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Re: Any recommendations for recovering/converting a 1995 .doc? - sekker - 09-18-2019
I wonder what didn't work. I have a TON of files in .doc format.
Pages used to read .doc files better than Office...
Re: Any recommendations for recovering/converting a 1995 .doc? - wowzer - 09-18-2019
STF! I did this a few months back.
Go here: http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/mac-intel.html
Success! Inside of WPMac, he has a copy of......
..........MS Word 5.1a!!!!!
The single greatest word processor program ever written!
It was able to open the files!!!!!!!
Re: Any recommendations for recovering/converting a 1995 .doc? - RAMd®d - 09-18-2019
AppleWorks
AppleWorks!
I loved that app.
For report writing at work, I had to use Word for Windows.
Not a fan.
I understand that AppleWorks had limitations and was not a true global app, but loved it all the same.
Re: Any recommendations for recovering/converting a 1995 .doc? - sekker - 09-18-2019
RAMd®d wrote:
AppleWorks
AppleWorks!
I loved that app.
For report writing at work, I had to use Word for Windows.
Not a fan.
I understand that AppleWorks had limitations and was not a true global app, but loved it all the same.
It's child, Claris Impact, was software that is still unparalleled today.