Helen Castle wrote: > Having never owned a Mac I have never paid attention to the posts about > programs for a Mac > > Now a relative has a Mac and is looking for free software > > Any good free ones out there? He only wants to read my .ged files > > He is looking into a Windows emulation for running Legacy but it may be > beyond him > which Mac ? Which Mac OS? Intel Macs run all known Intel compatable OS either as an alternate via Bootcamp or better simultaneously as a Virtual machine I use WinXP sp2 on Parallels 3.0 on Mac OS 10.4.11 any experienced windows user will cope with this on older Macs the Windows emulator is very slow and should be abandoned as heritage software I went the VM route because I could not find any Mac OS geenalogy program as good as FTM 16 the easiest way for him to read your .ged files is for you to upload them to WorlfConnect freebie http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=hughw36 and http://wc.rootsweb.com/ I send all my geneseunited enquirers there too and any browser will do the job if you want passwords and privacy (bad idea becasue sharing helps lost cousins find you) use http://tribalpages.com/ >> TribalPages has over 175,000 Family Trees. Search for Ancestors in our database of over 80 million names and 2 million photos. but >> RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Global Search Names: 521,426,242 Surnames: 4,798,829 Databases: 412,828 << http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi Hugh W -- For genealogy and help with family and local history in Bristol and district http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Brycgstow/ http://snaps4.blogspot.com/ photographs and walks GENEALOGE http://hughw36.blogspot.com/ MAIN BLOG

No idea what system - dont believe he knows either Generally, I believe, Macs are so robust you dont need to know that sort of stuff. I will tell him the programs to look for and he will find them - if he doesnt then he cant read my files thanks for all your help -- Helen Castle Narangba New preferred email helenlcastle@yahoo.com.au (added a letter 'l' and a ".au") have a look at our escapades at http://newspapertranscripts.spaces.live.com/ "Hugh Watkins" <hugh.watkins@gmail.com> wrote in message news:6167etF1u0q0oU1@mid.individual.net... > Helen Castle wrote: >> Having never owned a Mac I have never paid attention to the posts about >> programs for a Mac >> >> Now a relative has a Mac and is looking for free software >> >> Any good free ones out there? He only wants to read my .ged files >> >> He is looking into a Windows emulation for running Legacy but it may be >> beyond him >> > > > which Mac ? > > Which Mac OS? > > Intel Macs run all known Intel compatable OS either as an alternate via > Bootcamp > or better simultaneously as a Virtual machine > I use WinXP sp2 on Parallels 3.0 on Mac OS 10.4.11 > > any experienced windows user will cope with this > > on older Macs the Windows emulator is very slow and should be abandoned as > heritage software > > I went the VM route because I could not find any Mac OS geenalogy program > as good as FTM 16 > > the easiest way for him to read your .ged files is for you to upload them > to WorlfConnect freebie > > http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=hughw36 > > and > http://wc.rootsweb.com/ > > I send all my geneseunited enquirers there too > and any browser will do the job > > if you want passwords and privacy > (bad idea becasue sharing helps lost cousins find you) > use http://tribalpages.com/ > > >> TribalPages has over 175,000 Family Trees. Search for Ancestors in > our database of over 80 million names and 2 million photos. > > > but > > >> RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project > Global Search > Names: 521,426,242 Surnames: 4,798,829 Databases: 412,828 > > << > > http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi > > > > > > Hugh W > > > > > > -- > For genealogy and help with family and local history in Bristol and > district http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Brycgstow/ > > http://snaps4.blogspot.com/ photographs and walks > > GENEALOGE http://hughw36.blogspot.com/ MAIN BLOG

Bit like driving a car you need to learn the basics Macs need tender loving care like any other machine they can be broken but they are much easier to learn and use Menu >> Apple >> about this Mac do teh WorldConnect bit still the easiest route Hugh W Helen Castle wrote: > No idea what system - dont believe he knows either > > Generally, I believe, Macs are so robust you dont need to know that sort > of stuff. > > I will tell him the programs to look for and he will find them - if he > doesnt then he cant read my files > > thanks for all your help > -- For genealogy and help with family and local history in Bristol and district http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Brycgstow/ http://snaps4.blogspot.com/ photographs and walks GENEALOGE http://hughw36.blogspot.com/ MAIN BLOG