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- File: ReadMe_Demo - Origins Demo documentation Last Update: 29 Sep 1992
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- * Origins_Demo V1.01 *
- * ⌐1992 by The Puzzle Factory *
- * All Rights Reserved *
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- Legal Stuff
- ===========
- This program is NOT Shareware or Public Domain.
- It is Copyright ⌐1992 by The Puzzle Factory, Inc.
- This version of Origins is freely redistributable provided the following
- rules are followed:
-
- 1. Only reasonable media costs may be charged.
-
- 2. The program and documentation may not be modified in any way.
-
- 3. The entire archive, as described below, must be distributed in
- its original, unaltered form.
-
- The Puzzle Factory, Inc. will be in no way liable for damages, incidental, or
- consequential, arising from the use or misuse of the Origins Demo or for any
- other claim by any other party. Use this program at your own risk.
-
- Origins is a trademark of The Puzzle Factory, Inc.
- Amiga and AmigaDOS are trademarks of Commodore-Amiga, Inc.
-
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- Archive Contents
- ================
- The distribution of files for the Origins Demo is listed below:
-
- Origins_Demo The main executable
- Origins_Demo.info Icon for Origins
- ReadMe_Demo This file
- ReadMe_Demo.info Icon for this file
- Tutorial.doc An entry level tutorial
- libs (dir)
- arp.library Required library
- Data (dir)
- genfile The empty data bases
- persfile
- ordfile
- marrfile
- Stuff (dir)
- Origins_Demo.doc On-line help file for Origins
- Banner.ilbm Initial screen with cute generic people
- TafelHeader.txt Header file for Tiny-Tafel generator
- ARexx (dir)
- ARexxFuncs.txt What ARexx functions are available
- ATest.rexx A sample of the Origins ARexx functions
- EditGen.rexx Edit SOURCE and NOTE files from within Origins
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-
- What is Origins?
- ================
- Origins is a dedicated data base manipulation program for keeping track of
- genealogical information. The number of records is limited in practice only
- by available memory and storage. You may track attributes of people, such as
- where and when they were born, died and were buried, marriages, and parent/
- child relationships. Extra details, such as baptism, confirmation, and
- immigration dates, occupation, etc., for all of the persons are also allowed
- for. Origins is capable of maintaining files on approximately 2000 persons
- and 500 marriages on a single floppy data disk. Larger data bases can be
- constructed on a hard-disk based system.
-
- Origins will run on any Amiga with a minimum of 1 MB of ram, under V1.3 or
- V2.0 of the OS. A printer is really necessary too, as you will undoubtedly
- want listings. If printing Pedigree Charts is desired, the printer must also
- support condensed (136 column) printing. Origins requires Arp library, V1.3
- or later.
-
- Origins is not intended to be used for religious purposes, and does not
- conform to standards for LDS submissions. The Ordinance file does not
- provide for christenings, sealings, priesthood status, or other required
- information. Please do not use Origins for this purpose.
-
-
- How do I install Origins?
- =========================
- 1. Unpack the archive "Origins.lha"
-
- 2. Copy the executables somewhere in your path:
-
- copy Origins SYS:Tools/ ;or C:
- copy Origins.info SYS:Tools/
-
- 3. If you have ARexx on your system, copy the rexx scripts:
-
- copy ARexx/ATest.rexx SYS:rexxc/ ;or REXX:
- copy ARexx/EditGen.rexx SYS:rexxc/
-
- In order for Origins to have the flexibility to be used on a wide variety of
- hardware, from systems with floppy drives and limited memory, to systems with
- multiple hard drives and megabytes of ram, it relies on the use of logical
- assignments for its working directories. Origins looks for various files in
- certain logical directories:
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- GenData: persfile, ordfile, marrfile,
- pcindex, mindex, genfile
- GenIff: Person, Ordinance, Marriage, and Family Group pictures
- GenNotes: Person, Ordinance, Marriage, and Family Group notes
- Person , Ordinance and Marriage source files
- GenStuff: Origins.doc, Banner.ilbm, TafelHeader.txt
-
- 4. In order that Origins may operate properly, you must add the following
- lines to your startup-sequence (or enter them before running Origins):
-
- Assign GenData: <PathName1>
- Assign GenIff: <PathName2>
- Assign GenNotes: <PathName3>
- Assign GenStuff: <PathName4>
-
- where PathNameN is the name of the directory where you want Origins to
- keep its files. If you are not familiar with this, here is an example to
- help get you started:
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- Assign GenData: DH0:MyFamily
- Assign GenIff: DH2:MyFamily/Pictures
- Assign GenNotes: DH1:MyFamily/Notes
- Assign GenStuff: DH0:MyFamily/Files
-
- I find this arrangement helpful:
-
- Assign GenData: Work:Gen/Data
- Assign GenIff: Work:Gen/Iff
- Assign GenNotes: Work:Gen/Notes
- Assign GenStuff: Work:Gen/Stuff
-
- As you can see, the names of the assignments don't have to match the
- logical names. They also don't have to be on the same volume or disk. If
- you have floppy drives only, you can do the following:
-
- Assign GenData: DataDisk:
- Assign GenIff: PictureDisk:
- Assign GenNotes: NoteDisk:
- Assign GenStuff: DataDisk:
-
- where the above names are three separate physical floppy disks. This will
- help you by leaving room for data on the GenData: disk, and not filling it
- up with pictures or notes.
