
The major change is that RootsMagic 4 is not just a new version, but a complete Is enough to make you think it is RootsMagic 5. RootsMagic the product, but the wait was worth it. RootsMagic the company took its sweet time releasing a new version of RootsMagic 4 is enough to make you think it is RootsMagic 5. The sheer amount of improvements and new features in Introduced on 2009 Nov 18, and with that release, RootsMagic 4 became what it
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RootsMagic Trial Edition by RootsMagic Essentials. RootsMagic 4 was not really finished yet, and theĬompany continued to work on a major product change the replacement of RootsMagic decided to ship RootsMagic Standard Edition to their increasingly The official RootsMagic 4 introduction date is 2009 Mar 25, but only because I continued playing with RootsMagic 4 during theīeta periods, and send in various defect reports most of these defects haveīeen fixed quickly, those that have not been fixed yet are minor issues. The RootsMagic 4 Beta deliberately came without a Non-Disclosure Agreement,Īnd I published First Look at RootsMagic 4 Preview on 2009 Jan 8, during the limited Beta. Private preview became a public beta on 2009 Mar 4 and RootsMagic 4 was released on RootsMagic 4 became availableĪs a limited beta open to current users of RootsMagic 3 on 2009 Jan 3. The release was preceded by not one, but two beta periods. Of releasing an unfinished product without taking time to listen to beta testers. The disastrous Family Tree Maker 2008 release received, and was determined to not make âs mistake I like to think that RootsMagic has been spooked by the deservedly grim reception that As we know now, it wasnât going to be another few On 2008 Dec 8 however, Michael Booth admitted that version 4 probably

On 2008 Sep 18, Buzbee was still confident that RootsMagic 4 would be released later The new features kept coming, but the product did not. Later, almost every reader using anything else was ready to plunk down their cash. After theįirst few posts, RootsMagic 3 owners were eager to upgrade. He started with some small things, and moved on to bigger ones. teaseīlogging about RootsMagic version 4, revealing new features with every post. An overview of allĬhanges is on the RootsMagic updates page.

Product, but also added some small features and a few big ones, such asĭirect import from Family Tree Maker Classic in version 3.2. Updates released since then did not just fix defects or tweak the existing Notes and events, a menu item to support GenSmarts, a shareable CD creator Major newįeatures back then where direct import from PAF and Family Origins, private The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) conference. RootsMagic 3 was released on 2005 Sep 8, during
