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Neil Wagstaff - All rights reserved Version 1.14 IBM and PC-DOS are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Inc ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> U S E R W A R E <<<<<<<< This evaluation copy of FAMILY TIES is distributed without charge by the users. If you find that you are able to use it then your $50 contribution (Registration fee) to the developer will be appreciated. COMPUTER SERVICES 1050 East 800 South Provo, Utah. 84601 (801) 377-2100 Regardless of whether you are able to use this program, you are encouraged to pass on copies as described in the limited licence. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement LIMITED LICENCE The copyright owner, E. Neil Wagstaff, hereby permits anyone to copy the original FAMILY TIES master disk and to give the copy to another, subject to the following conditions: 1. No fee or consideration whatsoever shall be charged for the copy. 2. The recipient must be given a copy of the UNMODIFIED ORIGINAL disk. 3. If the FAMILY TIES program is included with ANY other product or service for which a charge is made then, the recipient must be informed that there is no charge for the FAMILY TIES program AND the billing supplied to the customer must show: FAMILY TIES program .............. No charge. Also copies of FAMILY TIES must be made available without charge or obligation to any customer who requests a copy. A $150 ROYALTY FEE will be payable for each copy sold or distributed BUT if ALL these conditions are observed then NO ROYALTY will be payable. ( That is - follow the rules and you may give away free copies ) NOTE: The recipient is expected to supply or pay for the disk media onto which the program is copied but no 'copying' fee may be charged. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This software program was written for genealogists to simplify their work and this 'USERWARE' method of distribution has been chosen for the following reasons: The author's belief that quality software should not be expensive. Advertising, wholesale and retail distribution costs as well as the staff to market software is about 75% of the purchase price - so, if these costs are minimal then the user can obtain good software at a low price. This experiment is not altruism on the part of the developer but is based on the belief that everyone is basically honest and will be willing to pay a reasonable fee for a quality software program. The fee enables the developer to provide user support and to continue adding more features and enhancements. This C P M version is the pilot in this marketing experiment. Each user who sends in their registration fee will be casting a vote for more software to be marketed without copy protection and at a reasonable price. If there is not enough user support for this marketing method then future releases and updates of FAMILY TIES will be copy protected and the price will increase to about $150 to cover normal marketing costs - It's now in the hands of you the user - which method do you prefer? *********** I will be counting the registrations ************ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement REGISTRATION FEE For your $50 User registration fee you get a licence to use the FAMILY TIES Genealogy Program on your computer(s) in a single location together with a registration number that: 1. will allow you to access a bulletin board for FAMILY TIES users where you can ask questions, leave ideas and hints and download to your computer the latest version of FAMILY TIES. (available Oct 85) 2. will allow you to contact the developer on the telephone and get any assistance you may need in connection with FAMILY TIES. 3. you can place in all copies that you give away. For every registration received, which lists your number as the distributor, we will pay you a commission. (This is presently $5 but is subject to change) A licence under this registration does NOT cover use by extended family members in another household. Registration is not expensive so please do not abuse this licence - register as a user yourself. ALWAYS QUOTE YOUR USER NUMBER IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE AND ORDERS. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTION Subject to change and will only be available if 'USERWARE' is successful. REGISTERED USERS: May order original copies or updates of the program for $5.00 each or you may download it from the bulletin board for no charge. NON-REGISTERED USERS: You must include your registration fee along with the copy charge for a total of $55.00. Please also include your:- NAME ADDRESS with ZIP }Please type Area code and telephone # }or carefully Computer } please give specific }print this Printer } descriptions }information Disk size and format To print the REGISTRATION FORM - set up your printer and enter: TYPE REGISTRN.FRM^P <ret> FAMILY TIES is available for all CPM computers with 80 col screens, IBM and compatible PC's, DEC RAINBOW, MacINTOSH (c) COPYRIGHT 1983/1984/1985 by E. Neil Wagstaff 2 FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement No representation is made as to the use and/or suitability of this program for any purpose. Every effort is made to produce a error free program and the only WARRANTY is LIMITED as follows: LIMITED WARRANTY COMPUTER SERVICES shall make available to an original purchaser, a corrected update and this shall be the sole LIMITED WARRANTY. Computer Services reserves the right to revise the FAMILY TIES program