I have both FTM 2005 and FTM 2008. Let's just say that FTM 2008 was an
interesting idea that was badly executed and hope they can fix it in
the future. In the meantime that means I'm going to continue to use
FTM 2005. For what looks like a very long time at this point. I
understand that v16 was the last version that resembled FTM's simple
uncluttered design. So, is it in my best interest to try and find a
copy of FTM v16? Or are the differences between 2005 and v16 so slight
as to be negligible?
For those about to recommend their favorite genealogy program other
than FTM please don't bother. I appreciate the thought but I've tried
at least a dozen of them now, from the most obscure to the most highly
touted, and they've all been vetoed for one reason or another. Usually
because they can't be minimized small enough and still be legible,
their data entry was ridiculously complicated and slow, or their
screens were just flat unpleasant to look at. All opinions of which I
had to agree with. And since I'm getting help from someone who reads a
language I do not, to enter over a thousand years worth of family
history from my grandmother's manuscript, I'm going to use whatever
program we can agree on.
Thanks!