I have been feeding PAF for several years now, as many of you can no doubt understand, and have for the past several weeks been trying to clean up all of the bad things that have crept into the database. It is nearing payday, the day where I get something back from all of the work done, I want to begin publishing to friends and family. If I don't there will not be any left to give the documents to. ( Skip this section if you like, I just got to remorsing ) I began my research using paper and pencil, it was replaced that with a self written program, written in Focus on a PDP-8 computer(with teletype input/output) it was stored on paper/mylar tape, let me see that would have been around 1969. The data input using that program is in my PAF database today, of course it made many migrations from those days until now. If I can recall all of the programs; my first program which I called Roots, the next was a basic program which ran on a computer from the "Computer & Light Company", input was on a homemade data terminal with CRT tube and normal keyboard, output was on screen or via rs-232 to any rs-232 device. Storage was on a cassette recorder. The next was a PC based program, although not IBM compatible, the TI PC was a lot better machine than the IBM in the beginning. The program was another home brew. I used this until I bought Roots, it then went very quickly, roots - roots III - roots IV and then I went over to FTM, again it went quickly, FTM - FTM 1 - FTM 2 - FTM 3 - FTM 4 - FTM 5, FTM 6, FTM 7- whoa, I said, these update costs are piling up and there is no land in sight. I happened to be in Salt Lake about this time and bought a CD with a version of PAF on it, and have used it ever since, I have only had three different versions, the last one changed the web creation, so I have a copy of it still installed, but the new version is what I use for data entry and changes. PAF has served me well and is a very good program! ( end of remorsefulness ) I read about PAFWiz on this board and have been looking at it and like the features I see, the reporting looks good, the web creation is good. The price is not bad. The question I have is should I buy PAFWiz 2.0 and stay with PAF or should I move on to Ancestral Quest 12? Did I say 12, maybe that answers my question, but maybe not. There are a couple of additional features in AQ that I like, Citation reuse and the ability to place citation on dates and places, and common law relationships. The price difference between PAFWiz and Ancestral Quest 12 is only $5.00. Has anyone else had the same thoughts? Has anyone used Ancestral Quest for any length of time? Comments appreciated. Best regards, Dave Vaughan

I have used both. But am still using AQ11 and PAF5.. and PAFWIZ.2.The reason I have not upgraded to AQ12 is because of the Web Page Creation. Both of the AQ12 and the PAFWIZ.2.10 use the UTF-8 (Unicode) for the Web Pages and my older FrontPage (Editor) will not work with the Unicode.. I would have to buy a later FrontPage (which is discontinued) to Edit my Web Site... Still thinking about making the change. If that works for you and you want to change..They (AQ12 and PAFWIZ.2.10 work off the PAF5 Data Base... PS I am also waiting for the New FamilySearch to roll over in our Temple District as I hear that their will be some good upgraded programs that will be VERY Compatible with that.. (Like PAF Insight new Genealogy ) and a few others.. Sincerely, Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Vaughan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 9:10 AM Subject: [PAF-5] PAFWiz/AQ >I have been feeding PAF for several years now, as many of you can no > doubt understand, and have for the past several weeks been trying to > clean up all of the bad things that have crept into the database. It is > nearing payday, the day where I get something back from all of the > work done, I want to begin publishing to friends and family. If I don't > there will not be any left to give the documents to. > > ( Skip this section if you like, I just got to remorsing ) > I began my research using paper and pencil, it was replaced that with a > self written program, written in Focus on a PDP-8 computer(with teletype > input/output) it was stored on paper/mylar tape, let me see that would > have been around 1969. The data input using that program is in my PAF > database today, of course it made many migrations from those days until > now. If I can recall all of the programs; my first program which I > called Roots, the next was a basic program which ran on a computer from > the "Computer & Light Company", input was on a homemade data terminal > with CRT tube and normal keyboard, output was on screen or via rs-232 to > any rs-232 device. Storage was on a cassette recorder. The next was a PC > based program, although not IBM compatible, the TI PC was a lot better > machine than the IBM in the beginning. The program was another home > brew. I used this until I bought Roots, it then went very quickly, roots > - roots III - roots IV and then I went over to FTM, again it went > quickly, FTM - FTM 1 - FTM 2 - FTM 3 - FTM 4 - FTM 5, FTM 6, FTM 7- > whoa, I said, these update costs are piling up and there is no land in > sight. I happened to be in Salt Lake about this time and bought a CD > with a version of PAF on it, and have used it ever since, I have only > had three different versions, the last one changed the web creation, so > I have a copy of it still installed, but the new version is what I use > for data entry and changes. PAF has served me well and is a very good > program! > ( end of remorsefulness ) > > I read about PAFWiz on this board and have been looking at it and like > the features I see, the reporting looks good, the web creation is good. > The price is not bad. The question I have is should I buy PAFWiz 2.0 and > stay with PAF or should I move on to Ancestral Quest 12? Did I say 12, > maybe that answers my question, but maybe not. There are a couple of > additional features in AQ that I like, Citation reuse and the ability to > place citation on dates and places, and common law relationships. The > price difference between PAFWiz and Ancestral Quest 12 is only $5.00. > > Has anyone else had the same thoughts? Has anyone used Ancestral Quest > for any length of time? Comments appreciated. > > Best regards, > Dave Vaughan > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >