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From: shulman@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Jeff Shulman)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: Geneological Software
Message-ID: <5708@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU>
Date: Fri, 5-Sep-86 20:14:12 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep  5 20:14:12 1986
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QUINSEPT, P.O. Box 216, Lexington, MA  02173   (617) 641-2930...

...is working on a genealogy program for the Mac called "Family Roots".
It is not out yet, but is due out sometime this autumn.  Quipsept has 
previously written their "Family Roots" program for the Apple II and some 
other microcomputers.  The company is well-known amongst genealogy 
enthusiasts (I believe) and they must have several years of genealogical/
microcomputer experience behind them.  I personally am waiting for it to 
come out so I can purchase it.  A friend of mine (a Mac enthusiast and a
genealogy enthusiast) who knows more than I about "Family Roots" says 
it is well worth the wait.  I understand they use the Mac interface
extensively.  I think they are going to Beta-test it soon.  I suggest 
you write to Quinsept to find out details of exactly what's happening.

A firm called Applied Ideas announced what a year ago was their up-coming 
program called "MacGene".  I have not seen their program, but I do know for 
a fact that their customer service is poor since I wrote and called, wrote 
and called, and finally found their phone disconnected with no forwarding 
address or phone number.  This same friend of mine (mentioned above) had a 
similar yet independent experience regarding the MacGene people.  I don't 
know Applied Ideas' address, although I saw a blurb somewhere indicating 
they had moved from San Pedro, CA to Manhatten Beach, CA.  Last time I 
heard, MacGene is finally available.  However, I am willing to wait the 
extra number of months for what my friend says is an very elegant program 
("Family Roots").  [My purchasing criteria includes BOTH the quality of 
the product and the quality of the firm's customer service.]

As for my genealogy background, I have mainly researched one branch of my 
family for a little under two years as a hobby.  I eventually want to 
become skilled enough in genealogy to do it professionally part-time.

This same friend said the LDS's "Family Heritage File" does not use the Mac
interface at all.

I have seen announcements for yet two more Mac genealogy programs that are
not yet available, but I haven't paid much attention to the announcements 
because if "Family Roots" is all my friend says it is, I will be more than 
satisfied with all its features <although it is slightly more expensive 
than MacGene.>


Yours,
Laura Jarrard Shulman