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From: "Bryan Bellis" <>
Subject: RE: [FHU] A Major Disappointment.
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 20:26:08 +0100
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From: Pat Molloy [mailto:]
Sent: 03 June 2002 11:30
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Subject: [FHU] A Major Disappointment.

>1. Is it worth buying now, or should I wait?

To be honest, no. I'd dearly love to love this program, and having just
spent £50 on it, the motivation to try ever so hard to like it is very
great indeed. But, I just can't manage it. From a charting point of view
it's probably the best I've seen anywhere, but the interface and other
somewhat obviously missing items, plus clunky method of achieving what
other programs achieve with ease, make it a little tough to use at
present. The review in FTW (or whatever it's called) which has often
been stated here as a source to read (which I now have read, thanks to
another list member) doesn't make any mention of the key missing
elements that are standard on most other genealogy programs, so for
impartiality it's probably not worth hunting down.

>2. If I buy now are the upgrades free to people who have already
purchased FH? It's going to make it an expensive ?
>programme if they aren't.

I'd so love to know the answer to this too. It will make all the
difference to sticking with FH or ditching it.

>About 2 years ago I bought another genealogy programme called
Custodian, which is aimed more at the one names. It was
>always being upgraded - when it's finally completed it'll be brilliant,
but it was obviously put on the market too soon.. >Is the same thing
happening with FH?

To be frank, yes, it's come too soon, and is not really developed enough
as yet to play in the big league, which at this price point, is where
it's marketed.



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