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- File: origins.readme - Origins Demo documentation
- Last Update: 4 Oct 1992
-
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- * Origins_Demo V1.01 *
- * ⌐1992 by The Puzzle Factory *
- * All Rights Reserved *
- *******************************
-
- 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.
-
-
- 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.
-
-
-
- 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.
-
- 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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