This file contains a digest of genealogical software reviews that have appeared in the ROOTS-L news list from September 21, 1990 through October 30, 1990. ROOTS-L contains articles copied from the soc.roots news group. ROOTS-L articles are archived on the North Dakota Higher Education Network (HECN) host, Internet: LISTSERV@vm1.nodak.edu BITNET: LISTSERV@NDSUVM1 UUCP: ...!uunet!plains!vm1.nodak.edu!listserv and may be obtained via LISTSERV or anonymous ftp from the ROOTS-L.LOG* files of the ROOTS-L directory. Vic Abell, abe@mace.cc.purdue.edu, January 11, 1991 ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 21 Sep 90 17:13:29 CDT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: Cliff Manis Subject: ATARI - Genealogy Program ! ! ----> Genealogy DATABASE for ATARI <---- I have just received a Genealogy Database program for the ATARI. It is rel_tree.arc as seen below. I have not used it. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 45056 Sep 16 19:09 rel_tree.arc -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 62109 Sep 16 19:21 rel_tree.uu I have uuencoded it and will be happy to send it to anyone as a msg. If interested, send me a msg to: cmanis@csoftec.csf.com (or) csoftec!cmanis@VM1.NoDak.EDU Cliff Manis ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 4 Oct 90 07:13:02 -0400 Reply-To: aa581@cleveland.Freenet.Edu Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: Sandra Rozhon Subject: Re: Genealogy software >I have recently received the following request for information. >Can anyone help? > >Donald Spaeth (University of Glasgow) >gkha13 @ cms.glasgow.ac.uk (EARN/BITNET order) > (2) Do you know of any suitable software for drawing "Family Trees" by > computer? It would be particular nice if such software could be > available in a similar way to "chemtex" which allows simple drawings of > chemical molecules to be encorporated in word-processed text produced by > TEX. I understand that the next version of UNIEDIT (which is supported There is a genealogy program called FAMILY TIES (Shareware) for which a utility exists that will do exactly what you requested. The utility is called FTP and will only work with FAMILY TIES (unfortunately). The program reads in your whole family info file and then calculates how many pages will be needed to print it out. When it's done, you can tape the pages together to create a wall-sized poster (depending on the size of your family). It's really a terrific program which gives great looking output. The print size is reduced and everything lines up perfectly. Sandra Rozhon (aa581@cleveland.freenet.edu) ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 4 Oct 90 10:19:27 MDT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: Brad Marx Subject: Re: Genealogy software In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 4 Oct 90 10:32:04 BST from On Thu, 4 Oct 90 10:32:04 BST Donald A Spaeth 041 339-8855 x6336 said: >============================================== >Original message follows: > > > (1) Do you know of (any plans for) possible ways of accessing, by > computer, relevant information such as the "International Genealogical > Index" (sometimes called the "mormon computer index file") or the > released 1841-81 Census Returns (or, for that matter, parish records, > bishops transcripts, wills, etc.)? This would seem a very significant > advance on repeated visits to Local Record Offices etc. and, perhaps, a > suitable database could be made available at one of the National > Computing Centres such as MCC (Manchester Computing Centre); similar > arrangements already exist at MCC for scientific and economic databases. I doubt that the LDS church will make the IGI available to the general public except through the Family History Centers because I don't think they want to be responsible for maintenance, upgrades, etc. > (2) Do you know of any suitable software for drawing "Family Trees" by > computer? It would be particular nice if such software could be > available in a similar way to "chemtex" which allows simple drawings of > chemical molecules to be encorporated in word-processed text produced by > TEX. I understand that the next version of UNIEDIT (which is supported > as a standard facilty by the Computer Board and is available at most > British Universities) contains some relevant facilities but I have yet > to see these. If you are looking for a PC-based software, Personal Ancestral File (PAF) has an option in the print menu to print a wall chart family tree. It will figure the number of required pages for the number of generations you have requested to be printed. It was satisfying to see my wife's genealogy go from 3 8x11 sheets for her complete genealogy to about 6 columns of 4 attached 8x11 sheets. If you need more info on how to do all of this, let me know. Brad Marx Bradford Marx Yes, I'm an AcCF consultant issbsm@byuvm and semi-proud of it. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 4 Oct 90 18:04:23 CDT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: Cliff Manis Subject: GRS DEMO PROGRAM & DATA |============================================| | GRS DEMO PROGRAM and DATA FILES ! ! ! | |============================================| Automated Archives Some of you have been wondering when .... well, they are ready now ! ! ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ To obtain a current listing of the GENEALOG files and their descriptions, just send e-mail to either of the following addresses: Internet: LISTSERV@vm1.nodak.edu BITNET: LISTSERV@NDSUVM1 UUCP: ...!uunet!plains!vm1.nodak.edu!listserv with the one-line message: INDEX ROOTS-L Include no other text, and leave the subject line blank. The listserver will return the complete listing of all files currently available. HOW TO GET A FILE: To get a file: send mail to LISTSERV@VM1.NoDak.EDU and the following line as body of msg. GET GENEALOG filetype ^^^^^^^^ and you will get the filetype file via regular uucp mail... ^^^^^^^^ GET GENEALOG GRSPRG01 and you will get the GRSPRG01 file via regular uucp mail... ^^^^^^^^ Note: The mail will be sent to you using the From: line of your request msg. (or) from BITNET use: tell listserv at ndsuvm1 get genealog [filetype] (or) use anonymous FTP to vm1.nodak.edu (134.129.111.1) and then CWD ROOTS-L then GET GENEALOG [filetype] to retrieve the file. All these NEW GRS????? files are 85K + each and will produce a very interesting demo for MSDOS compatible machines. Command to GET File Cmd Filename Filetype Description ======================= ==================================== Note: The GRSDAT and GRSPRG files are ONLY for MSDOS machines, and will require that all the files be requested, uudecoded and pkunziped GET GENEALOG GRSDAT01 GRS DEMO DATA: File 1 of 4) (uuencoded file) GET GENEALOG GRSDAT02 GRS DEMO DATA: File 2 of 4) (uuencoded file) GET GENEALOG GRSDAT03 GRS DEMO DATA: File 3 of 4) (uuencoded file) GET GENEALOG GRSDAT04 GRS DEMO DATA: File 4 of 4) (uuencoded file) GET GENEALOG GRSPRG01 GRS DEMO PROGRAM: File 1 of 2) (uuencoded file) GET GENEALOG GRSPRG02 GRS DEMO PROGRAM: File 2 of 2) (uuencoded file) GET GENEALOG GRSINFO2 Info: The GRS CD-ROM Gen Research System (4 Oct 90) The GRSINFO2 file is also included in the DEMO PROGRAM uuencoded file, but is available here for those just wanting to reading more extensive info about the system. It is only 20k bytes. Good luck in your searches, and if you find interesting data on your own family on this demo, please put a comment on ROOTS-L about it. later.. Cliff |-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-| | Cliff Manis Caretaker of GENEALOG files | | Internet: cmanis@csoftec.csf.com | | UUCP: ..!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!csoftec!cmanis | | Standard Disclaimer: We are not associated with anyone. (PERIOD). (.) | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 5 Oct 90 13:26:00 EST Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: "Craig M. Todd, Sr. VAX Analyst/Consultant, ACR, x4038" Subject: Re: pkunzip ftp wsmr.simtel-20.army.mil username: anonymous password: system id cd pd1: look at the index file ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 5 Oct 90 13:42:00 EST Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: "John R. Lewis, Ph.D." Subject: RE: pkunzip PKZIP (tm) and PKUNZIP (tm) are shareware programs that can be obtained from most computer bulletin boards. The programs can also from the author PKWARE, Inc. 7545 N. Port Washington Rd. Gelndale, WI 53217-3442 (414) 352-3670 Voice (414) 352-7176 Bulletin Board (414) 352-3815 FAX The registration fee is $47.00 for a single copy. John R. Lewis Univ of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine VETDSMDV@UTKVX Bitnet ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 6 Oct 90 09:29:56 CDT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: Cliff Manis Subject: GRS - Added Info Automated Archives As I monitor the requests for GENEALOG files - I'm sure some of you have the GRS DEMO working by now, but maybe my first message was somewhat confusing so - if you are interested in the GRSDEMO program, then all the files listed below will be needed. Several have requested one or the other, so get the rest and it will work. You must have BOTH (DATA and