à  y2j§ÊþÊy2û:j‡!kÍKÍ•Í Ív:jO¯ÍاÊZ þÊ ÃCopyright1981H.Drake͇0 ‘‘Œ ͲÃ-9wº3   úfˆŠINSTRUCTIONS‹ÅA Software Tool to Track Your AncestorsÍV1.04.00 ÈROOTS/M creates, maintains, and displays a family genealogy in various forms.ÂUsing the MENU and cursor control keys,Âyou can move through the pro- gram quickly and easily with a minimum of typing skill. ÈDESIGNATION LINE -- The line visible on theÂbottom of the screen is Èreferred to as the "Designation line", as it revealsÂwhich keys can Èbe pressed at any given time to control the program.ÂPresently,Âas Èthe line indicates, you can press either the "\" or the "F" key.ÂIf Èany other keys are pressed,Âthey will be ignored (go ahead -- try!) ÈBy pressing "F", the screen will advance to the next page of the in- Èstructions. The "R" legend will then appear, allowing you to Reverse Èto the previous page. Try the F and R keys now.ÂAs you use ROOTS/M, Èother items will appear on this line.ÂSometimes a Y or N is needed, Èfor example,Âto indicate Yes or No.ÂThe "\" key is reserved to re- Èturn you to the menu. ÈTHE "f-TABLE" -- A scratchpad of tenÂsubjectsÂisÂmaintainedÂas a Èbridge between different routines. When digits appear in theÂdesig- Ènation line,Âyou can select subjects from or addÂsubjects toÂthis Ètable. Five subjects are usually visible below the designation line, Èand you can view the other five with the "S = swap" key when active. ˆÈTHE BASEFILE -- All family data is packed intoÂfileÂBASEFILE.BIN Èby the EDIT routine. Before putting a new BASEFILE.BINÂonto disk, Èthe old file is renamedÂBASEFILE.BAK.ÂYou can takeÂadvantage of Èthis if you decide to scratch the last editÂsession;ÂjustÂerase ÈBASEFILE.BIN and rename BASEFILE.BAK to BASEFILE.BIN. ROOTS/M will Èstart the BASEFILE on the disk ROOTS/M was loaded from, unless you Èhave specified a different drive,as indicated below. NOTE: Be sure Èyou back up BASEFILE.BIN on another disk periodically. ÈYou may substitute your own choice of filename for "BASEFILE", but Èyou must use the ".BIN" and ".BAK" conventions.ÂSpecify the drive Èand filename after "ROOTS" when callingÂthe program.ÂIfÂROOTS/M Ècan't find it, you will be invited to create the specified file. ÖŠÂTHE FOLLOWING PAGES CONTAIN BRIEF‹ ÖŠ DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH ROOTS/M ROUTINE ‹ ˆŠÂMENU‹ ÈUse the up,Âdown,Âor HOME cursorÂcontrol keys to select the de- sired function. Then press RETURN. ŠÂLIST‹ ÈThis functionÂdisplays a summary of dataÂin theÂfile.ÂIts main purpose is to locate subjects for subsequentÂoperations.ÂInstructions on the use of LIST are included in the routine. Š ANNIVERSARY ‹ ÈSimilarÂto LIST,ÂANNIVERSARYÂselects andÂdisplaysÂsubjects by date. Instructions are included within the routine. Š FAMILY ‹ ÈShowsÂspouses and issue of a subject.ÂAllowsÂfor theÂre-desig- nation of subjects in earlier or later generations.ÂInstructions are part of the routine. ˆŠ TRACE ‹ ÈPlace a contemporaryÂsubject into theÂf-table andÂwatch asÂhis roots are traced for five generations. Follow the instructions in the rou- tine to see how to extend TRACE to additional generations and examine date and place data on each ancestor. Š RELATIONSHIP ‹ ÈComputes the relationship between any two subjects within 8 gener- ations.ÂFill the f-table with at least two subjects, select RELATIONSHIP, and select them from the f-table two at a time. Š PRINT ‹ ÈPrints standard Pedigree and Family Group Sheets on a line printer or auxiliary terminal.ÂThe f-table is used to supply Subject 1 of Chart 1 on pedigree charts or the Husband or Wife on a Family Group Sheet.ÂYou'll need a 132-column printer for the standard five-generation pedigree chart, but you may opt for a four-generation version that fits 72 columns. ˆŠÂEDIT‹ ÈThis creates or modifies the BASEFILE. It prompts for input as needed but the following points should be kept in mind: Ȧ You mayÂcreate a newÂrecordÂany time,Âbut an old record Êmust be already in the f-table. If spouse is known, be sure Êspouse is in the table before entering marriage data. Ȧ You may omit any data you don'tÂknow.ÂYou mayÂomit month Êor day and month if the rest of a date is known. Ȧ Use theÂTAB key toÂenterÂdata inÂsequence,Âor useÂthe ÊcursorÂkeys to jumpÂbetweenÂdata fields.ÂUseÂDELETE to Êerase name or place data. Ȧ The editor will do all shiftingÂfor you except in the NAME Êand WHERE fields. Spell and capitalizeÂnames and places in Êa consistent manner to conserve memory space. Ȧ You may abort the editor any time, but, if you do, all data Êentered and all modifications made in thatÂsession will be Êlost. ˆŠÂEDIT‹ (Continued) Ȧ Note that place names comprise two fields each. You may use Êeither or both fields, but, if you do,Âonly the right-hand Êone will appear in the printed pedigree chart. Ȧ You may supply a "place of death" on a living subject. This Êwill be interpreted by TRACE as "place of residence."ÂSuch Êdata is suppressed, however, in all PRINT formats. Ȧ Any subject in the file may be "flagged" by supplying a "Y" Êin the FLAG field. It's up to you to assign significance to Êthe flag.ÂIf used,Âit will show up as an asteriskÂin the Êf-table and all other appearances of a subject record.