and this manual without any obligation to notify any person(s) of such revision. Portions of this program are copyrighted by : Microsoft Corp. 1979,1981 or International Business Machines 1982 All rights are reserved PROGRAM FAILURE: If for any reason the program does not function as expected then please write down all that happened and what you did. We will then try to diagnose the problem and offer a possible solution. Your IDEAS and SUGGESTIONS about this program and manual will be appreciated. Please send them IN WRITING to: COMPUTER SERVICES P.O. Box 233 Provo, UT. 84603 (801) 377-2100 (see USER SUPPORT on last page) ***************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** ** ** ** >>>>>> W A R N I N G <<<<<< ** ** ** ** Do NOT install your original disk with the FTINSTAL program - always ** ** use a COPY because the installation procedure will erase all unneeded ** ** files from the disk before it creates the data files that are used by ** ** FAMILY TIES. ** ** The files which will be erased include the MANUAL, FORMS, FTDEMO and ** ** the install files FTINSTAL.??? ** ** ** ** During the installation two new files are created on the program disk ** ** (A:) and so you should not add any utility files until after the ** ** program has been installed. These Name & Place files are normally ** ** installed on the Program disk because they do not increase in size ** ** and thus more room is available on the DATA disk for people. ** ** ** ***************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** 3 FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement FAMILY TIES USER'S MANUAL Getting started 1. First install the program with FTINSTAL ( First time only ) 2. Run the program with Program disc in drive A: (has CPM or PC-DOS on it) Data disc in drive B: (Using a hard disk you may have all the files on the same drive) 3. Make sure that the default drive contains the Program disc with 'PRINT.CTR' file (Check by typing DIR and see if the file is present) 4. Enter 'FT' (RETURN) [do not type the ''] The MAIN MENU is displayed. 5. For the first person to be entered ONLY: Enter '2' -- blank Family Group Sheet displayed Enter 'E' -- blank Edit screen with Husb/Wife ? Enter 'H' -- VERY IMPORTANT - the first record must be a MALE (sorry ladies). Enter 'L' -- Start entry of Lastname After the first person has been entered then males or females may be entered in any order. Parents are not entered in the EDIT mode. Use H (husb's parents) or W (wife's parents) in the Groupsheet mode and answer Y to add. NOTE: In this program (ESC) is used to denote the ESCAPE key which is usually located upper left on the keyboard. (RET) or (RETURN) is the RETURN or ENTER key which is located middle right of the keyboard. I N T R O D U C T I O N The FAMILY TIES Genealogy program is designed for the organized compilation of personal genealogical information. All of the names entered in this program are automaticaly linked to each other. Starting with one individual (usually yourself) use the edit mode to enter your information. Then add a person linked to this first individual eg. parents, spouse, other spouse or child and enter their information. Before the FAMILY TIES Genealogical Program can be used for the first time it will have to be installed for your system. The installation process will drastically change the files on the diskette being installed so NEVER install your FAMILY TIES MASTER DISKETTE (original disk). Place a write protect tab on the MASTER. Please do NOT remove it. 4 FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement BACKING UP DISKETTES BACKING UP DISKETTES See the appendices at the end of the manual for computer specific instructions. Always make back-up copies of your programs. Before you do anything make 2 copies of the MASTER DISKETTE and then put the MASTER away in a safe place. Do this by 1. Formating (or initializing) 2 diskettes and copying CPM onto these disks to create system disks. Use SYSGEN or the program called COPY to do this. 2. Use PIP to copy the files from the MASTER. Place a formatted system disk in drive A: Place the MASTER in drive B: Use one of the entries below For CPM enter ^C {control + C} B:PIP A:=B:*.*[OV] {you MUST always use the parameters [OV] when using PIP on our files} 3. Do this for both system disks. [NOTE: the files MUST be transfered one at a time from the MASTER - do NOT use a diskcopy program here as we supply copies for computers with different capacity disks on the smallest common format - you need to transfer to the largest capacity available] Place the ORIGINAL MASTER DISKETTE away now. This is your insurance in case your MASTER COPY is damaged. Label one of the copies as a MASTER COPY and place a write protect tab on it. This will be used to create any future FAMILY TIES databases you may need. (see MULIPLE DATABASES) Use the second un-installed copy to create your FAMILY TIES database. You will also need a blank formatted diskette for storing the data which will be used in drive B:. PROGRAM BACK-UPS PROGRAM BACK-UPS If you have a program that will copy whole disks then use it for making your BACK-UPS. It is very important that frequent back-ups be made as data is added to the database. If for any reason the data is lost (power loss, diskette crash etc and these things will happen I promise) then the only possible way to recover is to go back to the previous back-up copy and re-do all entries since then. As a rule of thumb; BACK-UPS should be made when it is too much trouble to duplicate all the work since the last back-up. Some will not make back-ups and Computer Services will NOT be able to help recover lost data. If the program crash occurs while in EDIT or NOTES then back-ups MUST be used as record links may be incomplete if a new individual has just been added or the notes have just been started. 