This file, ROOTSOFT.92A1, contains part 1 of 4 parts of a digest of genealogical software articles that have appeared in the ROOTS-L news list from January 1, 1992 through June 30, 1992. 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@cc.purdue.edu, July 27, 1992 ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 3 Jan 1992 12:56:45 CST Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU From: Darryn Kozak Subject: Re: Latest PAF version? In-Reply-To: armstrng@cs.dal.ca's message of Fri, 3 Jan 92 01:15:05 GMT In article <1992Jan3.011505.16178@cs.dal.ca> armstrng@cs.dal.ca (Stan Armstrong) writes: Newsgroups: soc.roots Path: hemlock.cray.com!timbuk.cray.com!uunet!psinntp!nstn.ns.ca!cs.dal.ca!armstrng From: armstrng@cs.dal.ca (Stan Armstrong) Organization: Math, Stats & CS, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada Date: Fri, 3 Jan 92 01:15:05 GMT I can obtain PAF 2.1 for the Mac locally. Is that the latest version? Thanks. -- Stan Armstrong. Religious Studies Dept, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, N.S. att!clyde!watmath!water!dalcs!armstrng | armstrong@husky1.stmarys.ca Yes, 2.1 is the latest version for the Mac. For anyone that is a PAF user on the Mac, please let the LDS people in Salt Lake City know that you use it. They are considering doing another version for the Mac, but they need to know that there is enough interest. Probably the best way to do this is to buy a copy (if you are using someone else's). Or, just drop them a short letter. PAF on the Mac is a wonderful application. I'd hate to see it die. dk --------------- -- Darryn J Kozak Cray Research Park dkozak@cray.com 655F Lone Oak Drive (612) 683-5244 Eagan, MN 55121 FAX (612) 683-5889 USA ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 3 Jan 1992 16:13:00 PDT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: "The Cat" Subject: Re: PAF demo? I have been using PAF, and have not had any problems with it. There are a few sentences here and there that are Mormon-specific, but mostly it is a good program. If you check with the Mormon ward, they are using the ancestral file, etc. Some similarities to the PAF program. THey will let you use it, even if you aren't Mormon. Some LDS-specific stuff on the PAF you have the option to turn off. ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1992 13:59:48 GMT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU From: Larry Bell - 235-7743 Subject: Re: Has anyone used this software program ? "Craig Coates" writes: > A friend of mine told me about a program called " Family Tree " by a > company called Power Up ot of San Mateo, Ca. . It is supposed to be able > to make family trees easy to prepare and print. Gives you a choice of > Ancestor or Descendant Trees. She said it cost her $29.95 plus S/H. I > would like to know if anyone else has used this program or has had any > dealing with this company before I order the software. It includes > 5.25 and 3.5 disks. Can anyone help me? I used it for about a year before switching to Brother's Keeper. It is ok/good, but lacks the capability to annotate births/deaths, etc. Also, you can not link a text file to a given person. -- Larry Bell (314)-235-7743 bell@swbatl.sbc.com ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1992 11:42:03 PST Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: Karen Isaacson Subject: Re: On Documenting... In-Reply-To: Your message of Mon, 06 Jan 92 14:18:37 EST. <9201061932.AA03527@rand.org> Hi John, At least in its current manifestation, PAF doesn't let you hang comments directly off a marriage, you have to put them on either the husband or the wife or both. For whatever it's worth, the shareware Family History System (FHS) supports comments connected directly to the marriage. But, as I discovered to my horror (exaggerate, me?), if you want to GEDCOM from FHS to PAF, those comments are subsequently lost. Maybe this will be something they'll add to a later version of PAF. It does get better and better every time, and it would be a useful feature. (Anybody with influence listening?) As far as paper goes, my system involves piling it all in a big stack, and never being able to locate the pertinent scrap of info I'm digging for in less than three hours. Hopefully someone else has a more practical suggestion? Karen karen@rand.org ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1992 15:59:09 GMT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU From: Brian Madsen Subject: GIM software (was Re: On Documenting...) In article <9201061942.AA09799@cougar> karen%monty@RAND.ORG (Karen Isaacson) writes: >Hi John, > >At least in its current manifestation, PAF doesn't let you hang comments >directly off a marriage, you have to put them on either the husband or the >wife or both. For whatever it's worth, the shareware Family History >System (FHS) supports comments connected directly to the marriage. But, >as I discovered to my horror (exaggerate, me?), if you want to GEDCOM from >FHS to PAF, those comments are subsequently lost. > >Maybe this will be something they'll add to a later version of PAF. >It does get better and better every time, and it would be a useful >feature. (Anybody with influence listening?) > I've been avoiding the temptation to advertise the Genealogical Information Manager here because it's not ready for general release yet. It's nearing that stage, though, with half a dozen beta sites (i.e., evaluating users) in four states. Anyway, it allows you to hang comments off of birth, christening, marriage, death, burial, and LDS ordinances, plus there's a general notes area for each person and for each family. In addition, it is fully able to transfer between PAF and Ancestral File via GEDCOM, without losing any of the notes, as you describe above. In fact, the Genealogical Information Manager is registered with the Ancestral File folks and is recognized by them as being fully compatible. Like I say, it's not 100% ready yet, but it's full featured, and does everything that a good genealogy program should do; in many cases, in my opinion, it does them better than PAF. If you're interested in taking it for a test drive, send me a message. > >Karen >karen@rand.org > -- Brian C. Madsen bmadsen@supernet.haus.com ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1992 23:20:24 GMT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU From: Len Howard Subject: Re: On Documenting... As for documenting data on marriages, the My Family Record program from Everton allows notes attached to weddings. I also put all my scraps into the same program using the name of the individual, any other info that I know about him, and each person has a note section attached. If it is a factoid about a city or state, I file it as if the city or state name was the last name of the individual, then can search by searching as for a last name. The MFR program is old, slow and written in Basic, but as I have over 2000 people entered in the system, I am lothe to change to another program. Cheers, Len Howard. