Please send any corrections or updates to Vicki Thauvin (email address: vicki@thauvin.net) NOTE: Any dates listed below with an FAQ file is the date of the last update of that FAQ file. A history of FAQ changes appears at the end of this file. Appeal from the FAQ maintainer. I depend on user support for the material in the FAQ files. If you know of corrections or additional information, please send it to me at the address above. IMPORTANT NOTE: The connection between roots-l and soc.roots was broken around June 1, 1994. Therefore, any mention of that connection in this index file or any of the other FAQ files is in error. Also, on or about Nov 11, 1994, the soc.roots group was reorganized into the soc.genealogy hierarchy. I'll be fixing any references to the older soc.roots as I find them. ================================================================================ ******** INDEX ******** Frequently Asked Questions Filename ------------------------------------------------------------------+------------ Address help with ROOTS-L - 8/7/95 ................................faq.address Software for the Amiga computer - 11/16/94 ........................faq.amiga Software for Apples - 1/10/94 (see also faq.mactosh) ..............faq.apple Software for Atari computers - 7/2/93 .............................faq.atari Summary of Commercial Services - 1/10/94 ..........................faq.commercl Software for Commodore computers - 8/23/95.........................faq.commodor Information on the Delphi Commercial Service - 11/1/93 ............faq.delphi Introduction to Family History Centers - 6/27/94 ..................faq.fhcintro Regular Monthly Usenet Posting (Ver. 1.1) - 8/8/95 ................faq.general The Internet service known as Gopher - 8/11/93 ....................faq.gopher Hardware To Use For Computerized Genealogists - 7/1/93 ............faq.hardware Index of FAQ files (this file) - 9/1/95 ...........................faq.index Internet Services Information - 1/10/94 ...........................faq.inetinfo Soc.genealogy.jewish FAQ (Version 3.2) - 9/1/95 ...................faq.jewish Basic info on the ROOTS-L list and Listserv - 8/9/95 ..............faq.listserv Software for Apple's Macintosh - 8/23/95. .........................faq.mactosh Freemasonry from a soc.roots perspective - 8/11/94 ................faq.mason Intro to MELVYL (U. Calif Library) - 7/1/93 .......................faq.melvyl Hints of working with microfilm - 02/28/94 ........................faq.microflm Miscellaneous Hints - 1/10/94 .....................................faq.mischint Software for the PC and compatibles - 12/19/94 ....................faq.pc Photographs and genealogy - 11/2/94 ...............................faq.photos Resources for information - 7/2/93 ................................faq.resource Offers of dubious value - 4/24/94 .................................faq.scams Info on SOUNDEX encoding - 10/3/94 ................................faq.soundex How to get started in genealogy - 7/2/93 ..........................faq.starting Software for Radio Shack's TRS80 7/2/93 ...........................faq.tandy Software for UNIX systems. - 7/13/94 ..............................faq.unix Software for Windows - 8/19/94 ....................................faq.windows World Wide Web Resource Listing - 7/13/95 .........................faq.www ================================================================================ ================================================================================ ================================================================================ To get a file via email, send a message to the address ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com with the subject line "archive". Include the commands in the body, not the subject. For example, to retriee this index, the command would be: get faq.index In general, the file names have two parts, separated by a period. The first is the and the second is the . In the case of the FAQ files, the is faq. You can also use anonymous ftp to rootsweb.com. Log in as anonymous, give your e-mail address as your password, then cd pub/roots-l... Other files you should retrieve and read: roots-l.welcome1 roots-l.welcome2 roots-l.welcome3 genealog.srchfile faq.general Usenet readers may (read: should) wish to look at the regular postings that appear in various news.* groups. These postings deal with network etiquette (netiquette), writing style, and other worthwhile subjects. If you have questions about the use of ftp, please consult your local systems person. ================================================================================ Change History Date Comments ================================================================================ History removed. It's usefulness is questionable. If anyone wants it brought back, please let me know.