I have just enjoyed a good read of SOG Computers in Genealogy Sept 05 Slightly sad to think that it is the penultimate issue, but understandable in the light of the the mass of Computer Oriented magazines. What set me off was the article / review by Peter Amsden on the Berkshire & Essex 1971 Censuses on CD produced by S&N British Data Archive Ltd. Am I missing something? , but would members of this list agree that a Subscription to Ancestry.com has almost made such CDs obsolete ? As a GOONS member I am reasonably happy to pay a full World-wide annual subscription, and find Ancestry lookups fast and convenient. and helpful. I am fully aware that the Ancestry Index's are only 90% reliable, but so also is the Census Data itself. What are the circumstances where it makes sense to buy a census CD ? +Z_______________+Z_______________+Z__________________________+Z <www.adshead.com> Gordon Adshead Manchester Design Technology Beaumont House, 2 Goodrington Road, Handforth, Cheshire, SK9 3AT, England Tel:Fax:Msg:+44-1625-549770 Mob:+44-777-6145602 <gordon@adshead.com>