Hi all I have seen many posts on Ancestral Quest over time and not really paid that much attention to them as I don't have it They have now produced a free basic version I understand and whilst I am happy with most things using PAF I wonder is anything in AQ might be useful Anyone know if the basic AQ adds anything to PAF & PAF Companion ? I have looks at the comparison chart between the three PAF / Basic AQ & AQ and frankly can't make head or tail of it For example the comparison says that PAF does not have an individual record view (which it does) and also makes comparisons to something called PAF Wiz ? (never heard of it) What I do not want is for AQ basic or otherwise to alter or take over my PAF data Can I import the PAF data into AQ without changing the PAF data (I know I can make a copy of the PAF data but am just checking that AQ doesn't alter or take over any of the other back ups I have) What can AQ Basic do that PAF can't and what can AQ do more than Basic ? Just a simple idea of the differences would be most helpful I categorically do *not* want to uplift my data to the internet, if that is an automatic feature of AQ I will stop there Many thanks for any feedback Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

Hi Nivard, While I won't try to answer all of your questions I can set your mind at ease about your PAF data file. I too am a long time user of PAF. I am also a long time user of AQ. I started using PAF at version 2.0. It was a DOS program and continued to be a DOS program up through version 4. As a DOS program it used DOS printer drivers and the printed reports using a dot matrix printer were not the best. AQ was and is a windows program. It uses windows printer drivers. AQ would read my PAF 2.31 data file directly and print the reports that looked really good even on a dot matrix printer. Today AQ will read a PAF 5.2 data file and convert it to an AQ file without affecting your PAF 5 data file at all. Notice I said convert not import. The AQ data file is completely separate from your PAF data file. I stilll maintain both PAF and AQ on my computer. One thing I really like about AQ over the other programs available is that the reports look just like the PAF reports I am used to. One area that PAF falls short on in my opinion is it's handling of the newer temple codes. It will accept them if you type them in but it does not add them or maintain them in it's list. You have to type the code in each time. AQ maintains a current list of temple codes. AQ and PAF5 came from the same basic program code years ago and function much the same. The user interface is also similar. This reduces the learning curve if you move from PAF to another program. For your information, I ran a little test using AQ, Roots Magic, and Legacy. I used my purchased copy of AQ and the free versions of RM and Legacy so that might account for some of the test results. I used each program to download the same five generations of my pedigree from New FamilySearch and then printed out a pedigree chart. AQ was the only program.that downloaded all of my ancestors correctly. RM substituted someone who is not my ancestor for one of my ancestors. Legacy got that person right but substituted another non ancestor in a different pedigree position and did not download any one in two other pedigree positions. I did not try to do any analysis of why this happened. My advice would be to download the free version of AQ and try it. Your PAF data file is safe but as always you will want to have a current backup. For that matter download the free versions of all three programs and try them. They all have different bells and whistles. Some have so many bells and whistles it's hard to find the basics. You are the only one who can decide which you like the best if and when you may move away from PAF. I know you will ask why, if I like AQ so much, do I not change completely over from PAF. It's because of a totally separate program called GenCharts for PAF. This program is a printing utility program that reads my PAF 5 data file and prints out unique reports that I can't get from any other program. I like these reports and use them as attachments to emails to my relatives and at all sorts of family gatherings. So I maintain PAF. Besides, I'm used to it. Lynn -----Original Message----- From: Nivard Ovington <ovington1@sky.com> To: paf-5-users@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, Apr 8, 2011 4:38 am Subject: [PAF-5] Ancestral Quest Hi all I have seen many posts on Ancestral Quest over time and not really paid that uch attention to them s I don't have it They have now produced a free basic version I understand and whilst I am happy ith most things sing PAF I wonder is anything in AQ might be useful Anyone know if the basic AQ adds anything to PAF & PAF Companion ? I have looks at the comparison chart between the three PAF / Basic AQ & AQ and rankly can't make ead or tail of it For example the comparison says that PAF does not have an individual record view which it does) and lso makes comparisons to something called PAF Wiz ? (never heard of it) What I do not want is for AQ basic or otherwise to alter or take over my PAF ata Can I import the PAF data into AQ without changing the PAF data (I know I can ake a copy of the PAF ata but am just checking that AQ doesn't alter or take over any of the other ack ups I have) What can AQ Basic do that PAF can't and what can AQ do more than Basic ? Just a simple idea of the differences would be most helpful I categorically do *not* want to uplift my data to the internet, if that is an utomatic feature of Q I will stop there Many thanks for any feedback Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