-
- 5. After creating the logical assignments, you MUST:
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- copy Stuff/Origins.doc GenStuff: ;The hypertext documentation
- copy Stuff/TafelHeader.txt GenStuff: ;Header file for Tiny-Tafels
- copy Stuff/Banner.ilbm GenStuff: ;Initial picture w/cute people
-
- copy Data/genfile GenData: ;The empty data bases
- copy Data/persfile GenData:
- copy Data/ordfile GenData:
- copy Data/marrfile GenData:
-
- These are the files required to use all the features of Origins. There are
- other files in the archive that you may want to copy.
-
- 6. In the ARexx directory is a file named "EditGen.rexx". This script allows
- Origins to automatically call your editor when you want to edit source
- documentation and note files. The "PROJECT/Edit Source Files/:" and
- "PROJECT/Edit Note Files/:" provide these functions.
-
- Your system must be running ARexx to use these functions. Also, the ARexx
- macro must match the configuration of your editor to use these functions
- successfully. If they don't match, load "EditGen.rexx" into your editor,
- and follow the instructions you will find in that file.
-
- When you select the "Create Parent/Child Index" and "Create Marriages Index",
- Origins will create pcindex and mindex in the GenData: directory.
-
- Origins is now installed, and ready to work for you. Please see the file
- "Tutorial.doc" to learn how to put Origins to work for you.
-
-
- Differences between the Commercial and the Demo Versions
- ========================================================
- This is the DEMO version of Origins. Some functions are either disabled or
- missing from this version of the program. This list points out the major
- differences between the commercial and the demo versions:
-
- 1. In the commercial version, the number of records are basically limited
- only by available storage. In the demo version, the user is limited to
- 100 person records, 100 ordinance records, and 50 marriage records.
- 2. In the commercial version, if the Banner.ilbm is missing, we just don't
- show the banner. In the demo version, we complain and exit.
- 3. In the commercial version, if genfile, persfile, ordfile, or marrfile is
- missing, they are created. In the demo version, we complain and exit.
- 4. In the demo version, the About requester is shown as you enter the
- program. In the commercial version, it is shown only if requested.
- 5. In the commercial version, the user can increase the size of the
- persfile, ordfile, and marrfile. In the demo version, when calling these
- functions, a requester stating that these functions do not exist is
- displayed instead.
- 6. In the commercial version, if the data bases are full, the user may be
- automatically asked if they would like to increase the size of the data
- bases. Because the AutoSiz flag in User Preferences is disabled in the
- demo, the user will just be informed that the data bases are full.
- 8. In the demo version, the ARexx function, GENAPPENDRECORDS(), has the
- active code removed, and, if no other errors, always returns that it
- added zero records.
- 9. In the demo version, the File and Printer gadgets are disabled for the
- entire List Menu except for "List Person's Records".
-
- Additionally, several utilities are provided with Origins, and are not
- included in the demo version. Two of these deal with GEDCOM files. ToGED
- is used for creating GEDCOM files from a data base, and FromGED is used for
- reading GEDCOM files and creating a data base.
-
- GEDCOM stands for GEnealogical Data COMmunication, and was developed by the
- Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- GEDCOM is a standardized method of representing genealogical data, designed
- to allow transfer of information between diverse computer systems. Without
- it, a person might be forced to re-enter a large data base by hand merely to
- move their family tree from one genealogy program to another.
-
- Together, ToGED and FromGED allow you to import and export genealogical data
- to and from Origins. If you have a need for GEDCOM in your genealogical
- work, please contact The Puzzle Factory (listed below) for the commercial
- version of Origins.
-
-
- How do I order the Commercial Version?
- ======================================
- If you find this program useful, contact:
-
- The Puzzle Factory
- P.O. Box 986
- Veneta, OR 97487
- 800:828-9952
- 503:935-3709
-
- or call your dealer to purchase the commercial version of Origins.
-
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