Platforms
RootsMagic was designed to run on the Windows and Mac platform, however some users run RootsMagic on Linux machines using Wine. [20] [21]
As of RootsMagic 10, the program can be run on Windows 8, 10, and 11, as well as MacOS High Sierra (10.13) through Sonoma (14). [22] tags which will then appear here automatically -->
- 1 2 3 4 2009-11-20 RootsMagic Essentials, Modern Software Experience
- ↑ Family Origins Newsletter, This will probably be the last issue of the Family Origins newsletter (I hear a lot of you saying “I thought you stopped writing it a long time ago <g>). As many of you know, we (FormalSoft) have been working on a new genealogy program called RootsMagic which we released in February 2002. Many of you have been using Family Origins since we first licensed it to Parsons Technology over 12 years ago. You have gone through all the company changes with us (Parsons, Intuit, Broderbund, The Learning Co., Mattel, Genealogy.com). ...As of January 2003, Genealogy.com has discontinued our Family Origins program, ....
- ↑ "RootsMagic Update History".
- ↑ Bruce Buzbee, President, RootsMagic, Inc. (Privately Held; Computer Software industry), June 1987 — Present, LinkedIn
- ↑ Bruce Buzbee, For over 18 years Bruce has been writing genealogy software, having originally written the popular Family Origins program., Logan Utah Regional Family History Center
- ↑ Family Origins, As you may know, Genealogy.com created Family Origins in collaboration with a third party developer. We regret to announce that the third party has chosen to discontinue development of the software. Because of this decision, Genealogy.com will be unable to continue support of Family Origins products as of June 30, 2003., Genealogy.com
- ↑ Unofficial FAQ for Family Origins, Reference manual
- ↑ Bruce Buzbee: Making Family History Fun and Easy, By Maurine Proctor, October 11, 2010, Meridian Magazine
- 1 2 3 RootsMagic 5, New Software Released 28 Nov 2011
- ↑ "RootsMagic UK Family History Software". RootsMagic, S&N Genealogy Supplies. 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- 1 2 RootsMagic, RootsMagic 4, Modern Software Experience
- 1 2 3 4 5 RootsMagic News, RootsMagic News
- 1 2 RootsMagic Blog, RootsMagic Blog
- 1 2 RootsMagic 6, New Software Released 19 Nov 2012
- 1 2 RootsMagic 7, New Software Released 25 Nov 2014
- 1 2 RootsMagic 8, It’s here! Presenting RootsMagic 8
- 1 2 RootsMagic 9, It’s here! RootsMagic 9
- 1 2 RootsMagic 10, Introducing RootsMagic 10!
- ↑ SQLite Tools for RootsMagic
- ↑ RootsMagic, Wine AppDB entry
- ↑ Wineskin, Wineskin Tutorial
- ↑ , RootsMagic 10/ref>
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