               Family Roots I - ST Review Cover Disk Exclusive
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  The copy of Family Roots on this disk is the full commercial release.  It is
  not  disabled in any way.  You are free to use it to help trace your  family
  tree  with no restrictions on use other than the fact that you may not  give
  copies to others.  They can order up a back issue of ST Review if they  want
  their own copy.  Family Roots remains a copyrighted product and its  release
  on the ST Review cover disk is a one off.

  Whilst  we hope that you get a lot of pleasure out of using Family Roots  I,
  we  would  like  to draw to your attention the fact that  this  product  has
  undergone  a  major upgrade recently and Family Roots II is  now  available.
  Family  Roots II normally costs œ29.95 but ST Review readers  can  'upgrade'
  their cover disk version for only œ19.95 + P&P (UK + Europe œ1.00,  rest  of
  world œ3.00), a massive saving of over 30% on our usual price. This offer is
  for a limited period only and will not be repeated.

  New Features in Family Roots II

  *  Completely revamped printing section.  Family Roots II can drive most  9-
  pin,  24-pin,  Bubblejet,  Deskjet and Laserjet printers at all  resolutions
  supported  by  the appropriate printer.  This allows you to fit up  to  four
  times the amount of data on an A4 sheet than before (dependent on  printer).
  The  output  from  Family Roots II is comparable to  that  produced  by  ANY
  Desktop Publishing program.

  * The on-line manual has been replaced by an illustrated printed manual.

  *  The grid display,  status bar and menu can all be toggled on or off  from
  the Preferences screen.

  *  Surnames are now displayed on the graphic workscreen when in the  highest
  zoom mode. This applies to the spouse as well as the descendant.

  *  The graphic print out now has a built-in option to use a border  of  your
  choice.  You  can use one of those supplied with the program or design  your
  own  using  Degas or any graphics package which saves in  PI1,  PI2  or  PI3
  format.

  * The baptism date is shown on both the graphic workscreen and the print out
  if the date of birth has not been defined.

  *  The  baptism  date is shown  on  the  Brothers/Sisters/Children  database
  screens if date of birth has not been defined.

  *  The  thickness  of the horizontal and vertical lines  which  connect  the
  individuals within the tree, is user definable for print out purposes.

  *  The  text  used  for  the short field  names  has  been  changed  to  the
  professional abbreviations.

  *  The first letter of every name will automatically be capitalised  on  the
  print out (including graphic print out), regardless of how they were entered
  into Family Roots II.

  *  The first letter of every name will automatically be capitalised  on  all
  Brothers/Sisters/Children  database  screens,  regardless of how  they  were
  entered into Family Roots II.

  *  The  vertical  spacing between entries has been  reduced  to  allow  more
  entries  to be printed per A4 page.  You have the option to reduce  it  even
  further from within the program.

  *  Birth  dates  are now  printed  alongside  the  Brothers/Sisters/Children
  listings when printed out using the Database print out options.

  *    Surnames    and    middle   names   are    now    viewable    on    the
  Brothers/Sisters/Children/Marriages database screens.

  *  The results of a search can now be sent to the printer as well as  viewed
  on screen.

  *  All  commands  within the Preferences screen can now  be  accessed  using
  either the mouse or a keyboard shortcut.

  *  The  name  of the most recent spouse is now shown  on  both  the  graphic
  workscreen and the print out.

  * Aborting a print out with a key press has been speeded up considerably.

  *  When  saving your data file,  the last version on disk is retained  as  a
  backup  file.  This  ensures  that you always have copies of  the  two  most
  recently saved files.

  * Horizontal scrolling now scrolls the graphic workbench by 25% rather  than
  12%. The result of this is that the user can move around the workbench twice
  as fast.

  *  If  you try to run Family Roots II in a  non-standard  screen  resolution
  (such as those used on the Falcon or TT),  you will be advised to change  to
  an ST compatible mode and re-run the program.

  * A page break is now sent to the printer after each database entry has been
  printed,  rather  than printing the entire family  tree  continuously.  This
  enables  easy filing of each individual's details since they are printed  to
  separate sheets.

  Bugs Fixed from version I

  * An ID linked spouse no longer displays the wrong surname.

  *  Mouse  response rate has been standardised between all  Atari  models  to
  avoid single mouse clicks going into endless loops in obscure circumstances.

  * The saved file is now verified after saving and a warning is given if your
  file has not saved correctly (eg; if you have run out of space on the disk).

To upgrade your cover disk version to Family Roots II,  return this disk  with
payment of œ19.95 + P&P (UK currency only) to:-

  Floppyshop,
  PO Box 273,
  Aberdeen.
  AB9 8SJ.

Credit card payment is acceptable.