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1992 16:28:04 GMT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU From: Brian Madsen Subject: Re: GIM software (was Re: On Documenting...) In article <9201080027.AA13576@cougar> karen%monty@RAND.ORG (Karen Isaacson) writes: >I wrote, "if you want to GEDCOM from FHS to PAF, those comments [attached >directly to marriages] are subsequently lost." > >Brian Madsen tells us that the Genealogical Information Manager (GIM) >"is fully able to transfer between PAF and Ancestral File via GEDCOM, >without losing any of the notes, as you describe above." > >This certainly sounds promising! Just curious, though, what does >GIM _do_ with them, so that PAF can import them? Move them from the >marriage to the groom? > All notes that apply to a single person only (birth, christening, etc.) are attached to that person, so that PAF will recognize them. All notes that are shared jointly by a husband and wife (marriage and others) are attached to both persons. This means that there's an effective duplication of information on the receiving (PAF) side, but it also means that if you want to know the source for Jane Doe's marriage information (using PAF), you can look at HER notes rather than her husband's. > >And as long as I'm being nosy, is GIM a DOS program? UNIX? Or??? > I've gotten what I consider to be a surprising number of feedback messages on this, about half of which asked whether it's available for the Macintosh/UNIX/DOS/Windows. I guess I should have mentioned that it's a DOS program, with no current plans to migrate to the Mac or to Unix. Once this thing is released, the next step will probably be to produce a version for Windows or OS/2, but unless there's a significant demand for them, we don't plan to create Macintosh and Unix versions. > >Do keep us posted... > I'd be delighted. (All those who have sent me email will be hearing back from me in the next couple of days with answers to your questions.) > >Karen >karen@rand.org > -- Brian C. Madsen bmadsen@supernet.haus.com ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1992 19:20:44 GMT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU From: "thomas.t.wetmore..iv" Subject: Storing Names; Flexible Software Recent postings have discussed storing names. My genealogical software system (named LifeLines -- it runs only under UNIX) stores data in a structured outline format that follows the GEDCOM rules. I'll give a few examples how this applies to names. First, given and surnames are trivial: 1 NAME Thomas Trask /Wetmore/ The slashes are used to identify the surname (in some cultures, the surname comes first, not last; in other cases, surnames may be taken from the middle). When names are followed by such components as Jr., Sr, III, 3rd, and so on, I consider them part of the name, so code as: 1 NAME Thomas Trask /Wetmore/ IV Women are always given their maiden names; the underlying links in the database that connect spouses into families are sufficient for reconstructing conventional "married" names. Nicknames, titles, and education/honorary/membership suffixes can also be easily handled: 1 NAME Thomas Trask /Wetmore/ IV 1 TITL Professor 1 NICK Wethead 1 SUFX Ph.D., F.R.A.S.G. When parts of the name are unknown, no sweat: 1 NAME Thomas // 1 NAME Thomas /____/ 1 NAME /Wetmore/ 1 NAME ____ /Wetmore/ 1 NAME ____ /____/ 1 NAME // all show various possibilities. LifeLines contains a report programming language that allows me to program how names should appear. The language allows me to check what lines exist in a person's record that refer to his/her name (e.g., the NAME, TITL, NICK, SUFX lines above), and how the values of those lines should be formatted (e.g., put in all-caps, placed between bracket characters, reordered so the surname is first and followed by a comma, and so on) before the name is printed in a report. GEDCOM format is logical and structured, but also very flexible. Unfortunately, very few software systems allow you to edit your genealogical records directly in such a format, or allow you to create new line types as you need them. Most software systems use a very limited internal database that holds restricted information about persons and families, and constrain you muchly. They generally can generate GEDCOM files, but such files can only contain the limited information from the database. Most systems can also read GEDCOM files, but they ignore all the information in the file that does not correspond with information it can store in its own database. Fortunately, many system allow you to add arbitrary "notes" to persons, so that you can provide biographical text. LifeLines stores person and family records as structured outlines, and allows you to edit them in any way that seems appropriate, as long as the basic GEDCOM structure is used. Records can grow to arbitrary length; there are no limits on the number of events that can be associated with a person or a family (there can even be multiple birth events associated with the same person). Notes can be provided to any length, and references can be made to other files that contain additional information. This note about names is turning into a plug so I will quit now. I would be interested in hearing from anyone else who has become frustrated with the available genealogical software systems, and who has been toying with their own ideas about making genealogical software much more flexible; there is much room for improvement. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1992 18:10:32 EST Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: Robert Formica AMSTE-LG 4876 Subject: Soundex Code This was in the Informix Newsgroup. Since we use soundex a lot in the roots business, I am posting it to the net. Bob Formica Subject: Re: Need Syndex & Soundex Sources X-Informix-List-Id: Path: emory!europa.asd.contel.com!uunet!decwrl!gossip.pyramid.com!pyramid!infmx!johnl From: johnl@informix.com (Jonathan Leffler) Newsgroups: comp.databases.informix Summary: Soundex in C Keywords: soundex Message-ID: <1992Jan8.120045.29601@informix.com> Date: 8 Jan 92 12:00:45 GMT References: <1992Jan7.193906.5689@cbnewsm.att.com> <8348@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> Sender: Jonathan Leffler (johnl@informix.com) Organization: Informix Software, Inc. In article <8348@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> walt@mathcs.emory.edu (Walt Hultgren {rmy}) writes: >In article <1992Jan7.193906.5689@cbnewsm.att.com> jfischer@cbnewsm.att.com >(james.fischer) writes: >> NEEDED: >> Source for an implementation of Syndex and/or Soundex. SOUNDEX: I wrote this ages ago (1989 to be precise). It resurfaced on the net recently (I was both starled and pleased to see) and