Elaine:
Welcome to the Club !
I dropped FTM "Ancestry" when Ancestry started making complicated changes to
it. One example: recording of sources !
I bought and have the full Roots Magic version 7 and Legacy 8.0 version's and
found them both far more complex and difficult to load. I found these are both
good and worth while products and have helpful staffing but having FTM I find
they are more complex than I need.
So to make a long story short after a lot of blood. sweat, and tears, and my
Geek Squad help, I have reverted back to my FTM version 2006. It still works
fine, full fills my every need, is simple, self intuitive, so I intend to keep
it as long as it works.
My distress was created when my 32 bit computer died and I had to buy a new
one. At that point in time all new computers were 64 bit. My FTM would not
run on 64 bit so I had to upgrade FTM to 64. When Ancestry purchased FTM they
developed a conversion program. When my computer died they had developed their
own new version FTM and no longer supported the original FTM they purchased or
the conversion program. Fortunately, my local Geek Squad were able to find a
way they had made the conversion in the past and were able to upgrade my copy
of FTM to 64 bit.
I have been using it since about 1990 .
In 2004 I used it to publish a158 page Genealogical History of my Sellars
Family Titled "NEWFOUNDLAND SELLARS Facts and/or Hearsay" using Family Tree
Maker V10. This version of FTM not only developed the individual reports and
charts it created an all name index and identified every page the individual
was noted on, it collated the reports and numbered the pages consecutively
starting with the table of contents through the dedication, preface,
acknowledgements, introduction and all the various reports and charts I elected
to use. What more do I need ? Nothing. It is a GREAT PROGRAM ! (?App.?)
Copies have been distributed to many public entities, including public
libraries, historical societies, and town halls, which have been helpful to me
in collection of data. It is now out of print.
I would hope that some entity would take an interest in that original
Broderbund program and maintaining the original self intuitive program concepts
windows, etc., make and maintain the program to do things like making FTM run
on a 64 bit program rather than earlier 32 bit or 16 bit program or earlier.
I have heard that some company may have purchased from Ancestry the rights to
FTM ? Which FTM ?
If any one on the list knows who the company is, or what the current status is
I would hope they could share that information with those of us who are caught
in this difficult position.
Good luck in your search.
Ralph E. Sellars, Jr. E-Mail resj...@yahoo.com
From: 'celeste perry' via Azores Genealogy <azores@googlegroups.com>
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Tree Maker FTM16 support ending - Need
Info on New Program
Your email describes me exactly, Elaine! If you find an answer to your
questions, please let me know.
Celeste
Celeste Perry ccgran...@yahoo.com
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On Wed, 10/26/16, E" Sharp <bellema...@gmail.com> wrote:
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Tree Maker FTM16 support ending - Need Info
on New Program
To: "azores" <Azores@googlegroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2016, 10:48 AM
FTM support is supposed
to end the end of the year. I have FTM 16. Has anyone
changed to a different program or the new company who is
supposed to take over FTM users? Any other program to make
an easy switch? I am looking for an easy switch and how to
do it and what I will and/or will not lose. Remember, I am
not a computer genius...or anywhere near it.
"E"
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