5 FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement One method of backing up program data is to have 3 sets of rotating back-ups as shown below. Todays This is todays work - the regular Current program & data discs used for data discs entry etc. Latest These are the most recent back-ups back-ups (rotated from the oldest). Intermediate These will only be used if there back-ups is a catastrophe and the latest back-ups are lost. Oldest These are the oldest back-ups and back-ups these diskettes will be reused to back-up todays work The program keeps track of the next back-up set to be used. If you answer 'Y' to the back-up question when you exit FAMILY TIES the next set # will be displayed. The 3 back-up sets should be labeled 1,2 and 3. On one set of disc sleeves write 'LATEST BACK- UP' and always place the latest back-up set in them so that in the event of a crash you know which to use. NOTE: Data is written to 4 files on the disks. These are called: DBNAME.DA1 DBNAME.DA5 DBNAME.DA4 DBNAME.NTS where DBNAME is the database name specified when running FTINSTAL. These files are to be found on both the program and the data disks and so both disks must be backed up at the same session. If there is ever any need to use a BACK-UP then use a PAIR of back-ups. DO NOT use back-ups from different days under any circumstances as you will lose data. INSTALL THE DATABASE INSTALL THE DATABASE This process is only performed when a new pair of diskettes are created as a FAMILY TIES database. See APPENDIX B for special instructions for small capacity disks. The copy of the uninstalled master for C P M should contain the following files: Name Contents ---- -------- NAMES.DA1 DATABASE constants NAMES.NTS Blank notes file FGRSH.INS Messages PRINT.CTR Printer data FT.COM Main program GRSH.COM Group Sheet Module BASRUN.COM Runtime Module FTINSTAL.EXE, FTINSTAL.MSG and FTINSTAL.DAT 6 FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement INSTALL (continued) INSTALL Place the copy of the un-installed master in drive A: Place a blank formatted data disc in drive B:. With drive A: as the default, type 'FTINSTAL' and follow the instructions on the screen. (Hard disc must have copy of un-installed master and be the default drive - sub-directories are not supported.) After installation the following files exist, with the drive on which the file is normally found. Name Contents Drive ---- -------- ----- FT.COM Main program A: GRSH.COM Group Sheet Module A: BASRUN.COM Runtime Module A: FGRSH.INS Messages file A: PRINT.CTR Printer control file A: DBNAME.DA1 Main database file B: DBNAME.DA4 Names file A: DBNAME.DA5 Place file A: DBNAME.NTS Notes file B: Label the disc containing FT.COM (in drive A) as the PROGRAM DISK and the other as the DATA DISC. NOTE: When FTINSTAL is finished you MUST get the message: THESE DISKS ARE READY FOR USE If you get a DISK FULL error message then there was either extra files on the program disk or you chose the wrong disk capacity - start over (see also RE-INSTALL and MULTIPLE DATABASES) PRINTER INSTALLATION PRINTER INSTALLATION The forms (Pedigree & Family Group Sheet) are 131 characters across and 64 lines long. NOTES are 80 characters across. This program can print two formats: 1. Narrow 2. Wide These each send different printer initialization codes The Install program is used to enter these codes. Narrow:8 1/2 x 11 (Fgsh/Ped) Needs codes to compress 131 characters into the paper width of 8 1/2" i.e. codes for 16 or 17 characters/inch and regular 6 lines/vertical inch. (Notes) have only 80 characters to print on each line - enter codes to produce the normal 10 characters/inch. Wide: 14 x 8 1/2 (Fgsh/Ped) 64 lines have to be entered in 8 1/2" of paper height and so the printer needs codes for 10 characters/inch and 8 lines/vertical inch (Notes) 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 high - Same as Fgsh/Ped 7 FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement BACK BACK The program keeps track of the last 10 moves made in the database and this command allows movement back along this path. It is part of the jump command. After entering J for a jump the prompt will ask for: Back or label # or groupsheet record # and RETURN Entering a 'B' will cause a jump to the previous position; ie the last move is cancelled. B.I.C. [LDS] B.I.C. This is an abbreviation for 'Born in the Covenant' and refers to the L.D.S. church's temple ordinances. B.I.C. can only be entered in the edit mode of a Family Group Sheet . The section 'sealed to parents' has the option of a date, a 9 digit temple code or B.I.C. To enter B.I.C. press the letter 'B'. This will automatically print the word B.I.C. BAPTISED [LDS] BAPTISED This is used in the Family Group Sheet and edit modes and appears only in the L.D.S. version (the regular version is blank). L.D.S. baptisms can be entered in one of two ways. a:-in the form dd Mon yyyyc (where 'c' is an identifying code-see CODES) b:-using the word 'Infant' for children who died before the age of 8 (see Infant). CACHE See appendix C CACHE Child Child Child is a command code used in both the pedigree and Family Group Sheet. It has a different function in each mode. a. Pedigree - Moves the eldest child of the base individual to the base position. b. Family Group Sheet - children are displayed with a letter code to the left of their name. To display the Family Group Sheet of a particular child type C followed by the identifying letter of that child. Use the + option to add a child. Type a + and then the letter position at which the child is to be added. For example if there are 2 children entered (A & B) and the next child to be added comes between A and B then type C ( to access child ) and then +B to insert this child's record between children A and B. The child who was at B is moved to position C. To add a child at the end of the list type + and then the next letter. 