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From: Raoul Carrier <>
Subject: Evaluation de 6 logiciel de ginialogie sous Windows
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 1995 14:38:13 GMT

Family History Program
Reunion For Windows
Family Treasures
Progen For Windows
Parents
Family Origin for windows
Genius Senior

The following was gleaned from postings in soc.roots/ROOTS-L by
Harry D. Liggett" <> unless otherwise specified.

This list of Windows Genealogy programs was provided by George
Archer of the National Genealogy Society Computer Interest Group.

Program: Family History Program 1.0

Requires: IBM-clone; MS-Windows 3.1; hard disk; dot matrix, ink jet
and laser printers supported.

Description: Lineage-linked database allowing 10,000 names, unlimited
number of marriages per person, 13 children per marriage. Notes: One
per person,marriage and reference field, respectively limited to 4,000
characters (approximately 2 pages) per note. Sorts by ID number or
name with user- defined sorts on any field. Prints pedigree
(3-generation), descendant charts, family group sheets, alphabetical
and customized lists. GEDCOM supported.

Order from: Brent Haberer, 126 Crawford Circle, Golden, CO 80401;
303-278-0988; $35 registration

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(Info provided by Ron Bettencourt )
Program: Reunion for Windows

Requires: 286, 386, or 486 IBM PC or compatible; Windows 3.0 or
newer (Windows 3.1 strongly recommended); hard disk; at least 2MB RAM.

Description: Organizes genealogical information and creates charts,
reports, and documents worthy of publication. Records standard person
information including custom event date and place, miscellaneous notes
up to 30,000 characters per person, and five custom fields (for
medical, military, education, etc.); pop-up lists for repetitive place
names and surnames; supports links to color or b&w photos, records,
maps, etc. (magnifies images on screen). Reference notes document
sources of information. Calculates ages: shows weekday for birth,
death, and marriage; the age at marriage; the current age or lifespan;
the length of a marriage in years and days. Creates large graphic tree
charts, including descendant charts up to 99 generations and pedigree
charts up to 25 generations; full on-screen editing of box color, font,
shadow, border, connecting lines, and captions; change the chart by
clicking and dragging boxes or branches. Creates reports such as
index, event calendars, family group sheets, family histories, person
sheets, mailing lists, and mail merge files, even questionnaires for
gathering more information. Calculates relationships, including custom
relationship lists. Exports reports and data in word processor,
spreadsheet, database, or desktop publishing software. GEDCOM
import/export. Creates custom lists that you specify, and a family
file log keeps track of your research. Supports 16 date formats, up to
30,000 individuals per family file, up to 20 children per husband and
wife, up to 26 spouses (!?!) per individual. Searches for any text in
any field. Option to convert surnames to all caps or mixed case.
User's guide and tutorial, on-line help, free telephone support. [Data
above from brochure]

Order from:Leister Productions, P.O. Box 289, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055;
Tel: 717-697-1378, FAX: 717-697-4373, CompuServe: 71201,1105; AmericaOnline:
LeisterPro. Also, PC Connection; Tel: 1-800-800-5555, $99.95 + $5.00
shipping (30-day money back guarantee). [Entry updated 14 Dec 1993]

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Program: Family Treasures 2.01 (Jun 1993)

Requires: IBM-clone, 80386SX or higher, 4Mb RAM Windows 3.0 or later,
video adaptor supporting VGA, SVGA or XGA up to 768x1024. Requires
mouse and hard disk with at least 2Mb free space; supports dot matrix,
inkjet and laser printers; optional scanner needed to use bitmapped
import feature.

Description: Easy to use photographic, and lineage-linked
genealogical database with display of relationship, key dates,
photograph (1per person) and unlimited text for biography with timeline
1000 AD to present. Data entry through an on-screen form. Supports
(1000 persons/500 marriages- Version 2.0; 8000 - Version 2.01) persons.
Drop-down input forms with error checking. Fields: birth date and
place, user-selectable event date and place, occupation, death date and
place, burial death and place. "Nameline" family portrait allows
search, display and browsing of digitalized photos on one screen up to
10 generations of direct ancestors and the "bloodline" displays four
generations. Clicking on the name of a relation jumps to that member.
Biographic information accompanies the photo. One free-form text area
editable with ASCII editor for all notes. Prints group sheets with
photograph, relations, key events and biographical text with full
Windows font controls. Three types of family trees are created and
printed: all ancestors in parental bloodline (four generations);
ancestor nameline (nine generations); descendant tree showing all
children (ten generations). Prints lists of birthdays and
anniversaries, sorted by month and sorted name lists. Imports one .BMP
graphics file per person. The program's graphics and data files are
accessible to other Windows applications. Also includes age/date
calculator and timeline with over 120 historical events printable as
single pages or wall sized with zoom in and out display. Search
results printable as graphic or text tree,

Other: CompuServe: FTDEMO.ZIP; The Ladder BBS 503-3430-3458:
FAMTRESx.ZIP - demo disk; also available from author. Review:
Genealogical Computing, Oct-Dec 1992, p. 6. Digest, Mar/Apr 1993, p.
5. (Notice).