PROGRAMS) All these NEW GRS????? files are 85K + each and will produce a very interesting demo for MSDOS compatible machines. Command to GET File Cmd Filename Filetype Description ======================= ==================================== Note: The GRSDAT and GRSPRG files are ONLY for MSDOS machines, and will require that all the files be requested, uudecoded and pkunziped GET GENEALOG GRSDAT01 GRS DEMO DATA: File 1 of 4) (uuencoded file) GET GENEALOG GRSDAT02 GRS DEMO DATA: File 2 of 4) (uuencoded file) GET GENEALOG GRSDAT03 GRS DEMO DATA: File 3 of 4) (uuencoded file) GET GENEALOG GRSDAT04 GRS DEMO DATA: File 4 of 4) (uuencoded file) GET GENEALOG GRSPRG01 GRS DEMO PROGRAM: File 1 of 2) (uuencoded file) GET GENEALOG GRSPRG02 GRS DEMO PROGRAM: File 2 of 2) (uuencoded file) Good luck in your searches, and if you find interesting data on your own family on this demo, please put a comment on ROOTS-L about it. To obtain a current listing of the GENEALOG files and their descriptions, just send e-mail to either of the following addresses: Internet: LISTSERV@vm1.nodak.edu BITNET: LISTSERV@NDSUVM1 UUCP: ...!uunet!plains!vm1.nodak.edu!listserv with the one-line message: INDEX ROOTS-L Include no other text, and leave the subject line blank. The listserver will return the complete listing of all files currently available. HOW TO GET A FILE: To get a file: send mail to LISTSERV@VM1.NoDak.EDU and the following line as body of msg. GET GENEALOG filetype ^^^^^^^^ and you will get the filetype file via regular uucp mail... ^^^^^^^^ GET GENEALOG HELPFILE and you will get the (current) HELPFILE file via regular uucp mail... ^^^^^^^^ Note: The mail will be sent to you using the From: line of your request msg. (or) from BITNET use: tell listserv at ndsuvm1 get genealog [filetype] (or) use anonymous FTP to vm1.nodak.edu (134.129.111.1) and then CWD ROOTS-L then GET GENEALOG [filetype] to retrieve the file. later.. Cliff |-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-| | Cliff Manis Caretaker of GENEALOG files | | Internet: cmanis@csoftec.csf.com | | UUCP: ..!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!csoftec!cmanis | | Standard Disclaimer: We are not associated with anyone. (PERIOD). (.) | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 8 Oct 90 14:45:50 GMT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@PSUVM From: nr swart Subject: Exploring Blood Relationships - Part A. Exploring Blood Relationshps: Part A The appended article and associated QuickBasic program has been published in: Computers in Genealogy, Vol.3(No.9), 368-372 (September,1990) Permission to make this electronic copy has been given by Eric Probert (the editor of Computers in Genealogy) on behalf of the Society of Genealogists. Copyright (c) is vested in the Society of Genealogists, U.K. and the author (E.R. Swart) and the article should not be copied without due acknowledgement. The compiled binary code for the Basic program is stored in Part B. [Editor's note: Since this is a long article, already archived at VM1.NoDak.edu, it is not reproduced completely here. To obtain the entire article, send mail to: Internet: LISTSERV@vm1.nodak.edu BITNET: LISTSERV@NDSUVM1 UUCP: ...!uunet!plains!vm1.nodak.edu!listserv The letter should contain the single line: GET ROOTS-L.LOG9010B You may also obtain the article via anonymous ftp to the Internet address. The file is in the ROOTS-L directory, named ROOTS-L.LOG9010B.] ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 8 Oct 90 14:46:40 GMT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@PSUVM From: nr swart Subject: Explore Blood Relationships - Part B. This is the compiled source for the code given in the previous posting. Decode using uudecode. (It runs under MSDOS) [Editor's note: Since this is a long article, already archived at VM1.NoDak.edu, it is not reproduced completely here. To obtain the entire article, send mail to: Internet: LISTSERV@vm1.nodak.edu BITNET: LISTSERV@NDSUVM1 UUCP: ...!uunet!plains!vm1.nodak.edu!listserv The letter should contain the single line: GET ROOTS-L.LOG9010B You may also obtain the article via anonymous ftp to the Internet address. The file is in the ROOTS-L directory, named ROOTS-L.LOG9010B.] ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 9 Oct 90 13:24:00 EDT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: MAJ LARRY REED Subject: GRS UUDECODE et al E L E C T R O N I C M A I L (DDN Host Address: GW1.HANSCOM.AF.MIL) Date: 9-Oct-1990 01:24pm From: Maj Lawrence A. Reed Username: REEDL Dept: ESD/TNU-2 Tel No: (617) 377-7221 TO: _WINS% ( _DDN[ROOTS-L@VM1.NODAK.EDU] ) Subject: GRS UUDECODE et al Cliff Manis has posted the process for uudecoding/unzipping etc the GRS demo files on UNIX systems. For those of you with VAX machines the process is essentially the same, i.e. cutting off headers and trailers and combining the 2 grsprg files to make one uuencoded/zipped program file or the four data files to make one data file. One note: since you will need to transfer the file from VAX to your pc, be aware that some VAX transfer systems (KERMIT in my case), PAD ALL LINES TO 80 CHARACTERS. In the case of the GRS files, the UUENCODED lines are 61 characters long. Thus our VAX added 19 blanks to each line and THEN FURTHER COMPLICATED THINGS BY ADDING A HARD CARRIAGE RETURN AND A RECORD MARKER TO EACH LINE. Short files can be imported to your word processor (ALL-IN-1 in our case) and the necessary chopping, combining, etc done within the VAX. In the case of the GRS files, they were too large for our word processor, so they had to be manipulated at the PC level rather than the VAX level. Files handled first by the word processor in ALL-IN-1 were NOT padded to 80 characters. Files transferred directly WERE. So, if after the cutting, combining, etc, you find the UUDECODE doesn't work, take a look for line padding with a word processor that shows embedded control codes (look for a hard carriage return at column 81). These can be removed by editing each line in a word processor (the hard way) or stripped by a simple basic program (drop me a line if you need one). Lotsa luck Larry Reed INTERNET: reedl@gw1.hanscom.af.mil Searching - Arrowsmith, Butler, Porter, Reed, Scott ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 21 Oct 90 19:49:03 CDT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: Cliff Manis Subject: Genealogical Computing Address Genealogical Computing - Mailing Address For those who might be interested. One of the readers did send me the address for Genealogical Computing. Genealogical Computing Ancestry Inc. 350 South 400 East, Suite 110 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. Quarterly (ISSN 0277-5913) subscriptions are $25/year. Thanks ..Cliff ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 23 Oct 90 00:05:41 GMT Reply-To: Alan Jeddeloh Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@PSUVM From: "Alan Jeddeloh;685-2991;61-201;292-9740;orca" Subject: Re: Soundex Calculation & Output In article VAAHOGAN@UKCC.UKY.EDU (Roseann Hogan) writes: >I am looking for a program which calculats soundex codes for >surnames and generates file output. I wrote the following C program a while ago. It may help. WARNING: I never proved there are no errors in it. It passses the examples. It passes the examples given in Knuth (forget which volume). Caviat Emptor. Note: the comments were lifted from a post explaining soundex from about a year ago. Useage is "soundex " or "soundex < file" Input format is , one name per line. is any non-alpha or newline. Alphas may be upper or lower case, mixed. Output is on stdout. Format is : Users of MS/DOS style C may need to adjust the argc tests and argv indexes, I understand they are off by one from Unix(tm). ---------------CUT HERE --------- DON'T FORGET TO TRIM THE SIGNATURE ---- #include #include #include /* * * This is a summary of the soundex codes, and interpretations, should you run * across a Soundex Census. These REALLY are helpful (at least in my * experience). * * SOUNDEX CODE * ------------ * * Code Key Letters & Equivalent * ---- ------------------------ * * 1 b, p, f, v * 2 c, s, k, g, j, q, x, z * 3 d, t * 4 l * 5 m, n * 6 r * * * Rules: * ------ * * Letters a, e, i, o, u, y, w, h are NOT coded * - - - - - - - - --- * * First letter of the SURNAME is NOT encoded * ----- ------- --- * * All Soundex codes must contain 3 digits. Shorter numbers, append 0's. * --- ---- - * * When two key letters or equivalent appear together, (preceeding or following) *** IN THE ORIGINAL NAME *** * they are counted as one. (ie, KELLER = K-460 (two "L's" together combine) * (also, MENNON = M-500 N,N, and N all counted together, (remove all vowels)) * * * When searching through records that contain the same Soundex code, names are * arranged alphabetically. (Prefixes COULD be dropped, ie. van, Von, Di, de, * le, D, etc). * * Soundex codes are not limited by county/city locality, but rather by state. * This enables you to search an entire state for similar sounding names. * * 1880 Soundex Census will list households IF they had children under 10 yrs * old. __ * * 1900 Soundex Census is said to list ALL homes, regardless of children, etc. * * * Here are some examples to get an idea of how this code works. * * NAME CODE WHY * ---- ---- ---------------------- * * Masters M-236 M-str (truncate rest) * Anderson A-536 A-ndr (truncate rest) * Pratt P-630 P-rt (double letters, add 0) * McGee M-200 M-c (g-same group. Not counted, add 0's) * Lee L-000 L- (vowels not counted, add 0's) * */ int letter_values[26] = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 0, 1, 2, 0, /* abcdefgh */ 0, 2, 2, 4, 5, 5, 0, 1, /* ijklmnop */ 2, 6, 2, 3, 0, 1, 0, 2, /* qrstuvwx */ 0, 2 /* yz */ }; char name[256]; char buffer[256]; char alphas[] = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"; char delims[] = "\t\b\r\n ~`!