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Kith and Kin for Windows 3.1
Version 2.03
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Bug-fix release - Release date: 22 July 1994
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Author: Nick J Hunter, SpanSoft
11 Morlich Park, Dalgety Bay, Dunfermline, Fife KY11 5XW, Scotland
Tel: National: (0383) 824380 International: +44 383 824380 voice/fax
E-Mail: UseNet/InterNet: nick.hunter@almac.co.uk FidoNet: 2:259/17
CompuServe: 100101,1155
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Please refer to the VENDINFO.DIZ file for complete details
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SpanSoft is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP)
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The product
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Kith and Kin is a software package for documenting and storing family trees
which will appeal to genealogists, family historians and anyone interested
in researching and documenting family history. It features an easy to use
graphical interface and powerful multi-level editing tools which makes it
ideal for both large and small trees. The program supports date and place
of births, marriages and deaths as well as multiple marriages and aliases
for each person. Pictures, diagrams, sounds, etc may be embedded in or
linked to a person or family. A printed book can be produced with family
group details (which may incorporate pictures and diagrams) and a complete,
cross-referenced index to names and families. The user has control over the
formatting and extent of all printed reports which also include tree layout,
descendant tree, ancestral tree and person details. Compatibility with
"Personal Ancestral File" GEDCOM files means the user can export and import
data to and from other genealogy programs.
What the users say
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"... this is definitely the program IÆd use. ItÆs very well programmed and
presented, user-friendly and generally a treat to use." - PC Mart
"Overall I remain very impressed by this package. It is the first genealogy
package for Windows which I have tried which I feel provides something extra
by using the Windows interface and facilities."
- Family Tree Computer Magazine
"A very much better quality product than others in the area." - DF, Co. Down
"This is certainly the best Windows based program of its type that I have
yet found." - JS, Kent
"This is the first shareware that IÆve actually stumped up for and I do so
gladly." - NB, Dyfed
"An excellent product - congratulations." - GMG, Preston
Features
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The program is simple to use and anyone familiar with Windows will quickly
learn to control the following features.
> Graphical representation of family units and relationships provides fast
access to editing.
> Multi-level editing means the user can traverse the tree while editing
and adding people and families.
> Support for date and place of births, deaths and marriages.
> Multiple aliases are allowed for each person.
> Notes for each person and family may be entered, edited and are included
in printed reports. Full clipboard support allows exchange of text with
other applications.
> Pictures, diagrams, sounds, videos and any object created by other
applications which support OLE may be associated with a person or family.
> Search for text in any field, including notes, then edit person or
family details direct from the search results.
> Each person and family has a code which allows fast access to editing as
well as making the printed documents readable.
> Printouts include tree layout, descendant tree, ancestral tree, family
details, person details and index. The format and extent of printed
documents may be fully controlled by the user.
> PAF GEDCOM files may be imported and exported. Export all or part of a
tree and create a new tree or merge trees when importing.
> Supports TrueType fonts and colour printing.
> Extensive on-line, context sensitive help.
New features, enhancements and bug fixes
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(see the on-line help for a complete list)
Version 2.03 :
Kith and Kin was gradually eating up system resources, leading to
insufficient memory after long sessions. This has been fixed.
The maximum number of generations for Descendant and Ancestral Tree prints
has been increased to 80.
An overlap occurred in Descendant and Ancestral Tree prints where a
person had an empty record. This has been fixed.
Print setup no longer changes the system default. Any changes are local
to the current K&K session.
It is no longer possible to make the a single person appear more than once
as a child of a single family. Similarly for marriages in Person Data.
You can now specify a Person or Family code in the Range|From field of a
Person or Family Details print which does not exist. Kith and Kin will
skip to the next valid code.
Getting Started and Other Products added to the Help menu.
System requirements
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IBM compatible PC 286 or above
VGA screen
Windows 3.1 or above
1Mb free disk space
Mouse
Registration
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This product is SHAREWARE. The version on this release disk is a fully
functional evaluation copy which the user may install and use free of charge
for 30 days. After that time, if the user wishes to continue use, a fixed
registration fee of 24 Pounds Sterling is payable to us.
Registration reminder screens are used in the program, increasing in
severity when 30 days have passed.
Upon registration the user becomes entitled to the registered version of the
software, telephone support and notification of new releases. Registered
users may upgrade to future versions at a discount.
The registered version has been optimised by removing the registration
reminder coding.
A data file conversion program which will convert tree (.TRE) and options
(.OPT) files created by earlier versions of Kith and Kin so that they can be
used with the latest release is provided with all registered versions of the
software.
Vendor information
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Installing for vendor evaluation:
To run the application, copy all files from this release disk to a working
directory on your hard disk and run KITHKIN.EXE.
Terms:
See the VENDINFO.DIZ file for full details of our distribution policy and
Distribution Licence. You are only permitted to distribute this product if
you comply with the terms of the Distribution Licence.
KITHKIN.EXE & KITHKIN.HLP are copyright (c) SpanSoft 1993, 1994.
BWCC.DLL is copyright (c) Borland International 1991.
LIMITED DISTRIBUTION LICENCE
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You may distribute this version of Kith and Kin, completely unaltered and
including all the files (as listed below), without further permission on
condition that:
1) You identify it as shareware.
2) You leave all intellectual property (copyright) notices in place.
3) SpanSoft does not request that you stop distribution.
To distribute in modified form, you must consult the appropriate
VENDINFO.DIZ data record, which is hereby incorporated by reference. Any
distribution satisfying all the distribution requirements expressed in
that data record is hereby authorised.
Permission to distribute the Kith and Kin package is not transferable,
assignable, saleable, or franchisable. Each person or organisation
wishing to distribute the package must independently satisfy the terms of
this limited distribution licence.
SpanSoft may revoke any permissions granted here, by notifying you in
writing. All rights not expressly granted here are reserved by SpanSoft.
Complete file list:
KITHKIN.EXE
KITHKIN.HLP
KITHKIN.OPT
CATALOG.HLP
BWCC.DLL
SAMPLE.TRE
FILE_ID.DIZ
VENDINFO.DIZ
README.TXT
VENDOR.TXT
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If you have any problems, questions or suggestions please do not hesitate to
contact us.
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