[Hidden-tech] * * * Need to transfer files from Professional Write to Microsoft Word * * *

[Shel Horowitz]

It sounds like the first issue you're having is being able to read the
disks. Have you tried them on your friend's external floppy? They have to
be in a format where the computer can recognize the information. As an
example, the 3.5 floppies of early Macs, PCs, and the external drive I had
for my long-ago Tandy 100 were not cross compatible.

Once you find a machine that can read the disks (assuming they are actually
still good), here are three things can try:

   1. Install the Professional Write program and see if you can export text
   or RTF files
   2. Use Word's Open Any File option and expect to see the raw text
   surrounded top and bottom by some code garbage you can get rid of
   3. Get a copy of Nisus Writer, a Mac word processing program that has
   extremely powerful macro and file conversion capabilities. I believe Nisus
   is still in business and no longer charging for the product. See if it will
   open the files.

Good luck!

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On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 12:59 PM Deborah Chandler via Hidden-discuss <
hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
>
> A colleague needs some files transferred. Here’s what he says:
>
>
> *“The 3 1/2 in floppy disks have data from all my Speeches and
> Reports. They were written on an IBM computer of 80's and 90's vintage
> where data storage on the Hard Drive was different.  I have not been able
> to read the disks, my computer telling me they are corrupt.  This is not
> so.  They are written in Professional Write and need be converted into
> Microsoft Word.”*
>
>
> He also has the original install (floppy) disks for Professional Write as
> well as an external floppy disk drive with USB connection.
>
>
> Does someone have the equipment/software needed to do such a transfer, or
> do you have leads to someone who could? I did a quick online search to find
> FileMerlin can do such a transfer from Professional Write to MS Word, (See
> http://www.file-convert.com/flmn.htm) but I don’t know yet whether one
> would still need an older computer in order to even open the original
> files. (and anyone who has known me for a while, knows I am a Mac user and
> not so tech savvy; so I am the liaison here, just wanting to help a friend
> in need.)
>
>
> The floppies are currently in the Boston area; depending on where help is
> offered, I can facilitate the delivery within a reasonable driving
> distance.
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Deb
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