I'm making this version available for whoever needs to use it. I have not provided an I4GL interface to the code, but it should not be beyond the wit of (hu)man to provide one. SYNDEX: What is this? Does anyone have a reference for it? Jonathan Leffler (johnl@informix.com) : "@(#)shar.sh 1.8" #! /bin/sh # # This is a shell archive. # Remove everything above this line and run sh on the resulting file. # If this archive is complete, you will see this message at the end: # "All files extracted" # # Created: Wed Jan 8 11:56:00 GMT 1992 by johnl at Informix Software Ltd. # Files archived in this archive: # soundex.c # #-------------------- if [ -f soundex.c -a "$1" != "-c" ] then echo shar: soundex.c already exists else echo 'x - soundex.c (2558 characters)' sed -e 's/^X//' >soundex.c <<'SHAR-EOF' X/* X@(#)File: soundex.c X@(#)Version: 1.2 X@(#)Last changed: 89/12/18 X@(#)Purpose: Produce SOUNDEX code for string X@(#)Author: Jonathan Leffler (john@sphinx.co.uk) X*/ X X/* X** SOUNDEX CODING X** X** Rules: X** 1. Retain the first letter; ignore non-alphabetic characters. X** 2. Replace second and subsequent characters by a group code. X** Group Letters X** 1 BFPV X** 2 CGJKSXZ X** 3 DT X** 4 L X** 5 MN X** 6 R X** 3. Do not repeat digits if they come from adjacent characters. X** (Corrected by: Raymond Chen ) X** 4. Truncate or zero-pad to 4-character result. X** X** Originally formatted with tabstops set at 4 spaces -- you were warned! X** X** This code is shareware -- I wrote it; you can have it for free X** if you supply it to anyone else who wants it for free. X** X** BUGS: Assumes ASCII X*/ X X#include X X#ifndef lint Xstatic char sccs[] = "@(#)soundex.c 1.2 89/12/18"; X#endif X Xstatic char lookup[] = { X '0', /* A */ X '1', /* B */ X '2', /* C */ X '3', /* D */ X '0', /* E */ X '1', /* F */ X '2', /* G */ X '0', /* H */ X '0', /* I */ X '2', /* J */ X '2', /* K */ X '4', /* L */ X '5', /* M */ X '5', /* N */ X '0', /* O */ X '1', /* P */ X '0', /* Q */ X '6', /* R */ X '2', /* S */ X '3', /* T */ X '0', /* U */ X '1', /* V */ X '0', /* W */ X '2', /* X */ X '0', /* Y */ X '2', /* Z */ X}; X X/* X** Soundex for arbitrary number of characters of information X*/ Xchar *nsoundex(str, n) Xchar *str; /* In: String to be converted */ Xint n; /* In: Number of characters in result string */ X{ X static char buff[10]; X register char *s; X register char *t; X char c; X char l; X X if (n <= 0) X n = 4; /* Default */ X if (n > sizeof(buff) - 1) X n = sizeof(buff) - 1; X t = &buff[0]; X X for (s = str; ((c = *s) != '\0') && t < &buff[n]; s++) X { X if (!isascii(c) || !isalpha(c)) X continue; X c = toupper(c); X if (t == &buff[0]) X { X l = *t++ = c; X continue; X } X c = lookup[c-'A']; /* Assumes ASCII */ X if (c != '0' && c != l) X *t++ = c; X l = c; X } X while (t < &buff[n]) X *t++ = '0'; X *t = '\0'; X return(&buff[0]); X} X X/* Normal external interface */ Xchar *soundex(str) Xchar *str; X{ X return(nsoundex(str, 4)); X} X X/* X** Alternative interface: X** void soundex(given, gets) X** char *given; X** char *gets; X** { X** strcpy(gets, nsoundex(given, 4)); X** } X*/ X X X#ifdef TEST X#include Xmain() X{ X char buff[30]; X X printf("String? "); X while (fgets(buff, sizeof(buff), stdin) != (char *)0) X { X printf("String : %sSoundex: %s\n", buff, soundex(buff)); X printf("String? "); X } X putchar('\n'); X} X#endif SHAR-EOF chmod 444 soundex.c if [ `wc -c ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1992 22:27:45 GMT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU From: Paul Hepp Subject: New Mac software version 3.0 of Reunion This is a news/follow-up to the saving photos/documents thread that has been appearing in the last couple of weeks... There is a software package called Reunion by Leister Productions that has a new version (3.0) for the Macintosh available that allows for scanning of documents. The scan is at 300 dpi resolution. I have not tested this or seen any examples, but the possibilities are very exciting. See following post for Reunion details. Good hunting......... Searching: HEPP -- Bull HN Worldwide Information Systems |||| My opinion ... Not my Employers! 7900 Westpark Dr.,McLean, Virginia 22102 |||||| email: P.Hepp@bull.com ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1992 22:28:57 GMT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU From: Paul Hepp Subject: Mac software chooses Hello, I must first thank all of the regulars of this newsgroup who are doing a great job of sharing information, and helping where needed. I would to also thank the members of the LDS for there dedication. The rest of this concerns readers who are looking for Macintosh software to do genealogy. I have spent the last three days researching this subject and would like to share MY OPINIONS. I am at the point of choosing between: Personal Ancestral File The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake Distribution Center, 1999 West 1700 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84104; $35.00. Release 2.2, now available for PC- or MS-DOS machines (order number PBGS1840 for 5-inch diskettes and order number PBGS1841 for 3-inch), for Apple PRO-DOS and Macintosh. Specify MS-DOS, Apple (PBGS 1653) or Mac (PBGS 161A). Sales tax required from residents of AL, CA, DO, GA, HA, ID, IA, KS, KY, LA, MS, ND, SC, SD, VA, WA and WY. CP/M and Apple DOS versions no longer available. Make check payable to "Corporation of the President." Toll-free order number: 800-247- 3892. Visa or MC. For information, write the Church in care of Family History Department, Ancestral File Unit 2WW, 50 East North Temple St, Lake City, UT 84150, phone 801-531-2584. Technical Support: 801-240-2585 or 801-240-2584. Bulletin Board: 801-531-3909. Order Desk 1-800-537-5950 and Reunion Leister Productions, 14 Hill Blvd, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, phone 717-697-1378. For the Macintosh, requires 1MB memory and two 800K disk drives; $99 plus $4 s&h; Visa and MC. GEDCOM option scheduled for addition, at which time the price will increase to $129. Free brochure and sample printouts available. NOTE: I called today 1/8/92. Version 3.0 selling now; GEDCOM comes with it; and has the ability to except scanned images in PICT format (300 dots-per_inch). Price is 115.00 from MacConnection,14 Mill St.,Marlow,NH 03456 Phone 603-446-7711,FAX 603-446-7791, 1-800-800-3333 In all of the historical on-line info I went thru the PAF for Mac was well reviewed and recieved high marks. The Reunion package historically is not very popular, but this new version has caught my eye because of the abillity to scan documents and photos to be included with the persons record. I like the idea! The cost of a scanner is not a factor for me but, they can be had for between 275.00 and up to 2200.00. I still have a few of the reviews on my disk and will e-mail them if asked, (posting would be redundent). Keep the info moving........... -- Bull HN Worldwide Information Systems |||| My opinion ... Not my Employers! 