Conference hydra::amiga_v1

    I thought I saw a package here at The Computer Nut for aro $40.  I'll
    have to double-check, though.  Don't remember what it's called.
    
    Tony

    
    Check the back pages of AmigaWorld.  I know I saw an ad for a
    geneology/family tree package somewhere back there.
    
    Ed.

    I saw a package on the shelf at System Eyes,but to tell you the
    truth never paid any attention to it. I'll try to get the info 
    today.
    								bill

    The program I saw at System eyes was Norgen Genealogical Data Base.
    	It list for 100.00 minus the usuall 10% or the 15% given club
    members.
    								bill 

    That's now 2 that appear to be around - Norgen and one called Family
    History. I would love to have comments from someone who has used them
    - or knows someone who has. So far here in Australia I have located
    Family History - but no-one who uses it. 
    
    The big three (ROOTS3, Family Roots and P.A.F.) are all I*M PC
    applications and are widely accepted as the better ones around - anyone
    know someone who can compare them all. 
    
    Whats the phone number for System Eyes so I can call them. 
    
    Thanks for the help so far. 
    
    	kevin
    
    ps also have this query in the GENEALOGY notes conference.

    System Eyes
    650 Greystone Plaza
    Nashua, N.H.
    		03063
    
    Phone: (603)889-1234
    
    
    Ken

    I was talking to steve(the owner) last night. I opened the package
    to look at it. It had a small manual,and the program comes on two
    disks. Of course I could not understand the manual(not to say it
    was badly written),I got lost in the discription of who,and where
    I WAS in my family. I think you would be better of calling Norgen.
    I did not get the support number to call though. I will be going
    there on saturday if you want the number.
    							bill

    Bill,
    
    Thanks - yes if you could get the Norgen number I wil give them a
    call.
    
    thanks
    kevin

    Have you checked out the Genealogy notes file ??
    
    I was going to have a crack at writing one that would pop up
    pictures of people as it went !!
    
    	I'll let you know if it ever get's off the ground .
    
    			Regards 
    				Pete Finnis
    

    re genealogy conference.
    
    Yes but not even a reply......
    
    regards
    	k

From: nschultz@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Ned W. Schultz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Genealogy?
Reply-To: nschultz@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Ned W Schultz)



Has anyone found a good genealogy package for the Amiga?  I have used
Your Family Tree 1.1 and found a couple of bugs in it.  I've also seen
the PD/Shareware program, Peopletree, and it also is too buggy to use.
I would appreciate hearing from anyone who is using a package and has
found it to be satisfactory.  Thanks...

Ned Schultz     nschultz@polyslo.calpoly.edu



From: dueker@xenon.arc.nasa.gov (Chris Dueker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Genealogy?
Reply-To: dueker@xenon.arc.nasa.gov

In article <25cb7c5e.38a0@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU>, nschultz@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU
 (Ned W. Schultz) writes...
> 
> 
>Has anyone found a good genealogy package for the Amiga?  I have used
>Your Family Tree 1.1 and found a couple of bugs in it.  I've also seen
>the PD/Shareware program, Peopletree, and it also is too buggy to use.
>I would appreciate hearing from anyone who is using a package and has
>found it to be satisfactory.  Thanks...
> 
>Ned Schultz     nschultz@polyslo.calpoly.edu

I've been using a package called Norgen from Norris Software, and it's kinda
buggy, too.  I'm not all that happy with it.  I've also tried YFT, also, and
I find that there's just too many windows, requestors, and menu items to deal
with.  It's all so confusing.

Norgen is somewhat painful to use, the main thing being that the user must
enter the same information in many places.  For example, my father has six
siblings.  Six names must be entered for each of the seven siblings as well
as seven names as the children for each parent.  In other words, the display
of an individual shows not only the info for that individual, but also his/her
siblings and children.

I must say, however, that "traversing" through the "tree" is very easy.  All
you have to do is to click the mouse over any of the names displayed, and
press a function key.  The program then displays that individual, and so on.
You can click on child after child, then to a spouse, then parent, etc.  It
is very nice and quick.

The report generation is somewhat odd, however.  Selecting a report (by menu
selection or by an AMIGA key) brings up a display where you enter a letter
which selects the type of report (A for an ancestry report, D for a decendant
report, and a couple of other letters), and then the name of an individual or
whatever is needed for the selected report.  It's almost as though that part
of the package came from a text-only kind of environment.  (The reports, by
the way can be sent to the screen, a printer, or a file.)

One other nice feature is that many of the fields are expandable. I.e., if you
run out of room for a name, just punch a function key and, <ding> you got some
more room for the name.  The same is true of the Notes field (up to 4000 chars
for each individual.  The individual's display starts with one Child field,
and you can get as many child fields as necessary by pressing another function
key to duplicate the field.  The Sibling field, Spouse field, and even the
Notes field can be duplicated.

I have gotten into a situation where a record (for an individual) could not
be added, yet could not be found.  I ended up just starting over.  I've sent
a letter to Norris Software ('bout 2 weeks ago.) that was 3 pages long listing
the problems I've had and suggestions to improve using the package, and I'm
about ready to call them to find out what's happening.

Guess this is getting a bit long.  I'd better quit now before I get flamed.
If you want to correspond more, Ned, or email me, I'm:

dueker@ames.arc.nasa.gov
duke@well.sf.ca.us




From: dueker@xenon.arc.nasa.gov (Chris Dueker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Genealogy?
Reply-To: dueker@xenon.arc.nasa.gov

>
>dueker@ames.arc.nasa.gov
        ^^^^               Oops!  Corrected addresses below.
>duke@well.sf.ca.us


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Does anyone know where the PD program "Peopletree" mentioned in .11 can be
found?  Is it on the net?  Does anyone have it?  My sister just bought an
Amiga and I thought to download it as she has worked before on our family 
tree..and even though it may be buggy, the price is right to just experiment
with.. :-)

Thanks,
George