There are at least 2 ways. Download Abiword, which can at least open Wordperfect files Purchase or download and use during a free trial period (maybe) MacLink...
5421
Cheryl Collins
cherylcollins35
Oct 19, 2008 11:49 pm
I tried NeoIffice to read WP12 files ‹ unfortunately, there were way too many formatting glitches. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
5422
Denny Davis
lordtyger9
Oct 20, 2008 6:29 am
... Hey John would you give me a url to download the 3.5e version for PPC? I managed to update my old 3.5 CD version to 3.5e, but only the 68k version and I...
5423
Edward Mendelson
em315
Oct 21, 2008 4:06 am
... Links section of this site; search for 3.5e. 3.5e was a "fat binary"; there was only one single file for 68K and PPC machines....
5424
John Rethorst
jrethorst
Oct 21, 2008 4:14 am
The icons aren't appearing yet since the method I used was how Classic apps did it. OSX apps like this one, duh, do it differently. So give me another week or...
5425
Edward Mendelson
em315
Oct 21, 2008 2:55 pm
... Feel free to modify these, perhaps by adding an image of a document: http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/macintosh.html#newicons...
5426
Edward Mendelson
em315
Oct 24, 2008 3:58 am
... The following answers are based on testing, not speculation. 1. Download the Mac-native version of OpenOffice.org 3.0 from OpenOffice.org. This will open...
5427
Edward Mendelson
em315
Oct 25, 2008 12:35 am
Well, I said "the following answers are based on testing", but I seem to have got everything wrong. When I tried again today, I found that neither WP 3.5 nor...
5428
michielhvr
Oct 25, 2008 7:18 pm
I just switched to 10.5 Leopard on my PPC iMac G5 (± 4 yrs old). I choose for a completely clean + new installation, saving my data, some prefs and settings...
5429
Cheryl Collins
cherylcollins35
Oct 26, 2008 12:18 am
I posted a question about three weeks ago. I need some follow up help. I¹m in crisis mode because I¹m set to leave the country next week. Just to ... Many...
5430
John Rethorst
jrethorst
Oct 26, 2008 12:24 am
... In my test, 3.5e "opened" a 1.0 password-protected file, but what opened was an empty document. BTW WP encrypts files, not just password- protects them....
5431
Cheryl Collins
cherylcollins35
Oct 26, 2008 1:27 am
Griege, Ach! Clarity! A million thanks! And thank you for not tsk-tsking over my thickheadness. One last small problem: Any idea where the...
5432
George B. Richardson
goober94306
Oct 26, 2008 1:56 am
At the bottom of the email that arrives via the WordPerfectmac email list, there are a bunch of links to the Yahoo stuff that look like the set of links below....
5433
Cheryl Collins
cherylcollins35
Oct 26, 2008 8:57 pm
I feel like an idiot. I truly do. I¹ve spent hours trying to properly download this file and need to try to wrap this up today. I am reasonably bright,...
5434
John Rethorst
jrethorst
Oct 26, 2008 11:29 pm
... In my test, WP 3.5 "opened" a password-protected 1.0 file, but what opens is an apparently empty document. It's worth pointing out that what WP does is not...
5435
George B. Richardson
goober94306
Oct 27, 2008 12:21 am
What John is saying is that you can, and should, download the 243mb file from the Links section here. It's called "SheepShaver-WordPerfect Install 1.1". [His...
5436
Edward Mendelson
em315
Oct 27, 2008 3:58 am
... Your instructions were perfectly clear to me and to quite a few other people, but there have been a few posts here (e.g. number 5433) that show that...
5437
Edward Mendelson
em315
Oct 27, 2008 3:58 am
As a supplement to John's superb SheepShaver disk, I'm trying to put together an "appliance" disk image that could be used for opening password-protected or...
5438
johnhagerhorst
Oct 27, 2008 3:55 pm
It seems my mac doesn't have acroban or adobe reader. Is there some other way I can download? john...
5439
Edward Mendelson
em315
Oct 28, 2008 12:34 am
... If you're talking about the PDF file that helps with Sheepshaver, the Mac opens that and other PDF files in its own Preview application. You don't need...
5440
john hagerhorst
johnhagerhorst
Oct 28, 2008 3:29 am
Now I'm a little confused. The site said click here to download wp for mac, I did, and a window said can't download, you don't have etc. As far as I know,...
5441
Edward Mendelson
em315
Oct 28, 2008 5:12 pm
... I think you'll need to tell us exactly which site you're talking about (please include the EXACT http:// address that's in the top of the browser, not some...
5442
Denny Davis
lordtyger9
Oct 28, 2008 5:14 pm
I managed to update my old 3.5 CD version to 3.5e, but only managed to update the 68k version and I want to have a 3.5e PPC version and so I want to just...
5443
john hagerhorst
johnhagerhorst
Oct 29, 2008 12:30 am
I don't get along well with computers, but I can see my problem has changed and you can probably help me. I've got a G4 with 10.41 OS, and WP 6 & 8 discs that...
5444
Edward Mendelson
em315
Oct 29, 2008 12:30 am
... In this group's web site, click on Links in the panel on the left, and you should be able to find some download sites. Or you can find them here: ...
5445
Denny Davis
lordtyger9
Oct 29, 2008 2:33 am
... Thanks I went and downloaded the files and I will see....
5446
Edward Mendelson
em315
Oct 29, 2008 4:00 am
... Answered in message 5444 in this group....
5447
Rick Albright
logres0
Oct 29, 2008 4:01 am
"WP 6 & 8"? That sounds like the Windows version, as WP for the Mac only went as high as 3.5e. (It's a completely different program, though it is file...
5448
Edward Mendelson
em315
Oct 29, 2008 4:33 pm
... Wait a minute - you've got WP 6 and 8? Those are DOS and/or Windows versions. You'll have to search the web for advice on running Windows on a Mac. This...
5449
Paul Cowan
utarjim
Oct 30, 2008 12:23 am
... Not only that, but running Windows on a G4. I'm afraid the OP is in for a world of hurt there. bye, P. (^_^)...
