Re: Need to convert Apple IIc AppleWorks files to Mac

[ddkilzer@iastate.edu (David D Kilzer)]

>> On 12 Jul 1995, Dave Ciotti wrote:
>On Fri, 14 Jul 1995, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:
>> Even simpler is to run Apple File Exchange on the Mac. Provided you can 
>> get your AW files onto a 3.5" disk, AFE will not only place your AW files 
>> on a Mac disk, it will also translate them to their Microsoft Works 
>> equivalents.

Cyrus Roton <croton@ridgecrest.ca.us> writes:

>I am interested in knowing how to get AFE to translate AW files to Works 
>equivalent, or to ClarisWorks equiv. For example, how to convert a AW 
>database file to works database format.

The Apple File Exchange came with System Software (MacOS) versions
before 7.5 (possibly before 7.1--I can't remember for sure).  Apple has
System 7.0.1 and earlier software on it's ftp.support.apple.com
anonymous FTP site:

ftp.support.apple.com:/pub/apple_sw_updates/US/Macintosh/system_sw/system_7.0.1/

Your guess is as good as mine as to which disk the AFE is on!

>I know how to transfer text files 
>(and DIF files).  A program called MacLink will do all that, but how can 
>AFE??

You must also get an AFE Translator (the Works-to-Works translator) to
translate AppleWorks files as it doesn't come with the AFE in System
Software:

  ftp://mirrors.aol.com/pub/info-mac/cmp/afe-appleworks-msworks.hqx

Dave
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