Family Tree Maker, might be good for you. It is easy to use and has a nice manual with it. It can be purchased from Hearthstone Bookshop, and they are on the internet at www.hearthstonebooks.com. They are a full line genealogy book store in Alexandria. VA.They have lots of great stuff. Good luck. meg -----Original Message----- From: Tick <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>; NDSDMN-GENE <[email protected]>; PENNA-DUTCH <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, March 15, 1998 3:14 PM Subject: [PENNA-DUTCH-L] Software I have my tree on my Macintosh computer, on a pretty basic program, that I got out of shareware. I now have an IBM type machine and want to transfer it over. My Mac program says I can do it with a GEDCOM, I've got to figure out how, but thats another issue. My question is what program should I buy for the IBM. I want one that is user friendly as I an a real amature. I would appreciate any advice. Thank You. Tick