get a copy of MS Works 1.1 and do File > Open from inside that program On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Bill Wright <[email protected]>wrote:
> Thanks for your replies. My MAC SE can read the disks of my MAC PLUS, > however it cannot launch the program necessary to execute the file into > action. In this case its MS Works 1.1 that I need to run my spread sheet > files. Any suggestions please? > > --- On *Fri, 1/1/10, James Fraser > <[email protected]>*wrote: > > > From: James Fraser <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Need for software - MAC PLUS to MAC SE > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, January 1, 2010, 1:33 AM > > > Hello, > > --- On Thu, 12/31/09, Bill Wright > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > > Does anyone have software that will allow a MAC SE to read and > > recognize MAC PLUS software and files at a reasonable price > > and on floppies? > > A Mac SE will read and write Mac Plus files without the need for any > special software. Both machines have DS/DD floppy drives (late-model SEs > have the 1.44 MB SuperDrive) and a 68000 processor. Even if you have a > late-model SE, you should be able to read floppies from the Plus with no > trouble (though moving files from a SuperDrive equipped SE *back* to a > standard DS/DD drive on a Plus might not work, depending on the media). > > Assuming both disk drives in both machines are in working order, (something > that's not always a given in vintage machines) getting an SE to read a > floppy from a Plus shouldn't be any more complex than taking the floppy out > of the Plus' drive and inserting it into that of the SE. > > (Perhaps there's another dimension to what you're trying to do that I'm > overlooking?) > > > > Best, > > James Fraser > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+ > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to > [email protected]<vintage-macs%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
