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Short: Demo of full-featured genealogy database
Type: biz/demo
Uploader: dsears@cie.uoregon.edu
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* Origins_Demo V1.07 *
* ©1993 by The Puzzle Factory *
* All Rights Reserved *
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What is Origins?
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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.
Legal Stuff
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This program is NOT Shareware or Public Domain.
It is Copyright ©1993 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.
Differences between the Commercial and the Demo Versions
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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.
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?
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If you find this program useful, contact:
The Puzzle Factory
P.O. Box 986
Veneta, OR 97487
USA
800:828-9952
503:935-3709
or call your dealer to purchase the commercial version of Origins.
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