Talk:The Master Genealogist

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[edit] work in progress

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[edit] History

Bob Velke wrote TMG

[1] Bobs view on tmg

[edit] TMG Release History

[edit] TMG v.99 pre-release

TMG v.99 pre-release ?? Feb, 1993 [2]

[edit] TMG 1

TMG v1.0 TMG/DOS introduced ?? Jul 1993 [3][4]

Upgrade/Patches
TMG v1.1 TMG/DOS released ?? Nov 1994 [5]
TMG v1.1b TMG/DOS released ?? Feb 1994 [6]
TMG v1.2 TMG/DOS released 21 Apr 1995 [7][8]
TMG v1.2a TMG/DOS released ?? Nov 1995 [9]

[edit] TMG 2

TMGW v2.0 released ?? Oct 1996 (for windows 3.1) [10]
Upgrade/Patches
TMGW v2.3 released ?? Feb 1997 [11]

[edit] TMG 3

v3.0 TMG/Win Gold Edition - introduced ?? May 1997 [for windows 3.1] [12][13]

Upgrade/Patches
v3.5 windows released ?? April 1998 [split into Gold Edition and the Silver Edition] [14][15][16] - GenBridge (<-introduced for first time)[17]
v3.6 windows released ?? Aug 1998 [18]
v3.6a windows released ?? Sep 1998 [19]
v3.7 windows released ?? Dec 1998 [20]

[edit] TMG 4

v4.0 introduced ?? May 1999 [21](Windows 95}
note:
1. Came with "Ancestral Genealogical Reference Library" on the 2nd CD-ROM
2. Based on FoxPro v2.6[22]
3. First Release of Visual Chartform v1.? [23]

Upgrade/Patches
v4.0a released 15 Aug 2000 [24]
v4.0b released ?? ??? 2000 [First British edition (UK edition)][25]
v4.0c released 03 Nov 2000 [26]v4.0a version updated directly to v4.0c
v4.0d released 20 Feb 2001 [27] Visual Chartform (VCF) v1.2 [28]

[edit] TMG 5

v5.00 introduced 22 May 2002 [split in to US and UK versions] [29][30]
note:
1. Based on Visual FoxPro v6[31] [32]

Upgrade/Patches
v5.01.000 released 25 May 2002 [33]
v5.02.000 released 15 Jun 2002 [34]
v5.03.000 released 22 Aug 2002 [35]Visual Chartform (VCF) v2.1.?.??? [36]
v5.04.000 released 09 Nov 2002 [37]
v5.05.000 released 04 Mar 2003 [38]
v5.06.000 released 08 Apr 2003 [39]
v5.07.000 released 28 Apr 2003 [40]
v5.08.000 released 15 Jul 2003 [41]
v5.09.000 released 12 Aug 2003 [42]Visual Chartform (VCF) v2.1.0.592 [43]
v5.10.000 released 21 Nov 2003 [44]
v5.11.000 released 05 Dec 2003 [45]
v5.12.000 released 21 Apr 2004 [46]Visual Chartform (VCF) v3.0.?.??? [47]
v5.13.000 released 17 May 2004 [48]
v5.14.000 released 07 Jun 2004 [49]
v5.15.000 released 25 Jul 2004 [50]

[edit] TMG 6

Version 6.00, introduced in 21 Dec 2004 [51][52]
note:
1. Based on Visual FoxPro v7[53]

Upgrade/Patches
v6.01.000 released 28 May 2005 [54]
v6.02.000 released 11 Aug 2005 [55]
v6.03.000 released 02 Sep 2005 [56]
v6.04.000 released 27 Sep 2005 [57]
v6.05.000 released 30 Oct 2005 [58]
v6.06.000 released 04 Nov 2005 [59]
v6.07.000 released 04 Nov 2005 [60]
v6.08.000 released 24 Mar 2006 [61]
v6.09.000 released 03 May 2006 [62]
v6.10.000 released 09 Oct 2006 [63]
v6.11.000 released 15 Oct 2006 [64]
v6.12.000 released 04 Nov 2006 [65]Visual Chartform (VCF) v3.2.0.2 [](note:vcf uses freeimage.sourceforge.net)

[edit] TMG 7

v7.00 introduced in 28 Dec 2007 (does not support win 98 or win nt) [66][67]
note:
1. Based on Visual FoxPro v9[68]
2. CD-ROM version of TMG includes a free copy of "The Universal British Directory of Great Britain 1791".
Upgrade/Patches
v7.01.000 released 18 April 2008 [69] Visual Chartform (VCF) v3.2.0.13 (Build date:1 Sep 2007)
v7.01.000 released 24 May 2008 [70]

[edit] TMG Editions

  1. The Master Genealogist -- Gold (U.S.) Edition
  2. The Master Genealogist -- Gold UK Edition
  3. The Master Genealogist -- Silver (U.S.) Edition
  4. The Master Genealogist -- Silver UK Edition

[edit] Features

  • Information is displayed like a spreadsheet. With no set space for any piece of information, this allows you to record conflicting information you may collect, eg.If a civil birth record states John Doe born:1/1/1900 England. And Church record Birth 30/12/1899 baptism:2/1/1900. you may record and display each birth not beginning restricted to deciding which one is correct. ...expand on this why this matters...