7900 Westpark Dr.,McLean, Virginia 22102 |||||| email: P.Hepp@bull.com ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1992 14:48:00 GMT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU From: Steve Hayes Subject: Has anyone used this software program ? On <07 Jan 1992 23:53> "Craig Coates" (5:7104/2) said to All : C> A friend of mine told me about a program called " Family Tree " by a C>company called Power Up ot of San Mateo, Ca. . It is supposed to be able C>to make family trees easy to prepare and print. Gives you a choice of C>Ancestor or Descendant Trees. She said it cost her $29.95 plus S/H. I Have you used genealogy software before? If not, I suggest you try some of the shareware ones that you can download from most BBSs. It costs you nothing to try, and you can see which ones you like. Three that I've tried, and know are good, are: Family History System, by Phillip E. Brown Brother's Keeper, by John Steed The Family Edge, by Carl York I suggest that you try any or all of those before putting up money up front for a program that may not do what you want. Steve Hayes of 5:7101/22.5 Searching for HAYES, GROWDON, VAUSE, HANNAN, STOOKE, COTTAM, GREENAWAY MCFARLANE, HOLLINS, PARK, HERBERT, DYER, TILLY, MCCARTNEY & many more! -- INTERNET: Steve.Hayes@p5.f22.n7101.z5.fidonet.org ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1992 05:44:19 GMT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU From: Jim Eggert x6127 g41 Subject: Re: Storing Names; Flexible Software In-Reply-To: kathleen@casbs.Stanford.EDU's message of Fri, 10 Jan 1992 01:25:55 GMT In article <1992Jan10.012555.23599@casbs.Stanford.EDU> kathleen@casbs.Stanford.EDU (Kathleen Much) writes: > In article jime@bullwinkle.atc.ll.mit.edu (Jim Eggert x6127 g41) writes: > > > >One problem is that conventional married names don't always apply > >these days. (And this is not a new phenomenon.) PAF, for example, > >doesn't want to listen to me when I tell it that my sister retained > >her maiden name after marriage. It simply has no use for that > >information. Genealogy programs should be able to name their subjects > >correctly, and not have to be restricted to a single convention. > > Is this a problem only with PAF for IBM? I use PAF on a Mac, and my > program happily accepts my maiden name as my only name. In fact, PAF > doesn't ever add a married name for a woman--how are you entering > names? If you enter MAIDEN (i.e., whatever her maiden surname was) in > her surname blank (as the program recommends), the woman will always > appear connected to HUSBAND in the family tree, but her name will > remain hers. > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Kathleen Much, Editor |E-mail: kathleen@casbs.stanford.EDU > CASBS, 202 Junipero Serra Blvd. |Phone: (415) 321-2052 > Stanford, CA 94305 |Fax: (415) 321-1192 I must admit that my previous posting was very poorly written. I meant to say that PAF (mine is the Mac version too) doesn't keep track of married person naming conventions vs given names. Hence, if Irene Dunne marries John French, PAF doesn't try to guess Irene Dunne French, Irene French, or anything. It just knows Irene Dunne. You thus can't tell it (except in notes, but it doesn't understand them) that she changed her name to Irene Dunne-French. PAF just doesn't care about married names. I would think that a good genealogy program would keep track of these things. It should default to the standard convention (well, standard for us), but allow and remember other name changes as well (even ones not having anything to do with marriage). Hope this is more intelligible. -- =Jim jime%atc.ll.mit.edu (Jim Eggert) ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1992 11:28:20 EST Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: Dick and Jill Miller Subject: Storing Names; Flexible Software The Family History System program does properly handle a woman who chooses to use her maiden name rather than her husband's. But it does not allow for the following which happened in my husband's family: My husband's grandmother always used her first husband's name. He was the father of all her children. Many years after his death, she married and quickly divorced a second husband. In FHS we can specify that she used her maiden name OR that she used the name of her LAST husband, but not the name she used! All her children (my husband's mother and her siblings) would be INCENSED to see her listed in either of the ways the program permits. BTW, we think FHS is great, and have proposed a method for handling this which is on its author's back-burner. --Jill A. Richard & Jill A. Miller | Miller Microcomputer Services | InterNet: dmiller@im.lcs.mit.edu | 61 Lake Shore Road | Voice: 508/653-6136, 9am-9pm EasternTZ | Natick, MA 01760-2099, USA | ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1992 23:39:10 CST Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: Cliff Manis Subject: Re: Brother's Keeper Readers: Reference part of this message: > From: John Steed <75745.1371@CompuServe.COM> > Subject: Re: Brother's Keeper Price > > The registration fee for BK version 5.0 is $45. You can sort up to 15,000 > names alphabetically with SORTF.COM using the SORTIT.BAT batch file. Here is the info about the current price for BK. later..cliff =-=-=-=-=-= Cliff Manis K4ZTF Manis/Manes Family History Searching: MANIS MANES WHITEHORN CANTER BIRD FRANCIS NEWMAN USMAIL: P. O. Box 33937, San Antonio, Texas 78265-3937 BITNET: cmanis%csoftec.csf.com@NDSUVM1 Caretaker of GENEALOG INTERNET: cmanis@csoftec.csf.com FIDONET: Cliff.Manis@f607.n387.z1.fidonet.org Standard Disclaimer: We are not associated with anyone. (PERIOD). (.) ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1992 18:04:43 CST Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: Cliff Manis Subject: 4book program Thanks to all who have answered, and I have it now. it is: 4print41.zip, and is available from Simtel in the PD1: directory. later..cliff -- =-=-=-=-=-= Cliff Manis K4ZTF Manis/Manes Family History Searching: MANIS MANES WHITEHORN CANTER BIRD FRANCIS NEWMAN USMAIL: P. O. Box 33937, San Antonio, Texas 78265-3937 BITNET: cmanis%csoftec.csf.com@NDSUVM1 Caretaker of GENEALOG INTERNET: cmanis@csoftec.csf.com FIDONET: Cliff.Manis@f607.n387.z1.fidonet.org Standard Disclaimer: We are not associated with anyone. (PERIOD). (.) ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1992 14:38:35 GMT Reply-To: "Stephen A. Wood" Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU From: "Stephen A. Wood" Subject: New Brothers Keeper version on hallc1.cebaf.gov (anonymous ftp) There is a anonymous ftp site for genealogy related files located at hallc1.cebaf.gov (129.57.7.19). This site is primarily for programs as genealogy text files are available at other sites. However some text files, particularly large ones may be found here compressed into ZIP files. The following files have been added since the last announcement to soc.roots about this ftp site. 225998 Jan 12 bk5a1.exe Brothers Keeper Vs. 5.0 Pt 1 of 4 214609 Jan 12 bk5b1.exe Brothers Keeper Vs. 5.0 Pt 2 of 4 337436 Jan 11 bk5c1.exe Brothers Keeper Vs. 5.0 Pt 3 of 4 294494 Jan 12 bk5d1.exe Brothers Keeper Vs. 5.0 Pt 4 of 4 54966 Jan 11 bkdoc1.exe Doc's for brothers keeper v 5.0 This is the lastest release of the Brothers Keeper genealogy database program. Stephen Wood Presently Searching: LAMB SHIFLETT HUMES Stephen A. Wood CEBAF/SURA Internet: saw@hallc1.cebaf.gov Mail Stop 12H Internet: saw@cebaf.gov 12000 Jefferson Avenue Bitnet: saw@cebaf Newport News, VA 23606 Phone: (804)249-7367 Office: CEBAF Center C121 FAX: (804)249-7363 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1992 19:50:48 GMT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU From: "karen.l.fenton" Subject: Re: Has anyone used this software program ? In article , "Craig Coates" writes: > A friend of mine told me about a program called " Family Tree " by a > company called Power Up ot of San Mateo, Ca. . It is supposed to be able > to make family trees easy to prepare and print. Gives you a choice of > Ancestor or Descendant Trees. She said it cost her $29.95 plus S/H. I > would like to know if anyone else has used this program or has had any > dealing with this company before I order the software. It includes > 5.25 and 3.5 disks. Can anyone help me? This sounds like the software I have, "Family Tree Maker". I forget the naem of the company. It comes in a nice box, has both sizes of discs and a *very* friendly (and comprehensive) instruction manual. It's essentially a database with some nifty report capabilities. You can make descendent trees, ancestor trees, lists (useful as a scratchpad for research) and calendars showing virtually every date of consequence for everyone in your family. I like this program a lot and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. It has LDS formatting capabilities which can be toggled on or off. FTM is available in stores everywhere and may cost more than the amount you mention: mine was a gift from my husband so I don't know the price. I've now managed to get it ALL on disc and things are much better organized. And now, what may be a stupid question from me .... does the LDS have a dial-in access to their databases? Is it possible to access their information by mail or modem? Thanks to all of you patient people out there. Karen ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1992 13:55:00 PDT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: "The Cat" Subject: Re: Has anyone used this software program ? In article , "Craig Coates" writes: > A friend of mine told me about a program called " Family Tree " by a > company called Power Up ot of San Mateo, Ca. . It is supposed to be able This sounds like the software I have, "Family Tree Maker". I forget the naem of the company. It comes in a nice box, has both sizes of discs and a *very* friendly (and comprehensive) instruction manual. >>>>> I noticed the other day in the local Sears store a copy of FAMILY TREE in their software section (near the computers and VCR's). They also had another program called "tracing your roots" or something of that name. ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1992 10:03:00 GMT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU From: Steve Hayes Subject: Genealogical Computing magazine * Copied from 'Genealogy Intl' by Steve Hayes For those who don't know about it yet, "Genealogical Computing" magazine can be a very useful resource. It is published by Ancestry Inc. P.O. Box 476 Salt Lake City Utah 84110 USA It is 48 pages, the same size as 80 col fanfold printer paper (i.e. slightly wider and slightly shorter than A4), printed and illustrated, and appears quarterly. It has articles for beginners and advanced users and everyone in between, articles on how to get the best out of genealogy software, how to use general software for genealogy, and reveiews of software useful to genealogists. Most of the articles are on MS-DOS microcomputers (simply because most genealogists use them) but other machines, and software for them, are also covered. Subs are $US 25.00 within USA, $30.00 for Canada, and $35.00 elsewhere. = Steve Hayes of 5:7101/22.5@fidonet Moderator of GENEALOGY.EUR conference -- INTERNET: Steve.Hayes@p5.f22.n7101.z5.fidonet.org ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1992 00:27:05 GMT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU From: "M. Guyott" Subject: The ultimate soundex program!! Actually I lied. This is yet another soundex program written in C. I can uuencode and mail the .exe to anyone that has an IBM PC and would like it. The first part of the file has the information from the National Archives reproduced at the top. I have appropriately credited the National Archives so there should be no problem. This program also has a somewhat nicer interface then most of seen. The code in the body of the program is actually bits and pieces from other soundex programs that are around. I have no claim to the code nor any responsility for the use of it. Marc ---- Two of the worst things we teach our children are that a knowledge of science is nice but not necessary, and a knowledge of sex is necessary but not nice. Marc Guyott Constellation Software, Inc. (508) 620-2800 Framingham, Mass. 01701 USA Ext. 3135 mguyott@primerd.prime.com ...!{uunet, decwrl}!primerd.prime.com!mguyott mguyott@eriador.prime.com ...!{uunet, decwrl}!eriador.prime.com!mguyott ---- Cut Here ---- /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You may invoke "soundex" in one of two ways: The first way to invoke soundex is: soundex name1 [name2 name3 ...] When invoked this way, soundex will produce a list of soundex codes for the list of names you have specified. The names must be delimited (separated) by blank spaces. The second way to invoke soundex is: soundex When invoked this way, soundex will wait for you to type a name and press the "enter" key. Then soundex will calculate and display the soundex code for the specified name and wait for you to type another name and press the "enter" key. Pressing the "enter" key without typing any information will cause soundex to stop executing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From "Using Census Records" by the National Archives and Records Administration: The Soundex Coding System To find an individual name among the millions listed in the 1900 and 1910 censuses, you will use an indexing and filing system called the Soundex. The Soundex is a coded surname (last name) index based on the way a surname sounds rather than the way it is spelled. Surnames that sound the same but are spelled