8 FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement CODES CODES There are two types of codes. One type of code is found at the end of each date. When a date is entered as dd Mon yyyyc the space 'c'is used for an explanation code. There are 9 user definable date codes a,b,c,........i. This means the user can define the source for their dates e.g. TBI or family bible or Aunt Minnie has these records. There are also 5 predefined date identification codes:- * Confirmed (Have documentation) & More than one date (see notes) + See notes for more information ? Doubtful date (BLANK) date probably correct The user definable codes (a,b, .... i) are defined by running FTINSTAL. The other type of code deals with L.D.S. temple information. All information on this can be found under the 'SEALED' heading. COMMAND COMMAND The command line usually appears at the bottom of the screen to allow movement to a different section of the program. The cursor draws attention to the command line and waits for a single key press; eg. press H for husband's parents. An explanation of each command will be found under its appropriate heading. The commands used are:- 1 The FAMILY GROUP SHEET. Hpar: Wpar: Child: Jump: Other: Edit: Print: Label: Notes: 1=Ped: eXit 2 The Pedigree Fath Moth Child Spouse Nxtsib Ospouse Jump Label Print Grpsh eXit 3 The EDIT mode (L)astname: (B)irth: (D)eath: (M)arriage: (S)pouse: (ESC=Finish edit) 4 The Main Menu Enter selection: CURSOR MOVEMENT CURSOR MOVEMENT In Search, Edit and Notes modes it is possible to move the cursor over characters for editing purposes and the cursor control keys appear on the bottom line. The DEL and Backspace keys on most computers have also been implemented for cursor movement to the left. Some computers will halt on a ctrl S and so these other keys should be used. 9 FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement DATES DATES These can only be entered in the form dd Mon yyyyc. If the day or month is not known use blanks (space bar). The "1" in the year is automatically inserted but if you wish you may backspace and blank out the 1. There is space for a description code 'c' to the right of the date for additional clarification of your records. The meaning of the symbols are defined when installing your program initially (see CODES). There are 14 different codes. The computer will help the user avoid some mistakes. It will not allow a number larger than 31 for the day (29 for February). It will also help with the months. e.g. Type 'F' for February and it will automatically add 'eb 1', or type 'A' then it will wait for the second letter (p or u) before it adds the third (r or g) for Apr or Aug. The L.D.S. endowments and sealings have 2 spaces to the right of the date for the temple letter codes where needed (see SEALED). This line is blank in the regular version. EDIT EDIT To enter or alter any information found on the Family Group Sheet use the Edit mode. This is the only way to enter any data into the records. After pressing E for Edit, the next question is: Edit (H)usband/male or (W)ife/female. ***************************** Care should be exercised here since if there is no husband and H is entered, then a blank record will be created which cannot be deleted. ***************************** In the EDIT mode, for clarity, each portion of the record is highlighted (inverse) when it is being changed or reviewed (if your terminal has inverse). For example, if you are looking at the Family Group Sheet of Richard Q. PUBLIC and Mary IHAVEALONGNAME26CHARACTERS and you want to see the wife's records in detail or make any changes then press E for edit and then W for wife's record. Dates, names and places are entered in this edit mode. For details on these functions see the appropriate heading. The first time that names and places are entered, the program will ask for confirmation of the spelling. Please check VERY CAREFULLY as incorrect entries cannot be removed from the database and valuable storage space will be wasted. Each name and place is stored only once in the database. With names please use the three separate lines up to 3 first names. If there are more first names then place the extras on the 3rd line with a space between them. You may also use the other first name lines in this manner, but be aware that each line is treated as a whole 10 FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement DATE (continued) DATE when doing a name search. Information can be entered in the edit mode in both the birth/christening spaces as well as the death/burial spaces. The computer will choose the most complete record as the primary record to be displayed on the screen in the Family Group Sheet and pedigree. Displayed at the end of the cursor movement line is the sex of the person being edited. ENDOWED [LDS] ENDOWED This is used in the Family Group Sheet