Ancestral Quest
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| − | Ancestral Quest is genealogy software developed by Incline Software<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancestral_Quest</ref>, which runs on Windows and MacOS using Crossover(wine). | + | Ancestral Quest is genealogy software developed by Incline Software<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancestral_Quest</ref>, which runs on Windows and MacOS using Crossover(wine)<ref>https://www.ancquest.com/pressreleases/pr191212aq.htm</ref>. |
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'''AQ''' files are database files for storing genealogy data<ref>https://www.ancquest.com/faqs/dbformats.htm</ref>. Files begin with hex values {{magic|41510000}} or "AQ" in ascii.<br> | '''AQ''' files are database files for storing genealogy data<ref>https://www.ancquest.com/faqs/dbformats.htm</ref>. Files begin with hex values {{magic|41510000}} or "AQ" in ascii.<br> | ||
| − | '''AC''' files are database files for storing genealogy data for collaboration<ref>https://www.ancquest.com/faqs/collaboration.htm</ref>. Files begin with hex values {{magic|43415100}} or "CAQ" in ascii. | + | '''AC''' files are database files for storing genealogy data for collaboration<ref>https://www.ancquest.com/faqs/collaboration.htm</ref><ref>https://www.ancquest.com/AQ2002Features.htm</ref>. Files begin with hex values {{magic|43415100}} or "CAQ" in ascii.<br> |
| + | '''AQZ''' files are AQ files compressed with [[ZIP}}. | ||
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| + | ==Version Information== | ||
| + | * Version 1 - 1994<ref>https://www.ancquest.com/VersionHist.htm</ref> | ||
| + | * Version 2 - 1996 | ||
| + | * Version 3 - 1999 - "AQ 100 300" | ||
| + | * Version 2002 (10) - 2002 | ||
| + | * Version 11 - 2003 - "AQ 100 3200" | ||
| + | * Version 12 - 2007 - "AQ 100 3500" | ||
| + | * Version 14 - 2012 | ||
| + | * Version 15 - 2016 | ||
| + | * Version 16 - 2019 - "AQ 100 3600" | ||
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| + | ==Sample Files== | ||
| + | * [https://www.ancquest.com/download.htm Samples for versions 3-11, 12-15, and 16] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
Revision as of 02:20, 27 January 2021
Ancestral Quest is genealogy software developed by Incline Software[1], which runs on Windows and MacOS using Crossover(wine)[2].
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File Information
Ancestral Quest software uses the extension AQ to store family files for version 3.0 to current. Format is similar to the PAF format which was the native format of the software for versions 1.0-2.2[3].
AQ files are database files for storing genealogy data[4]. Files begin with hex values 41510000 or "AQ" in ascii.
AC files are database files for storing genealogy data for collaboration[5][6]. Files begin with hex values 43415100 or "CAQ" in ascii.
AQZ files are AQ files compressed with [[ZIP}}.
Version Information
- Version 1 - 1994[7]
- Version 2 - 1996
- Version 3 - 1999 - "AQ 100 300"
- Version 2002 (10) - 2002
- Version 11 - 2003 - "AQ 100 3200"
- Version 12 - 2007 - "AQ 100 3500"
- Version 14 - 2012
- Version 15 - 2016
- Version 16 - 2019 - "AQ 100 3600"
Sample Files
References
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancestral_Quest
- ↑ https://www.ancquest.com/pressreleases/pr191212aq.htm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20010813065001/http://www.ancquest.com/faqs.htm
- ↑ https://www.ancquest.com/faqs/dbformats.htm
- ↑ https://www.ancquest.com/faqs/collaboration.htm
- ↑ https://www.ancquest.com/AQ2002Features.htm
- ↑ https://www.ancquest.com/VersionHist.htm
