Re: Looking for "Superworks"

[Mike Ching <oeefcu@pixi.com>]

In article <422bbv$3mr@calvino.alaska.net>, <mike@touchngo.com> writes:
> 
> A year or more ago, I heard of a program on one of the 
> appleII newsgroups called 'superworks' that was supposed 
> to be a workalike to appleworks on a PC.
> 
> I've done web and archie searches and have been unable to 
> find it.
> 
> Does anyone know where to find this?  Is it commercial?
> 
> My dad's been working on a IIc for some years now, and I 
> just figured out how to connect to it with a null-modem.  
> I'd like to rescue his files and set him up on our PC, a 
> slightly more capacious machine.  He's doing well with 
> Appleworks now, but he runs into the limits of the IIc 
> often, and I'd like to convert him to a more modern 
> machine in the most painless way possible.
> I've seen mention of the afe-appleworks converter, but I 
> don't think I can get him to switch machines unless I give 
> him something like what he already knows.
> 
> Any info or other suggestions would be appreciated.
> Thanks much - 
> Mike McCabe
> 
> 

SuperWorks is commercial software (if they're still in business).
You can use CrossWorks to transfer data from the Apple to the IBM
(and back).  It handles WordPerfect, Lotus 1-2-3, Microsoft Works,
etc. formats.  Very handy.