accessing old WP documents

[bkaplanr]

I have some ooolllddd poetry documents that I'd really
like to be able to access & print out, if possible, but
they were written in Word Perfect 5 or 6 (not sure which)
on an old Mac and scrambled in "translation" when I tried
to convert them to PC via TransMac. Understandably, I
promptly ditched that program! The doc. symbol has a typ-
ical computer window picture in it with a folded right
corner, and inside the window three little things (that I
can't figure out what they are, they're so small) right
next to each other left to right, red blue green - in that
exact order. If ANYONE knows that is, could you please
tell me/us? I have three such documents, I'd love to
open, as I have otherwise irretrievable - and really ex-
cellent - poetry in them, that I'd truly to hate to lose.
Many, many thanks in advance, Beth

 

[Jim Macklin]

WordPerfect is a format that should be able to be opened by
WORD or WordPerfect but if they were created using WP on a
Mac, then you will need a Mac to read them or a program that
can read Mac floppies on a DOS/PC machine.
If your previous attempts to convert these files have
corrupted them, they may be lost.

Try Google "mac floppy on pc"
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wrote in message
| I have some ooolllddd poetry documents that I'd really
| like to be able to access & print out, if possible, but
| they were written in Word Perfect 5 or 6 (not sure which)
| on an old Mac and scrambled in "translation" when I tried
| to convert them to PC via TransMac. Understandably, I
| promptly ditched that program! The doc. symbol has a typ-
| ical computer window picture in it with a folded right
| corner, and inside the window three little things (that I
| can't figure out what they are, they're so small) right
| next to each other left to right, red blue green - in that
| exact order. If ANYONE knows that is, could you please
| tell me/us? I have three such documents, I'd love to
| open, as I have otherwise irretrievable - and really ex-
| cellent - poetry in them, that I'd truly to hate to lose.
| Many, many thanks in advance, Beth