PDA help

[Helen Castle]

I have downloaded a PDA genealogy program "ppb4" it is supposed to let you
put data into your Pocket PC and send it to a gedcom.

I am perplexed as to what to do next.

I know I need to copy it to my PDA but where to from there? the only file
in the zip file is ppb4.pc. I cant see how to install it.

other than that can someone recommend a PDA where I can input data and send
it in a format to append to my genealogy program. I would like shareware
first as I hate paying for stuff I cant try out first.

Helen Castle
Narangba Qld

[Mike Bostwick]

According to the programmers web page you need addtional software.

See http://members.tripod.com/pbhanney/pocket_pedigree.html and it says you
must down load Pocket C 128 first.

The software is from 1998.


Mike Bostwick

"Helen Castle" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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I have downloaded a PDA genealogy program "ppb4" it is supposed to let you
put data into your Pocket PC and send it to a gedcom.

I am perplexed as to what to do next.

I know I need to copy it to my PDA but where to from there? the only file
in the zip file is ppb4.pc. I cant see how to install it.

other than that can someone recommend a PDA where I can input data and
send it in a format to append to my genealogy program. I would like
shareware first as I hate paying for stuff I cant try out first.

Helen Castle
Narangba Qld

[Lesley Robertson]

"Helen Castle" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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other than that can someone recommend a PDA where I can input data and
send it in a format to append to my genealogy program.
I assume that you want a programme rather than a new PDA? I'm using an Hp

Ipact with Windows Mobile and, on the suggestion of my usual genealogy
software supplier (Trevor Rix at TWR) got a programme called Pocket
Genealogist which I like a lot. To quote their web site it has:
"Direct 2-way synchronizations with Legacy Family Tree V5 databases. No
GEDCOM necessary.
Direct import of data from Ancestral Quest, Genbox, The Master
Genealogist, and RootsMagic"

I use FTM on my pc, which requires an add-on I haven't bothered to instal as
I have no problem working with gedcoms (the PDA database is for reference, I
get confused if I change more than 1 database, so only change the pc at
home).

I would like shareware first as I hate paying for stuff I cant try out
first.

They do a 30 day trial period before you have to pay. In fact, if you buy
software from a PDA software distributer like Handango, virtually everything
they offer has a demo version or a trial period.
Lesley Robertson

[Helen Castle]

Thanks for that - will chase it up

Helen
"Lesley Robertson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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"Helen Castle" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

other than that can someone recommend a PDA where I can input data and
send it in a format to append to my genealogy program.
I assume that you want a programme rather than a new PDA? I'm using an Hp
Ipact with Windows Mobile and, on the suggestion of my usual genealogy
software supplier (Trevor Rix at TWR) got a programme called Pocket
Genealogist which I like a lot. To quote their web site it has:
"Direct 2-way synchronizations with Legacy Family Tree V5 databases. No
GEDCOM necessary.
Direct import of data from Ancestral Quest, Genbox, The Master
Genealogist, and RootsMagic"

I use FTM on my pc, which requires an add-on I haven't bothered to instal
as I have no problem working with gedcoms (the PDA database is for
reference, I get confused if I change more than 1 database, so only change
the pc at home).

I would like shareware first as I hate paying for stuff I cant try out
first.

They do a 30 day trial period before you have to pay. In fact, if you buy
software from a PDA software distributer like Handango, virtually
everything they offer has a demo version or a trial period.
Lesley Robertson