@#$%^&*()_+{}:\"|,.?-=[];'\\,./"; main (argc, argv) int argc; char *argv[]; { char *p1; char *p2; if (argc == 2) { p1 = strpbrk (argv[1], alphas); p2 = strpbrk (p1, delims); if (p2) *p2 = '\0'; soundex (p1); } else { while (fgets (buffer, sizeof (buffer), stdin) != NULL) { p1 = strpbrk (buffer, alphas); p2 = strpbrk (p1, delims); if (p2) *p2 = '\0'; soundex (p1); } } } soundex (nme) char *nme; { int length; int i; int last; int count; printf ("%s:\t", nme); length = strlen (nme); strcpy (name, nme); putchar (toupper (name[0])); putchar ('-'); for (i = 0; i < length; i++) { name[i] = toupper (name[i]); if ((name[i] >= 'A') && (name[i] <= 'Z')) { name[i] = letter_values[name[i] - 'A']; } } last = name[0]; count = 0; for (i = 1; i < length; i++) { if ((name[i] != 0) && (name[i] != last)){ printf ("%d", name[i]); if (++count >= 3) break; } last = name[i]; } for (; count < 3; count++) putchar ('0'); putchar ('\n'); } ---------------CUT HERE --------- DON'T FORGET TO TRIM THE SIGNATURE ---- -Alan Jeddeloh (503) 685-2991 Tektronix Network (Yes, we're still here) Displays D/S 60-180; PO Box 1000; Wilsonville, OR 97070 alanj@nevermore.wv.tek.com Quoth the printer, "Nevermore!" ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 23 Oct 90 11:46:00 EDT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: DEIS@ZODIAC.BITNET Subject: Date Calculation - IBM Hello Rooters, Philip E. Brown of Tallahassee FLA, author of the Family History System, has written a small "pop-up" utility called DATECALC.COM which will calculate the day of the week, or differences in dates, and accomodate oldstyle/newstyle changeovers etc. I don't believe that he even charges a shareware fee for this useful utility. It is available on various BB's as a download. Frank DEIS@PISCES.RUTGERS.EDU GEnie FRANK.DEIS ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 23 Oct 90 16:32:51 -0400 Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: "PennNet Tech. Services" Subject: How to Calculate the Day given the date? Problems for Computer Solution Fred Gruenberger & George Jaffray Wyley & Son, Copyright 1965 by the Rand corporation Library of Congress Number: 65-24303 "A date is expressed as follows: m= month number, with January and February taken as months 11 and 12 of the preceeding year. March is then 01, April 02,...December is 10; k=day of the month; c=century d=year in the century f = { [ 2.6m -0.2 ] + k + d + [ D ] + [ C ] - 2C } mod 7 --- --- 4 4 The square brackets denote "greatest integer in." (Sunday = 0, Monday = 1, etc.) "The narrative of the example: illustration - 23 August, 1963, a Friday. "For m=06, the quanity (2.6m - 0.2) is 15.6; dropping the decimal (as indicated by the square brackets) gives 15. "We add 23 for K and 63 for D; [D/4] is 15, and [C/4] is 4. We subtract from this sum 38 for 2C, for a net of 82. The remainder on division by 7 is 5, for Friday. " The original reference to Zeller's congruence is to: J.V. Uspensky and M.A. Heaslet, 'Elementary Number Theory', McGraw-Hill Book Company, inc, NY 1939, pg 206. The interesting thing about the problem and the description of "how to programm it" is that they were written for the old IBM 1620. Which was nicknamed the "CADET" (Can't Add, Doesn't Even Try) which literally could NOT add, but did everything via table lookups. William H. Magill Manager, PennNet Technical Services Data Communications and Computing Services (DCCS) University of Pennsylvania Internet: magill@dccs.upenn.edu magill@eniac.seas.upenn.edu magill@upenn.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 27 Oct 90 15:36:06 -0400 Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: "ANTHONY R. GUILLORY 904 644-1452" Subject: RE: Software for the Atari ST - What's Good? Here's a little info. I picked up GEnie about a Atari ST program called "Generation Gap". I'm not an Atari user, so I don't know anything about the program, but maybe this will give you some insight into at least one program for the ST. Two other ST programs which have BBs on GEnie are "It's All Relative" and "AGP: A Genealogy Program". I don't know anything about these either, but hopefully someone will volunteer some info. on these programs. =============================================================================== Category 2, Topic 11 Message 2 Sun Jun 04, 1989 STEVE-B (Forwarded) Generation Gap Plus v2.0 is released! Flying Pigs Software is pleased to announce the next in an on-going program of enhancements to Generation Gap Plus, v2.0. 