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G E N E S I S
PRICE = $25.00 U.S. DOLLARS
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Genealogy Bugs, Family Historians, Database Users
From: Bobby N. Edwards
Route 4 Box 365b
Fayetteville, Tn. 37334
Date: October 18, 1991
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Dear Users and Fellow Shareware Fans,
Thank you for your recent download of Genesis Version 1. I appreciate any
comments you might have about the program even if you decide not to purchase
it. I would also be interested in knowing from which bulletin board you
downloaded the program.
Genesis program history:
I have long been a genealogy bug or Nut! With my computer background I
wanted to make a contribution to this area and this is it. I have authored
or co-authored 3 books on Family histories. I am currently working on #4.
The program is written in Clarion, a new 4th generation language. I would
recommend it highly to anyone serious about programming. Believe me there
"is" something better than Dbase!
This program is basically a database program that records information on
births, marriages, and deaths. You will find most of the options in the
death or obituary module. I use it to record obituaries from newspapers.
It also has a "BIO" module for recording biographical information with a
memo field of 900 character length. There are several help screens in the
program (Use F1 key) but not many. That is because you should not need any
help! All the work has gone into making this program easy to use. You will
need to learn only about 6 keys or concepts - thats it. Read the Main-Menu
help several times - then "Go For IT".
In developing and upgrading this product I have tried to remain aware of
whats on the market. Most similiar products are more expensive and probably do
less! The future looks bright for Genesis. I can also make changes on a one-
to-one basis for a small fee. Future releases will probably be about 1 per
year. Because of the rise of Multi-Media, one possible addition will be
pictures of individuals.
I again thank-you for your review of Genesis and hope the product works
for you as well as being entertaining. If you would like to purchase Version
1.0 please write to me at the enclosed address.
Sincerely,
Bobby N. Edwards
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Genesis Computer requirements:
o An IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 or 100% compatible
o Dos 2.0 or higher
o At least 512 KB of memory (640 recommended)
o One floppy disk drive or hard disk (hard disk recommended)
o A monochrome or color monitor
o A printer (assuming you want to print reports).
reports have been tested on an Epson printer.
o The CONFIG.SYS files for your computer should be set = 20 or higher
i.e. FILES=20
Directions:
Copy all the files into a seperate sub-directory.
To start the program type GENESIS (The file name is Genesis.bat)
The first time you start the program the indexes will be built. It may
take a minute depending on the speed of your computer. After that the
program will start very quickly (especially from a hard disk). Initially
the program will fit on a floppy, but if you add much data a hard disk is
best.
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