Order from: Larry Ledden, c/o Family Technologies (FAMTEC), 7251
Sasparilla Dr, Corona, CA 91719; Tel: 909-371-4764; CompuServe:
71543,2760; $49.95 + $4.50 S&H; 97 pp. manual. Picture Album $15.95.
Demo version pending (April 1993).

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Program: ProGen for Windows 1.0 (31 Mar 1993)

Requires: IBM-clone, 80286 or higher (80386 or higher highly
recommended) with 3Mb RAM (XMS/EMS) and Windows 3.0 or higher; VGA or
SVGA monitor. Mouse and hard disk with 4Mb free space required;
supports most dot-matrix, in/BubbleJet and laser printers including
PostScript/TrueType

Description: Icon-driven graphical user interface fronting a powerful
relational database management system. On-line help. Winner of
National Software Design Award. Cross-platform compatibility between
Mac and PC data files. Unlimited Tree data files, number of records
per Tree and number of events per person. Automatic data entry error
checking. Incomplete/approximate dates supported. Place Manager
automates repetitive place name entry and does geographical searches
for reports. Eight user-defined preset Event types; unlimited
user-definable events. Data presented in Windows style lists for mouse
selection or keyboard selection with wildcards. Searches and Reports
generator is user-defined by any combination based on Name, Gender,
Approximate or actual Dates, Specific place or General Area. A "No
Spouse" search is supported. Output directed to screen, page preview,
file or clipboard. Prints reports: People Summary, Marriages Summary,
Families Summary, Descendants. Prints forms: Progenitor Tree; LDS
Pedigree Chart; Family Group with Events; LDS Family Group Sheet;
Personal Record with Events. GEDCOM planned for release 2.0 in late
1993 or early 1994. Also planned is digitalized graphics and record
source management.

Review: Family Tree Computer Magazine, Dec 1992, p. 6 (Pre- release
review)

Order from: A. Biggs, 70 Nelson Rd, Ipswich, Suffolk, 1P4 4D
England; Tel: (0473) 724674. #59.95 in UK, including S&H.
International orders - consult author.

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Program: Parents 2.31

Requires: IBM-clone (80286 or better, 80386 recommended), 4Mb RAM, 132K
disk space of which 16K is documentation; and Windows 3.0 or higher;
supports dot matrix, inkjet and laser printers.

Description: On-line help. Input using a linked three generational
tree: birth, christening, marriage, death dates and places that also
displays on screen. User-defined number of generations. Manual linking.
One unlimited notes field. Prints pedigree chart and to disk as ASCII.
Prints ancestor charts.

Other: CompuServe and BBSs: PARWN2.ZIP; American Online: (Windows 3.0
version).

Review: Windows Magazine, March 1993, pp. 309-310.

Order from: Bradley Nicholes, c/o NickelWare, P.O. Box 393, Orem, UT
84059; CIS 72730,1002; $25 registration + $5 S&H. On-disk manual

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>From: Benson Wills <>

Program: Family Origins for Windows

Parson's Technology, P. O. Box 100, Hiawatha, Iowa 52233
SRP US$49 Money-back guarantee.
System requirements: IBM compatible running Windows 3.1 or later. 4 MB
RAM, 1 MB free hard drive space. Works with all Windows-compatible
monitors and printers.

