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Introduction:
It was determined that a standard software
package should be used in computerizing the genealogy to streamline the
data integration and archiving process. A list of considerations was
compiled and extensive research was conducted regarding the majority of
genealogical software currently commercially available. Analysis
included, but was not limited to, the following criteria:
* Product availability
* Product cost affordability
* Corporate support and upgradeability
* Ease of use (but yet powerful as to not require product replacement due to the
Association or the
participants outgrowing the software's capabilities)
* Wide range of product support including Windows95, 98, NT, and 2000
* Proven capability to import the data from the original core software package
(Family Gathering) first
used by the Association in 1997 that is no longer produced
* A strong support of GEDCOM standards for those project participants who may be
currently using
other genealogical products
* Open web publishing capabilities
A number of software packages were then acquired, installed, and tested to meet
the requirements as defined by the above criteria. The software that best
met the requirements and will be used for the computerization project is Legacy
Family Tree.
About the
company that developed Legacy:
Legacy
was developed by Millennia Corporation, a software development company
since 1984. Until 1997, the company was known as Expressware and developed
several DOS-based software applications such as File Express.
Development on Legacy Family Tree began in 1997 and version 2.0 was
released in 1998. Legacy 3.0 was released in March of 2000
and the Deluxe version in December of that same year. A version 4.0
has since been released
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