differently, like SMITH and SMYTH, have the same code and are filed together. The Soundex coding system was developed so that you can find a surname even though it may have been recorded under various spellings. To search for a particular surname, you must first work out its code. Every Soundex code consists of a letter and three numbers, like S650. The letter is always the first letter of the surname. The numbers are assigned to the remaining letters of the surname according to the Soundex coding guide. Most surnames can be coded using the following four steps. For names with prefixes, double letters, or letters side by side that have the same number on the Soundex coding guide, see "Additional Rules" below. Examples of Soundex-Coded Names: W A S H I N G T O N 2 5 2 3 5 W 2 5 2 K U H N E 2 5 K 5 0 0 Soundex Coding Guide: The Number Represents the letters 1 B P F V 2 C S K G J Q X Z 3 D T 4 L 5 M N 6 R Disregard the letters A, E, I, O, U, W, Y, and H. STEP 1: Write the surname you are coding. STEP 2: Below the surname assign a value to each of the letters as described above in the Soundex Coding Guide. Leave a space for the letters A, E, I, O, U, W, Y, and H. STEP 3: To the right of these numbers right the first letter of the surname. STEP 4: To the right of the letter you wrote in STEP 3 write the first three numbers assigned to letters following the first letter of the surname. Ignore the number assigned to the first letter of the surname (if any). Add zeros if there are less then three numbers following the first letter of the surname. Disregard any additional numbers. Additional Rules: NAMES WITH PREFIXES: If your surname has a prefix like Van, Von, De, Di, or Le you should code it both with and without the prefix because it might be listed under either code. The surname vanDevanter, for example, should be coded in the two ways shown. (Mc and Mac are NOT considered prefixes.) V A N D E V A N T E R 1 5 3 1 5 3 6 V 5 3 1 D E V A N T E R 3 1 5 3 6 V 1 5 3 NAMES WITH DOUBLE LETTERS: If your surname has any double letters, they should be treated as one letter. Thus, in the surname Lloyd, the second L should be ignored; in the surname Gutierrez, the second R should be ignored. L L O Y D 4 4 3 L 3 0 0 G U T I E R R E Z 2 3 6 6 2 G 3 6 2 M E N N O N 5 5 5 5 M 5 5 0 NAMES WITH LETTERS SIDE BY SIDE THAT HAVE THE SAME NUMBER ON THE SOUNDEX CODING GUIDE: Your surname may have different letters that are side by side and have the same number on the Soundex Coding Guide; for example, PF in Pfister (1 is the number for both P and F); CKS in Jackson (2 is the number for C, K, and S). These letters should be treated as one letter. Thus, in the name Pfister, F should be ignored; in the name Jackson, K and S should be ignored. P F I S T E R 1 1 2 3 6 P 2 3 6 J A C K S O N 2 2 2 2 5 J 2 5 0 With your ancestor's name correctly coded, you are ready to use the microfilmed Soundex card index, which is organized by state, thereunder by Soundex code number, and thereunder aplhabetically by first name or initial. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ */ #include #include char help_text1[] = "\ You may invoke \"soundex\" in one of two ways: \n\ \n\ The first way to invoke soundex is:\n\ \n\ soundex name1 [name2 name3 ...]\n\ \n\ When invoked this way, soundex will produce a list of soundex codes\n\ for the list of names you have specified. The names must be delimited\n\ (separated) by blank spaces.\n\ \n\ The second way to invoke soundex is:\n\ \n\ soundex\n"; char help_text2[] = "\ \n\ When invoked this way, soundex will wait for you to type a name and\n\ press the \"enter\" key. Then soundex will calculate and display the\n\ soundex code for the specified name and wait for you to type another\n\ name and press the \"enter\" key. Pressing the \"enter\" key without\n\ typing any information will cause soundex to stop executing.\n"; int letter_values[] = { 0,1,2,3,0,1,2,0, 0,2,2,4,5,5,0,1, 2,6,2,3,0,1,0,2, 0,2 }; #define NAME_SIZE 256 #define BUFFER_SIZE 256 char name[NAME_SIZE]; char buffer[BUFFER_SIZE]; char alphas[] = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"; char delims[] = "\t\b\r\n ~!@#$%^&*()_+|{}:\"<>?`1234567890-=\\[];',./"; main(argc, argv) int argc; char * argv[]; { char * p1, * p2; int i; if (argc > 1) { if (argc == 2) { if ((strcmp(argv[1], "?") == 0) || (strcmp(argv[1], "-?") == 0) || (strcmp(argv[1], "/?") == 0)) { printf(help_text1); printf(help_text2); exit(0); } } for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) { p1 = strpbrk(argv[i], alphas); /* Strip leading garbage. */ p2 = strpbrk(p1, delims); /* Find the first character ** after the name string. */ if (p2 != NULL) /* Set this character to NULL ** so that only the name will print */ *p2 = '\0'; soundex(p1); } } else { printf("Surname: "); while (fgets(buffer, BUFFER_SIZE, stdin) != NULL) { if (strlen(buffer) < 2) /* Exit if a blank line is read. */ break; p1 = strpbrk(buffer, alphas); /* Strip leading garbage. */ p2 = strpbrk(p1, delims); /* Find the first character ** after the name string. */ if (p2 != NULL) /* Set this character to NULL ** so that only the name will print */ *p2 = '\0'; soundex(p1); printf("Surname: "); } } exit(0); } /* End of main(). */ soundex(nameIn) char * nameIn; { int length, i, last, count; printf(" %s: ", nameIn); length = strlen(nameIn); strcpy(name, nameIn); putchar(toupper(name[0])); for (i = 0; i < length; i++) { name[i] = toupper(name[i]); /* If this character is a letter then replace the letter with ** the numeric value for this character from the letter_values ** array. */ if ((name[i] >= 'A') && (name[i] <= 'Z')) name[i] = letter_values[name[i] - 'A']; } /* We now have an array of letter_values instead of an array of ** characters. Now we will process these letter values and display ** the results. */ last = name[0]; count = 0; for (i = 1; i < length; i++) { if ((name[i] != 0) && (name[i] != last)) { printf("%d", name[i]); count++; if (count == 3) break; } last = name[i]; } for (; count < 3; count++) putchar('0'); putchar('\n'); } /* End of soundex(). */ ----- Cut Here ----- ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1992 02:08:18 GMT Reply-To: Scott Huddleston Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU From: Scott Huddleston Subject: soundex from Unix For Unix users, the following shell script will calculate soundex codes from the shell. Copy the gobblygook below the "cut here" line into a file named "soundex" and make it executable (chmod +x soundex). Then you can issue "soundex" as a Unix command. Just give it a list of names you want the codes for. E.g., "soundex Huddleston Manis Pfister" gives Huddleston H342 Manis M520 Pfister P236 Thanks to Lar Poulson(?)'s perl example for inspiring me to write this. I don't speak much perl, but I think Lar's example requires you to write a perl program to use it. -------------- cut here --------------------------- #! /bin/sh # calculate soundex codes for a list of arguments for name in $*; do init=`echo $name | sed 's/^\(.