Re: [PAF] PAF 2.2 ? or upgrade ?

[Shanna Jones <sjones@redrock.net>]

Hi,
Did you know your computer thinks it is 1972?
Shanna

Cheryl Singhal wrote:

> Depends.  Do you _like_ Windows?  If so, sure, may as well transfer it now.
> If not, why bother?  so long as the programs RUNS and does what you need
> it to, stick with it.
>
> Do you touch-type?  If not, probably makes no difference; if so, you'll
> hate the constant reaching for the mouse that WIN requires.
>
> I have PAF 2.0, 2.2, 2.31, 3.0, 3.0M, and 4.0.4  My PREFERENCE is 2.2.
> But, I touch-type at close to 100 wpm (500 cpm), am an experienced DOS
> type, and have tens of thousands record-entries behind me -- I can
> virtually input an entire family in my sleep in 2.2  3.x and 4.x are the
> least convenient for me.  But they do each do something I like having
> done for me.
>
> Still, eventually, your DOS-box will die and you'll be shoved into using
> a WIN program,  so there's something to be said for changing NOW before
> you develop a liking for poor ol' PAF 2.2. (g)
>
> Cheryl
>
> On Mon, 21 Feb 2000 Tomcat466@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone. This is my first attempt at a post on this board.
> >
> > Years ago, my father did lots of research on our family ancestry (before he
> > got dementia) and put all of the data on 5 1/4 disks using the PAF 2.2
> > program.  I found all of this material and I am taking over the project now.
> > Luckily, I still have my old computer with both 5 1/4 and 3 1/2 drives, so I
> > was able to copy all of the program and data disks to 3 1/2 disks and install
> > the program on my new computer which has no 5 1/4 drive.
> >
> > Everything seems to be working fine, although it's been a long time since I
> > have used DOS.  Would it be better to figure out how to use this program and
> > continue working with the data in this way?...Or should I get the newest PAF
> > windows version and transfer all of the data into it?
> > Also, what is the best way to transfer the data from the disks to the new
> > hard drive so that if I do the upgrade that it is all moved into the new
> > program?  Do I just put it into a PAF subdirectory called "data"?...Or should
> > I just keep the data on the 3 1/2 disks?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help.  :-)
> > Thomas Schneider
> >
> > P.S.  I'm sure glad that Dad kept paper printouts of the disk data also so
> > that I even knew what these disks were about so I didn't throw them away.  Be
> > careful, think ahead!  Print out the data, or make that book today.  Share
> > the information before it is lost.
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