On 31 Dec 2013, at 15:11 , Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [V] <[email protected]> 
wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Can anyone recommend a way to convert some old WordPerfect files (from 2001) 
> to Word?

There is a word perfect group someone on yahoo or google groups. I forget the 
name, but that would be where I started.

> I googled briefly, but did not see anything that looked appropriate.  This is 
> likely complicated by the fact that the WordPerfect files were almost surely 
> created in Windows (I'm not sure WordPerfect ever existed on the Mac, or at 
> least not for long).

It did, and it was great.

> So, does anyone out there know how to convert from a circa-2001 WordPerfect 
> format to a current Word format?  If possible, I would prefer a free 
> solution, especially since I only have a dozen files.  My guess is that the 
> content is a mix of simple text and some embedded images.  A command line 
> solution would be fine, if accompanied by instructions.

There are some online converters. No idea how well they work:

<https://www.google.com/search?q=online+converter+word+perfect+word>

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