[17116] in APO-L
Re: Family Tree Software
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sean Stapleton)
Fri Aug 1 11:20:35 1997
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 1997 08:18:53 PDT
Reply-To: Sean Stapleton <sean_stapleton@HOTMAIL.COM>
From: Sean Stapleton <sean_stapleton@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
Sorry if the bandwidth on this thread has expired, but I thought I might
recommend a couple other possibilities. (and not just because I work for
Visio's direct competition in the flowcharting market!)
If Family tree software isn't doing the trick for you, any vector
drawing or flowcharting/diagramming program should. Visio, and
Micrografx Flowcharter are both examples of the latter, but both are a
bit pricey for your needs. (~$150)
Another option is to use the Office Draw component of Office95 or
Office97. If your school computers have these programs loaded already,
then this may be a free option for you.
Another option to check out is the "Print X" catagory of software.
Programs like Print Master, Print Shop, Micrografx Windows Draw and
others all contain at least basic drawing tools, may be usefull to your
chapter in other areas (banners, cards, business cards, etc...), and all
retail for less than $50.
Hope this helps!
Sean.
----Original Message Follows----
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 14:59:16 -0700
From: "R. Meeks" <rmeeks@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
Subject: Re: Family Tree Software
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
for anyone looking for a family tree software package, it is very
dificult
to purchase a standard application like those sold in stores. As you
have
found, they are directed toward someone putting together long standing
"normal" families. As we all know, apo in no way is a normal family
structure. For something like what you want to use, I would recommend a
program called visio. It is a multiple purpose program I use at the
office to lay out network diagrams but also has orgchart capabilities
that
you could use to type in your own wording and configuration. My phone
numbers are listed below, I could better explain it on the telephone if
needed.
Ryan Meeks
Junior
Political Science & Society and Justice
Alpha Phi Omega- President
College Republicans-Chief Of Staff
Home: 206.527.3035
Office: 206.205.9529
Pager: 206.663.2081
On Wed, 30 Jul 1997, Jeni Barovian wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I'm looking for software to track my chapter's family trees, and I'm
having
> a difficult time of it. We've always kept visual representations of
our
> family trees by hand, but the influx of new brothers each semester
makes
> the process of updating those trees rather tedious.
>
> I know there are several family tree software titles out there, but in
> downloading several shareware packages, I haven't found one that meets
our
> requirements. The main problem is that big/little brother family
trees
> aren't exactly structured the same way as "normal" families that these
> applications tend to track. Also, the applications that produce the
nicest
> reports (a graphical tree printout) have too many unnecessary features
and
> are too expensive.
>
> I'm looking for something that can easily and simply build a tree,
based on
> big/little relationships, each "node" containing basic information
like
> name and semester pledged. It should also be able to print a readable
and
> pleasant-looking tree, on multiple pages, if necessary. A Windows
> application would probably be most easily transferrable from one
semester
> to the next between chapter historians. Am I asking too much? :)
>
> I welcome any suggestions anyone out there may have. Thanks!
>
> In LFS,
> Jeni Barovian
> VP of Membership, Fall 1997 - Theta Upsilon
> Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland, Ohio
> http://sclwww.scl.cwru.edu/apo
>
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