and edit modes and appears only in the L.D.S. version. L.D.S. endowments can be entered in one of three ways. a:-in the form dd Mon yyyycte (where 'c' is an identifying code-see CODES and 'te' is the temple code) b:-using the 9 digit number used by the temples. c:-using the word 'Infant' for children who died before the age of 8 (see Infant). This must be entered under Baptized. EXIT EXIT This can be found in both the pedigree and Family Group Sheet command line. Pressing X (for eXit) will take you to the main menu. FAMILY GROUP SHEET FAMILY GROUP SHEET There are two kinds of Family Group Sheets. There is a regular Family Group Sheet and an L.D.S. version (which shows ordinance dates and temple codes). Samples of both the regular and LDS Family Group Sheet can be seen in the 'demo'. The 'demo' is a tutorial demonstration of the Family Ties program. The Family Group Sheet has several command codes displayed at the bottom of the screen. Only the first letter of the command code is typed ( except exit which uses 'X' ). An explanation of each code will be found under the appropriate heading. To enter or alter any information found on the Family Group Sheet you use the edit mode which is the only way to modify any data in your records. FATH FATH This is an abbreviation for father and is found only in the pedigree. Pressing 'F' ( a single key press ) will change the pedigree to put the father of the person in the base position into the base position, that is move one generation up the chart. 11 FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement Hpar Hpar This is an abbreviation for husband's parents and is found on the command line of a Family Group Sheet screen. Pressing 'H' (a single key press) will change the Family Group Sheet to show the Family Group Sheet of the next generation i.e. the husband's parents. Infant [LDS] Infant In the L.D.S. temple information on the Family Group Sheet, displayed on the screen and in the printout, the headings 'BAPTIZED' and 'ENDOWED' have an option of 'Infant'. To enter the word Infant (which can only be entered in the edit mode under the heading BAPTIZED) enter the letter 'I'. This will automatically bring up the word Infant. JUMP JUMP This is a single key press command to goto 1. the previous record (Back) 2. any record that has been previously labeled -(see LABEL). 3. a Family Group Sheet whose record number is known. This number is found on the line between the husband and wife data or on the Family Group Sheet printouts in the top righthand section. L.D.S. L.D.S. This is an abbreviation for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints (otherwise known as the Mormons). The Family Ties program has the option of entering all the data in either the regular or LDS version (which shows the sealings, baptisms, endowments and temple dates and codes that are of great interest to Latter Day Saints). LDS printouts do not show the place of death of the children or their record number. This space is used to print the LDS ordinance data. LABEL LABEL This is found on the command line on both the pedigree and Family Group Sheet screens. There are 10 labels (0-9) that can be attached to any base record by a single key press (L). The command line will say:- Enter label number to be assigned to this record (0-9, 0=startup record) Once a record has been labeled then the label number can be used to (J)ump to that labeled record. This is very useful if you need to return to a record after moving off on a branch of the family. Label 0 is used to mark the record at which the program will start when FT is typed. These labels can be changed at any time and will be saved when exiting the program. 12 FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement LAST UPDATE LAST UPDATE This is found in the Family Group Sheet on both the screen and the printout. It is the date (entered by the user at the start of the day's work) that this record was last edited. It is thus important to enter the date when starting each days work. (IBM uses the system date) MAIN MENU MAIN MENU FAMILY TIES (Copyright E.Neil Wagstaff 1985) 1. Pedigree 2. Family Group Sheet 3. Search for a Name 4. Jump to a specific FGSH record 5. Printer size toggle NARROW [ WIDE ] 6. Print format toggle REGULAR [ LDS ] 7. Exit program COMMAND Enter selection Moth Moth This is an abbreviation for mother and is found only in the pedigree. Pressing 'M' (a single key press ) will change the pedigree to put the mother of the person in the base position into the base position, that is move one generation up the chart. MULTIPLE DATABASES MULTIPLE DATABASES If there are more individuals in the family than will fit in one database ( size depends on disc capacity ) then the family can be divided into different branches and another database created and given a different name to indicate the family branch. This decision should be made before starting as an existing database cannot be split into two and, once a record is added, it cannot be deleted from the linkage chain. On the Family Group Sheet of the link person (those who overlap each database) a comment could be placed in the NOTES to indicate the Record # and Database name where the individual is also located. The Jump command provides a fast method to find the record in the other family database. Two discs will contain the newly created data base and must always be kept in pairs. Please label each disc very carefully to avoid mix-ups. 13 FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement NAMES NAMES Names are only