Legacy vs FTM?

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Michael Horowitz

Legacy vs FTM?

Legg inn av Michael Horowitz » 18 feb 2007 14:27:50

Based on an earlier thread, I'm getting the impression Legacy is a
different product from FTM. True? - Mike

James A. Doemer

Re: Legacy vs FTM?

Legg inn av James A. Doemer » 18 feb 2007 15:57:57

In News hvkgt2l5aja3986udnahri4a5nvo9d4ap2@4ax.com,, Michael Horowitz at
mhorowit@cox.net, typed this:

Based on an earlier thread, I'm getting the impression Legacy is a
different product from FTM. True? - Mike

Yes, they are two different products.

Hugh Watkins

Re: Legacy vs FTM?

Legg inn av Hugh Watkins » 18 feb 2007 19:26:28

Michael Horowitz wrote:

Based on an earlier thread, I'm getting the impression Legacy is a
different product from FTM. True? - Mike

LOL


http://www.familytreemaker.com/
version 16

which I use every day
====================================
http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/
version 6

US County Verifier - When you exit a location field, Legacy checks the
validity of county names for locations in the United States (if the
Verify US Counties in Place Names option is turned on in the Customize
section). An error is reported if:

" No county by that name was ever found in that state. (This could be
also be the result of a misspelling.)
" The county was not in existence in this state at the date specified.
" The County had been dissolved in this state before the date specified.

When an error is reported, you can choose to view a list of all the
counties in that state to see when they were founded and their term of
existence.

looks like a useful tool for european researchers doing US studies

Blank census forms too
but which?

what about historical realtionships like apprentice or live in servanst?

Distance and bearing calculator - a UK freebie PARLOC

It would be nice if it ran on a macintosh too :-)
=====================================

I might well get Legacy to clean up the US section of my LAPHAM
one-name study file


at the moment so much new LAPHAM data is coming in that I find it hard
to keep up

Hugh W


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Sherlock Holmes

Re: Legacy vs FTM?

Legg inn av Sherlock Holmes » 18 feb 2007 19:41:20

Michael Horowitz wrote:
Based on an earlier thread, I'm getting the impression Legacy is a
different product from FTM. True? - Mike

Hi Mike,
Yes FTM and Legacy are two different products and IMHO Legacy is far
better and you can use the SE version for free.
I have not seen a FTM SE being offered free and I suspect that will
never happen when Ancestry.com own the company that builds FTM.
Demo's do not count as being free as they are demo's and not a working
and functioning program that you can store information in that is not
restricted by number of entries.

Steve Hayes

Re: Legacy vs FTM?

Legg inn av Steve Hayes » 19 feb 2007 05:13:21

On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:27:50 -0500, Michael Horowitz <mhorowit@cox.net> wrote:

Based on an earlier thread, I'm getting the impression Legacy is a
different product from FTM. True? - Mike

Yes, it is.

The standard version of Legacy is free, you pay for the deluxe version.



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E-mail: hayesmstw@hotmail.com (see web page if it doesn't work)
Web: http://people.tribe.net/hayesstw
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James A. Doemer

Re: Legacy vs FTM?

Legg inn av James A. Doemer » 19 feb 2007 05:21:11

In News rs8it296u61t9qo3i36sglbkcd7a1smt0s@4ax.com,, Steve Hayes at
hayesmstw@hotmail.com, typed this:

On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:27:50 -0500, Michael Horowitz
mhorowit@cox.net> wrote:

Based on an earlier thread, I'm getting the impression Legacy is a
different product from FTM. True? - Mike

Yes, it is.

The standard version of Legacy is free, you pay for the deluxe
version.

The Deluxe Version is fairly nominal though, like $29.95 if memory serves.
$59.95 if you want the training video and printed user's guide, but the
program is fairly straight forward and user friendly.

Steve Hayes

Re: Legacy vs FTM?

Legg inn av Steve Hayes » 19 feb 2007 08:16:02

On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:21:11 GMT, "James A. Doemer"
<ckdbigtoeNOSPAM@earthlink.net> wrote:

In News rs8it296u61t9qo3i36sglbkcd7a1smt0s@4ax.com,, Steve Hayes at
hayesmstw@hotmail.com, typed this:

On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:27:50 -0500, Michael Horowitz
mhorowit@cox.net> wrote:

Based on an earlier thread, I'm getting the impression Legacy is a
different product from FTM. True? - Mike

Yes, it is.

The standard version of Legacy is free, you pay for the deluxe
version.

The Deluxe Version is fairly nominal though, like $29.95 if memory serves.
$59.95 if you want the training video and printed user's guide, but the
program is fairly straight forward and user friendly.

Actually there WAS a free version of FTM about a year ago on some genealogy
magazine free CDs. Bjut I don't know if it's still available -- I got the
impression that it's a once-off.

I tried it, didn't like it. It's still on my computer, but I haven't looked at
it for a while. It may be OK for some people, but doesn't suit my needs.

