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Use Of Computer Packages 18 Feb 2000

Use of Computer Packages

... for Genealogy and Family History

Genealogy and Family History Programs

Data-base software - Not lineage linked)

The contents below are based on articles by Eric D Probert in the March, June 1999 and March 2000 issues of Computers in Genealogy and June 2000 issue of Family Tree Magazine. Please see these articles which give further details. Also see the Family Tree Magazine web-site at www.family-tree.co.uk

Please contactwith details of factual errors, mis-statements and typos.

All Windows PC software given below has import and export datafiles complying with the GEnealogical Data COMunications (GEDCOM) transfer standards of the LDS church unless otherwise stated.

Product

Supplier

Computer

Multi- media

Web page creation

Dropline FT

Comments

Review

Clooz
ver 1.2
Liz Kelly Kirstens

£25

SoG
Ancestor Detective

PC-486
RAM 32Mb
HD 25Mb
Win95

Electronic Filing Cabinet.
Data-base links documents and sources to individuals

FTMag Mar99

Custodian
ver II
Philip & Sonja Smith

£49

P & S Smith
TWR

PC-Pentium
RAM 24Mb
HD 30Mb
Win95

Research data-base with pre-defined forms for UK.
Suitable for one-name studies.

FTMag Feb99

FTMag Jan00

CiG Sep98

Berks FHS Home Page	Contents	Data-base software (Lineage-linked) Data-base software (not Lineage-linked)	Suppliers - Specific Software Suppliers - General Suppliers -Genealogy
Talk Intro	Requirements	non Data-base software

prepared by Eddie Spackman

Written 11th February 2000
Amended 6th June 2000
Reformatted 13 th December 2000