![]() ![]() Here’s my first look at the equivalent screen in Rootsmagic. Now obviously I can’t check all 37,000+ records individually, but some of the larger ones are there and intact – all of the records I checked were fine. I imported my file into RootsMagic which took an amazingly short time, so short that I was sure there was a problem. I feel a bit guilty, like I’m abandoning an old friend or an old car that has served me so well for a very long time. So, here’s my last look at PAF on my computer. RootsMagic offers a “RootsMagic for PAF Users Guide” which made me feel better.RootsMagic felt very PAFlike to me in terms of screen layout and functions, just PAF on steroids.RootsMagic had everything that I wanted but without being overly complex, cluttered or busy.The reviews were unanimously and overwhelmingly positive for RootsMagic, with data bases far larger than mine with its 37,000+ records. Specifically, anyone with large notes files, if the entire notes file came over, or they lost data. I asked several people with large data bases if they had problems when they converted.I evaluated several software packages, but it came down to two, Legacy and its competitor, RootsMagic. We went on to become and remain very close friends. I just remember wondering if our unknown “cousinhood” was the reason we got along so well. I mean, you never know when you’re going to need to refer to your genealogy! If you think I’m kidding, I met one my closest cousins, Kathy, at a client site about 15 years ago (how can it have been that long?) completely by accident and yes, we compared our family trees on my laptop. Recently, I had a forced upgrade to Window 10 with the purchase of a new laptop, and I need my genealogy on my laptop. So, I’ve used it for the past 2+ years unsupported, but I know full well that with the advent of new operating systems, one day it’s not going to work anymore and I surely don’t want to have a crisis and have to adapt on top of a crisis situation. To me, software is only a tool and the tool I had was fine. I didn’t want to have to take the time to evaluate and learn anything else. When the Mormon Church discontinued support for PAF in 2013, I was greatly saddened, not because the software had been free and I was now going to have to purchase software, but because I knew that software so well and was so comfortable using it. I later discovered I should have been using source fields and such, but I’m not even sure there was a source field initially. I probably didn’t use it exactly correctly, because I typed everything into the notes field which was, thankfully, of unlimited size. It allowed me to organize my information. I worked in the computer industry and they wanted to see how this new-fangled computer software thing worked. ©2019, copyright Thomas MacEntee.When I first installed PAF back in the 1980s on my old CPM machine, everyone at the local Family History Center was cautiously curious. Mac Users: Only available for MacOS Mountain Lion (10.8) through Mojave (10.14). Note: You must order from this page to receive the special discount pricing. You will receive the full program and book for each copy you order. There is no limit on the number of discounted gift copies you can buy during this limited time offer which will expire December 24, 2019. This means that you can reserve a future copy of Version 8 at today’s lower Version 7 price! Plus, you will receive a free download of RootsMagic 8 when it is released in 2019. We’ve made it even easier for you by offering an amazing bundle including RootsMagic 7, Personal Historian 3, Getting the Most Out of RootsMagic 7, and Personal Historian: The Companion Guide (a $90 value) for only $29.95! ” Save 67% with Special Holiday Offer at RootsMagic! “Are you looking for a gift that will really bring the family together? Then give the gift of computer software that unites families. , Thomas MacEntee, Comments Off on Save BIG with the Special Holiday Bundle at RootsMagic! RootsMagic Special Holiday Bundle Regularly $90, now just $29.95 Save BIG with the Special Holiday Bundle at RootsMagic!
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