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From: "THERON L. SMITH" <>
Subject: RE: Entering Titles into Genealogy Programs
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 22:01:06 -0600


Jeff:

I've made some extremly good finds on the WFT cds, but you have to sift
through tons of chaff to find a pound of wheat! I have found a few things
I'd never have found elsewhere.

I too have tried a few of the better cds and I like them too,

Regards,
Theron Smith.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:Jeff Snavely [SMTP:]
> Sent:Wednesday, February 02, 2000 9:24 AM
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> Subject:Re: Entering Titles into Genealogy Programs
>
> > It is for IBM-compatible PC's. I believe it is $29.95. There is a deluxe
> > version for ten bucks more, but the software is exactly the same, it
> > just has some extra program but I forget what. The consensus is to buy
> > the cheaper version. It's available from Parsons Technology and, I
> > think, The Learning Company. I forget what software company has eaten
> > what other software company lately. It's now owned by the same company
> > that makes Family Tree Maker, and the salesmen at the other end of the
> > phone will try to push that program--along with dozens of useless CD's.
> > Don't let them buffalo you.
>
> I'll agree that the WFT CD's are useless, but don't go lumping all of
> their
> CD's together. They make a lot of great CD's containing scanned images of
> the pages of books and magazines compiled together into specific states or
> other categories. The price of each CD is less than what it would cost to
> buy just one book contained on the CD.

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