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From: "William M Roberts" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Prospective user wondering about conversion from other software
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 00:07:35 -0400
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Darrell

Roots III is not an option in the 30 day free trial. The earliest Roots file
available in TMG 5 GenBridge is IV.

Myrnice

"Darrell Martin" wrote on Sunday, October 03, 2004 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: [TMG] Prospective user wondering about conversion from other
software


> At 10:13 PM 10/2/04, Laurie Taylor wrote:
>>Hi,
>>
>>I am considering The Master Genealogist to replace Ultimate Family Tree.
>>I started out with Roots II and progressed through III, Virtual and UFT,
>>along with so many other people. After struggling intermittently with
>>UFT, I'm ready to get seriously back to building our family tree but
>>cannot face the frustration of UFT.
>>
>>What I'm wondering is would I be better off using TMG to open up my old
>>UFT files, which are the result of a gedcom conversion due to software
>>and DOS issues a couple years back? Alternatively, should I pull out my
>>Roots III files, which were quite footnoted and comprehensive but did
>>not make it intact to UFT and figure out how to get them into order to
>>use with TMG?
>>
>>Does this make any sense at all? I'm not sure how to explain it so if
>>it needs clarification I'll sure understand.
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>Laurie Taylor
>>Arizona
>
> Hi, Laurie:
>
> You said you "struggled intermittently" with UFT. I take from that comment
> that your Roots III files are not missing anything significant compared
> with your UFT files.
>
> That being the case, I suggest you download the 30-day free trial of TMG,
> import your Roots III files, and see what happens. Make sure you try the
> import multiple times with various options if anything is not as you would
> like; save each set of imported files until you are done.
>
> If this turns out not to be satisfactory you are no worse off than now.
>
> Darrell
>
>
> Darrell A. Martin
> a native Vermonter currently in exile in Illinois
> http://www.darrell-martin.net/genealogy


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