TREE CHARTS is a supplemental program that uses
the data files created by FAMILY ROOTS (Quinsept, Inc). It is
available from Quinsept, Inc, P.O. Box 216, Lexington, Massachusetts
02173, phone 617-641-2930. Price is $60. TREE CHARTS creates and
prints special wall-type charts in which each person is in a box,
and linked vertically and horizontally to other members of the
family. Written by Alexander G. M. Smith, 175 Daniel Ave, Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada K1Y OE1. Available in MS-DOS and Apple ProDOS.
FAMILY CONNECTIONS, a utility program for IBM and compatibles
with hard disk, prints a variety of reports using Family Roots
data transformed into dBASE III format. Available from Quinsept
(address above). It can also prepare Tiny Tafels from Family Roots
database. Can import from: Family Roots data via FAMILY ROOTS and
also TREE CHARTS, ROOTS II data via Pathways, PAF data via FRASC,
dbASE type data via Nantucket's (Clipper) CXUTIL Utility, which is
included in the package. Can export to: dBase, Lotus, Wordstar,
Footprints in History, TinyTafel. $75 from Quinsept Inc (see address
above).
FAMILY MOVE - a utility program for IBM and compatibles - $59.
Allows exchange of Family Roots data via modem. From Quinsept.
CHANGER - a utility for all computers except Macintosh. Allows you
to change file-space, record parameters after data has been stored.
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