Best Software? (2/3)
Bill Gerber
Whatever you decide upon, be sure that it can import and export GEDCOM
(GEnealogical Data COMmunications) files. This will be useful for exchanging
files with others and for transferring your data if you later decide to use a
different genealogical program.
GENEALOGY DATA BASE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
that I've found useful, all of which are available from the Roots & Branches
BBS at 508-670-9053 (path = Files\non-PC\Mac), include:
[LEGEND -
HC = HyperCard required, frw - freeware, shw = shareware, cmp = commercial
program demonstrator, GIE-y/n/na = GEDCOM Import/Export yes/no/not
applicable]
FAMILYST.CPT 241920 10-01-89 Family Stack. HC/frw/GIE-n. Genealogy DB
Program, by Gary Chamberlin.
FPTOUR.SIT 423296 08-16-95 Farmer's Plotter Tutorial, Demo. Program is
used to plot and analyze the content of deeds.
GED2TT.SIT 43776 10-17-93 Reads a GEDCOM file and produces a Tiny Tafel.
by Clyde Poole.
GENE41.SIT 643328 10-28-95 Genealogy DB, GEDCOM & Photos (Very Good
Shareware program)
GENEALOG.CPT 132352 09-01-87 Genealogy Research Helper. HC/shw/GIE-n. A
collection of templates to aid genealogy research, by David Brewer. (Useful.
Good alternative to RDF (p/o PAF).)
GENRESPR.SIT 31872 03-02-88 Genealogy Research Program. HC/frw/GIE-n.
Genealogy DB Program, by W. Eichorn. (Flaw in program makes quit/exit
difficult.)
HRTG215.SIT 566400 09-24-95 Heritage v2.15. Shw/GIE-y. Genealogy DB
Program, accommodates Photos. [Limited to 40 entries until program is
registered.]
HYPRTREE.SIT 99456 09-20-87 Hyper Tree. HC/frw/GIE-y. Genealogy DB Program,
by Mark Yvanovich. (If you use it, plant a tree!)
JWSHCAL.SIT 14336 12-04-94 Jewish Calendar. Frw. Utility to reconcile
dates among the Gregorian, Julian and Jewish calendars, by Frank Yellin.
MPRU12.SIT 66560 03-07-94 Mac PAF Report Utility MPRU. Shw/GIE-na.
Generates: Descendant Reports; Cascading Descendant Charts; Individual,
Marriage & data extracts; Male Line w/wo siblings; and Frequency counts of -
Events, Places, Names, Place Names. For 68000 Macs.
MPRUX12.SIT 66560 03-07-94 Same as MPRU, for 68020/030/040 Macs.
MROOT2DM.SIT 253696 10-14-95 MacRoots 2. Cmp/GIE-disabled. Demonstrator of
Genealogy DB Program, by B. W. Muckala. Limited to 50 entries.
MROOT612.CPT 199808 02-02-91 MacRoots v6.12. Shw/GIE-y. Genealogy DB
program, accommodates photos. (Later program is commercial.)
PAFUTL11.SIT 201178 10-07-93 MacPAF Utility. Shw/GIE-na. Generates:
Individual Records; Marriage Records; lists of Birthdays and Anniversaries;
Data Information (number of - RINs, MRINs, individuals, & individuals with
notes) and allocation of DB memory. Includes a feat
PRSLOG15.SIT 341248 12-04-94 Personal Log. Shw. A utility for recording
research efforts, leads, etc., by Michael Kamprath.
RDFCNVRT.SIT 59008 10-09-93 Research Data Filer (RDF) Convert. Shw/GIE-y.
A utility to convert GEDCOM files to RDF format and vice- versa, by Blake
Rosenvall. (Very useful tool for LDS/FHC research.)
REU4MAC.SEA 444293 05-25-95 Reunion 4. Cmp/GIE-y. Demonstrator for
Genealogy DB Program, by Frank Leister. (Reviews have been very favorable.)
SOUNDEX.SEA 23552 11-19-94 Soundex. Frw/GIE-na. Utility to create soundex
codes from typed-in Surnames. (Runs under System 6, possibly System 7 with
32 bit addressing turned off, but not under 7 with 32 bit addressing on.)
TINYTAFL.SIT 24960 12-04-94 Tiny Tafels. Shw/GIE-na. A utility for manually
generating Tiny Tafels for submission to the Tafel Matching System, by Brian
Bechtel.
COMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES
ALICE244.SIT 662656 12-04-94 OffLine Mail Reader, by Michael Keller
DSNFCT36.SIT 157056 04-07-95 Disinfectant v3.6, Virus protection/Mac
FREDY125.CPT 341504 03-09-94 Freddie v1.2.5; Off-Line QWK Mail Reader by
Kem Tekinay
MCSINK70.SIT 100864 12-04-94 Utility for adapting Mac Text Files so that
they can be read by PCs, and vice versa.
QUOTERDA.SIT 17152 06-24-95 Utility for converting Text Extracts into Quote
form for referencing in a reply message.
ZTERM103.SIT 280704 12-04-94 Terminal emulator & Modem comm. utility. by
Dave Alverson
FILE COMPRESSION & DECOMPRESSION
CMPCTPRO.SEA 169472 07-23-94 File Compression/DeCompression Utility
CPTEXP10.SEA 23296 03-06-94 ComapctIt Expander Util
MACARC.APP 36992 08-19-89 Unarc utility
MACUNPIT.03 19456 04-23-89 UnPit utility (Runs under System 6, possibly
System 7 with bit addressing turned off, but not under 7 with 32 bit
addressing on.)
STFITEXP.307 93952 02-25-94 StuffIt Expander/Decompression Utility
STUFFITL.INS 550656 02-04-94 Stuffit Lite v3.07, Compression/Decompression
ZIPIT126.CPT 200832 04-24-94 Zip/UnZip Utility
REVIEWS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
MACGENSW.REV 36608 07-05-94 Review of Geneo S/W & T-Comm Procedures (by
Bill Gerber, now out of date)
MACSOFT.SIT 4480 06-24-95 Review of Mac Gen SW (now also out of date)
M_TSHOOT.TXT 11392 04-15-94 Modem Trouble Shooting Suggestions
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