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Personal Ancestral File (PAF) was free genealogy software provided by FamilySearch, a website operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It allowed users to enter names, dates, citations and source information into a database, and sort and search the genealogical data, print forms and charts, and share files with others in GEDCOM format. PAF also linked images and other media files to individual records. ==History== The history of PAF ran in parallel with the evolution of GEDCOM,〔(Subject:Timeline of GEDCOM versions and PAF )"The evolution of GEDCOM runs parallel to the development of PAF that for many years, especially 1985–1989, was LDS' real-world implementation of GEDCOM." George Archer - Date:Mon, 20 Nov 2000 21:34:35 -0500〕 the de facto specification for GEnealogy Data COMmunication or exchange. Version 2.3.1, released in 1994, was the last version written specifically for the Macintosh operating system,〔 though PAF 5.2.18, written for Windows, can be installed on Apple Mac OS X using CrossOver Mac. In 2004 there were speculations about PAF being made open source. Version 5.2.18.0 began with an adaptation of Incline Software's Ancestral Quest program,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ancestral Quest )〕 written by Gaylon Findlay.〔(Gaylon Findlay ) - "President of Incline Software" - Mesa, Arizona Family History Expo 2008 - Family History Expos〕 Findlay has been involved in updates of PAF.〔(Personal Ancestral File for Macs - Selected FAQ ) "The current version of Personal Ancestral File for the Macintosh is 2.3.1. The current IBM versions of Personal Ancestral File are 4.0.4.18 and 5.2.18 (as of Aug 2002).〕 Ancestral Quest has been developed separately, although it retains much of the basic visual layout and file structure of PAF. , PAF was discontinued.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Personal Ancestral File (PAF) — )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Personal Ancestral File」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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