Gaylon  ok  do you see a point in the future where , due to my operateing syatem, that PAF will not work? Now I have VISTA and having no problems.   Harry WE should all be thankful for what we have. We can only truly know who we are when we learn our past --- On Tue, 5/5/09, Gaylon Findlay <gfindlay@ancquest.com> wrote: From: Gaylon Findlay <gfindlay@ancquest.com> Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] What genealogy program do I select? To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 5:56 PM Harry: No, that is not what I'm saying. I think there has been an assumption in this discussion that we are talking about programs that can work with NFS. PAF can't do that without help. So we've been talking about replacing or supplementing PAF for those that want to use NFS. If you don't want to use NFS, as you indicate, and don't want any supplements for PAF, then just keep on using PAF by itself. It still runs. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." What we're saying is that if you want to stay with PAF, and you also want to use NFS, then AQ lets you continue to use PAF, while using AQ just as a bridge to connect your PAF data with NFS. AQ *could* replace your PAF, but AQ can also let you keep using PAF and act as a supplement to PAF. We have gone to a lot of work over the last 2+ years to engineer a means to add the NFS syncing capability into a PAF database for this very reason. Keep your PAF if you are more comfortable with it! Gaylon Harry Laughman wrote: > So Gaylon are you and all the discussion in the past 24 hours on here saying get rid of PAF and get another program?  I don't like NFS as a working program and  at my age will most likely never process another name with it. >  > Reason I like PAF and had so many people get it I , a computer dummy, could put my data into it and knew where it was and what I had and explain it when I was teaching it. >  > Harry > > WE should all be thankful for what we have. We can only truly know who we are when we learn our past > > --- On Tue, 5/5/09, Gaylon Findlay <gfindlay@ancquest.com> wrote: > > > From: Gaylon Findlay <gfindlay@ancquest.com> > Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] What genealogy program do I select? > To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com > Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 11:05 AM > > > Harry: > > Personal Ancestral File (PAF) is the trademarked name of the LDS > Church's desktop database manager. > > PAF versions 4 and 5 (with the latest subversion being 5.2) are derived > from Ancestral Quest 3.0. These are the Windows versions of PAF. > > Earlier versions of PAF (3.0 and earlier) were DOS programs, and were > not derived from Ancestral Quest. > > Gaylon > > > Harry Laughman wrote: >    >> Ok now I am confuse, I have been useing Personal Ancestral File 5.0 >> Gaylon is this what your refering to or are you refering to something all together different? >>    >> Harry >> >> WE should all be thankful for what we have. We can only truly know who we are when we learn our past >> >> --- On Tue, 5/5/09, Gaylon Findlay <gfindlay@ancquest.com> wrote: >> >> >> From: Gaylon Findlay <gfindlay@ancquest.com> >> Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] What genealogy program do I select? >> To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com >> Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 10:21 AM >> >> >> Peter: >> >> I suspect that you mean, "Personal Ancestral File" rather than "Personal >> Ancestry File". Affectionately known as "PAF". >> >> A little known fact is that the Windows versions of PAF were created >> from an older version of Ancestral Quest, by Incline Software. (Incline >> Software donated a copy of the AQ code to the LDS Church in 1999, and >> thus most members of the Church are using a slightly modified copy of >> Ancestral Quest, but with the name changed to "Personal Ancestral >> File".) You might want to look at the current version of Ancestral Quest >> (you can download a free trial of the program at www.ancquest.com). You >> will find that it looks and acts an awful lot like PAF, because it is >> mostly the same as PAF, but with many major enhancements -- like the >> ability to sync your PAF data with New FamilySearch. >> >> Gaylon Findlay >> Incline Software >> >> >> Peter F. Thorne wrote: >>    >>      >>> Hi! >>> >>>    >>> >>> I have been using Personal Ancestry File published by the Church. With the >>> announcement that this program will no longer be supported, I have been >>> considering selecting a commercial program. While NFS is great for recording >>> information, I felt that research for new information might be enhanced by >>> subscribing to Ancestry, RootsMagic or similar program. >>> >>>    >>> >>> I realize that I have no knowledge about commercial programs and what they >>> offer. Consequently, I felt some of you might share some of your insights >>> and experiences that would help me in this decision. I am also looking for >>> other programs for personal history, family atlas or any other programs you >>> might recommend. >>> >>>    >>> >>> Peter F. 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