on 28/06/05 10:52, Leslie Norman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > I have a whole bunch of files in WordPerfect - it was great software > when using mathematical equations. > > Corel did not bring out a version for Mac OS X, at least I don't > believe so. > > Does anyone have any suggestions on how to access these files in > Panther or Tiger? > Hi Norm,
Yes, I used to use WP a lot and much prefered it to Word - at least you could see the various formating codes and have a modicum of control rather than trying to second guess what the program was doing! I still have Wordperfect running on my G4 Ti powerbook under OS9.1 - mainly to open old documents though sometimes I still generate a letter or fax by editing an old one rather than starting from scratch. I'm actually running Wordperfect 3.0a (a 1993/94 version!) and the only snag I had was that the program was on a bunch of floppies! from memory I connected the powerbook to my old IIvx by ethernet and installed it from the IIvx onto the powerbook (I just did it the once about four years ago & its been working OK ever since). I haven't actually tried installing it on my iMac running OSX 10.2 so I can't vouch for if it runs OK in classic - but I would definitely give it a go. I don't know what was the last Mac version they got to before giving up - but I seem to remember that there was a later version offered as a free download a few years ago - Google or others may be able to point you in the right direction. If running WP in classic is not your long term goal ;) provided you can run the program you should be able to save the files in another format (WP 3.0 offers me an RTF export option) and then use your OSX weapon of choice! HTH Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Fax: +61 8 9841 6137 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
