Re: [Hidden-tech] A Tricky Challenge…

[B. Kimo Lee]

Hey Steven,
I have an old Centris 650 in my basement. No MacWrite, but it will  
probably read your files in you have MacLink... I wonder if I have a  
converter for Word on that machine that will convert MacWrite files?
Give me a call if Rikk can't help you out...
Best,
Kimo


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On Jun 9, 2008, at 10:45 AM, Steven Solomon wrote:

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> Folks,
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> I've got a challenge for the really geeky Mac pack-rats out there. I  
> just moved and ran across a long lost micro floppy with some  
> documents from roughly 9/90 to 9/95. They are likely created in  
> MacWrite, MacWrite II, and MacWrite Pro. The disc is double sided,  
> but not HDD, and drives that will read this ancient and intermediary  
> format are pretty rare. Somewhere in my piles of unpacked boxes are  
> the original applications discs, but I'm not sure I'll come up with  
> them any time soon.
>
> So, what I seem to need is somebody with a really old Mac, likely  
> able to run OS8 or before, and an ancient microfloppy drive. With  
> that set of tools, I figure we can convert these files to RTF or  
> plain text. YES, Dancer Computers, and others no longer have the  
> tools. Most of the folks at these places are too young to even  
> remember MacWrite.
>
> So, if you know anybody that can help with this problem, pass the  
> info along, or at least enjoy this stroll down memory lane to the  
> days when MacWrite was a revelation.
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> Thanks!
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