Bob Velke wrote: > Tom said: > >> GEDCOM is a perfectly good standard. It may be old, but the kilogram >> is an old standard and enjoys widespread modern use. > > For a lot of researchers, GEDCOM is far from "perfectly" anything. And, alas, the kilogram is not what it was, either. Literally. The BBC recently reported that lump of platinum which defines the international standard kilogram is shrinking: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7084099.stm David Harper Cambridge, England