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From: "Sarah Hardy" <>
Subject: Re: [KYBRECKI] Legacy vs FTM 2005
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 11:05:13 -0400
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One new aspect of the FTM 2005 that I like is the capability to click on a
button and bring up information from the data base for that individual. I
have been able to add census information easily to my program. I only add
the info that I know is relevant to my ancestor.

Sarah

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carole Martin Hada" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 10:58 AM
Subject: [KYBRECKI] Legacy vs FTM 2005


> Although my wife and I have used Legacy for several years now, formerly
> we used Family Tree Maker for Windows (FTW) exclusively and I was a beta
> tester for each new version of the software for several years until this
> year. I was not a tester for FTW 2005. I guess I didn't get invited
> to do the testing this year because I was on vacation last year during
> the beta testing and did not contribute too much.
> Anyway, I use the Deluxe version of Legacy and am perfectly satisfied
> with it except for trying to print out big family trees. Legacy cannot
> print trees; there is another program that will take your Legacy file
> and make a tree. It doesn't work all that well and is more expensive
> than upgrading to FTW. Due to this weakness in the Legacy program,
> every two years before my wife's family reunion, we have to export her
> file from Legacy to a GEDCOM and import the GEDCOM into FTW to print a
> tree. Of course GEDCOM files don't export the pictures and so we have
> to relink all the pictures after the export/import. Not fun! We always
> mount the tree on a wall at the family reunion. This years was 4 feet
> tall and 30 feet long. The family is growing!!!
>
> I just bought the new FTW 2005 and was very impressed with it, although
> it still has the deficiency that made me change to Legacy, sourcing your
> new entries. Legacy is far superior in its ease of sourcing, FTW is
> much more cumbersome. (At least it was, I haven't used the new version
> to check extensively, only cursorily have checked.)
>
> It really almost comes down to what you intend to do and cost, Legacy is
> cheaper but FTW is not that much more expensive any more and the upgrade
> was only $19.95 plus shipping (about $27 total) this time. Of course
> the original cost is higher. Legacy Basic is free and Deluxe Legacy is
> 14.95 downloaded with no shipping costs. If you're not sure, you can
> try the Legacy Basic for free as long as you like and then decide if
> you like it. I notice that FTW has copied a lot of things in its latest
> version that Legacy has had for a while.
>
> OK, that's my 2 cents.
> Gary Lynn Hada (sitting at my wife's computer)
>
>
>
>
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