Re: Apple -> Macintosh conversion info needed

[baddorf@schmdt.fnal.gov (Deb)]

In article <dsblack.732589919@pv6807.vincent.iastate.edu>, dsblack@iastate.edu (Vilkata TDK) writes:
> In <1odf9oINN1tc@phakt.usc.edu> kondaman@usc.edu (John Kondamani) writes:
> 
>>A friend of mine, a dentist, has a customer tracking system on an old
>>Apple computer [Macworks? Apple works?]. He wants to know how he can
>>convert all those old files and data into the new Mac format. [Of
>>course, he is willing to purchase a new Macintosh].
> 
>>Is such a conversion possible? How about customized applications? Can
>>the object code be recompiled on the new Macs? Or what about data in
>>old no-longer-supported applications?
> 
> Oh, yeah.  No problem.  Sounds like Appleworks to me...
> Anyway, there are several programs that will convert Appleworks to Mac.
> ....   ClarisWorks _will_
> import the files we had trouble with on others.  Many other programs will 
> import Appleworks, especially the word processor

You should probably find out for SURE what program wrote the original
files.   If they were AppleWorks, then Yes there are several applications
which will import them onto the Mac.   If it was some other program, then
you need to post the program and see if anybody knows of a program which
can import it correctly.

Deb Baddorf          baddorf@warner.fnal.gov