DATA ENTRY
Unique "pedigree chart" data entry screen lets you view up to five
generations of your family tree.
"Action Keys" for frequently performed tasks.
Automatic linking of parents, spouses and children.
Mouse supported but not required.
Toolbar icon makes it easy to add, edit, etc.
SmartSearch/browse features
"Merge two people" command
Relationship calculator
Date calculator
Duplicate search and merge

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Surname, given name, sex, title, and ID fields
Birth place and date fields
Christening (or Baptism, Blessing or B.Mitzvah) place and date field
Death place and date field
Burial place and date field
Optional LDS Ordinance Fields
Short notes for general, birth, christening, death and burial information
Long note (up to 2,000 lines) for each individual
Source notes for general, birth, christening, death, and burial
information
Marriage date, place, status and end date fields
Short note for marriage information
Long note (up to 2,000 lines) for each marriage

DATABASES
Up to 255 separate databases per directory
Up to 30,000 individuals per database
Up to 10 spouses per individual
Up to 22 children per marriage
Charts, Reports, and lists

PRESENTATION QUALITY CHARTS, REPORTS, AND LISTS
Charts: Single pedigree chart
Cascading pedigree chart
Ancestry chart
Descendant chart
Reports: Family group sheets
User-definable reports
Sample birth, individual, and summary reports included
Story Format: Modified register
Ahnentafel
Lists: Unlinked individuals
Index of all data
Duplicate list
Output to printer, file, or screen
Change fonts (fixed only)
View multiple reports on screen

GEDCOM IMPORT/EXPORT
Optional import of GEDCOM files
User-selectable output
Individuals
Families
Ancestors
Descendants
Entire database
Output format options
General
Ancestral file
Temple-ready

MISC.
Compression available for backing up to floppy disk. Built-in note
editor; one note and three sources can be recorded for each event in an
individual's record. Automatic line wrap, cut/copy/paste, text file
import/export and paragraph tagging. The tag list is user editable and
selected tags (Title:, Author:, etc.) are automatically inserted at the
beginning of a paragraph. Definable flags to track information specific
to family- track multiple births, genetic diseases, etc. Technical
support via telephone (not toll-free), CompuServe, GEnie, and Smartfax

Compiled by Benson Wills () from information provided by
Parson's Technology.

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>From: (Jukka Jurvansuu)

For more information please contact Jukka Jurvansuu at .

GENUS Senior and GENUS Junior Genealogical Programs for Windows

Features of GENUS Senior

The basic personal information, plus:
* an unlimited amount of free-form text
* four extra fields which can be named freely
* five numeric and logic fields
* address information
* pictures and sound
* sources for basic information and text

Search functions:
* all combinations of personal data as search criteria
* relationship of two people and their closest common relatives
* search for close relatives
* ancestors and descendants
* either Julian or Gregorian weekdays
* calcualtion of 26 christian religious holidays

Personal filters:
* filters affect all operations: graphical preview, search, printout,
export, etc.
* personal filtering by search criteria, path connecting two people,
ancestors and descendants

Graphical display and printout of data:
* family table, ancestors and descendants shown graphically
* flexible printouts including source information and pictures
* printouts in foreign languages using a terminology database

Data protection:
* password-protected program
* password-protected file
* password-protected text and sources

Importing and exporting data:
* import and export to/from GEDCOM, GENUS Junior
* search for people, and import and logical linking of their data from
another file

Other features:
* unlimited number of people in a file
* synonyms for first and last names
* history references which can be edited freely
* author information
* can be used as a family register

Hardware requirements:
* PC or compatible computer
* Windows 3.1 or later
* 2 MB RAM (4 MB recommended)
* 2 MB hard disk space (4 MB recommended)

Other information
* was released on December 1993
* Programmed with C++
* product of 2 years development after releasing Genus Junior
* prints are seperate programs so new print could be added without modifying
the program
* registering $ 179

Versions available
* finnish and english
* Swedish on August
* German, French, Dutch and Norwegian by the end of 1994
* free demo version available (limitation of editing first 100 persons in
the file, no other limitations)

Features of GENUS Junior

The basic personal information, plus:
* 3000 characters of free-form text

Search functions:
* all combinations of personal data as search criteria
* search for close relatives
* ancestors and descendants
* Gregorian weekdays

Graphical display and printout of data:
* family table, ancestors shown graphically

Data protection:
* password-protected file

Importing data:
* import from GEDCOM
* merging data from another file

Other features:
* 32.000 people in a file
* author information

Hardware requirements:
* PC or compatible computer
* Windows 3.0 or later
* 2 MB RAM
* 2 MB hard disk space

Other information
* was released on June 1992
* Programmed with C++
* registering $ 79

Versions available
* finnish and english
* free demo version available (limitation of editing first 100 persons in
the file, no other limitations)

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Jukka Jurvansuu, Mr. tel. +358-86-130 988
Man.dir., MediaBase Oy fax +358-86-121 825
Lonnrotinkatu 12 A email:
FIN-87100 Kajaani, FINLAND
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