Palm OS Genealogy Software
Battery Park Software has updated their Mac OS X installer for GedWise, their PalmOS-based genealogy application. This brings GedWise for Mac OS X up to version 6.3.2. This update “added compatibility for GEDCOM’s created on different computer system that use various end-of-line terminators.”
The update can be downloaded here – batteryparksoftware.com
GedStar Pro v3.1 Public Beta #2 is now available. GedStar Pro is a PalmOS genealogy application that has received a major update recently.
GHCS Software is asking for people to test out v3.1 of GedStar Pro, a Palm genealogy application. You can find the details/download link here.
GedStar Pro 3.0 has been released by GHCS Software. It’s $24.95 (upgrade from GedStar or GedStar-Plus is $14.95). It works on PalmOS-based handhelds running PalmOS 3.5 – 5.x, including color devices, and requires a PC running Windows 98 – XP. For a comparison between GedStar, GedStar-Plus, and GedStar Pro, please see this page.
Among the Changes/New Features:
* Version 3 now converts and displays your photos (JPEG/BMP formats) as well as data.
* Lower Price.
Press Release:
Earlier this week (November 20th), the GedWise (PalmOS) 6.3 beta was released for both Linux and Mac OS X. GedWise is a Palm OS based genealogy application that now has a Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X installer (the only PDA genealogy application to cover all three platforms, and the only other Palm OS-based application besides My Roots to support the Mac platform). This is the first release for Mac OS X.