Ralph, As Denise posted, it's MacKiev who now publishes or owns Family Tree Maker. They plan on keeping it current, which would be Windows 10, 64 bit. And the same would be for the Mac version with their current Mac OS.
I'm not a computer programmer, but as technology improves, the programs need to change with them. No company is going to spend the time in developing a program to work on a 16 bit computer. I can't remember, but that may be DOS days, without any type of Graphic User Interface (GUI). It's like cars today. Many don't even need you to put a key in the ignition. You just need that key fob with you and you push a button to start the car. Should these car manufacturers have an ignition key as well? And if they have the keyless with a push button and an key for the ignition to start the car, why not include that crank to start the car (from the 1920s or something)? And and and and. Lots of technologies have changed over time: the telephone, stoves/ovens/microwaves, washing machines, lots of things. I don't know a single person who prefers to wash their clothes on a wash board. I never hear anyone lamenting about wanting the old telephone exchanges back. "Hello, operator, give me Thorndale-4567." Yeah, it's annoying when a change comes in and time needs to be spent in learning something new. We don't always like change and we grumble about it, but it's technology and it will continue to evolve. My genealogy program is "The Master Genealogist" (TMG). It is no longer published. Is it on this new computer? Yes, I was able to load it and get it to work *most* of the time (sometimes it doesn't load correctly into Windows 10). Am I going to be using it in 5 years? Probably not, but I'd like to. I know that there's some people in Australia working on making a new one but they are a couple of years away. However, I have both Legacy and RootsMagic on my computer and I periodically play around with them too. The day TMG quits working I'll need to have a plan ready to go. And yes, I have a preference of one over the other. It's my preference though. People just need to pick the genealogy program that suits them best. That is the best genealogy program for them. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