entered in the edit mode. Each part of a name can be up to 63 characters long e.g. each lastname (surname) and each first, second and third+ names can be up to 63 characters long. This allows for a wide variety of names. If there are more than three first (christian) names the extra names can be added to the third name line separated by spaces. If the last name has a special suffix such as Junior (Jr), Snr, 1, 11, 111 etc. put a + immediately after the last name followed by the suffix (no spaces). e.g. PUBLIC+Jr. Please use the prompt to check spelling, as errors will use up valuable space in the database. You can re-enter the name correctly but the error will still remain in the Names file. Displayed at the right hand side of the edit screen is the reference number associated with each name. If you wish you may type in this number and the name will be entered without spelling errors. NOTES NOTES Provision is made for free form notes to be associated with any Family Group Sheet. Any part of these notes can be added to, erased or changed. When a Family Group Sheet that has notes associated with it is printed the command line will read:- Do you wish to print the notes (Y/N) Please be advised that a word processing program MUST NOT be used on the NOTES of this program. If you wish to make extensive notes such as a history or biography it is suggested that these be in a separate program where a word processor can be used. Each database is limited to an total of 32766 lines so Notes should be used with care. Once lines are added to a Family Group Sheet then the 80 characters/line are always tied to the Family Group Sheet even if the lines are blanked out. NXTSIB NXTSIB This is used in the pedigree to change the base record (position 1) from that person to his/her next sibling according to the order that these siblings are entered on their parent's Family Group Sheet. Successive key pressing of N will page through the children one at a time to the youngest and then back to the eldest. OSPOUSE This means other spouse and is used in the pedigree to change the spouse of the person in the base record providing that another spouse has been entered in the records. 14 FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement OTHER OTHER This is used in the Family Group Sheet only to access the information of or to ADD other (H)usbands or (W)ives. When the O (other) is pressed the command line will say:- Other (H)usbands or (W)ives. An H or W will show the list of spouses with an identifying letter by each name. Enter the letter corresponding to the spouse to be displayed. Use the + option to add another spouse. Enter + and the letter of the position in which you wish to add the spouse. Any subsequent spouses will be moved down 1 position. PEDIGREE PEDIGREE Pressing 1 (for pedigree) will show four generations of the family on the screen and, by pressing P(for (P)rint) the same Pedigree Chart (five generations) will be produced on the printer. A sample of a pedigree chart can be found in the 'demo' which is a tutorial of the functions of the Family Ties program. To simplify movement around the pedigree chart the symbols or command codes are displayed at the bottom of the screen. For an explanation of each command code see the appropriate heading. PLACES PLACES Provision is made to enter the full place name (town, county, state or country). If the place name is too long to fit in some displays the computer will ask for an abbreviation which may be used in other displays when it is warranted. Max no of characters Abreviation length Town 42 12 County 20 5 State 25 4 In nearly every case the full place name will be used in the Family Group Sheet and even if the abreviation is used on the screen the full place names will be used in the printouts if at all possible. When the town is typed in, the computer checks to see if that name has been previously entered. If it is there, then the full town, county and state are displayed below with a letter code. Every town previously entered in the database with different County/States will be displayed. Enter the letter code of the town needed or if this is a different town then use the + option to enter new county/state data. The town is displayed with a 5 digit reference number in the right margin. The first time a Place is entered the county and state/country will be requested. Please use care as typing errors cannot be changed once the spelling has been verified (you can get out with ESC at any time before this) The reference number can be typed in place of the town name. This is the fastest way to enter towns. To DELETE a PLACE you have to start on the town and erase the characters with the space bar, press return and then repeat for County and State characters - answer Y to new town question. To ADD only a county and/or state use a . (period) as the town - if you have a lot then use 12 with 1 period, 12 with 2 periods etc. 15 FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement Print Print This is a command line key press to make a hard copy of any Family Group Sheet or pedigree shown on the screen. If it is necessary to change the printer modes then this can be done by exiting to the main menu to check options 5 and 6 (wide or narrow page print and regular or LDS option). While still in the main menu press 1 or 2 to get back to the Family Group Sheet or pedigree that is to be printed. RECORD # RECORD # Each individual whose statistics are entered in the computer using the edit mode is assigned a record number. This number