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| Genie |
| A genealogical data manager |
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This distribution is a demonstration version of Genie version 2.1.
The program requires that you be using version AmigaDOS version 2.04
or later to operate it. Otherwise, it should operate on any model of
Amiga computer. Printed reports require a printer capable of both
portrait and landscape orientation printing.
The program is shareware and is not public domain nor freeware. The
demonstration version may be freely-distributed in its entirety.
The program is fully functional except that the number of people you
may track is limited to about 20 instead of the program's full
capability of upwards of 32000 (possibly up to 65533).
This demo version of Genie does not include the user manual but it is
felt that the operation is reasonably obvious. For those who find the
program to be useful, a note to the author at the address below will
get you a full capability version of the program and a copy of the
user manual.
Distribution content
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The distribution includes the following files:
Genie The main program
Genie.info The icon for the main program
read me This file
read me.info The icon for this file
Genie_viewer A program used internally by Genie
print_ctl_land Printer control file (landscape)
print_ctl_port Printer control file (portrait)
Sample.xxx Four files of genealogical data
regarding the Sample family
fonts A directory containing PD fonts needed
for displaying Genie data
Installation
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Installation consists of copying the content of the fonts directory to
your FONTS: directory ("copy fonts fonts: all"). The program does not
have to be installed at all in that it may be run from the
distribution medium directly if so desired although you may have to
copy the fonts first.
Other than the fonts, copy the other files of the distribution to an
appropriate directory, if you so desire. Test the installation by
clicking on the Sample icon and the Sample family information should
be presented for your examination.
Adaptation
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The production of printed reports relies on two header files included
with Genie. These files may need to be revised to work with your
particular printer; as delivered, the files are set to work with an HP
Laserjet. You can use a text editor such as memacs to revise the
files.
The two files are named print_ctl_land and print_ctl_port for use in
landscape and portrait orientation, respectively. The only portion
which is specific to a particular printer is the last line which
selects the print orientation. The other lines use the common
AmigaDOS printer device escape sequences which your normal printer
preference settings will accommodate. [C-A failed to include a
sequence for selecting orientation.]
Capabilities
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Genie provides for maintaining information about a virtually unlimited
number of people per family. A person's name, sex, marital status,
place and date of birth, present location (address or place of
interment), parents, and spouse(s) may be entered and displayed.
Notes containing additional information about the people may also be
included. No provision is made for explicitly entering baptism,
confirmation, immigration dates, occupation, etc. although such
information may be placed in the notes.
"Navigation" of a family's information is a matter of simply
double-clicking on the line containing a person's name. The
information about the selected person will then be displayed.
Various reports and listings can be produced from a family's data
including pedigree, family group record, and Ahnentafel charts and a
listing of all the people in a family. The Gedcom file which may be
produced by Genie has been validated by the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints for submission to their Family History data base.
The program can be initiated from either the Workbench or CLI. The
former is accomplished by clicking on the Genie icon while the latter
is performed by entering "Genie [<family name>]". Once a family's
data has been created, later access to it is by means of clicking on
the icon sporting the family name or specifying the family name in the
CLI command.
Full capability program
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If you find this program useful, contact:
Everett M. Greene
1201 N. Inyo
Ridgecrest, Ca. 93555