2.0?? But that last version was v4.2, wasn't it? Yes, but I decided to change the numbering system to differentiate between Generation Gap and Generation Gap Plus. So now the v4.2 is considered to be v1.0 of GGP while Generation Gap will continue on from v4.18. So, what's new and exciting in v2.0? * Help screens are available by pressing the 'Help' key while in the 'Add record' or 'Edit record' screens. * You may copy ANY field from the previously entered record. * GGP checks for duplicate records when you enter new ones. * Lower case letters are now allowed in name fields. * All lists and displays can be listed starting from a letter or letters, or ID#. * Locate by PIN# has been added to the edit screen functions. * GGP automatically senses whether you are using color or mono. * The Soundex code for a person's last name is available from the edit screen. * Automatic movement to next field when entering data. * New bound manual with table of contents and index! * You may list individuals with dates of LDS ordinance data that has been performed. * Automatic linking of family members!! * Burial dates and places for children on family group sheets. * Lots of other minor improvements, to many to mention.(especially since I have forgotten most of them) :} And what will this upgrade cost? Only $10.00 to upgrade any version of Generation Gap or Generation Gap Plus. This will, of course, include the new manual. Remember, GGP requires 1 meg of memory and a double sided drive or hard disk. With the release of v2.0 the retail price of GGP goes up $10 to $49.95. What's in store for the next release of GGP(scheduled for Jan. '90)? Well, so far I am planning these features: GEDCOM support. Descendant charts. Determine relationship. If you have any other suggestions/requests please let me know. Procedure for upgrading to Generation Gap Plus v2.0 Send your original Generation gap or Generation Gap Plus disk plus $10(checks OK) to: Flying Pigs Software P.O. Box 688 St. George, UT 84771 Generation Gap (non-Plus) updates: The latest version of Generation Gap is v4.18k. If you would like to update your GG to this version, send your original disk with $2 for postage and handling (no checks please!). Later, __Steve B.__  _______________________________________________________________________________ Anthony R. Guillory INTERNET: Guillory@Storm.dnet.nasa.gov UUCP: {ames,east,decwrl,ucbvax,uunet}!storm.dnet.nasa.gov!guillory CompuServe: 73427,2515 GEnie: A.GUILLORY FidoNet: Anthony Guillory @ 1:3605/46 DECNET/SPAN: STORM::GUILLORY or 723::GUILLORY o If practice makes perfect, and nobody's perfect, why practice? o The solution of this problem is trival and is left as an exercise for the reader. o Recursive,adj.; see recursive. _______________________________________________________________________________ ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 28 Oct 90 16:23:48 GMT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@PSUVM From: Ron Holt Subject: Re: Genealogical Programs In article <9010271710.AA04716@east.gsfc.nasa.gov> guillory@STORM.DNET.NASA.GOV (ANTHONY R. GUILLORY 904 644-1452) writes: >Cliff Manis writes: > >>I believe that most of the ROOTS-L and soc.roots readers are behind a >>UNIX/XENIX Operating System or multi-user system. > > Do you mean at work or home? At home, I think most are still > using MS-DOS or Mac OS. At work, you're probably right. > >> 1. Has anyone written a program in "C" which could be used on the >> UNIX/XENIX Systems for tracking Family History ? > > So far the survey has revealed one reader (who I'll leave anonymous > unless he wants to be known.) who HAS written, such a package. He is in > the process of converting from PAF and BK to his system. I'm one of the original developers of PAF (version 2.0) and know there was a Unix (actually Xenix) version done. Though the original version was developed on an IBM PC, we got to the point that we did most of our development work on the Xenix version and then ported that version to the PC, Apple II, etc. It was so much easier to develop under Unix. I don't think the LDS church ever released that version. It's not as easy to support all the different Unix