is displayed on the screen in the Family Group Sheet and can be found on the left-hand side of the screen between the husband and wife information. The record number is found on the printouts in the top right-hand section. When there is both the husband and wife information displayed on the Family Group Sheet then the record number shown is usually the record number of the husband. In the printouts of the regular Family Group Sheet the record number of each child can be found in the right-hand column. REGULAR REGULAR The Family Ties program, in the regular version, does not implement the LDS ordinance dates. The choice between REGULAR and LDS versions of the program is made while installing the program. The option is also available to enter LDS information into the computer but not print it. RE-INSTALL RE-INSTALL Any of the following installed parameters may be changed by RE- INSTALLING the database. Preparer's address and telephone number Computer attributes (name and # back-up discs) Drive locations of the various files Printers for Narrow or Wide format Date clarification codes Regular or LDS database IF LDS then Temple codes To re-install the database first make a current back-up in case of an error. Then place a copy of the uninstall MASTER (you should have it write protected) in the default drive (B:) and the program disc in A:.(files are probably on C: if hard disc.) 'PRINT.CTR' and 'FGRSH.INS' are the files which will be changed by FTINSTAL. These are usually on the program disk in A:. Type ^C then FTINSTAL <ret> and select B on the first MENU. 16 FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement SEALED [LDS] SEALED TO PARENTS TO SPOUSE These are found in the LDS option of the program in the form dd Mon yyyycTE where 'c' is an identifying code - see CODE - and 'TE' is an identifying code for the temple - see the appendix for a list of temple codes. A 9 digit temple code can be entered in place of the date (but not in the baptism date). SEARCH SEARCH Go to the main menu (eXit) and choose option 3 (end each name with a (RETURN) - ESC will end all entries). Last name: other name: other name: other name: To search for a record of a particular individual enter the name(s) on each appropriate line. A Last name MUST be entered for a search and if other names are entered they must exactly match the original entry. The LASTNAME should be entered using capital letters. For example if you want to find all the occurrences of 'John PUBLIC' enter PUBLIC as the lastname and John as the other name. The computer will bring up a list that will look something like the following: LAST NAME: PUBLIC BORN SPOUSE A)John Q. 1863 Ethel SMITH B)John Q. 1814 Ann HEYWOOD C)John David 1779 Lisa JONES COMMAND Enter corresponding letter (note - all the males and females with the last name 'PUBLIC' and a 1st, 2nd or 3rd+ name of 'John' will be listed). When the corresponding letter of the required name is pressed the FAMILY GROUP SHEET will be displayed. SPOUSE SPOUSE This is found in the pedigree. A single key press (S) will change the name of the individual that is in the base record to the spouse of that individual. 17 FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement WPAR WPAR This is an abbreviation for wife's parents and is found on the command line at the bottom of a Family Group Sheet screen. Pressing 'W' (a single key press) will change the Family Group Sheet to show the Family Group Sheet of the next generation i.e. the wife's parents. USER SUPPORT USER SUPPORT If after you have tried ALL local sources of help we may be able to help on problems directly related to FAMILY TIES. Please have your Registration number ready when you call. (801) 377-2100 (Sorry we cannot return long distance calls) Mountain time hours Mon to Fri 9am - 7pm & Sat 9am to 12 noon. CORRESPONDENCE: Because correspondence is very time consuming and we often have to write and ask for clarification of questions we will only reply to letters containing user questions which have the user number, a stamped self addressed reply envelope and a check for $3. Please number all questions and leave large spaces between questions for us to write in our reply. Of course you may call us or use the bulletin board free. ================================================================== What to do IF: What to do IF: 1. There is a marriage between two people already entered in separate places in the database. Because the spouse link is required before children (decendants) can be added it will be necessary to duplicate one of the spouse's records but do not duplicate the rest of this spouse's ancestry. Place an explanation in the notes indicating where the ancestral branch is located (eg FGS rec #). Updates are planned to allow these duplicate records to be deleted and the correct links established. 2. A record is created for a child or spouse who does not exist. a) Blank out all the fields while in edit mode and when the DELETE A RECORD is available in a future update you may remove this record. 3. You misspell a NAME or PLACE and do not catch the error when asked to check spelling. Sorry that error is now in the NAME or PLACE file and all you can do is re-enter the data correctly. 