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IBM computer: Pentium,
128 MB RAM, Win95, WinNT, Win2000, WinME, WinXP
http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/
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- The Standard
version is free; the Deluxe version, with more features,
is worth the cost; the software is updated frequently
- Can open 2
database files simultaneously for comparison purposes with
ability to
drag & drop information between them
- Can open up
to 8 view windows in the same file
- Direct import
of PAF 2.31/3.0/4.0 & Ancestral Quest 2/3 files
- Full support
of LDS GEDCOM
5.5 (also see the PDF
and WordPerfect
versions), PAF, Ancestral File, and Temple Submission formats
- Supports inclusion
of photos, video, and sound with full GEDCOM
5.5 import/export (by reference)
- Supports photo
format conversions, rotation, adjustments (brightness, sharpness,
contrast), direct scan import
- Creation of
personal web pages with inclusion of photos
- Supports creation
of PDF
and RTF
files
- Extensive report
generation options
- Complete source
citation system
- To-Do List and
Research Log feature
- Support for
RIN and MRIN renumbering and creation of custom ID numbers
- Windows-based
interface; no Mac version. If you want to run it on a Mac, consider
purchasing a PC emulator; as a bonus, you will also be able
to run other Windows programs. For guidance, see www.macwindows.com;
consider the Blue
Label PowerEmulator first (you will need a Windows OS)
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Free download
IBM computer: Pentium, 64MB RAM, Win95, Win98, WinNT,
Win2000, WinME, WinXP, Palm OS
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/paf/
- Accept Cookies
and enable JavaScript
- Type http://www.familysearch.org/eng/paf/
- Follow the online
instructions to download the PAF program and related files
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- Excellent cost
(free) and support from LDS
Family History centres and PAF
User Groups
- Supports inclusion
of photos, video, and sound with full GEDCOM
5.5 import/export (by reference)
- Supports creation
of personal web pages
- Supports export
to PAF
for Palm OS handhelds with a free
viewer
- Weak viewing
and report generation options
- Functional but
uninspiring interface
- Can open multiple
databases simultaneously
- PAF5 is only
Windows-based (Mac version 2.3 has no multimedia support).
- Excellent genealogical
research web site @ www.familysearch.org
- CDs available
for research purposes, at nominal cost, by selecting "Order/Download
Products" and "Software Products" from www.familysearch.org
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IBM computer:
Pentium, 64 MB RAM, Win95, Win98, WinNT, WinME, WinXP
http://www.familytreemaker.com/
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- Cost! However,
it was my wife's favourite until we changed to Legacy
Family Tree
- The version
we bought came with 35 CDs including the Canadian Genealogy
Index CD for finding records of over 2 million people in
Canada; other CDs reference over 60 million people from U.S.
Social Security & Death, Military, Immigration, Marriage,
and family history records
- Good viewing,
reporting, and map options
- Excellent web
site and access to additional data
- Supports creation
of personal web pages
- Supports inclusion
of photos, video, and sound within FTM file (no support for
GEDCOM 5.5 import/export)
- Can only open
one database at a time
- Partial support
of LDS GEDCOM
5.5 (also see the PDF
and WordPerfect
versions), PAF, Ancestral File, and Temple Submission formats
- Readily available
in Canadian stores
- If you live
in Canada, don't buy upgrades from USA; with refunds, it's
cheaper to buy a full version in Canada
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- For viewing
GEDCOM files on your desktop, see GENViewer
- For converting
GEDCOM to HTML files, see GED
Browser and webGED
- For adding and
viewing GEDCOM files from an HTML page, see GEN
Viewer Applet (I use this applet to present my
GEDCOM files)
- Ged2DB converts
GEDCOM files to an SQL-based relational
database.
- TNG The
Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding converts GEDCOM
data to an MySQL database for dynamic display
by PHP
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genealogy online,
start with www.familysearch.org,
www.genealogy.gc.ca,
www.genhomepage.com,
www.ancestry.com,
www.genuki.org.uk,
www.archives.ca,
www.genealogytoday.com,
Canadian
Genealogy & History, National
Genealogical Society; also see the following newsgroups:
alt.genealogy, soc.genealogy.britain,
soc.genealogy.computing,
soc.genealogy.ireland,
or soc.genealogy.marketplace
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