\).*/\1/' | tr a-z A-Z` tail=`echo $name | tr A-Z a-z | sed ' s/[bvfp][bvfp]*/1/g s/[cgjkqsxz][cgjkqsxz]*/2/g s/[dt][dt]*/3/g s/ll*/4/g s/[mn][mn]*/5/g s/rr*/6/g s/^.\([a-z1-6]*\)/\1000/ s/[aehiouwy]//g s/^\(...\)[0-6]*/\1/ '` echo $name $init$tail done -- Scott Huddleston scott@crl.labs.tek.com ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1992 16:41:03 GMT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU From: Vic Abell Subject: genealogical software digests (The digest for the second half of 1991 is now available in 3 files -- ROOTSOFT.91B1, ROOTSOFT.91B2 and ROOTSOFT.91B3.) I have compiled digests of genealogical software reviews that appeared in the ROOTS-L news list for 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991. (Soc.roots articles are repeated in ROOTS-L.) With Marty Hoag's help the digests are available via LISTSERV e-mail requests and anonymous ftp. To obtain a copy of a digest file via a LISTSERV mail request send an e-mail letter to: Internet: LISTSERV@vm1.nodak.edu BITNET: LISTSERV@NDSUVM1 UUCP: ...!uunet!plains!vm1.nodak.edu!listserv with the following line as the letter body: GET Where and come from the following list: Contains reviews from ROOTSOFT 8788 1987 and 1988 ROOTSOFT 89A the first half of 1989 ROOTSOFT 89B the second half of 1990 ROOTSOFT 90A the first half of 1990 ROOTSOFT 90B June 12, 1990 through September 20, 1990 ROOTSOFT 90C September 21, 1990 through October 30, 1990 ROOTSOFT 90D November 3, 1990 through December 18, 1990 ROOTSOFT 91A January 2, 1991 though June 29, 1991 ROOTSOFT 91B1 July 9, 1991 through August 31, 1991 ROOTSOFT 91B2 September 2, 1991 through September 30, 1991 ROOTSOFT 91B3 October 1, 1991 through December 19, 1991 These files are also available via anonymous ftp access from VM1.NoDak.EDU in the ROOTS-L directory as ROOTSOFT.8788, ROOTSOFT.89A, ROOTSOFT.89B, ROOTSOFT.90A, ROOTSOFT.90B, ROOTSOFT.90C, ROOTSOFT.90D, ROOTSOFT.91A, ROOTSOFT.91B1, ROOTSOFT.91B2 and ROOTSOFT.91B3 -- e. g., ftp vm1.nodak.edu ... Name (vm1.nodak.edu:xyz) anonymous ... Password: xyz ... ftp> cd roots-l ftp> get ROOTSOFT.91B2 ... Vic Abell, abe@mace.cc.purdue.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1992 18:38:41 GMT Reply-To: "Stephen A. Wood" Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU From: "Stephen A. Wood" Subject: New genealogy programs on hallc1.cebaf.gov (anonymous ftp) There is a anonymous ftp site for genealogy related files located at hallc1.cebaf.gov (129.57.7.19). This site is primarily for programs as genealogy text files are available at other sites. However some text files, particularly large ones may be found here compressed into ZIP files. The following files have been added since the last announcement to soc.roots about this ftp site. 26963 Jan 12 dfoot3.zip ROOTS 3 utility: Det. footnotes to txt file 53899 Jan 14 import22.zip Imports txt files to PAF notes, update & fix 25640 Jan 23 ttgen12.zip Tiny Tafel Generator and Editor Utility Stephen Wood Presently Searching: LAMB SHIFLETT HUMES BITNET: saw@cebaf INTERNET: saw@hallc1.cebaf.gov ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1992 14:02:12 CST Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: Cliff Manis Subject: ttgen122.zip on Simtel20 READERS: TTGEN122.ZIP - Genealogy: Tiny Tafel generator & editor util. I have uploaded to SIMTEL20: This file is available on SIMTEL20 now and may be downloaded or requested as regular mail from simtel20 by using the following syntax. it's simple: just send the following one-line message to: LISTSERV@vm1.nodak.edu /pdget mail pd1:ttgen122.zip uuencode Please note: Do not send your .sig or any other junk information below the line above. If you have questions, about how to do it, just edit out the line I typed and send it...... Information below about the file. pd1: TTGEN122.ZIP Genealogy: Tiny Tafel generator & editor util. Tiny Tafel v1.22 will quickly provide a properly formatted, compact ASCII file that describes a family database so that the information can be scanned visually or by computer. This file is great for creating or editing your tiny tafel file which may have been created by any of the normal genealogy program such as ROOTS III, Brother's Keeper, PAF, or many of the others. This is a DOS execubable file, and is zipped with PKZIP, so you will be a PKUNZIP to unzip it. I have used this file for many years, and it works. For those of you who have FTP, you may get it your normal way. Good Luck, cliff =-=-=-=-=-= Cliff Manis K4ZTF Manis/Manes Family History Searching: MANIS MANES WHITEHORN CANTER BIRD FRANCIS NEWMAN USMAIL: P. O. Box 33937, San Antonio, Texas 78265-3937 BITNET: cmanis%csoftec.csf.com@NDSUVM1 Caretaker of GENEALOG INTERNET: cmanis@csoftec.csf.com FIDONET: Cliff.Manis@f607.n387.z1.fidonet.org Standard Disclaimer: We are not associated with anyone. (PERIOD). (.) ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1992 19:58:15 CST Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: Cliff Manis Subject: GENEALOG: New File, gedcom1 GET GENEALOG gedcom1 Info about GEDCOM Standard This file tell you how to order the GEDCOM Standard. Its worth the money if you are interested in GEDCOM files. The file above has just been uploaded to GENEALOG, and is available now. It may be requested by sending a message to: LISTSERV@vm1.nodak.edu and only the following one-line of text GET GENEALOG gedcom1 Please send your GENEALOG requests for files to address above and not ROOTS-L. * * * * * * * * A complete listing of all GENEALOG files and other files available from VM1.NoDak.Edu (LISTSERV) may be obtained by sending the following one-line message to: LISTSERV@VM1.Nodak.edu INDEX ROOTS-L Here are some other instructions on how to get files from Roots-L; from BITNET use: tell listserv at ndsuvm1 get genealog [filetype] * (or) * send listserv@ndsuvm1 get genealog [filetype] =-=-=-=-= On a DEC VAX VMS system you can use the send command. send listserv@ndsuvm1 index roots-l =-=-=-=-= Instructions for getting a list of Roots-L subscribers. send listserv@ndsuvm1 review roots-l ----> Family History Files on Genealog <---- I am willing to upload short (less than 20k) text files to GENEALOG so you may share your hard work with others who have interest in the same surnames. Those of you wanting to put a file on GENEALOG about your Family History or just about a few people may send those files to me, and they will be uploaded. Please note 20k ! ! ! I will let them remain on GENEALOG for a period of 2 or 3 months. If interested, send me a file. For a good example, take a look at the THOMASH file. Good Luck during the next year. Cliff Manis cmanis@csoftec.csf.com ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1992 01:12:08 EST Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: KRAFT@PENNDRLS.UPENN.EDU Subject: Computer as Camera and Darkroom (outline of article) I thought the following might be of some general interest. The complete column can be obtained by sending a note to listserv at yorkvm1.bitnet with the only contents (no subject line) get offline 37 ioudaios or by requesting it from me (see the end of the following). ---------------------- <> [[ DIGEST EXCERPTS ]] coordinated by Robert Kraft [29 January 1992 Draft, copyright Robert Kraft] [codes: ... titles, ... emphasis, /