machines in the world as it is to support a few personal computer versions. It's been several years since I was involved in the project. Interested parties might want to call the PAF support number (sorry, I don't have it handy) and ask about the Unix version of PAF. Maybe if enough interest is shown, it might be made available. -- Ron Holt ron@Eyring.COM uunet!lanai!ron Eyring Inc. +1 801-375-2434 x434 ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 29 Oct 90 22:24:22 GMT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@PSUVM From: "thomas.t.wetmore..iv" Subject: UNIX/C for Genealogy (was Genealogical Programs) > > 1. Has anyone written a program in "C" which could be used on the > So far the survey has revealed one reader (who I'll leave anonymous I am the anonymous one who writes much genealogy software for UNIX and C. I would be happy to correspond with others interested. Unfortunately I work for a company that "owns" my intellectual property, and this puts my genealogy software in a legal limbo. My current system uses a B-tree based database that stores all individual and family information in GEDCOM format. This essentially removes ALL (and I mean ALL) restrictions on the types and amounts of information that can be stored in the system. A "problem" with UNIX is that there are as yet no widespread, "slick" user interfaces (no flames from X, curses, etip or motif lovers please). I am a UNIX and C hack from way, way back. This means that I like terse, line-oriented or menu interfaces, and find programs like vi and emacs quite adequate for data entry. I don't have any screen forms for entering data. When you want to enter data, you follow menus (never more than two deep) and end up editing a GEDCOM file with your favorite editor. When done with that, a data validator checks that you have entered sane data, and if so, the database is updated. I do not allow direct editing of link information (i.e., connections between children and parents, or between spouses), but provide a small set of relationship commands for this purpose. The system was designed to handle over 1,000,000 individuals, thus the need to develop a B-tree database. This design constraint also required special attention paid to handling databases that contain many people with the same or very similar names. A technique based on SOUNDEX coding is used to solve this problem. The system contains a browser that makes rapid travesal through the individuals in the database possible. It allows backup and restore of data (I just wrote the B-tree system a couple months ago, and I still don't trust it with my "real" data!). I am just now adding a lot of report writing features. My goal is to support a report "interpreter," that will allow me to write a template of the kind of report I want, and the interpreter will then produce the report. This is actually quite well along. With such a feature I will not have to rebuild the system whenever I want to add a new report type. Because GEDCOM provides such a rich medium for storing genealogical data, I am quite convinced that a general purpose GEDCOM to English translator will not be practical for years to come. However, a GEDCOM to report skeleton text translator is works quite well, but requires you to flesh out the text in your own style. Standard reports, like pedigrees, family group sheets, and ahnentafels, can be completely automated. By the way, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints provides a library of C functions that support the GEDCOM data, and that can be used as one of the core libraries in a C-based genealogy system. Although I did not use this library in my system, I have compiled the functions and then run them under both UNIX and MS-DOS, and found them to be well-designed and to work as advertised. If anyone is interested in this, e-mail to me and I'll dig up the address. Didn't mean to ramble on so long. I going to be late for dinner. ... Tom ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 30 Oct 90 18:35:18 GMT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@PSUVM From: "thomas.t.wetmore..iv" Subject: Re: UNIX/C for Genealogy (was Genealogical Programs) > Please dig up that address for the C library routines from the LDS for > us. Thanks. > > Anthony > guillory@storm.dnet.nasa.gov The C library for processing GEDCOM data is available from: Mr. William S. Harten GEDCOM Developers Group Coordinator Family History Department The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 50 East North Temple Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 The media is 5 1/4 inch MS-DOS format diskette. Tom