Message text written by INTERNET:[email protected] >I'm new to all this and am trying to decide what to get. I've downloaded v8.0 and although it looks nice (I like drag and drop and seeing 5 generations at once), but would like to know what the differences are between the demo version and what's being sold now. I've also told about something new coming out by FO's author, and that has really confused me. Any advice and information would be more than welcome.< The demo is time limited, so v 10 is the only effective Family Origins choice. The family journal publication tools in v 10 are alone sufficient difference. To a casual look 10 is identical to 8, the differences are added underlying functions. To study differences in software review the following sites and also take note of the difficulty assessments. http://www.mumford.ca/reportcard/rcardtable.htm Software Comparison Report Card http://www.mumford.ca/reportcard/ http://www.mumford.ca/reportcard/chartpage.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- If one waits for the next newest thing all the time, one waits forever. Was it forseeable when Pentium 1's came out that along the line there would be II's, sure, but that is no reason to wait. Paul Studly Cleveland/Chesterland, OH [email protected]