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... levels of headings.] ---------------------- This issue of OFFLINE presents three different types of material contributed by four guest authors covering rather different aspects of computer assisted research in our rapidly expanding electronic world. The main article by James Marchand describes new computerized ways of dealing with visual materials, and in one way or another will be relevant to every reader. Jim Marchand is the coordinator of the MEDTEXTL (Medieval Text List) and GERLINGL (Germanic Linguistics List) electronic discussion seminars (both at UIUCVMD.bitnet), and draws on his experience working with Gothic palimpsest manuscripts, among other things. .... ----- Feature Article: The Computer as Camera and Darkroom, by James Marchand, Center for Advanced Study Professor of German, Linguistics and Comparative Literature at the University of Illinois, Urbana .... Robert Nathan came up with an idea and some programs which permitted digitizing the photographs from Ranger 7, 8 and 9, and the science of digitizing images, the mainstay of image processing, was born. In fact, one of the best introductions to the field of image processing is still Johannes G. Moik, Digital Processing of Remotely Sensed Images (NASA SP-431) (Superintendent of Documents, 1980).

Image acquisition. There are several ways to get an image into the computer. ...

Image Manipulation -- The Computer as Darkroom Once one has acquired the image, one can (both fortunately and unfortunately) manipulate it in various ways. ....

Geometric operations

Cutting and pasting. These two geometric operations can be of great value. ...

Enlargement and reduction. Other geometric operations include enlargement or reduction. ...

Radiometric operations These are the ones of most interest to us who work with difficult to register scripts and artifacts. We have already mentioned brightening, an obvious darkroom operation and one which is simple for the computer. ....

Contrast stretching. Those who remember the stir caused by William Bennett's use of high contrast in his study of the ....

Histogram operations. One can manipulate the histogram of the dispersal of grays in a picture. This can be done to part of the picture or to all of it. ....

Edge finding. One can set up an algorithm to sense differences in the radiometric values (gray levels) in an area, connect the values where the differentiation takes place, and obtain an edge. ...

Image smoothing. By a somewhat opposite method, one can obtain smoothing of an image, analogous to the use of a soft- focus lens in photography. ...

Pseudo-color. Since one can address each pixel and also each level of gray, it is possible to tell all values from 50 to 70, for example, to turn green. ...

Density slicing. A kind of pseudo-color operation is density slicing, in which one selects a "slice" of values, say 30-50, and has them turn black, whereas all others ....

Deblurring. It has recently been announced that investigators at Rochester have succeeded in developing an algorithm for enhancing out-of-focus images. ... [Prof. Marchand can be reached electronically as MARCHAND@UX1.CSO.UIUC.EDU, or by regular mail at 3072 FLB, 707 S. Mathews, University of Illinois, Urbana IL 61801.] .... <-----> Please send information, suggestions or queries concerning OFFLINE to Robert A. Kraft, Box 36 College Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA 19104-6303. Telephone (215) 898- 5827. Internet address: KRAFT@PENNDRLS.UPENN.EDU (please note that the previous BITNET address is no longer operational). To request printed information or materials from OFFLINE, please supply an appropriately sized, self-addressed envelope or an address label. A complete electronic file of OFFLINE columns is available upon request (for IBM/DOS, Mac, or IBYCUS), or from the HUMANIST discussion group FileServer (BROWNVM.BITNET). //end # 37 digest excerpts// ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1992 10:39:00 PDT Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: "The Cat" Subject: PAF, MACINTOSH & LDS NEWS I wrote to the LDS Family History Department concerned that they were going to discontinue the MacIntosh version of PAF. This is the response I received yesterday: FAMILY HISTORY DEPARTMENT 50 East North Temple Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 January 22, 1992 Dear Mr. Lynx: Thank you for your interest in Personal Ancestral File for the Macintosh PAF program. There are no current plans to discontinue support for the Macintosh PAF program. We do not know in advance what the charge for updates. However, in the past, we have made special prices available for registered users of our previous program. Submissions in Macintosh GEDCOM format are now being accepted for Ancestral File and Temple Name Submission. If you have any further need of our assistance please write to us at the above address or call us at our toll free number (800)453-3860 ext. 2584. We can also be reached at our normal service number (801)240-2584. Sincerely, LaKay Ashcroft FamilySearch Support Unit ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1992 18:35:46 EST Reply-To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List From: botteron@BU-IT.BU.EDU Subject: Re: PAF problem From: "Kathleen Much" I am using PAF for the Macintosh, and I have more than 1000 names so far. Lately the display has degraded to the point where some characters are almost unreadable, dates especially. It looks like some pixels in the screen are erased (for example, in a capital E, the vertical bar is missing; in a lowercase m, the first two vertical strokes are almost gone). Has this happened to anyone else, and does anyone know what to do about it? The problem occurs primarily on the family and individual screens. Has not happened to me (knock knock) but this sounds like the type of problem for which people suggest reinstalling the software. What I mean is, presumably you are running PAF from a copy on your hard disk or a floppy, so try trashing that copy and making a new copy from the original disk (which has been in a safe place all this time, we hope). If the problem is bit rot, this is likely to get around it. Luck! Carol Botteron botteron@bu-it.bu.edu =========================================================================