Could someone tell me in English if there is a simple way to do this? I am a writer of lengthy legal documents, a long-time devotee of WP and a recent convert...
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Neil Kosh
neil_kosh
Oct 3, 2009 1:57 am
... You can access your WordPerfect files in NeoOffice ( donationware) Neil Kosh...
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Bob Stern
patentbobs
Oct 3, 2009 2:31 am
I hope this isn't heresy on this forum: Since you are new to the Mac, I think you'd be better off with an up-to-date Mac word processor such as Apple's "Pages"...
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em315
Oct 3, 2009 4:38 am
... There is no simple way to do this. If you want to run WordPerfect for Windows on a Mac, search the web for information on VMWare Fusion or Parallels...
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John Kaufmann
j0kaufmann
Oct 3, 2009 4:59 am
... You will be directed to NeoOffice (or OpenOffice) for word processors that can read your files, but if you are a WP devotee you will probably not find them...
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Joe Edgell
takomajoe
Oct 3, 2009 5:57 am
If your main goal is to access those documents, then download and install NeoOffice. It's free, and it opens WP documents easily. It will also allow you to...
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singet@...
ohwhatadance
Oct 3, 2009 5:58 am
Thanks!! I actually have a new Mac with Pages. I'm a total Mac person....never used anything else except when they make me in school. I was just trying to...
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Chad Smith
gimpshopdotnet
Oct 3, 2009 5:58 am
OpenOffice.org (that's the name of the software, and the website URL) is better, and completely free, (no donation required, or pestered). Or for something...
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Geoff Gilbert
Geoff@...
Oct 3, 2009 6:28 am
The problem you will probably face if you convert the files is loss of layout, usually important to a lawyer. Thus, my advice would be to use Parallels or VM...
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Bob Stern
patentbobs
Oct 3, 2009 8:07 am
... VMware Fusion seems to have much better reputation for stability than Parallels, based on user comments I've seen. -- Bob Stern...
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Steve Kane
skanecocom
Oct 3, 2009 11:21 am
... This site may be worth a look as well: <http://www.macattorney.com/>...
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Steve Kane
skanecocom
Oct 3, 2009 11:21 am
... Lots of folks run Windows on their Mac so that they can use various Windows applications. There are five ways of doing this that I know of: The first four...
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Joe Edgell
takomajoe
Oct 3, 2009 4:23 pm
... I have had no problems running Parallels with WordPerfect & Windows XP. Joe [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Christopher George
cjdgeorge
Oct 3, 2009 4:25 pm
Hear Hear, Add me to this thread. I have loaded SheepShaver ((note the 'h") and echo Jillian's comments on requiring an English answer in the simplest,...
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Randy B. Singer
randybrucesi...
Oct 3, 2009 6:36 pm
... That is a common problem. Which things have you tried? There are a large number of choices for this. 1-Purchase MacLinkPlus from DataViz ...
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rickitannen
Oct 3, 2009 10:55 pm
I agree with all you say and have kept my old pc in order to do my writing. Word or pages 9the MAC program) are not meant for serious writers and I wish MAC...
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Phillip M. Jones, C.E...
pjonescet
Oct 3, 2009 10:55 pm
Try this program from DataVIz: http://www.dataviz.com/products/maclinkplus/index.html This is a Translator program that converts one type of file to another. I...
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singet@...
ohwhatadance
Oct 3, 2009 10:55 pm
... Is this what they consider "classic?" [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Chad Smith
gimpshopdotnet
Oct 3, 2009 10:55 pm
BTW - NeoOffice is outdated. OpenOffice.org is now Apple Native - there is no reason for NeoOffice to exist anymore. They used to fill the gap left by...
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geoffrey mendelson
gsmendelson
Oct 3, 2009 11:32 pm
... Yes, To make a very long story short, Apple first developed their GUI on a computer they sold as the Lisa. Then they simplified it on the Mac because of...
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Chad Smith
gimpshopdotnet
Oct 3, 2009 11:53 pm
It's a bit complicated. When OS X first came out, on G3, G4, G5 PPC Processors, they included a compatiblity mode called Classic. It was OS 9 running on top...
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singet@...
ohwhatadance
Oct 4, 2009 4:48 am
So if I am translating a lot of information you thoughtfully gave me, but is most probably beyond me, with my current laptop (OX 10.5.6) with the Inel ...
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Don Bredes
don.bredes
Oct 4, 2009 4:49 am
All-- Let me second the MacLink Plus recommendation. I am a novelist and college prof who has been working for years and years in WordPerfect 3.5e and who has...
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geoffrey mendelson
gsmendelson
Oct 4, 2009 6:57 am
... Transfering the information is easy, what you do with it may be more difficult. Before you invest a lot of time and money, make a permanent backup (CD or...
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Randy B. Singer
randybrucesi...
Oct 4, 2009 7:25 am
... Actually, if anything, it is just the opposite. Both NeoOffice and OpenOffice/Mac are based on the exact same OpenOffice codebase (donated to open source...
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Randy B. Singer
randybrucesi...
Oct 4, 2009 7:44 am
... Susan, transferring your files from your old Macintosh(s) and running them on a new Intel-based Macintosh is a fairly easy thing to do, as long as none of...
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Chad Smith
gimpshopdotnet
Oct 4, 2009 2:24 pm
No. NeoOffice is based on OpenOffice.org - not some mythical seperate codebase donated by Sun. First there was StarOffice. It was bought by Sun, and an open...
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singet@...
ohwhatadance
Oct 4, 2009 3:39 pm
... Got it...when I got my previous laptop, the hard drive of which just up and died suddenly, at first there were too many things I could not run until I took...
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Dr. Harry Corsover
harrycors
Oct 4, 2009 3:43 pm
Lucky me, I guess. I have oodles of files created in Ready,Set,Go! (the exclamation point is part of the application name; it was actually around before...
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Christopher George
cjdgeorge
Oct 4, 2009 3:44 pm
A very big 'thank you' to you, Mr Singer. Best wishes Chris George ... Dr CJD George Director 020 8874 2013 (Answer 'phone/office) 07804 801149 Mob (only for...