Event based ???? what do I mean... different to most other genealogy programs in the way you can collect and display information.

  • Visual Chart Form (VCF) - Charting. (note:VCF uses Genbridge to comunicate with TMG [71]
  • Custom Report Writer (CRW) <-- TMG v4.x and earlier only [72]
  • In TMG v5.x and later report configurations are defined and saved via the Report Definition Screen, or RDS. [73] and use R&R Report Writer
  • GenBridge[74] recognises many common genealogy data format files from other programs and will import genealogical data directly into TMG, this minimises the lose of data when transfered through GEDCOM.TMG can import from a standard GEDCOM file also.

[edit] Family Tree SuperTools

Family Tree SuperTools is cut down version(subset) of TMG.

v1.0 introduced 28 Jan 2001 [75]

Upgrade/Patches
v1.1 released 06 Nov 2001 [76]

v2.0 released 17 Dec 2006 [77]

FTST Mailing List [78]

[edit] GenBridge Software Development Kit (SDK)

GenBridge Software Development Kit (SDK)[79][80][81]

The purpose of GenBridge is to translate between incompatible data formats.

For most researchers, data transfer just isn't a problem - not because their data isn't being corrupted with every transfer but because they don't know it. They are constantly told that GEDCOM "does a good job for basic data" and they believe it, having no sense (or care) for how bad the problem really is.Bob Velke[82]

[edit] Source Types

Supports the following sourcing standards?(is there one?)
("The default source types in the standard edition are based on Wholly Genes' interpretation of Elizabeth Shown Mills' Evidence! (Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1997). Those in the UK edition are based on designs by Caroline Gurney, specifically for sources commonly encountered in the United Kingdom."[83])

  1. "Evidence! Citation and Analysis for the Family Historian," - by Elizabeth Shown Mills

[edit] Reviews

  1. The Master Genealogist Gold 6.12 for Windows Software Review
  2. Abouts page on TMG

Articles

  1. Distribution of People Report in The Master Genealogist
  2. Maintaining Consistency of Place Names in The Master Genealogist

Pictures

  1. http://ourwebsite.org/photos/genealogy/photogallerygentech.shtml

Patent Issues

  1. TMG's Commsoft's Patent Issue 1995 [84][85]

[edit] Official Whollygenes Newsletters

TMG NEWS was an exclusive newsletter for registered users of The Master Genealogist . Editor: Lissa Soergel

  • Volume 2, Number 2, Summer 1995 [86]
  • Volume 2, Number 3 [87][88]
  • Combined:Volume 2, Number 4, and Winter, 1995 / Volume 3, Number 1 and Spring, 1996 [89][90]
  • Volume 3, Number 2, Summer, 1997 [91][92]
  • Vol. 3, No. 3, Winter 1998 [93][94]

Wholly Genes Newsletter is the current newsletter for users of The Master Genealogist.

[edit] Technologies Used

  • bennet-tec.com [95]
  • mivamerchant.com[96]
  • Amyuni Technologies Forum Index -> Amyuni PDF Converter (PDF Printer Driver)[97]
  • R&R Report Writer [98]
  • Roots Magic also uses the same "Object Views" tool kit to create their charts as VCF [99]

Gioto (talk) 01:20, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] individual programs be listed in wikipedia

Should individual programs be listed in wikipedia? I mean, does that make it like a software directory, or sales catalog? WP:NOT#DIR Lifelinesszy 14:58, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Please do not delete this article

It is taking me a while to try and build up a history of this program for an encyclopedic type article by going thru the mailing list and building up the history. Please Help me by letting me know exactly what you oppose? This program is very unique in the genealogy world in that it helps and allows the genealogist to research and collect conflicting information instead of being restricted to single events.

Gioto (talk) 01:40, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Well, in my opinion that doesn't make it even unique, much less very unique, whatever that means. Legacy Family Tree allows (encourages) collecting conflicting info as well; I don't know if there are other programs that also do so. That said, I think they both should have articles on Wikipedia. Informative, of course, not a sales pitch. Cheers, --Hordaland (talk) 13:46, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
Just downloaded Legacy Family Tree to see if we are talking about the same thing and will get back to you. Gioto (talk) 00:57, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
Hordaland Thank you for pointing out that Legacy Family Tree can handle conflicting information. I agree that the articles should not be a sales pitch which is why this article is taking a while to write. Gioto (talk) 01:15, 26 April 2008 (UTC)