18 FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement APPENDIX A APPENDIX A LDS TEMPLE CODES AL Alberta SP Sao Paulo AP Samoa ST Stockholm (Sweden) AT Atlanta SW Swiss AZ Arizona (Mesa) TA Tahiti BA Buenos Aires TG Tonga BO Boise (Idaho) TK Tokyo CH Chicago TP Taiwan DA Dallas (Texas) WA Washington,D.C. DV Denver (Colorado) EH Endowment House ___ ____________________ FR Frankfurt GU Guatemala ___ ____________________ GY Equador HO Historian's Office ___ ____________________ HA Hawaii IF Idaho Falls ___ ____________________ JO Johannesburg JR Jordan River(Utah) ___ ____________________ LA Los Angeles LD London ___ ____________________ LG Logan LI Lima (Peru) ___ ____________________ MA Manila (Phillipines) MT Manti ___ ____________________ MX Mexico NV Nauvoo ___ ____________________ NZ New Zealand OK Oakland ___ ____________________ OG Ogden PO President's Office ___ ____________________ PV Provo SD Sidney (Australia) ___ ____________________ SE Seattle SG St. George ___ ____________________ SL Salt Lake SN Santiago (Chile) ___ ____________________ SO Seoul (Korea) 19 FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement APPENDIX B How to place the various files on disks for different computers . . . . . . . . . . . . For Computers with drive capacities over 265K each: All the files can be located on 1 disk. BASRUN.COM - This RUNTIME module must be on any disk with a .COM file FT.COM README GRSH.COM REGISTRN.FRM PRINT.CTR PED.FRM FGRSH.INS FGS.FRM NAMES.DA1 FGS-LDS.FRM NAMES.NTS FORMS FTINSTAL.COM FTDEMO.COM FTINSTAL.MSG FTDEMO2.COM FTINSTAL.DAT FTDEMOIN.COM USER-NO.COM FTDEMO.DOC MANUAL FTDEMO.DAT ============================================================================ For computers of disk capacity 142 K to 264 Kbytes Disk #1 Disk #2 BASRUN.COM BASRUN.COM FT.COM PED.FRM GRSH.COM FGS.FRM PRINT.CTR FGS-LDS.FRM FGRSH.INS FORMS NAMES.DA1 MANUAL NAMES.NTS FTDEMO.COM FTINSTAL.COM FTDEMO2.COM FTINSTAL.MSG FTDEMOIN.COM FTINSTAL.DAT FTDEMO.DOC USER-NO.COM FTDEMO.DAT README REGISTRN.FRM ============================================================================== 20 FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement For computers of disk capacity 112 K to 141 Kbytes This includes Apple and Franklin (running CPM).ì Disk #1 Disk #2 Disk #3 ì BASRUN.COM BASRUN.COM PED.FRM FT.COM FTINSTAL.COM FGS.FRM GRSH.COM FTINSTAL.MSG FGS-LDS.FRM PRINT.CTR FTINSTAL.DAT FORMS FGRSH.INS FTDEMO.COM MANUAL NAMES.DA1 FTDEMO2.COM NAMES.NTS FTDEMOIN.COM USER-NO.COM FTDEMO.DOC README FTDEMO.DAT REGISTRN.FRM ì INSTALLING - see installing in the next section ============================================================================== For computers of disk capacity 86K to 111 Kbytes This includes the Osborne SSSD disks Disk #1 DIsk #2 Disk #3 DIsk #4 BASRUN.COM BASRUN.COM BASRUN.COM PED.FRM FT.COM FTINSTAL.COM FTDEMO.COM FGS.FRM GRSH.COM FTINSTAL.MSG FTDEMO2.COM FGS-LDS.FRM PRINT.CTR FTINSTAL.DAT FTDEMOIN.COM FORMS FGRSH.INS README FTDEMO.DOC MANUAL NAMES.DA1 REGISTRN.FRM FTDEMO.DAT NAMES.NTS USER-NO.COM INSTALLING the program on these smaller capacity drives requires a small change as the program files and the install modules will not fit on the same disk.(PIP means: use the file PIP.COM to move files) Use a disk which has the CPM system installed. (but no other files - check by typing DIR - should get NO FILES). PIP the files for Disk #1 to this disk and Label it - PROGRAM DISK PIP Disk #2 to second disk, this will be installed as the DATA disk (all the un-needed files on this disk will be erased by FTINSTAL) Place the un-installed Program disk (#1) in drive A: Place the to be DATA disk (#2) in drive B: Make B: the default drive by entering B: <ret> Reset the drives by entering ^C Start install by entering FTINSTAL <ret> Since you are using copies you can experiment - if you should make a mistake you can always start over with a new copy - GOOD LUCK! ============================================================================= 21 FAMILY TIES (c) E. Neil Wagstaff 1984/5. Use subject to licence agreement APPENDIX C ========== Memory CACHE as used in FAMILY TIES: This is the storage, in RAM memory, of names and places which have been read from disk. Data can be obtained 100 times faster from RAM memory than from a disk so after a name or place is read from the disk, it is stored in memory for fast re-use. Since only a small amount of memory is available under CPM there is a limit on the number of ITEMS (names/places) that can be stored. When this limit is reached then the item which has been least used will be discarded from memory to be replaced by a new name or place. The amount of memory available for CACHEing is determined by the TPA (Transient Program Area). This is the amount of ram left after CPM has been loaded and is typically about 56K. Some hard disk systems may have only 52K and MPM or Turbodos have about 48K. Four sizes of CACHE have been created to accomodate the various sizes of TPA. Cache # # ITEMS TPA Size (K) Uses 1 0 48 MPM and Turbodos 2 63 49-50 If size 3 is no good 3 127 51-54 Most systems with a hard disk 4 255 above 54 The largest & fastest cache Installation tips: Choose a 3 cache if in doubt and then try a 4 after about 70 persons. A borderline computer should be installed for the smaller CACHE. After about 70 persons have been entered, make back-ups. Re-install the CACHE to the next highest level and try displaying the pedigree and family charts for everyone. If the CACHE is too large then FAMILY TIES will crash with the error:- 'OUT OF STRING SPACE'. If this error should occur while in a Pedigree, Family Group Sheet or while Printing then no harm will be done. If this error occurs while in the EDIT or NOTES mode then backups MUST be used as the database will have been corrupted. CACHE is changed in RE-INSTALL using the Computer Attributes menu. 22