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The Complete Toolkit for the Genealogist
Version 1.5, Copyright 1989
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Contents of disk (or archive file):
READ .ME5 6404 26-Mar-89 11:56 This file
GENKIT15.EXE 140540 26-Mar-89 11:30 Compiled BASIC program
GENKIT15.BAS 221 26-Mar-89 11:24 )
GENKITA .INC 38834 26-Mar-89 11:29 ) Only if source code is requested
GENKITB .INC 28788 26-Mar-89 11:20 )
NOTE: You also must have Borland International's Turbo Basic and these files,
included on your TB disks, in order to properly compile or recompile this
program: TBWINDO.INC, TBMENU.INC, QATTR.BIN, QFILL.BIN, QPRINT.BIN,
QPRINTC.BIN, QREST.BIN, QSAVE.BIN.
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RUNNING GENKIT
GENKIT is menu-operated and each menu is generally self-explanatory. Access the
Help option if you have doubts. Further explanations are given in windows in
many of the routines.
TO BEGIN: Type GENKIT15 at the prompt (suggestion: rename the program to GENKIT
or, simply, GK)
You will then be placed in the MAIN MENU, from which you can select one of the
following six menus, the HELP screen (which is similiar to this description of
the program) or QUIT. Cursor movement is controlled by the arrow keys.
DATE MENU
1 Returns day of the week for a given date
2 Returns date of birth from age on a given date
3 Describes calendar changes from `Old Style' to `New Style'
SOUNDEX MENU
1 Returns soundex code for surname
2 Describes soundex coding system
AHNENTAFEL MENU
1 Lists starting and ending ahnentafel numbers for 14 generations
2 Returns relationship of descendant to ancestor
3 Returns chart No. and position No. for given ahnentafel number
4 Sample ancestor chart
5 About ahnentafels & Tiny Tafels
6 Sample ahnentafel list
7 Tiny Tafel example
RELATIONSHIP MENU
1 Returns your relationship to cousins of ancestors/descendants
2 Returns relationship of any two descendants of common ancestor
3 Chart showing relationships of you to other relatives
HENRY MENU
1 Returns relationship of individual to progenitor based on Modified Henry No.
2 Describes Henry numbering system and variations
3 Returns the number equivalent for a letter in the Modified Henry System
MEASUREMENTS MENU
1 Tables showing conversions for linear and area measurements
2 Section measurements and land descriptions
3 Typical township layout, showing section numbering
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ADDRESSES MENU [NO LONGER INCLUDED - See version history below]
1 Genealogical Societies and Libraries
2 Genealogical Sofware Companies
3 Book Publishers/Stores
4 U.S. State Vital Records
5 Canadian Provincial Vital Records
6 Writing for Veterans' Records
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VERSION HISTORY:
Version 1.0 - Original alpha test, spring 1988
Version 1.1 - Miscellaneous additions made and bugs corrected, throughout 1988
Version 1.2 - Beta test; Measurements Menu added, February 1989
Version 1.2a - Input error-trapping enhanced in date routines; sound effects
eliminated, March 1989
Version 1.3 - Ahnentafel, Tiny Tafel samples added; input error-trapping
enhanced in soundex coder; measurement error corrected; colors
changed for easier reading of explanations; 7 March 1989
Version 1.4 - Addresses section added; spelling error in main menu corrected;
month entry made case insensitive in date section; input error-
trapping enhanced in date section (again); 12 March 1989
Version 1.4a - Bug fixed in common ancestor relationship chart; measurement
error corrected; misc. adjustments in boxes and additional
colors changed for clarity; 13 Mar 1989
Version 1.4b - Changed menu cursor position defaults for easier return to DOS
(opening default position is "Help", the default position when
returning from a routine is "Main Menu" and the default when
returning to the Main Menu from a submenu is "Quit"); simplified
layout of Help screen; 19 Mar 1989; added one generation to
Common Ancestor Relationships calculator, 25 Mar 1989
Version 1.5 - After repeated unsuccessful attempts to compile a "clean"
version with the "Address Section" included, it was finally
eliminated from the program. Apparently this addition was the
"straw that broke the camel's back" as portions of some screens
became contaminated with "garbage" and this contamination spread
to other screens as a session with GENKIT progressed. Another
reason for eliminating this section is that addresses often
change, resulting in continuous updating. This information is
likely more readily available (and more up-to-date) from other
sources on many BBSs; 26 Mar 1989.
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Please report bugs, suggestions for improvements or general thoughts to:
Richard A. Pence
3211 Adams Court
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 703-591-4243
You may also leave a message on the NGS/CIG BBS (Opus 109/302) at 703-528-2612
or on the FidoNet Genealogy Echo.
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