I prefer Legacy, though I'm a bit concerned about version bloat. I use Legacy
Deluxe 5.00, and I'm concerned that to use version 6.00 I'll have to upgrade
my hardware -- that puts up the price of the software enormously.





--
Steve Hayes
E-mail: hayesmstw@hotmail.com (see web page if it doesn't work)
Web: http://people.tribe.net/hayesstw
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7783/

James A. Doemer

Re: Legacy vs FTM?

Legg inn av James A. Doemer » 19 feb 2007 12:55:15

In News gqjit2506lfbbes21k1vq2fr4b5n23ov6i@4ax.com,, Steve Hayes at
hayesmstw@hotmail.com, typed this:

On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:21:11 GMT, "James A. Doemer"
ckdbigtoeNOSPAM@earthlink.net> wrote:

In News rs8it296u61t9qo3i36sglbkcd7a1smt0s@4ax.com,, Steve Hayes at
hayesmstw@hotmail.com, typed this:

On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:27:50 -0500, Michael Horowitz
mhorowit@cox.net> wrote:

Based on an earlier thread, I'm getting the impression Legacy is a
different product from FTM. True? - Mike

Yes, it is.

The standard version of Legacy is free, you pay for the deluxe
version.

The Deluxe Version is fairly nominal though, like $29.95 if memory
serves. $59.95 if you want the training video and printed user's
guide, but the program is fairly straight forward and user friendly.

Actually there WAS a free version of FTM about a year ago on some
genealogy magazine free CDs. Bjut I don't know if it's still
available -- I got the impression that it's a once-off.

I tried it, didn't like it. It's still on my computer, but I haven't
looked at it for a while. It may be OK for some people, but doesn't
suit my needs.

I prefer Legacy, though I'm a bit concerned about version bloat. I
use Legacy Deluxe 5.00, and I'm concerned that to use version 6.00
I'll have to upgrade my hardware -- that puts up the price of the
software enormously.

That is inevitable where software and computer technology is concerned. I
tend to upgrade my hardware about once every two years anyway.

Sherlock Holmes

Re: Legacy vs FTM?

Legg inn av Sherlock Holmes » 20 feb 2007 04:57:37

James A. Doemer wrote:
In News gqjit2506lfbbes21k1vq2fr4b5n23ov6i@4ax.com,, Steve Hayes at
hayesmstw@hotmail.com, typed this:

On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:21:11 GMT, "James A. Doemer"
ckdbigtoeNOSPAM@earthlink.net> wrote:

In News rs8it296u61t9qo3i36sglbkcd7a1smt0s@4ax.com,, Steve Hayes at
hayesmstw@hotmail.com, typed this:

On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:27:50 -0500, Michael Horowitz
mhorowit@cox.net> wrote:

Based on an earlier thread, I'm getting the impression Legacy is a
different product from FTM. True? - Mike
Yes, it is.

The standard version of Legacy is free, you pay for the deluxe
version.
The Deluxe Version is fairly nominal though, like $29.95 if memory
serves. $59.95 if you want the training video and printed user's
guide, but the program is fairly straight forward and user friendly.
Actually there WAS a free version of FTM about a year ago on some
genealogy magazine free CDs. Bjut I don't know if it's still
available -- I got the impression that it's a once-off.

I tried it, didn't like it. It's still on my computer, but I haven't
looked at it for a while. It may be OK for some people, but doesn't
suit my needs.

I prefer Legacy, though I'm a bit concerned about version bloat. I
use Legacy Deluxe 5.00, and I'm concerned that to use version 6.00
I'll have to upgrade my hardware -- that puts up the price of the
software enormously.

That is inevitable where software and computer technology is concerned. I
tend to upgrade my hardware about once every two years anyway.


Hi James,

Lucky for you to be able to up grade hardware that often.
Going by the sounds of things then price is not an issue for you then.
Oh well back to the tread mill to earn enough to buy certificates and
maybe put a little aside for software up grade or maybe a new computer,
me thinks five years time based on what I am paid, just hope the hard
drive lasts that long.

Robert Melson

Re: Legacy vs FTM?

Legg inn av Robert Melson » 20 feb 2007 05:25:03

In article <1171943581.33618@ftpsrv1>,
Sherlock Holmes <hawke_eye_david@yahoo.com.au> writes:
James A. Doemer wrote:
snip
That is inevitable where software and computer technology is concerned. I
tend to upgrade my hardware about once every two years anyway.


Hi James,
Lucky for you to be able to up grade hardware that often.
Going by the sounds of things then price is not an issue for you then.
Oh well back to the tread mill to earn enough to buy certificates and
maybe put a little aside for software up grade or maybe a new computer,
me thinks five years time based on what I am paid, just hope the hard
drive lasts that long.

Dunno what prices are like Down Under, but it's possible to get a
pretty decent system in the US these days for somewhere between
US$600 and US$800, sometimes even less. I'm sure somebody here will
report even lower base prices, but ... This isn't universal, even
here, of course, but it's a far cry from my original Osborne 1 with
64K memory, a 5" display and 2 8-inch SSSD floppy drives for US$2000.

Senescent Ol' Bob

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