Nivard, what Version of Ancestral Quest do you use? I am still running AQ11 and also PAF5.2 Just wondering. ----- Original Message ----- From: <lemow@email.com> To: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 8:06 AM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Ancestral Quest > > Hi Nivard, > While I won't try to answer all of your questions I can set your mind at > ease about your PAF data file. I too am a long time user of PAF. I am > also a long time user of AQ. I started using PAF at version 2.0. It was > a DOS program and continued to be a DOS program up through version 4. As > a DOS program it used DOS printer drivers and the printed reports using a > dot matrix printer were not the best. AQ was and is a windows program. > It uses windows printer drivers. AQ would read my PAF 2.31 data file > directly and print the reports that looked really good even on a dot > matrix printer. > > Today AQ will read a PAF 5.2 data file and convert it to an AQ file > without affecting your PAF 5 data file at all. Notice I said convert not > import. The AQ data file is completely separate from your PAF data file. > I stilll maintain both PAF and AQ on my computer. One thing I really like > about AQ over the other programs available is that the reports look just > like the PAF reports I am used to. > > One area that PAF falls short on in my opinion is it's handling of the > newer temple codes. It will accept them if you type them in but it does > not add them or maintain them in it's list. You have to type the code in > each time. AQ maintains a current list of temple codes. > > AQ and PAF5 came from the same basic program code years ago and function > much the same. The user interface is also similar. This reduces the > learning curve if you move from PAF to another program. > > For your information, I ran a little test using AQ, Roots Magic, and > Legacy. I used my purchased copy of AQ and the free versions of RM and > Legacy so that might account for some of the test results. I used each > program to download the same five generations of my pedigree from New > FamilySearch and then printed out a pedigree chart. AQ was the only > program.that downloaded all of my ancestors correctly. RM substituted > someone who is not my ancestor for one of my ancestors. Legacy got that > person right but substituted another non ancestor in a different pedigree > position and did not download any one in two other pedigree positions. I > did not try to do any analysis of why this happened. > > My advice would be to download the free version of AQ and try it. Your > PAF data file is safe but as always you will want to have a current > backup. For that matter download the free versions of all three programs > and try them. They all have different bells and whistles. Some have so > many bells and whistles it's hard to find the basics. You are the only > one who can decide which you like the best if and when you may move away > from PAF. > > I know you will ask why, if I like AQ so much, do I not change completely > over from PAF. It's because of a totally separate program called > GenCharts for PAF. This program is a printing utility program that reads > my PAF 5 data file and prints out unique reports that I can't get from any > other program. I like these reports and use them as attachments to emails > to my relatives and at all sorts of family gatherings. So I maintain PAF. > Besides, I'm used to it. > > > Lynn > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nivard Ovington <ovington1@sky.com> > To: paf-5-users@rootsweb.com > Sent: Fri, Apr 8, 2011 4:38 am > Subject: [PAF-5] Ancestral Quest > > > Hi all > I have seen many posts on Ancestral Quest over time and not really paid > that > uch attention to them > s I don't have it > They have now produced a free basic version I understand and whilst I am > happy > ith most things > sing PAF I wonder is anything in AQ might be useful > Anyone know if the basic AQ adds anything to PAF & PAF Companion ? > I have looks at the comparison chart between the three PAF / Basic AQ & AQ > and > rankly can't make > ead or tail of it > For example the comparison says that PAF does not have an individual > record view > which it does) and > lso makes comparisons to something called PAF Wiz ? (never heard of it) > What I do not want is for AQ basic or otherwise to alter or take over my > PAF > ata > Can I import the PAF data into AQ without changing the PAF data (I know I > can > ake a copy of the PAF > ata but am just checking that AQ doesn't alter or take over any of the > other > ack ups I have) > What can AQ Basic do that PAF can't and what can AQ do more than Basic ? > Just a simple idea of the differences would be most helpful > I categorically do *not* want to uplift my data to the internet, if that > is an > utomatic feature of > Q I will stop there > Many thanks for any feedback > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > ------------------------------ > o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com > ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > he message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi again A quick follow up I downloaded it and opened an old back up in it (it did not give a convert option as far as I could see?) Anyway it opened and all looked fairly familiar As far as I can tell the extra bits I was interested in are only in the paid version so the basic is largely useless I don't think I will be paying out for something I don't know will help me Thanks for the help though, appreciated Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > Hi Nivard, > While I won't try to answer all of your questions I can set your mind at ease about your PAF data > file. I too am a long time user of PAF. I am also a long time user of AQ. I started using PAF > at version 2.0. It was a DOS program and continued to be a DOS program up through version 4. As > a DOS program it used DOS printer drivers and the printed reports using a dot matrix printer were > not the best. AQ was and is a windows program. It uses windows printer drivers. AQ would read > my PAF 2.31 data file directly and print the reports that looked really good even on a dot matrix > printer. >