GIM Home Page
Genealogical Information Manager
from GIM Software Designs
Welcome to the home page for GIM (Genealogical Information Manager)!
GIM version 3.20 is available. Download your copy now.
GIM is an MS-DOS program that provides all of the basic features of traditional genealogical database managers, plus many new features not available from any other product. GIM is fast and powerful, yet intuitive and easy to learn.
GIM is distributed as a self-extracting archive file that contains executables and documentation, which is available from this site. A sample database of Abraham Lincoln's ancestry is included. GIM is also distributed as a non-self-extracting ZIP archive, which is available from this site, and is also usually available for download at http://www.simtel.com/simtel.net/msdos/genealgy.html and other SimTel mirror sites.
Alternate download sites:
ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/genealgy/gim_320.zip
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/simtelnet/msdos/genealgy/gim_320.zip
ftp://ftp.cac.psu.edu/pub/genealogy/programs/gim_320.zip
Features
GEDCOM Import/Export |
SQL style searching |
List generation |
Pedigree Chart |
Family Group Record |
Ancestry/Descendency Chart |
Soundex name search |
Tree style navigation |
Multiple databases |
Combine databases |
Create a database from a branch |
Multiple spouses |
Multiple parentage |
Source and research notes for each event |
LDS ordinances |
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Documentation
A picture is worth a thousand words. (Under development)
GIM Users Group
There is now a mailing list for users of GIM. Jeff Murphy maintains it, and the authors of GIM are active participants.
To join, send a message to majordomo@genweb.net containing the text
subscribe gimusers-l |
(for the regular list) |
or |
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subscribe gimusers-l-digest |
(for the digest version) |
Registration
GIM is provided as shareware with a trial period of one year. The registration fee is twenty dollars ($20) payable to either D. Blaine Wasden or Brian C. Madsen. The program is distributed as shareware with no limitations nor restrictions, and is the same program used after registration. Registered users are entitled to a periodic newsletter, free upgrades for minor releases, and direct telephone support. GIM has been in development for more than thirteen years; it has been publicly available for over eight years.
Authors
D. Blaine Wasden Personal Web Page Brian C. MadsenContact the authors: authors@spambait-gimsoft.com (remove "spambait-" from address before sending)
Other Genealogy-related Links
- Cliff Manis' Genserv (Genealogical Database Server -- a service for making GEDCOM data available)
- The Genealogy Home Page has links to many other genealogy sites on the Web.
- Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet also contains links to many more Genealogy sites.
Windows 2000 Compatibility -- The application has been tested successfully with Windows 2000 Beta 3 Release Candidate 1. We expect the application to be fully compatible with the released version of the operating system when it becomes available. (Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.)
Privacy Statement -- GIM Software Designs will protect and safe guard the private information of the users of GIM. We share the feelings of most people in that we do not like to be spammed (unsolicited mail). This web site does not collect any personal information, so there should be no concern about browsing this web site. When a user registers the program, we request the email address of the user; however providing the email address is optional. We use the email address and other personal information of registered users to notify them of updates and other interesting news. We will not release any personal information to any 3rd party. (Of course if there is something like a "court order," we will release the minimal amount required by law.)
Kathy Wasden maintains this page. Last modified on 11 Jul 2000 by Kathy Wasden. Please send any comments, corrections or suggestions to kathy99@spambait-wasden.net. (remove "spambait-" from address before sending)