From megalith!errors@uunet.uu.net Wed Jul 20 00:52:47 1994 Received: from relay3.UU.NET by toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (4.1/UCD.CS.2.5) id AA16005; Wed, 20 Jul 94 00:47:12 PDT Received: from uucp7.UU.NET by relay3.UU.NET with SMTP id QQwzil02364; Wed, 20 Jul 1994 03:46:39 -0400 Received: from megalith.UUCP by uucp7.UU.NET with UUCP/RMAIL ; Wed, 20 Jul 1994 03:47:01 -0400 Received: by megalith.miami.fl.us (AmigaSmail3.3 for ) id <09v7@megalith.miami.fl.us>; Wed, 20 Jul 1994 01:13:26 EDT Sender: overlord@megalith.miami.fl.us Errors-To: errors@megalith.miami.fl.us Warnings-To: errors@megalith.miami.fl.us Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit To: announce@cs.ucdavis.edu (CSAA-Submissions) X-Newsgatesoftware: Amiga Newsgate VVERSION Reply-To: dsears@efn.efn.org (Douglas Sears) Message-Number: 882 Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.announce X-Newssoftware: CSAA NMS 1.2 From: dsears@efn.efn.org (Douglas Sears) (CSAA) Subject: (CSAA) Origins V2.0 Genealogy Demo Message-Id: Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 01:13:23 EDT -0400 Status: RO TITLE Origins II VERSION Demo V 2.00 DESCRIPTION The demo version of the recently announced Release II of Origins. Origins II is a dedicated data base for keeping track of genealogical information. It will support databases of over 6 million individuals. The user interface is designed to be both easy to use and very powerful. Origins will correctly handle multiple marriages, step-children, unmarried parents, and other difficult situations that some programs refuse to allow. Origins lists Persons, Marriages, Parent/Child Index, Ahnentafel, and Soundex. It generates reports on Persons, Family Groups, Pedigree Chart, Descendants Charts, and Tiny-Tafel. Context-sensitive hypertext help is built in. Origins can automatic- ally call your ARexx-compatible editor to create Source and Note files. These files may also be written and displayed in hypertext format. You can search on any combination of fields or by Soundex codes. You can instantly display IFF (ILBM) pictures of individuals, marriages, baptisms, and family groups. You can import and export data between Origins and other genealogical programs using the GEDCOM file format, and you can generate Tiny-Tafel listings for use with the Tafel Matching System. Many useful ARexx functions are included. A single floppy data disk will hold approximately 2000 person and 500 marriage records. Origins is not LDS compatible. NEW FEATURES Installation is now very easy. The user interface is improved. For example, localization support displays all information in your chosen language (German available now, with French, Italian, and Spanish planned), and the graphical interface is now laid out dynamically, relative to your system overscan preferences. Online help has been expanded to include virtually all gadgets and menu items. AmigaDOS style pattern matching is now implemented in searches. Two new date formats have been added, so you may now specify events as happening before or after a certain year. Macro Keys allow you to enter long strings with a single keystroke. Some reports have been significantly improved, and a new descendant report in the general style of the New England Historical and Genealogical Register format has been added. Record caching has been added, making the access times much faster for all complex functions, especially sorts. WHERE TO GET THE DEMO Available for anonymous ftp on Aminet, for example ftp.cdrom.com (192.153.46.2). It's in the directory /pub/aminet/biz/demo, and the file name is Origins2.lha (147823 bytes). SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Origins requires V2.0 or later of the Amiga OS, at least 1 megabyte of ram, and 2 floppy drives or hard disk. PRICE The demo is free. Full version is US$85 + shipping. Ground shipping is included in the U.S. and Canada. Others please call. COMPANY The Puzzle Factory, Inc. Voice: (800) 828-9952 - Orders only P.O. Box 986 (503) 935-3709 - Questions/support Veneta, OR 97487 BBS: (503) 935-7883 USA Internet: jlavin@efn.org In Europe, contact: Helios Software Voice: +(623) 554828 163 Huthwaite Road Sutton-in-Ashfield Nottinghamshire NG17 2HB UK DISTRIBUTABILITY Demo is freely distributable. Copyright 1994 The Puzzle Factory, Inc. OTHER Origins and Origins II are trademarks of The Puzzle Factory, Inc. Amiga is a registered trademark of Commodore-Amiga, Inc. SUBMITTER Doug Sears . I work with The Puzzle Factory, and submitted this at their request. -- Read all administrative posts before putting your post up. Mailing list: announce-request@cs.ucdavis.edu. Comments to CSAA@megalith.miami.fl.us. MAIL ALL COMP.SYS.AMIGA.ANNOUNCE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO announce@cs.ucdavis.edu. ============================================================================ This is part of a mailing list gateway maintained by Carlos Amezaga. Bugs & comments to CSAA@megalith.miami.fl.us. Subscribes, UnSubcribes, help and faq requests should be sent to announce-request@cs.ucdavis.edu.